Chalk Art, Carnival Nights & a Packed Saturday

Happy Thursday South Bay,

Great lineup ahead. We've got things going on Thursday through Sunday, with Earth Day landing midweek to round it out. Easygoing week, good energy, and a weekend that's worth planning a little for.

Here's what's happening 👇

This Week in My South Bay

Thursday, April 16 
🍷 Wine Tasting Night & Live Music @ Uncorked Wine Shop, Hermosa Beach

Friday, April 17
❄️ Disney Frozen Jr. Play @ Hermosa Beach Community Theatre, Hermosa Beach

Saturday, April 18 
🌳 Manhattan Beach Earth Day Tree Planting @ Veterans Parkway, Manhattan Beach
🌿 PVPLC Earth Day @ White Point Nature Preserve, San Pedro
❄️ Disney Frozen Jr. Play @ Hermosa Beach Community Theatre, Hermosa Beach
🎨 Earth Day Chalk Art Challenge @ Splash Wall @ CA Surf Club, Redondo Beach
🎶 Redondo Beach Grill Grand Opening Weekend Sat and Sun @ Redondo Beach Grill, Redondo Beach
🌺 South Bay Island Fair @ Redondo Beach Masonic Temple, Redondo Beach
🎎 Bunka-Sai Festival Sat and Sun @ Ken Miller Recreation Center, Torrance
🦕 Dinosaur World Live @ Norris Theatre, Rolling Hills Estates

Sunday, April 19 
🎻 Beach Cities Symphony: A New World and More @ Redondo Union High School Auditorium, Redondo Beach

Thursday through Sunday 
🎡 Springfest 2026 @ Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center, Redondo Beach

🎨 Earth Day Chalk Art Challenge

📍 King Harbor, Redondo Beach
🕐 Saturday, April 18 | 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
💰 Free

They’re opening up the harbor walls for a chalk art setup on Saturday, with a kids workshop running alongside it. Easy one to swing by for a bit, especially if you’re already down by the Pier.

🔹 Free tote bag and chalk for the first 100 kids who show up
🔹 Kids' tote bag art workshop hosted by Champ Camp and California Surf Club
🔹 King Harbor setting with ocean views and easy access to the Pier afterward

👉 More Info

🎡 Springfest 2026

📍 Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center, 1935 Manhattan Beach Blvd, Redondo Beach
🕐 Thursday, April 16 through Sunday, April 19
💰 Free admission (ride wristbands & food sold separately)

Springfest is back in the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center parking lot this weekend. Rides, food, live music, and a beer garden all packed into one spot. It’s the kind of thing you walk into for a bit and end up staying longer once it fills in.

🔹 Opening Night Thursday runs 5PM - 11PM with shorter lines and cooler weather
🔹 All-You-Can-Ride wristbands beat single tickets if you've got kids who want to keep going
🔹 Saturday and Sunday open at 11am for daytime carnival energy without the crowds

👉 Get Wristbands

🌺 South Bay Island Fair

📍 Redondo Beach Masonic Temple, 503 S Catalina Ave, Redondo Beach
🕐 Saturday, April 18 | 9AM - 3PM
💰 Free

Local pop-up fair with a full Hawaiian-style food lineup and a mix of vendors set up around the lot. It’s more of a walk-through, grab a few things, and hang for a bit kind of stop, especially if you’re already down by the Pier or Riviera.

🔹 Teriyaki plates, kalua pig, loco moco, and pineapple fried rice
🔹 Spam musubi, açaí bowls, shave ice, and POG drinks
🔹 Ube brownies, butter mochi, and a mix of local vendors throughout

👉 More Info

🌳 Manhattan Beach Earth Day Tree Planting

📍 Veterans Parkway, across from Joslyn Community Center, 1601 N Valley Dr, Manhattan Beach
🕐 Saturday, April 18 | 9:30am to 1pm
💰 Free

The city's first community tree planting event, and it's a real one. Mayor Lesser opens the morning, then student Tree Ambassadors from every Manhattan Beach Unified school plus American Martyrs put eight California-native western sycamores into the ground along Veterans Parkway. The city provides all the supplies. Bring water and closed-toe shoes.

🔹 Eight western sycamores going in, with student ambassadors leading each school's planting
🔹 Educational booths and family activities run the whole morning
🔹 Meet at Veterans Parkway across from the Joslyn Community Center

👉 RSVP Here

🌿 PVPLC Earth Day Celebration at White Point

📍 White Point Nature Preserve, 1600 W Paseo Del Mar, San Pedro
🕐 Saturday, April 18 | Volunteer Day starts 9AM - 12PM | Hidden Gems Walk at 10:30am
💰 Free

White Point out in San Pedro is doing its outdoor day on Saturday, with a volunteer morning and a guided walk along the bluff. You can either spend a couple hours helping out or just show up for the walk and take in the views.

