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Ocean Way Fest: New Santa Monica music festival canceled due to beach erosion from Hurricane Marie

Headline from ABC 7 Los Angeles

Ocean Way Fest, set to happen later this month, has been canceled due to damage from the recent tropical weather that wreaked havoc on the coast.

ABC 7 Los Angeles's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

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  1. NBC Los Angeles

    Ocean Way Festival in Santa Monica canceled due to beach erosion (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    The inaugural Ocean Way music festival planned for later this month on the beach in Santa Monica has been canceled because storm surf and runoff from Hurricane Marie caused significant beach erosion, organizers announced Friday. The two-day festival had been scheduled for Sept.

  2. Independent Journal Review

    Hurricane Marie Cancels Santa Monica Ocean Way Festival (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    The Ocean Way Festival in Santa Monica was canceled two weeks before its Sept. 26-27 debut due to Hurricane Marie causing significant beach erosion, with refunds being issued and plans announced to return in 2027.

  3. KESQ Palm Springs

    Santa Monica beach erosion forces Ocean Way Festival cancellation (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    SANTA MONICA (CNS) - The inaugural Ocean Way music festival planned for later this month on the beach in Santa Monica has been canceled because storm surf and runoff from Hurricane Marie caused significant beach erosion, organizers announced today. The two-day festival had been scheduled for Sept.

  4. The Hollywood Reporter

    Ocean Way Festival Canceled Over Impact From Hurricane Marie (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    "Storm surf and runoff has caused significant beach erosion and the festival can no longer be safely held as planned," the festival said.

  5. Foxla

    Ocean Way music festival in Santa Monica canceled due to impacts of Hurricane Marie (opens Foxla)

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    Ocean Way, a beachfront music festival, that was planned for later this month in Santa Monica has been canceled due to the impacts of Hurricane Marie . On their website, they said storm surf and runoff caused significant beach erosion and the festival can no longer be safely held as planned.

  6. KTLA Los Angeles

    Santa Monica's first major music festival canceled, thanks to Hurricane Marie (opens KTLA Los Angeles)

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    The inaugural Ocean Way Festival in Santa Monica has been canceled due to the impacts of Hurricane Marie, organizers announced Friday. Ocean Way Festival was scheduled to be held September 26-27 and included big-name headliners The Killers and Olivia Dean.

  7. Variety

    Ocean Way Festival Featuring Killers, Olivia Dean and Jack White Is Canceled, as Santa Monica Blames Beach Damage From Hurricane Forces (opens Variety)

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    Ocean Way is going away, at least for a year. Goldenvoice’s inaugural Ocean Way Festival, which was scheduled to take place on the beach in Santa Monica Sept. 26-27, has been called off, with city officials saying the culprit is erosion along the shore caused by recent hurricane-level forces off the…

  8. Rolling Stone

    Ocean Way Festival in Santa Monica Cancels Inaugural Event Due to Hurricane Marie (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Organizers said that storm surf and runoff caused significant beach erosion, making it no longer safe for the fest to continue

  9. Deadline

    Ocean Way Festival Canceled In Santa Monica Due To Beach Erosion & “Can No Longer Be Safely Held As Planned” (opens Deadline)

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    Ocean Way Festival has been canceled because of beach erosion caused by Hurricane Marie. The two-day festival was scheduled for Saturday, September 26, and Sunday, September 27, with headliners The Killers and Olivia Dean, along with artists like Jack White, Sublime, Alvvays, Khruangbin, Durand Jone…

  10. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    Ocean Way Fest: New Santa Monica music festival canceled due to beach erosion from Hurricane Marie (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    Ocean Way Fest, set to happen later this month, has been canceled due to damage from the recent tropical weather that wreaked havoc on the coast.