Live music, garage sales, and a full South Bay weekend

Hello South Bay,

Hope everyone had a good Mother’s Day weekend. We’re right in the middle of May now, which somehow means the mornings still feel gray, the weekends are getting busier, and summer is close enough that everyone is starting to fill up their weekends again.

This week has a lot going on: live music on the Redondo waterfront, the Armed Forces Day Parade in Torrance, Tour de Pier in Manhattan, a Saturday market in Riviera Village, and a few Hermosa nights worth putting on the calendar.

Here’s what’s going on 👇

This Week in My South Bay

Friday, May 15 
🎭 Disney's The Little Mermaid Jr. (Fri-Sun) @ Hermosa Beach Community Theatre, Hermosa Beach

Saturday, May 16 
🌿 PVPLC Guided Nature Walk @ White Point Nature Preserve, San Pedro
🛒 Hermosa Beach Community-Wide Garage Sale @ Hermosa Beach, Hermosa Beach
🛍️ Redondo Beach Market @ 503 S Catalina Ave, Redondo Beach
🎵 5th Annual San Pedro Music Festival @ CRAFTED at the Port of Los Angeles, San Pedro
🩰 Coppelia Ballet @ Norris Theatre, Rolling Hills Estates
🎖️ Torrance Armed Forces Day Parade @ Torrance Boulevard, Torrance
🎨 State of the Art Fundraiser @ Resin Gallery, Hermosa Beach
🎸 Chevy Metal @ Deep End Live, Redondo Beach

Sunday, May 17 
🎉 Good Neighbor Block Party @ South Hermosa, Hermosa Beach
🚴 Tour de Pier @ Manhattan Beach Pier, Manhattan Beach
😂 Harland Williams Stand-Up @ Mom Said Yes Pizza, Torrance

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🎭 Disney's The Little Mermaid Jr.

📍 Hermosa Beach Community Theatre, 710 Pier Ave, Hermosa Beach
🕒 Friday, May 15 through Sunday, May 17 | Multiple Showtimes
💵 Ticketed

POPS brings Ariel, Sebastian, and the whole under-the-sea crew to the Hermosa Beach Community Theatre for a full weekend run. It is the kind of local theater weekend that works especially well for families who want something fun without leaving the beach cities.

Pair it with an early dinner in Hermosa and you have an easy night out.

🔹 Four shows across the weekend
🔹 Local South Bay kids on stage
🔹 Right in downtown Hermosa near Pier Avenue

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🌿 PVPLC Guided Nature Walk

📍 White Point Nature Preserve, 1600 W Paseo Del Mar, San Pedro
🕒 Saturday, May 16 | 10:30am
💵 Free

The Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy leads a guided walk through White Point Nature Preserve Saturday morning. Naturalists will point out coastal sage scrub, local wildlife, and the kind of ocean views that make this corner of San Pedro feel like its own little world.

Go early, wear decent shoes, and leave time to stop inside the Nature Education Center after.

🔹 Naturalist-led walk through coastal habitat
🔹 Spring wildflowers and ocean views along the trail
🔹 No reservation required

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🛒 Hermosa Beach Community-Wide Garage Sale

📍 Across Hermosa Beach neighborhoods
🕒 Saturday, May 16 | 7am - 12pm
💵 Free

Hermosa’s citywide garage sale is back this Saturday after getting pushed because of rain earlier this spring. Homes across the neighborhood are setting up sales with bikes, clothes, furniture, surf stuff, kids toys, home decor, records, and the kind of random beach city finds that somehow end up in your trunk.

This is less of a single event and more of a slow Saturday morning around town. Grab coffee first, cruise the neighborhoods, and see what people are putting out front.

🔹 Community-wide sales happening across Hermosa
🔹 Find participating homes through the city garage sale map
🔹 Good excuse to spend a Saturday morning wandering side streets near the beach

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🛍️ Redondo Beach Market

📍 503 S Catalina Ave, Redondo Beach
🕒 Saturday, May 16 | 10am - 4pm
💵 Free

Riviera Village gets a Saturday market this weekend with local vendors covering vintage, clothing, art, jewelry, wellness, food, music, and photography. This is the easy kind of weekend browse where you grab a coffee, wander Catalina, and end up buying something you did not plan on.

Make it a slow morning before the rest of the weekend gets crowded.

🔹 20+ local vendors in one walkable Riviera Village spot
🔹 Vintage, art, jewelry, food, and small-batch goods
🔹 Free to wander before lunch or the beach

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🎵 5th Annual San Pedro Music Festival

📍 CRAFTED at the Port of Los Angeles, 112 E 22nd St, San Pedro
🕒 Saturday, May 16 | Doors 2:30pm, event 3pm - 9pm
💵 Free

The San Pedro Music Festival returns to the CRAFTED courtyard with six hours of open-air music, food, vendors, and community by the harbor. This year's theme is "Blues, Rock, Latin & More," with a lineup that includes Dear Amy: A Tribute to Amy Winehouse, Todd & The Brazilians, and Street Corner Renaissance.

It is free for general admission, all-ages, and an easy San Pedro afternoon if you want live music without making a huge plan out of it.

