The Original Long Beach Lobster Festival

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beach, events, family, food festival, Long Beach, Los Angeles

The Original Long Beach Lobster Festival is back this weekend! If you love seafood as much as we do you won’t want to miss out on this event. Along with your feast you’ll get to enjoy live entertainment, a dance floor, a beach bar, and much much more! Check out their site for different meal packages, also if you purchase presale tickets online before thursday you’ll save a couple bucks off your admission. Going on from September 6th through the 8th head to the South Bay for some fun in the sun!

Location: Rainbow Lagoon

400-403 Shoreline Village Drive Long Beach, CA 90802

Date: Sept. 6 – 8

Website: http://www.originallobsterfestival.com/

81st Annual Great Sand Sculpture Contest

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Art, beach, competition, events, family, Long Beach, Los Angeles, sand, Things to do in LA, wigo

Beat the heat this weekend and check out the Great Sand Sculpture Contest at Granada Beach in Long Beach!  This FREE event brings together some of the best professional sand sculptors creating unbelievable works of art.  There will also be a community contest where amateurs and families can compete for prizes as well.  Sculptures are judged based on uniqueness, difficulty, and how well they fit the theme of ‘Sculpting Literacy in Your Community.’  This event will have arts and crafts, vendors, live music, food, and a kids zone and all proceeds benefit the Long Beach Public Library Foundation.  Sponsored by Kool-Aid, the Kool-Aid man will be on site all weekend long as well, so for a lot of family-friendly fun supporting a great cause, head out to Long Beach from 10 AM to 4 PM this weekend!

Location:  Granada Beach – Long Beach

1 Granada Ave Long Beach, CA 90802

Date:  Saturday, August 10th and Sunday, August 11th

Time:  10:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Website:  http://lbsandcastle.com/

Wanderlust: Yoga in the City

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beach, Culture, events, exercise, Los Angeles, outdoor, recreation, Things to do in LA, wigo, yoga

Looking for a way to beat the heat this weekend?  Head out to Santa Monica Pier on Sunday, June 30th, for Yoga in the City!  This event brings yoga to the masses by hosting large free yoga classes led by local instructors.  There will be musical performances and vendors as well, so grab your yoga mat and head to the beach!  Be sure to register through the website and check out the schedule so you don’t miss one of three classes throughout the day.

 

Location:  Santa Monica Pier

200 Santa Monica Pier Santa Monica, CA 90401

Date:  Sunday, June 30th

Time:  1:00 PM to 6:00 PM

Website:  http://la.wanderlustfestival.com/

Redondo Beach Festival of the Kite

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beach, events, family, festival, free things to do, kites, Los Angeles, recreation

Looking for something fun and random to do on a Sunday afternoon?  Well, head to the beach and bring a kite!  Redondo Beach Pier is hosting their 39th Annual Festival of the Kite from noon to 5 PM.  Participants and competitors will set up their kites and take to the skies, with prizes awarded to the highest flying kite, best handmade kite, and youngest kite flyer.  There will also be live entertainment and contests and fun for the whole family!

 

Location:  Redondo Beach Pier

100 Fishermans Wharf Redondo Beach, CA 90277

Date:  Sunday, March 10

Time:  Noon to 5:00 PM

Website:  http://www.redondopier.com/events/

Ventura County Oysterfest

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beach, drink, eating, events, Food, Los Angeles, oysters, recreation, seafood, ventura

Happy Columbus Day!  Monday is the best day to start thinking about the upcoming weekend, right?  Well if you love oysters, head up to San Buena Ventura State Beach Park in Ventura on Saturday, October 13th, for Ventura Oysterfest!  This event is held from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM and focuses on locally sourced and sustainable eating.  There will be 5 local oyster farms on location offering their specialized varieties of oysters.  In addition, several of Ventura County’s best restaurants will be showcasing their local and sustainable food sourcing with delicious bites.  To complete the theme, local wineries and breweries will be featured as well as local bands providing the live music.  Admission is $20 and kids under 14 are free so head to the website for tickets and all the details!

