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Beach Volleyball, Hatch Chiles, and Pier Music
Things to do in the South Bay from August 13-19
Jaime J
August 13, 2026
Hello South Bay!
It’s mid-August, and this is a pretty solid week if you want to stay close to the beach.
The Manhattan Beach Open is back, Hermosa has a lot going on, Redondo has music on the pier, and Lazy Acres is doing its Hatch chile roast. That last one is either very exciting to you or means absolutely nothing. If you know, you know.
Here’s what’s going on 👇
This Week in My South Bay
Thursday, August 13
🏐 Manhattan Beach Open Qualifier + Walk of Fame Ceremony @ Manhattan Beach Pier
🎸 Fake Matthews Band @ Redondo Beach Pier
Friday, August 14
🏐 Manhattan Beach Open Fri-Sun @ Manhattan Beach Pier
🎾 Beach Tennis Tournament Fri-Sun @ Hermosa Beach
🛍️ Summer Sidewalk Sale @ Downtown Hermosa
Saturday, August 15
🌶️ Hatch Chile Roast @ Lazy Acres Hermosa
🌿 Los Serenos Nature Walk @ Rancho Palos Verdes
🎬 Family Movie Night @ Torrance
🎸 Tom Nolan Band @ Redondo Beach Pier
🎶 Triple Bueno w/ Kat Hall & SHAG @ Deep End Live
Sunday, August 16
🎶 Gypsy Dreams @ Polliwog Park
🎹 Judy Carmichael Trio @ Rolling Hills Estates
Monday, August 17
💃 Zumba in the Park @ Redondo Beach
Wednesday, August 19
🧒 The Point Kids Club @ El Segundo
🪩 Superfreck @ The Point El Segundo
🏐 Manhattan Beach Open
📍 Manhattan Beach Pier
🕒 Thursday, August 13 - Sunday, August 16 | Times vary by day
💰 Free general admission, ticketed upgrades available
The Manhattan Beach Open starts Thursday with the qualifier and the Walk of Fame ceremony, then the main draw takes over Friday through Sunday. The ceremony honors last year’s winners, Chase Budinger, Miles Evans, Taryn Brasher, and Kristin Nuss, before another group gets a shot at putting their names on the pier. It’s one of the few South Bay events where the crowd is part of the fun, but parking will be a mess. Walk, bike, rideshare, or use the MB Wave Rider if you can.
🔹 Thursday qualifier runs 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
🔹 Walk of Fame ceremony is Thursday at 3:30 PM
🔹 Main draw runs Friday through Sunday
🌶️ Lazy Acres Hatch Chile Roast
📍 Lazy Acres, Hermosa Beach
🕒 Saturday, August 15 | 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM, while supplies last
💰 Free to attend, chiles available for purchase
Hatch chile season is one of those blink-and-you-miss-it food moments, and Hermosa gets its turn this Saturday. Lazy Acres will be roasting fresh Hatch peppers on-site, with medium and hot options available while supplies last. If you’re the kind of person who freezes a batch for later, this is your morning. Go early, because the good stuff tends to move fast.
🔹 Fresh Hatch peppers roasted on-site
🔹 Medium and hot options available
🔹 Easy stop before the Hermosa Sidewalk Sale
🌿 Los Serenos Nature Walk
📍 Ocean Trails Lakeview/Catalina View Trails, Rancho Palos Verdes
🕒 Saturday, August 15 | 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
💰 Free
Los Serenos has an easy guided nature walk through the Ocean Trails area this Saturday. The route is about 1.5 miles on a flat, paved path through restored coastal bluff habitat near Trump National Golf Course, with wetland views and a chance to learn a little about the land under your feet. It’s also wheelchair accessible, which makes it a useful outdoor option for more people than the usual trail outing. Not every Saturday plan has to involve crowds and parking drama.
🔹 Easy, paved 1.5-mile route
🔹 Wetland and coastal bluff views
🔹 Wheelchair accessible, with restroom and water nearby
🛍️ Hermosa Beach Summer Sidewalk Sale
📍 Downtown Hermosa Beach
🕒 Friday, August 14 - Sunday, August 16 | 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
💰 Free to browse
Hermosa’s Summer Sidewalk Sale is a good excuse to wander downtown without turning it into a whole production. Local shops will have sales, pop-ups, music, and plenty of reasons to poke around Pier Plaza for a bit. Pair it with lunch, a beach walk, or the Hatch roast earlier in the day and you’ve got a pretty solid Saturday. This is the kind of local errand that can accidentally turn into an afternoon.
🔹 Local shops and downtown businesses participating
🔹 Sales, pop-ups, and live music around town
🔹 Easy to pair with food, coffee, or a Strand walk
🎾 Endless Summer Beach Tennis Tournament
📍 Hermosa Beach
🕒 Saturday, August 15 - Sunday, August 16 | Check-in at 10:00 AM
💰 Free for spectators, registration required to play
Beach Tennis CaliClub is bringing a full weekend of beach tennis to Hermosa, with beginner, intermediate, and advanced divisions on the sand. Saturday has mixed doubles for beginners and men’s and women’s doubles for intermediate and advanced players, with mixed doubles for intermediate and advanced players on Sunday. If you’re already downtown for the Sidewalk Sale, this is an easy one to wander over and watch for a bit. Low commitment, very Hermosa.
