9 & 10 August 2026 · The Pacific Pavilion · Santa Monica Pier
Four shows, rebuilt at full scale across the four halls of a beachfront pavilion on the pier. Day One runs in daylight, Day Two runs after the sun drops.
Two guests from each show
Eight names across four worlds. Each show gets its own build, its own bar, and its own corner of the hangars.
The Salvatore parlour rebuilt to set dimensions, a working Mystic Grill, and the Lockwood cellar running as a twenty minute escape room.
A sixty foot lightning tunnel, the S.T.A.R. Labs Cortex as a puzzle room, and a radar-timed sprint track with a live board. Bring shoes you can run in.
A screen-accurate '67 Impala you are allowed to sit in, the Men of Letters reading room with the map table lit, and a karaoke stage that closes the whole festival.
Pop's with the neon on and the shakes real, a working letterpress in the Blue and Gold newsroom, and a speakeasy that only opens after dark on Monday.
Free with every pass
Ten games running on the floor all weekend. No booking, no extra charge, just get in the line.
A devil's trap painted across the floor as a hopscotch court. Land clean or start again.
The BunkerSix rings, five pegs, one row of very fake blood bags. Harder than it looks after a shake.
Mystic FallsRadar timed at both ends and posted to the board above the finish inside three seconds.
Central CityFive a side, on the hour, north court. Pick a side at the door and keep the jersey.
RiverdaleOpen mic on the main stage. Monday it closes the festival with the house lights up.
Main StageTwo boards out front of the Mystic Grill, running all day, winner stays on.
Mystic FallsFour stools at Pop's counter, four strawberry shakes, one very short race. No hands.
RiverdaleTug of war on the sand below the pier, twelve a side, every half hour until somebody gives up.
Boardwalk DeckA four foot tower in the reading room. Pull one out, put it on top, do not be the one.
The BunkerSixty feet of LED corridor firing a scarlet streak past you every twelve seconds.
Photo opRun sheet
Three tiers
Every pass includes every activity, every game and standing room at both stages. The tiers buy you seats, early entry and queue position.
Tier one
$89Single day · $149 both
Tier two · most bought
$259Both days
Tier three · 300 issued
$549Both days · numbered badge
Under sixteens free with a paying adult · companion passes free at the access desk · booking fee charged once per order, not per pass
Before you come
The Pacific Pavilion
1855 Ocean Front Walk
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Pier deck lot, $18 flat, card only. Full by nine on Sunday, so come early or come by train.
Metro E Line to Downtown Santa Monica, then four blocks west down Colorado to the pier ramp.
All four halls step-free by the boardwalk ramp. ASL on every main stage panel, quiet room all hours.
General admission is sold by the day, or both days for a little less than two singles. Gold and Founders are both-day passes only.
Nothing. Every game on the floor is included with any pass. Autographs, photo ops and food are the only things charged separately.
Costumes yes, functional weapons no. Props must be obviously fake and peace-bonded at the gate. Masks come off once for badge check and go straight back on.
Under sixteens go free with a paying adult and stay with that adult. The bars card at the door on Monday evening.
Everything but the boardwalk deck is under the pavilion roof. If the weather turns, the food carts move inside and the opening bell moves to the main stage.