Location:  San Buena Ventura State Beach Park – Ventura

901 San Pedro Street, Ventura, California

Date:  Saturday, October 13th

Time:  11:00 AM to 6:00 PM

Website:  http://www.vcoysterfest.com/VC_Oysterfest/VC_Oysterfest.html

Jose Cuervo Pro Beach Volleyball Series

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beach, events, free things to do, Los Angeles, manhattan beach, sports, volleyball

Manhattan Beach has a long standing history with beach volleyball, hosting events on its sand for nearly 50 years.  From Friday, August 24th, through Sunday, August 26th, the Jose Cuervo Pro Beach Volleyball Series will take over the area just south of the Manhattan Beach Pier.  The Manhattan Beach Open will feature some of the best beach volleyball players in the world, with a $100,000 prize purse.  The three-day double elimination tournament will have qualifying on Friday, the main draw on Saturday, and the Semi-finals and Finals on Sunday.  In addition to the matches, there will also be a festival area with entertainment and vendor booths.  This event is free to attend, so beat the heat this weekend and catch some great beach volleyball action!

*If you can’t make it out this weekend, the National Championships will be held in Huntington Beach September 21-23.  We will be sure to remind you when the event draws near!

 

Location:  Manhattan Beach Pier – South

124 Manhattan Beach Boulevard Manhattan Beach, CA 90266

Date:  Friday, August 24, through Sunday, August 26th

Time:  Friday and Saturday – 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM, Sunday – 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Website:  Jose Cuervo Pro Beach Volleyball Series

The 80th Annual Great Sand Sculpture Contest

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Art, beach, events, festival, free things to do, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Sand Sculptures

Everyone can remember a time when they were at the beach, playing in the sand and making sand castles.  Well the 80th Annual Great Sand Sculpture Contest this Saturday, August 10th and Sunday, August 11th, embraces this activity by having a competition showcasing the best sand sculptors around as well as giving an opportunity for attendees to join in on the event by building their own sculptures!  The event will also feature arts and crafts vendors, live music, food, and a kids’ area.  Last year over ten thousand visitors made their way to Granada Beach in Long Beach to view the amazing sand sculptures, so do not miss this FREE event!

Location:  Granada Beach

1 Granada Ave., Long Beach, CA 90803

Date:  Saturday, August 10th and Sunday, August 11th

Time:  Sat – 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Sun – 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM

Website:  http://lbsandcastle.com/

US Open of Surfing

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beach, events, huntington beach, Los Angeles, skating, sports, surfing

Huntington Beach, otherwise known as Surf City, is hosting the US Open of Surfing all week, through August 5th!  Thousands of surf fans will descend on Huntington Beach pier and the surrounding 14 acre event site as they watch the world’s best surfers hit the waves.  This FREE event features multiple rounds of Men’s and Women’s surfing as well as skateboarding competitions, autograph signings, and live music on select evenings.  The finals cap off the event on Sunday, August 5th.  Check out the website for full details!

Location:  Huntington Beach Pier

315 Pacific Coast Highway Huntington Beach, CA 92648

Date:  Now – Sunday, August 5th

Time:  Varies, approx. 7:30AM to 6:00 PM

Website:  http://www.usopenofsurfing.com

Hurley Warehouse Sale

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beach, clothing, Hurley, Los Angeles, orange county, sales

If the beach look is more your style, Hurley is also holding a warehouse sale this week, from April 25th through 29th. Just in time for summer, t-shirts, boardshorts, and swimwear will be discounted up to 75% off!  So head down to Irvine and be sure to get there early to take advantage of this awesome deal.

Location:  Hurley Warehouse
1062 McGaw Ave Irvine, CA 92614

Date:  April 25th through 29th

Time:  Wed-Fri 12:00 PM to 7:00 PM, Sat-Sun 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Website:  Hurley Warehouse Sale