Neon Party, Jungle Jamboree & Pirates Bash highlight Airline Industry BVIs Trip Not only do ya gottta regatta at the Interline Regatta in the British Virgin Islands, but ya gotta party, too. And with theme parties nearly every night of the week-plus 10-day event that's just part of the adventure. The 35th annual Interline Regatta – the wild, crazy, unique and creative … [Read more...]
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Oktoberfest Celebrations Among The World’s Top Party Events
Munich Beer Tents Should Be On Every Partier's Bucket List Just saying it, seeing it, even hearing it, brings excitement to my soul. I LOVE Oktoberfest. You get to drink tons of beers without looking like you have a problem, you jump up on wooden tables and flap your "wings," lock arms with strangers and start dancing in a circle and sing – at the top of your … [Read more...]
Miss Flynn’s Bikini Contest 2016 Date & Information
Fire Island Will Be On Fire With Hot Girls On A Steamy Summer Saturday As summer is winding down, what better way to keep things heated up at the beach than with a bikini contest!? Except this one is not in Florida; it's in Fire Island, N.Y. The annual Miss Flynn's Bikini Contest takes place Saturday, Aug 27, at Flynn's bar in Ocean Bay Park. And, needless to say, Fire … [Read more...]
How To Deal With 4th Of July Party Crashers
Drinks For Invited Guests Only When Hosting House Parties It's as inevitable as fireworks and as unavoidable as someone spilling a drink. You're going to have people crashing your party on the 4th of July. But how to deal with it? After all, you really only want invited guests and their friends (and for singles hosting parties, cute single people) but there … [Read more...]
4th of July Hangover Prevention Tips & Remedies
Keep The Fireworks In The Sky, Not In Your Head You want fireworks on the 4th of July, not on the 5th. Especially in your head. Yet, the 4th is the big party day in America and you're going to be drinking all day and into the night. So while it's important to live in the moment and celebrate America's birthday, well, American style, it's also vital to drink smart so you … [Read more...]
10 Fourth Of July Party Survival Tips Every PubClubber Should Know
How To Party Without Worry On Independence Day Updated for 2026 By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger I always refer to New Year's Eve as the ultimate amateur's night. And if there were a close second, it would be the Fourth of July. America's Independence Day is the country's biggest bash, with everything from backyard BBQs to giant celebrations in the … [Read more...]
Top Reasons Lake Travis Austin Is A Top Memorial Day Party Destination
It has all the elements of a great party place: It's at a lake, boats are involved and there are guys and girls in swimsuits. Hot Texas girls! For this and more, Lake Travis in Austin, Texas is one of America's top party destinations for Memorial Day Weekend. Lake Travis is a boat tie-up party where rows of boats of all shapes and styles tie up in rows. You grab a … [Read more...]
Kentucky Derby – Where I Want To Be This Weekend
The Infield Scene Is A Top Party Bucket List Destination By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Blogger There's a major party taking place the first Saturday in May. It's where I want to be that weekend but, alas, I'll be sunning on a Southern California beach. That's not a bad alternative, granted, but the Kentucky Derby and specifically the Kentucky Derby infield, is … [Read more...]
Running Of The Bulls Where To Watch & Best Viewing Spots
Balconies Vs. The Street Level Scene In Pamplona Most people who attend the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona, Spain, don't actually run with the bulls. Instead, they line the streets and lean over from balconies. This is two very different vantage points and which is better, you ask? Well, frankly you should be in Pamplona long enough to do both – the bulls rum … [Read more...]
Survival Tips: Running of the Bulls in Pamplona — How Not to Get Gored
Tips For Running While Being Safe At Pamplona's Great Event While the information in this article is the pretty much same every year, it was updated in 2026. They charge through the streets, running madly through a barricade-lined street surrounded by tens of thousands of screaming people. We're not talking about the bulls, of course, but the mozos, the name for those … [Read more...]
Running Of The Bulls Blog: An American’s Experience
A First-Person Journal From The Famous Event In Pamplona, Spain By 'Beach Cat Kel' Hermosa Beach, CA This was a long journey from Los Angeles. It took about 30 hours to get to Pamplona, including a layover in New York and a flight to Madrid. On top of that, it's a nine-hour time change. Because of this, our first day, a Saturday,was pretty low-key. Knowing we … [Read more...]
