Children look at a robot dance during the inaugural Rube Goldberg Contest and S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) celebration at the Santa Monica Pier on Saturday, November 9, 2013. A Rube Goldberg contraption  is a deliberately over-engineered or overdone machine that performs a very simple task in a very complex fashion, usually including a chain reaction. The expression is named after American cartoonist and inventor Rube Goldberg (1883–1970).

Figure skaters performs during the  Grand Opening of ICE at Santa Monica on Thursday, November 7, 2013. Every holiday season, Downtown Santa Monica brings a little ice skating to the beachside community and transforms the corner of 5th Street and Arizona Avenue into ICE at Santa Monica, a premier outdoor ice skating rink. The 8,000 square foot rink by the beach offers residents and visitors a little taste of winter without the bite.

The synchronized skating team California Gold performs during the Grand Opening of ICE at Santa Monica on Thursday, November 7, 2013. Every holiday season, Downtown Santa Monica brings a little ice skating to the beachside community and transforms the corner of 5th Street and Arizona Avenue into ICE at Santa Monica, a premier outdoor ice skating rink. The 8,000 square foot rink by the beach offers residents and visitors a little taste of winter without the bite. 

Maintenance Personnel refurbishes the Santa Monica Pier north entrance sign on Tuesday, November 5, 2013. 

Dia de los Muertos 2013 - Images by Fabian Lewkowicz

Ketzaliztli, ceremonial Azteca Danzantes, perform during Dia de los Muertos at Woodlawn Cemetery on Saturday, November 2, 2013.

People skate at ICE at Santa Monica on opening day, November 1, 2013.

Every holiday season, Downtown Santa Monica brings a little ice skating to the beachside community and transforms the corner of 5th Street and Arizona Avenue into ICE at Santa Monica, a premier outdoor ice skating rink. The 8,000 square foot rink by the beach offers residents and visitors a little taste of winter without the bite.

A great location to celebrate the holidays, ICE at Santa Monica is the perfect place to hang out with friends and family, throw a party in a private event cabana, enjoy a first date or sign up for skate lessons. Join the fun and visit Downtown Santa Monica this season to experience ICE.
The cost to skate is $12 and includes skate rental. 

Hours of Operation
Monday-Thursday: 2:00pm - 10:00pm 
Friday: 2:00pm - Midnight 
Saturday: 10:00am - Midnight 
Sunday: 10:00am - 10:00pm 

Trick-or-Treaters walk on the Santa Monica Pieruring Santa Monica Pier Aquarium's Frightening Fishy Fest Celebrating Halloween and Dia de los Muertos on Sunday, October 27, 2013. The Santa Monica Pier Aquarium is Heal the Bay’s public marine-education center located beach-level, just below the Carousel at the world famous Santa Monica Pier.The Santa Monica Pier Aquarium’s vision is to inspire understanding and conservation of the Santa Monica Bay and its watersheds through hands-on education, environmental stewardship and discovery. To that end, visitors find engaging education programs, activities and special events dedicated to pollution prevention, marine conservation, biodiversity and environmental education. 

The Santa Monica High School marching band leads Partnership Walk Los Angeles up the Santa Monica Pier on Sunday, October 27, 2013. Partnership Walk is a public event to raise awareness about global poverty and bridge Americans’ spirit of generosity by reaching out to uplift people living in extreme poverty. Inaugurated in 1995, Partnership Walk has expanded to ten major cities across the U.S., including Atlanta, Birmingham, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Memphis, Orlando, San Antonio and San Francisco.