🔹 Beginner, intermediate, and advanced divisions
🔹 Music, awards, prizes, and partner giveaways
🔹 Spectators can stop by and watch from the sand
🎸 Redondo Pier Summer of Music
📍 Fisherman’s Wharf, Redondo Beach Pier
🕒 Thursday, August 13 and Saturday, August 15 | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
💰 Free
The Redondo Pier keeps the summer music going with two easy waterfront nights this week. Thursday brings Fake Matthews Band, a Dave Matthews tribute, and Saturday switches over to rock and soul with the Tom Nolan Band. This is the low-lift version of a summer plan: grab food nearby, find a spot near the west end of the pier, and let the evening handle itself.
🔹 Thursday: Fake Matthews Band
🔹 Saturday: Tom Nolan Band
🔹 Free, outdoors, and weather permitting
🎬 Family Movie Night
📍 Wilson Park Amphitheatre, Torrance
🕒 Saturday, August 15 | Activities at 5:00 PM, movie at 6:30 PM
💰 Free
Torrance has a good family pick this Saturday with an outdoor movie night at Wilson Park. Lawn games, community booths, food vendors, and family activities start before the movie, so it’s more than just showing up right at showtime. Bring blankets or chairs and make it an easy early evening. It’s a nice option if the beach-city crowds are not your plan this weekend.
🔹 Free outdoor movie at Wilson Park
🔹 Activities and food vendors start at 5:00 PM
🔹 Movie begins at 6:30 PM
🎶 Triple Bueno w/ Kat Hall & SHAG
📍 Deep End Live, Redondo Beach Pier
🕒 Saturday, August 15 | Doors 7:00 PM, show 8:00 PM
💰 Ticketed, 21+
Deep End Live has a good local music pick Saturday night with Triple Bueno, Kat Hall, and SHAG on the bill. Triple Bueno is a Hermosa Beach reggae and dub band, and they’re heading into an August debut album release after playing BeachLife earlier this year. It’s ticketed, 21+, and more of an actual night-out plan than a casual pier stop. If you want something after the Hatch roast, Sidewalk Sale, and beach tennis chaos, this is your later move.
🔹 Hermosa-based reggae and dub from Triple Bueno
🔹 Kat Hall and SHAG also on the bill
🔹 21+ venue, valid ID required
👉 Tickets
🎶 Concerts in the Park: Gypsy Dreams
📍 Polliwog Park Amphitheater, Manhattan Beach
🕒 Sunday, August 16 | 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
💰 Free
Polliwog Park gets a Fleetwood Mac night this Sunday with Gypsy Dreams. It’s exactly the kind of late-summer concert that makes sense in Manhattan Beach: blankets, picnic dinners, and a park full of people trying to stretch the weekend a little longer. Come early if you care about where you sit. Sunday evening at Polliwog is usually better when you don’t rush it.
🔹 Fleetwood Mac tribute concert
🔹 Free Sunday concert in Polliwog Park
🔹 Seating is first come, first served
🎹 Judy Carmichael Trio
📍 Harlyne J. Norris Pavilion, Rolling Hills Estates
🕒 Sunday, August 16 | Supper Club 4:15 PM, show only 5:15 PM
💰 Ticketed
Palos Verdes Performing Arts has a Sunday jazz option with the Judy Carmichael Trio at the Norris Pavilion. Carmichael is known for stride piano and swing, with clarinet, saxophone, and guitar rounding out the trio. You can do the full supper club version with dinner from Red Onion, or keep it simpler with show-only seating. A good pick if your Sunday speed is more seated jazz than park blanket.
🔹 Supper Club seating includes buffet dinner
🔹 Show-only seating also available
🔹 Two 45-minute jazz sets with intermission
👉 Tickets
💃 Zumba in the Park
📍 Julia Field at Alta Vista Park, Redondo Beach
🕒 Monday, August 17 | 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
💰 Free, registration required
If the weekend gets away from you, Monday has a decent reset. Beach Cities Health District is bringing Zumba to Alta Vista Park for a free outdoor class led by instructors from the Center for Health & Fitness. It’s low-commitment, outside, and probably more useful than telling yourself you’ll start fresh next week. Bring water and wear something you can move in.
🔹 Free outdoor fitness class
🔹 Registration required, walk-ups welcome
🔹 Part of Beach Cities Health District’s Summer Free Fitness series
👉 Register
🧒 The Point Kids Club
📍 The Point, El Segundo
🕒 Wednesday, August 19 | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
💰 Free
If you’ve got little kids and need something easy midweek, The Point has its Kids Club on Wednesday morning. It’s free, outdoors, and built for the stroller crowd, with kid-friendly entertainment and space to wander before lunch. Not a huge production, which is kind of the point. Grab coffee, let them burn a little energy, and call it a win.
🔹 Free morning kids programming
🔹 Good for younger kids and families
🔹 Restaurants and shops nearby
🪩 Superfreck at The Point
📍 The Point Plaza, El Segundo
🕒 Wednesday, August 19 | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
💰 Free
The Point’s summer concert series keeps the week going with Superfreck on Wednesday night. Expect disco and funk on the lawn, with dinner, drinks, and dessert close by if you want to make it an easy after-work plan. Bring a blanket or low chair and keep it simple. It’s a good one if you’re trying to get out without making a whole weekend-level commitment.
🔹 Free outdoor concert on the plaza
🔹 Disco and funk from Superfreck
🔹 Easy dinner options nearby
📸 South Bay Snapshot
A pretty good welcome sign
That's it for this week!
Hope you find something good, even if it’s just a walk, a concert, or a reason to get dinner somewhere close to the water.
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See you out there,
Jaime
@MySouthBay