{"id":1952048,"date":"2025-08-09T23:35:47","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T23:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1952048"},"modified":"2025-08-09T23:35:47","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T23:35:47","slug":"santa-monica-launches-weekend-entertainment-zone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/santa-monica-launches-weekend-entertainment-zone\/","title":{"rendered":"Santa Monica Launches Weekend Entertainment Zone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div wp_automatic_readability=\"64.884728340675\"><!-- tml-version=\"2\" --><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\">\n<figure class=\"l-inline tml-image m-detail--tml-image--inline\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" wp_automatic_readability=\"1\"><phoenix-picture><a><picture class=\"is-waiting-to-load\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/lamag.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:eco%2Cw_380\/MjE1NjE1OTExMTQ5NzA4ODE5\/third-street-promenade-tempest.webp 380w, https:\/\/lamag.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:eco%2Cw_620\/MjE1NjE1OTExMTQ5NzA4ODE5\/third-street-promenade-tempest.webp 620w, https:\/\/lamag.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:eco%2Cw_700\/MjE1NjE1OTExMTQ5NzA4ODE5\/third-street-promenade-tempest.webp 700w, https:\/\/lamag.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:eco%2Cw_1400\/MjE1NjE1OTExMTQ5NzA4ODE5\/third-street-promenade-tempest.webp 1400w\"><source sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/lamag.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:eco%2Cw_380\/MjE1NjE1OTExMTQ5NzA4ODE5\/third-street-promenade-tempest.jpg 380w, https:\/\/lamag.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:eco%2Cw_620\/MjE1NjE1OTExMTQ5NzA4ODE5\/third-street-promenade-tempest.jpg 620w, https:\/\/lamag.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:eco%2Cw_700\/MjE1NjE1OTExMTQ5NzA4ODE5\/third-street-promenade-tempest.jpg 700w, https:\/\/lamag.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:eco%2Cw_1400\/MjE1NjE1OTExMTQ5NzA4ODE5\/third-street-promenade-tempest.jpg 1400w\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/a><\/phoenix-picture><!-- disableImageMeta is needed to prevent duplicate rendering of the image meta.--><!-- Duplicate rendering can occur because we have moved the image metadata outside of--><!-- the .m-detail-header--container. The original image metadata in tmlImage is needed--><!-- for the InContent detail header which renders when the media size is inline or breakout.--><figcaption wp_automatic_readability=\"2\">\n<p class=\"tml-image--attribution\" itemprop=\"author\"><span>Courtesy spiritofamerica via Adobe Stock<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Santa Monica is now home to SoCal\u2019s first \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/lamag.com\/news\/public-drinking-entertainment-zone-to-come-to-santa-monicas-third-street-promenade\">Entertainment Zone,<\/a>\u201d where tourists and residents can go on weekends to enjoy alcoholic drinks outdoors while walking around the Third Street Promenade. <\/p>\n<p>The event soft launches this weekend from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. and will be open every weekend thereafter. The Entertainment Zone will span from blocks 1200 to 1400, from Wilshire Boulevard to Broadway.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSanta Monica is continuing to reimagine the experience on the Third Street Promenade,\u201d Mayor Lana Negrete said in a statement by the City of Santa Monica.<\/p>\n<p>As of right now, participating businesses include 1212, Barney\u2019s Beanery, Cabo Cantina, Casa Martin, Holey Moley and Pickle Pop.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\"\/>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re just opening right now,\u201d said Theresa Nguyen, a general manager at 1212, a New American restaurant on the promenade. \u201cBut, we\u2019re expecting it to be a lot of fun!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Participants will be required to wear city-approved wristbands given by the licensed businesses, which are only valid within the Entertainment Zone. Any outdoor drinking outside of the zone is prohibited. The city will increase security starting around 10 p.m. to promote safe and responsible drinking.<\/p>\n<p>The city <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/portal.laserfiche.com\/Portal\/DocView.aspx?id=3564105&amp;repo=r-70015e43&amp;searchid=d179cd87-a088-417b-9f43-34a8db25e04f\" rel=\"noopener\" onclick=\"return phoenixTrackClickEvent(this, event);\" target=\"_blank\">approved the zone in May<\/a> to bring back business to the Third Street Promenade after a decline in customers following the COVID-19 lockdowns.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\"\/><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source lamag.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Courtesy spiritofamerica via Adobe Stock Santa Monica is now home to SoCal\u2019s first \u201cEntertainment Zone,\u201d where tourists and residents can go on weekends to enjoy alcoholic drinks outdoors while walking around the Third Street Promenade. The event soft launches this weekend from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. and will be open every weekend thereafter. 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