🔹 Volunteer session starts at 9AM if you want to help out
🔹 “Hidden Gems” walk at 10:30AM with a naturalist leading
🔹 Bluff trail above the water with open ocean views the whole way

👉 Sign Up

🎎 Bunka-Sai Japanese Cultural Festival

📍 Ken Miller Recreation Center, 3341 Torrance Blvd, Torrance
🕐 Saturday, April 18 & Sunday, April 19 | 11AM - 5PM
💰 Free

Bunka-Sai is back in Torrance this weekend, and it’s one of the more established cultural festivals down here. Two full days of performances, food, and hands-on demos, with everything set up around the rec center.

🔹 Taiko, dance, music, and martial arts running throughout the day
🔹 Food booths with yakisoba, curry, BBQ plates, and festival snacks
🔹 Calligraphy, origami, tea ceremony, and other hands-on demos

👉 More Info

❄️ Disney Frozen Jr. Play

📍 Hermosa Beach Community Theatre, 710 Pier Ave, Hermosa Beach
🕐 Friday, April 17 at 7pm
🕐 Saturday, April 18 at 1pm & 6pm
💰 Ticketed

The 502-seat theatre on Pier Avenue hosts a youth production of Disney's Frozen Jr., the stage version of the film with all the songs you already know by heart. Three showtimes across two days, so you can pick the one that fits the nap schedule. Fourteen bucks a ticket is a hard deal to beat for live theatre walking distance from the Pier.

🔹 Three showtimes across Friday night and Saturday afternoon and evening
🔹 Walking distance from Hermosa Pier & Pier Plaza if you want to make it a whole night
🔹 The Hermosa Community Theatre is a tight 502 seats, so book ahead

👉 Get Tickets

🦖 Dinosaur World Live

📍 The Norris Theatre, 27570 Norris Center Dr, Rolling Hills Estates
🕐 Saturday, April 18 | 2PM
💰 Ticketed

Live dinosaur show up at the Norris Theatre, set up as an interactive adventure with a full lineup of life-size dinos. It’s built for kids, but easy enough for parents to sit through, and they do a meet and greet after if you want to stick around.

🔹 T-Rex, Triceratops, and a full cast of moving dinosaurs on stage
🔹 50-minute show with a post-show meet and greet
🔹 Good one for younger kids if you need something that holds their attention

👉 Get Tickets

🎻 Beach Cities Symphony: A New World and More

📍 Redondo Union High School Auditorium, 222 N Pacific Coast Hwy, Redondo Beach
🕐 Sunday, April 19 | Pre-concert lecture 4:30pm, Concert 5pm
💰 Free (parking also free)

Local symphony playing Sunday in Redondo, with a full program anchored by Dvořák’s New World Symphony. It’s a proper setup in a real auditorium, not a temporary stage, and an easy way to catch live music without leaving the area.

🔹 Dvořák’s New World Symphony plus a guest piano performance
🔹 Pre-concert talk at 4:30PM if you want a little background before it starts
🔹 Free entry with plenty of space compared to most weekend events

👉 Get Free Tickets

🍷 Wine Tasting Night & Live Music w/BJ Arnold

📍 Uncorked Wine Shop, 302 Pier Ave, Hermosa Beach
🕐 Thursday, April 16 | 5PM - 7PM
💰 Free

Uncorked has BJ Arnold playing live Thursday evening while they run a wine tasting in the shop. It’s a small space, so it leans more sit and stay than in-and-out, and you can actually talk to the person pouring instead of guessing your way through it.

🔹 Live set from BJ Arnold running alongside the tasting
🔹 Small-shop setup that keeps it easy to hang for a bit
🔹 Right off Pier Ave if you want to roll into dinner after

👉 More Info

🎶 Redondo Beach Grill Grand Opening Weekend

📍 Redondo Beach Grill, 525 South Pacific Coast Highway, Redondo Beach
🕐 Saturday, April 18 & Sunday, April 19 | 12PM - 6PM
💰 Free

Redondo Beach Grill is opening up on PCH and they’re doing it with a full weekend outdoor setup. Live bands, a DJ, and a parking lot that turns into a casual hang for the afternoon. Easy one to drop into for a bit, especially if you’re already out in Riviera.

🔹 Outdoor parking lot concert with live bands both days
🔹 Max80s headlining Saturday afternoon with a full 80s set
🔹 Sunday rolls into an indoor set at night if you want to stay later

👉 More Info

📸 South Bay Snapshot

Thats it for this week,

Feels like one of those weekends where you go out for one thing and end up staying out a little longer than you planned. Not a bad one to keep it local.

If you know someone who needs to know what’s happening down here, send this their way.

See you out there,
Jaime
@MySouthBay