🔹 Six hours of live music in the CRAFTED courtyard
🔹 Dear Amy, Todd & The Brazilians, and Street Corner Renaissance on the lineup
🔹 Free general admission, all-ages, and free parking

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🎸 Chevy Metal

📍 Deep End Live, 100 Fishermans Wharf, Redondo Beach
🕒 Saturday, May 16 | Doors 7pm, show 8pm
💵 Ticketed

Deep End Live is opening big on the Redondo Pier with Chevy Metal and special guest Feed the Kitty. Expect classic rock covers, loud guitars, and the kind of first-night energy that makes a new local venue feel like it has officially arrived.

If you want the heavier Saturday night option after the parade, market, or beach day, this is the one.

🔹 Grand opening night for Deep End Live
🔹 Chevy Metal with special guest Feed the Kitty
🔹 21+ show right on the Redondo Pier

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🩰 Coppelia Ballet

📍 Norris Theatre, 27570 Norris Center Dr, Rolling Hills Estates
🕒 Friday, May 15 through Sunday, May 17 | Multiple Showtimes
💵 Ticketed

Peninsula School of Performing Arts brings Coppelia to the Norris Theatre for a full weekend run. It is a family-friendly ballet with a story that is easy to follow: a curious dollmaker, a lifelike doll in the window, and a little chaos before everything gets sorted out.

Each show also opens with performances from PSPA's youngest dancers, which makes this a sweet one for families, grandparents, and anyone with a soft spot for local stage productions.

🔹 Full-length pre-professional ballet at the Norris Theatre
🔹 Friday night, Saturday matinee and evening, and Sunday matinee performances
🔹 Features PSPA students plus guest artists Mate Szentes and Kevin Donville

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🎖️ Torrance Armed Forces Day Parade

📍 Torrance Boulevard, from Crenshaw Blvd to Madrona Ave, Torrance
🕒 Saturday, May 16 | 1:30pm
💵 Free

Torrance brings back one of its biggest annual traditions Saturday afternoon. The Armed Forces Day Parade runs along Torrance Boulevard with marching bands, military units, veterans groups, and community organizations filling the street.

Claim a spot early if you are bringing kids, because Torrance shows up for this one.

🔹 64th annual Torrance Armed Forces Day Parade
🔹 United States Marine Corps honored as the featured branch
🔹 Parade route runs from Crenshaw to Madrona

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🎨 State of the Art Fundraiser

📍 Resin Gallery, 618 Cypress Ave, Hermosa Beach
🕒 Saturday, May 16 | 5pm - 9pm
💵 Ticketed

Indivisible Arts throws its annual State of the Art fundraiser at Resin Gallery on Saturday night. Expect South Bay Artist Collective work, live music, local food and drinks, and a room full of people supporting youth mental health programs.

This one feels very Hermosa in the best way: art, community, and a good cause packed into one Cypress Avenue night.

🔹 Fundraiser for youth mental health programming
🔹 Live art, live music, food, and drinks
🔹 Proceeds support FundaMentaLife Tools and youth art programs

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🎉 Good Neighbor Block Party

📍 South Hermosa Ave, Hermosa Beach
🕒 Sunday, May 17 | Multiple activations throughout the day
💵 Free

South Hermosa is throwing a full block party Sunday to celebrate the opening of Good Neighbor and the businesses that have helped shape this stretch of the neighborhood for years. Expect coffee, music, local pop-ups, and a street full of people bouncing between Good Neighbor, Mickey’s Deli, Uncle Stavros, Hermosa Smoke & Gift, Proudly Serving, Yellow Jersey, and Bolt.

This feels less like a formal event and more like one of those Sundays where the whole neighborhood ends up outside at the same time.

🔹 Street closures, music, and all-day neighborhood energy
🔹 Celebrates the opening of Good Neighbor in South Hermosa
🔹 Mickey’s Deli, Uncle Stavros, Proudly Serving, Yellow Jersey, Bolt, and more involved

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🚴 Tour de Pier

📍 Manhattan Beach Pier, 2 Manhattan Beach Blvd, Manhattan Beach
🕒 Sunday, May 17 | 7:30am - 1pm
💵 Ticketed

Tour de Pier is back on Sunday, turning the Manhattan Beach Pier area into a beachside cycling fundraiser for cancer research. Riders log miles on stationary bikes near the Strand while music, supporters, and the Health & Fitness Expo keep the whole morning moving.

Even if you are not riding, it is worth walking through after coffee just to feel the scene around the pier.

🔹 14th annual beachside cycling fundraiser
🔹 Benefits cancer research and South Bay support programs
🔹 Health & Fitness Expo runs alongside the ride

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😂 Harland Williams Stand-Up

📍 Mom Said Yes Pizza, 4525 Calle Mayor, Torrance
🕒 Sunday, May 17 | 6pm and 8pm
💵 Ticketed

Harland Williams brings two Sunday night stand-up shows to Mom Said Yes Pizza in Torrance. It is a little unexpected, which makes it better: a real-deal comedy booking inside a pizza spot with cocktails and an arcade.

This is a strong Sunday night option if you want something more fun than pretending you are ready for Monday.

🔹 Two showtimes at 6pm and 8pm
🔹 Comedy, pizza, cocktails, and arcade games under one roof
🔹 Intimate room on Calle Mayor

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📸 South Bay Snapshot

That is it for this week.

The South Bay is fully in that in between season right now. Gray mornings, busier weekends, dinner reservations getting harder to grab, and everyone slowly starting to act like summer already arrived.

If you know someone who is always asking what’s going on this weekend, send this their way.

See you out there,
Jaime
@MySouthBay