Kentucky Derby Party Dilemma: The Infield Vs. The Grandstands
There are two ways to party big-time at the Kentucky Derby, which is Saturday, May 4 in 2024. There's the refined way, from the grandstands, where you sip your mint juleps, enjoy your Kentucky bourbon and partake in the day's activities from the relative sophistication of a seat. Then there's the infield. That is "absolute chaos" as described in a separate article on … [Read more...]
Indy 500 Is One Of World’s Top Party Bucket List Events
The Infield & Snakepit Lead The Experience This article was updated for the 2026 race, which is the 110th running of the Indianapolis 500 By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Party Blogger This is one of the things and places I want to do at some point in my life: go to Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the Indy 500. And not just the Indy 500 but the Indy 500 … [Read more...]
March Means Madness, Spring Break & St. Patrick’s Day
This Is One Of The Biggest Party Months Of The Year By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Blogger March is one of the top party months of the year. Just look at all these huge happenings. Why, it's sheer madness! It starts with the month-long party that is Spring Break. Beaches across North America fill up with college students who study not books but the bodies of … [Read more...]
5 Tips For Picking The Perfect Valentine’s Day First-Date Restaurant
How To Have A Great Date Witout Breaking Your Budget One of the toughest decisions a single guy has to make on Valentine's Day is where to take a girl he's either just started dating or it's an actual first date. On the one hand, he wants to make a nice impression. On the other, he doesn't want to overdo it in case things don't work out between them and he … [Read more...]
How To Pick Up Girls In Bars On Valentine’s Day
5 Tips For Finding A One-Night Romance Valentine's Day can be one of the best pick-up nights of the year for single guys. And, for girls, too, who are looking for a little love without the romance. That's because people are alone on the night when others – including some close friends – are having romantic dinners, romantic moments or even quick trips to some romantic … [Read more...]
Valentine’s Day A Top Party Night For Singles & Singles Bars
Single Girls Want A Little Romance And A Hug; Single Guys Want Sex Single people don't have to be depressed about not having a partner on Valentine's Day, for romance is just a singles bar away for them. In fact, they should rejoice, for Valentine's Day is right up there with the Wednesday before Thanksgiving as one of the top non-holiday party nights of the year. … [Read more...]
Valentine’s Day One Of The Best Party Nights For Singles
Going Out On Couples Night Is The Quickest Way To Mend a Broken Heart It's not New Year's Eve, doesn't approach the 4th of July, summer boat and beach parties or events like the Kentucky Derby and Mardi Gras. In fact, it's more like the Wednesday before Thanksgiving in that it's an "unofficial" party day, one created by people who are eager to go out because, like … [Read more...]
5 Reasons Super Bowl Parties Are Better Than Bars
Singles Scene Is Best At Party Houses Super Bowl Sunday is one of the biggest party – and social – days of the year. Especially for single people. But where do you go to watch the game, a bar or a house party? For PubClub.com, the choice is clear. Here's five reasons we prefer house parties over bars for the Super Bowl. 1.) More Singles Are At House … [Read more...]
Fat Tuesday Hangover Prevention Tips & Party Survival Guide
How Not To Not Just Survive But Thrive For Mardi Gras It's Mardi Gras and Fat Tuesday! And while you may be feeling fat with fun on Fat Tuesday, if you're not careful you'll be feeling flat on Wednesday. But don't worry. Hang onto your beads because PubClub.com has these hangover prevention tips. And for those who don't follow these tips, a few hangover … [Read more...]
Super Bowl LIV Party Hangover Tips & Remedies Survival Guide
Survive & Thrive The Day After The NFL's Biggest Game One of the biggest party days of the year often leads to one of the worst morning-after days of the year. Having a hangover is never fun and after a full day of being at bars or parties for Super Bowl Sunday, Monday can seem like a very long day. But it does not have to be that way if you follow PubClub.com's top … [Read more...]
