12th Annual Arts and Literacy Festival
The City of Santa Monica, in collaboration with SMMUSD presents the annual Arts & Literacy Festival at Virginia Avenue Park on Saturday, April 26, 2025, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Event activities include:
- Farm Friends Costume Parade
- Various Performances on the Main Stage
- Arts & Craft Stations
- Discovery Stations
- Games and Activities
- Santa Monica Public Library (SMPL)’s Storytime Stage features farm themed books read by local librarians
- Collecting stamps from activity booths on the event’s Explorer Card, redeemable for a free book at the Santa Monica Public Library Booth
- And so much more!
Getting to the Arts & Literacy Festival at Virginia Avenue Park:
- Walking and biking are encouraged!
- Additional free parking is available at Venice Family Clinic, 2509 Pico Blvd or at SMC Parking Lot 3 between 16th and 17th Streets on Pico Blvd.
- The park is served by Big Blue Bus Line No. 7.
This year's festival is farm themed and the event will host over thirty different community organizations offering games and activities that align with the Santa Monica Cradle to Career Building Blocks for Kindergarten (BBK) campaign. Building Blocks for Kindergarten promotes social and emotional development, self-care, physical well-being and motor skills, language development and early learning to help parents, educators, early childcare providers, and other community partners work together to make sure all Santa Monica children start kindergarten ready to learn, inside and outside the classroom.
Virginia Avenue Park is wheelchair accessible and welcomes persons of all abilities. For special accommodations, contact (310) 458-8688 or TTY (310) 917-6626.