Ocean Way, groundbreaking Santa Monica beach festival, canceled due to hurricane

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Set us as preferred The beach has claimed another first-time music festival this year.Ocean Way, the groundbreaking beachfront Santa Monica music fest, has been canceled just two weeks before debuting.

The two-day event was set for Sept.26-27.Goldenvoice, the promoter behind Ocean Way as well as the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, announced the news Friday in an email from its ticketing platform AXS.“Due to the impacts of Hurricane Marie, the City of Santa Monica has canceled the inaugural Ocean Way festival,” organizers said in a statement.

“Storm surf and runoff has caused significant beach erosion and the festival can no longer be safely held as planned.Plans are already underway to bring the festival back to Santa Monica in 2027.”Hurricane Marie, spurred by the current “Super El Niño” weather pattern resulting from warming waters in the eastern Pacific Ocean, severely damaged coastal areas from Malibu to Long Beach and Dana PointTickets, which ran from $249 to $2,250, will be refunded within five to seven business days.

“I am deeply saddened that severe weather and beach conditions have forced the City and Goldenvoice to make this difficult decision.However, the safety of festival-goers, our residents, and the Pier must remain our priority,” Santa Monica city council member Dan Hall said, in a statement to the Times.

“With Hurricane Marie also causing sinkholes in Malibu and triggering home evacuations in Long Beach due to rising surf, the rapid erosion of the beach near the Sandbox event space over the past few days is deeply concerning.The City is working rapidly to keep the Pico storm drain and shoreline repaired and ready for upcoming weather.” “While we are all disappointed,” Hall said, “I remain optimistic about bringing Ocean Way back next summer.” Music The inaugural fe...