Calling all skaters! Our Saturday Skate Picnics, hosted by the LA Skate Hunnies, are a great way to get outside and enjoy the weekend! This month is Pride Month, so we will be celebrating this month’s “Pride Edition” with pride themed activities, including face-painting. Come enjoy the wide open space and smooth skate-able surface on the plaza at Ivy Station. Don’t have skates? No problem! Pre-reserve your skate rentals with Basics of Happy!
Get ready to rock your rainbow apparel and roll with us to Culver City Pride Ride & Rally at 3pm– we will get the party started at Ivy Station, then lead a roll out at 3pm to Syd Kronethal Park to join their ride. More details on CC Pride’s website.
DJ Stretch Boogie will be spinning the beats to keep us grooving through the afternoon. Food and drink options are conveniently located all around the plaza, a short skate away! We will also host a raffle and have a short list of curated vendors to shop at the Picnic.
Check them out:
Skate Rentals by Basics of Happy
Handmade Jewelry and Goods by Recreational Resin
Funky Apparel & Accessories by Always Rolling
Paintings & Custom Art Pieces by ArtIzInfinite
Stickers and Goodies by Lilyskatesalot
Skates, Wheels, and Accessories by Knight Skate Supply
More Vendors TBA!
Enjoy the Ivy Station Games cart equipped with puzzles, cards, and board games as entertainment while you’re relaxing on the grass. Or try your luck at lawn games like Cornhole, Mini-Golf, Connect 4, and Giant Jenga. Bring a blanket to sit on and any props you might want to skate or dance with.
Liability release is REQUIRED to skate, and will be sent in a confirmation email before the event. Releases will be available day of, but are best completed beforehand.
This is a free event with free parking validation upon request.
This programming was created in part through the City of Los Angeles Arts Development Fee Program, Department of Cultural Affairs.
About the LA Skate Hunnies:
The LA Skate Hunnies are a local roller-skate group that offers free weekly community meet-ups, skate lessons, skate rentals, wellness events, and more. Their most popular event, Thursday Night Skate, occurs in rotating locations throughout Los Angeles, and brings skaters together to roll through the streets of LA’s most iconic neighborhoods.
The popular group has become synonymous with the skate scene here in Los Angeles, and is excited to start hosting skate meetups starting and ending at Ivy Station.
Want to join a roll out but don’t know how to skate? The Skate Hunnies’ roll-outs are always “all wheels welcome,” so feel free to join on a bike, board, scooter, etc. Curious about lessons and skate rentals? Find more information here.
https://www.laskatehunnies.com/
https://www.instagram.com/la.skate.hunnies/
About DJ Stretch Boogie:
DJ Stretch Boogie is a popular DJ in the LA skate scene– he’s been DJing for skate pop-ups since 2020 and created his own event series “SoulSk8 Events.” As host and resident DJ of Soulk8 Events, Stretch is a formative player in L.A.’s inclusive outdoor skate scene and has organized beloved events in Southern California for the past 2 years.
Drawing inspiration from the “Golden Age” of skate rinks, jam skate sessions, funk, disco, hip hop & pop music, DJ Stretch Boogie spins beats that will keep you grooving non stop. Stretch is a fan-favorite amongst the LA roller skate scene for spreading joy with his music style & curated vibes throughout Los Angeles DJ Stretch Boogie currently hosts a monthly roller skate jam named “SOULSK8” as well as a weekly meetup called “The Skate Break” Wednesdays at Venice Beach CA. Follow @soulsk8_eventson Instagram to stay up to date on events and offerings!
https://www.instagram.com/stretch_boogie/?hl=en
https://www.instagram.com/soulsk8_events/
About Ivy Station:
Ivy Station is a new mixed-use development and public space connected to the Shay Hotel, the Upper Ivy Residences, and headquarters of Warner Bros. Discovery in Culver City. In addition to visiting a curated and expanding mix of shops and restaurants, attendees can enjoy the public lawn and gardens and participate in dozens of free public events from fitness classes to kids programming to live music and other activities on a weekly basis.
