SaMo Pride Events
SaMo Pride
June 2025
Third Street Promenade | Santa Monica Pier | Santa Monica Place | City of Santa Monica | Main Street Santa Monica
Join us in celebrating a vibrant month of love, diversity and inclusion across beautiful Santa Monica, CA. This June, Santa Monica will come alive with a variety of exciting events, parades and activities honoring the LGBTQ+ community. Explore our website to find detailed descriptions of all the festivities happening around the city. Come be a part of SaMo Pride and celebrate with us!
Bring your friends and family. FREE events for all ages!
Check out all the Pride happenings in Santa Monica throughout the month of June.
Pride Month Proclamation
Nicole Blaine, a lifelong Santa Monica resident, opened The Crow, a comedy club, educational center, and community “3rd Space” committed to elevating the Santa Monica and Los Angeles comedy scene by amplifying marginalized voices that use stand-up, storytelling, music, and performance art to better the world. Three years ago Nicole Blaine launched Storyectomy, a free storytelling initiative devoted to sharing different perspectives to create community, foster empathy, and promote acceptance. Past iterations have focused on cancer, the unhoused community, and maternal mental health.
Last year, Santa Monica’s Cultural Affairs funded Storectomy’s Family Pride edition which shared stories from our local Queer community. The City of Santa Monica’s Cultural Affairs is proud to sponsor a second season of Family Pride, Storyectomy, as part of SaMo Pride on June 21, 2025 at The Crow.
Last year’s storyteller’s, Jeffrey Jay, Lacey Stancel, Viva Rose, Mahtub Zare Mochanloo, Kelsey Anonsen, Eric Berry, Govind Kumar, Tangila Lee, Caramel Velez, and Nicole Blaine are here to present this year’s Pride Proclamation.
About Us
To further embrace the city’s core values of equity and inclusion, SaMo Pride was established in 2019 as a city-wide partnership between the City of Santa Monica, Downtown Santa Monica, Inc., Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica Place, Santa Monica Travel and Tourism and Main Street Santa Monica, dedicated to celebrating the LGBTQ+ community and providing a platform to champion individuality and acceptance. Since its inaugural year, SaMo Pride has evolved into a rich community tradition with, events and activities for all ages that encapsulate the city’s inclusive and diverse spirit. SaMo Pride continues to strive to increase visibility and understanding of the broad spectrum of gender identities and experiences within the LGBTQ+ community.
Santa Monica has received a perfect score on the Human Rights’ Campaign’s 2024 Municipal Equality Index in recognition of the community’s broad commitment to LGBTQ+ equity inclusion, creation of safe spaces, inclusive policies, and advocacy for LGBTQ+ protections.
SaMo Pride Partners
Downtown Santa Monica, Inc.
Downtown Santa Monica, Inc. is a private non-profit 501(c)(3) that works with the City of Santa Monica to manage services and operations in Downtown Santa Monica that promote economic stability, growth and community life within Downtown Santa Monica. DTSM, Inc. manages the Property-based Business Assessment District (PBAD) that encompasses the area bounded by Ocean Avenue (W), Wilshire Boulevard (N), Lincoln Boulevard (E) and the Santa Monica Freeway (S). downtownsm.com
Santa Monica Place
Located steps away from the Pacific Ocean and iconic Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica Place is a unique, outdoor shopping destination, home to Nordstrom, Rolex, Nike, Tesla and a collection of specialty shops, digitally native brands and inspired dining concepts.
For more information, visit SantaMonicaPlace.com or interact with us via Facebook or Instagram. Access our Concierge services anytime via text: (310) 499-2928.
Santa Monica Pier
The Santa Monica Pier Corporation (SMPC) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, public benefit corporation dedicated to preserving and enhancing the Santa Monica experience for all visitors. SMPC provides impactful location -specific programming year-round, upholding the Pier as a relevant world-class destination that is free and open to all. For more information on happenings at the Pier, please visit santamonicapier.org, or follow us on Facebook or Instagram.
City of Santa Monica
The City of Santa Monica is a full-service municipality working on behalf of Santa Monica’s 93,000 residents. We are a community of 8.3 square miles along the Santa Monica Bay with a mix of residential neighborhoods, an expansive parks system, vibrant business districts and world-renowned destinations, including the Santa Monica Pier and Third Street Promenade. Santa Monica is an inclusive community that puts the highest value on sustainability and wellbeing. For more information on City news, events, and ways to get involved, visit santamonica.gov. You can also follow along on Twitter (@santamonicacity) and Facebook and Instagram (@cityofsantamonica).
Main Street Business Improvement Association
The Main Street Business Improvement Association (MSBIA) is a non-profit organization that represents the diverse interests of local businesses and property owners to create a vibrant, thriving commercial district that serves as a destination for residents, visitors, and entrepreneurs.
Santa Monica Travel & Tourism
Santa Monica Travel & Tourism (SMTT) is a private, non-profit corporation formed in 1982 and is funded by the City of Santa Monica’s general fund and the Tourism Marketing District assessment. Under contract to the City of Santa Monica, the purpose of SMTT is to promote Santa Monica as a conference, business and leisure travel destination. As a sales and service organization, SMTT acts as the marketing representative for local businesses and the community as a whole. Santa Monica Travel & Tourism also provides three visitor center locations with friendly, trained and knowledgeable travel counselors. Visit SantaMonica.com for more information.
The Crow
The Crow, located inside Santa Monica’s historic Bergamot Station Arts Center, is a 501(c)3 nonprofit (Crow Comedy Inc.) theater and educational space for expression, healing, and social progress through the art of comedy and storytelling. We empower people with joy and laughter, ensuring access for those whose stories might otherwise go untold. The Crow provides a stage and safe space for all ages, genders, sexual orientations, races, religions, backgrounds, abilities, and socio-economic classes, and leans into empowering individuals to find their voice and express their point of view through writing and performing.
Catch super star comedians from HBO, Netflix, and Comedy Central, or come take a comedy or storytelling class! Shows and classes are available for kids, teens and adults.
Check out our family friendly show programming for PRIDE 2025 HERE!
Catch a show year-round at www.crowcomedy.com.
Find or our educational programming at www.comedyreflectsourworld.org.
Follow us on instagram @crowcomedy @crowcomedykids @storyectomy
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