To celebrate the opening of Santa Monica’s seventh community garden, a block party will be held on 19th Street between Delaware and Pico on June 14, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. The event is open to all and will have activities for all ages.
This garden is not only for the community, but designed by the community. The 8,000-square- foot property that the garden now occupies sat vacant for over 20 years. In 2023, the Community Garden Program began holding meetings with neighbors of the property to create a vision for a garden in the space. Over the last few years, numerous workshops were held where participants worked on designing the space. Now, in 2026, the construction of the garden space is complete, and the block party is being held as the official opening of the garden to the public.
The party will showcase several local food vendors, who will provide small bites featuring fresh produce from the community garden, alongside food trucks with food for purchase. There will be booths featuring a number of local organizations, including Grow Wild, the Great Park Coalition, Growing Hope Gardens, and activities including creating little planters from newspaper for
seed starting.
There will also be a number of talks from master gardeners, a Ballet Folklorico performance, a game corner with mega size
Jenga and Connect 4, and seed balls to craft. For a moment of peace, participate in a garden tour or join in on a sound bath.
To learn more about this event and others put on by the Community Garden Program, visit santamonica.gov/events..