Santa Monica Police Officers on horses and bicycles patrol Santa Monica Beach during Pandora's summer concert featuring this year’s hottest pop artists Iggy Azalea, MAGIC!, and Rita Ora at the Santa Monica Pier on Saturday, August 9, 2014.

Dancers perform during the 31st Annual National Night Out at the Santa Monica Civic parking lot on Tuesday, Aug, 5, 2014. National Night Out involves over 15,325 communities from all 50 states, U.S. territories, Canadian cities and military bases around the world.

National Night Out is an opportunity for the Santa Monica Police Departmentto honor the exceptional relationship our police and community share together. This partnership allows the City of Santa Monica to be a safe place to live, work and visit. The event is designed to generate support for, and participation in, local anticrime efforts. It strengthens neighborhood and police-community partnerships and sends a message to criminals letting them know neighborhoods are organized and fighting back. 

Along with showcasing the Department's personnel and equipment, there were local bicycle vendors, driving demonstrations, giant inflatable fire engine slide, rock climbing wall, carnival games, food trucks and more. 

Some of the sponsors of this year's event include the Santa Monica Police Officers' Association, 7-Eleven, Pacific Park, Santa Monica, Nextdoor, - UCLA, Santa Monica, Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce, Santa Monica Neighborhood Association, Chabad Santa Monica.

Harre Krishna's hand-pull three fully decorated, four-story chariots down Main Street Santa Monica during the 38th Annual Festival of Chariots on Sunday,Aug 3, 2014. The parade commenced at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium and traveled south on Main St., west on Rose Ave., south on the Venice Boardwalk and ended at the Ocean Front Walk Plaza in Venice. The Festival of the Chariots featured free feast for thousands, free entertainment, exhibits and booths all bringing together the finest in Indian culture. The festival celebrates Lord Jagannatha, the Lord of the Universe, and is put on by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). The Festival of the Chariots is now performed in every country across the world and dates back 5 thousand years to Jagannatha Puri, India.

Odissi Dance Circle performs during the 38th Annual Festival of Chariots at Venice beach on Sunday, Aug 3, 2014. Odissi dance is a classical dance form of Orissa and has its origin in the temples. The Festival of the Chariots featured free feast for thousands, free entertainment, exhibits and booths all bringing together the finest in Indian culture. The festival celebrates Lord Jagannatha, the Lord of the Universe, and is put on by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). The Festival of the Chariots is now performed in every country across the world and dates back 5 thousand years to Jagannatha Puri, India.

"Breath yourself to bliss," said Yogiraj SatGurunath Siddhanath at Santa Monica Beach on Saturday, August 2, 2014. For over 40 years, Yogiraj has healed and transformed millions all over the world with his transmissions of kundalini shakti energy and has shared freely his own Samadhi (enlightened state) of peaceful bliss-consciousness. Yogiraj has taught yoga and spirituality to world leaders and has given experiential discourse before the United Nations, yet he prefers nothing more than to sit in the simple pristine forests and mountains and meditate on God in tranquility.

NAPPYWOOD LA - Images by Fabian Lewkowicz

Nappywood La models strut down the Crescent Bay Park Pergola during the kick-off of Los Angeles Natural Hair Care Expo (Part of the Nappywood weekend LA.) on Friday, August 1, 2014. Nappywood represents a diverse community of individuals who love and support Natural Black hair. Events merge film, arts, culture, workshops and to educate and embrace natural hair and embrace Natural Afro hair.