Super Bowl 50 Super Bowl City Free Concerts Music Lineup
Alicia Keys & Chris Issak Among Those Performing In San Francisco Super Bowl City, the free public gathering place and the showcase of San Francisco's hosting of Super Bowl 50, is offering series of free concerts. In all, there will be 35 concerts, along with DJs, during a week-long period from Jan. 30-Feb. 7. Super Bowl 50 takes place on Feb. 7. Among those performing … [Read more...]
6th Annual Lake Havasu Balloon Festival 2016 Review & Guide
'The Party in the Sky' Features Beer, Bands And Hot Air Balloons By Wil Barnes Photos: Gary Meyers, Lake Havasu While visiting a good friend in Lake Havasu City, I was sitting at the bar at a very nice Italian restaurant, La Vita Dolce, when I heard people talking about the hot air balloon festival weekend. Dolce owner Robb Day was walking by when one of the patrons said, … [Read more...]
Billboard Winterfest Rocks Park City During 2016 Sundance Film Festival
Wiz Khalifa To Headline Shows During Indie Film Event The Sundance Film Festival is about a lot more than watching Indie films. It's about a thriving social scene and that means nightlife and parties. One of the top places for nightlife and partying is Billboard Winterfest, a live music festival at Park City Live. In 2016, Wiz Khalifa is headlining four days of music, … [Read more...]
New Year’s Eve Las Vegas Top Secrets Revealed: Top Things To Know In Advance
Party Tips For NYE On The Strip Or Fremont Street It's party time in Las Vegas! And while that may be the case just about anytime, Sin City really explodes on New Yar's Eve. This is a regular stop for PubClub.com, and we've been to both Fremont Street and on the Strip. So we have the experience to provide these: Top Party Tips For Spending New Year's Eve in Las … [Read more...]
Coldplay A Good Play For Super Bowl 50 Halftime Show
British Invasion Coming To America's Top Sporting Event The British rock band Coldplay is headlining the music for Super Bowl 50, and it's a good play by the NFL. After Bruno Mars and Katy Perry, the league is going with the the more toned-down sounds of Coldplay. This is a good middle-of-the-road act, one that's not too trendy but not too old-fogie, … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving Weekend Top College & NFL Games Schedule
Cowboys & Lions On Turkey Day And Key Rivalries Saturday Thanksgiving Day and in fact the entire weekend is about more than turkey dinners. It's also a lot about football. It's gotten so big that the NFL now features not just two games with the traditional Cowboys and Lions playing, but a later prime-time matchup. And in college football, it's rivalry Saturday … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving Weekend Top 10 USA Fun Party Destinations For Singles
The Wednesday before Thanksgiving is one of the top party nights of the year, especially for singles, in the USA. But beyond that, things can become pretty quiet. It's stuffing yourself with turkey, watching a lot of football or going shopping. That is unless you happen to be in any of these places, which makes the entire weekend a true party event. PubClub.com knows that … [Read more...]
St. Patrick’s Day Hangover Prevention Tips & Remedies
Here's to avoid going from Erin Go Bragh to Erin Go BLAH! When you're drinking beer during a parade at 10 a.m., partying with thousands at post-parade block parties, singing "Seven Drunken Nights," "Dirty Old Town" and other fun Irish drinking songs in bars and doing all the other things one does on St. Paddy's Day, you're not thinking of what you will feel like the next … [Read more...]
St. Patrick’s Day Top Drinking Survival Tips
How To Drink Like An Irishmen And Enjoy The All-Day St. Paddy's Celebration The party starts early – it's one of the few times it's acceptable to have a beer with breakfast – and goes until your eyes roll back into the head. Hopefully, there's a pillow to catch your fall. It's St. Patrick's Day and it's one of the biggest party days of the year. It's when hundreds, … [Read more...]
Hurricane Joaquin Postpones Fells Point Fun Festival
Fun Annual Baltimore Singles Party Event Rescheduled For End Of Rocktober Hurricane Joaquin is affecting sporting events and may even postpone one of NASCAR's events as part of the 10-race "Chase." And now it's postponed a party. The Fells Point Fun Festival in Baltimore – one of the area's top singles events of the year – has been delayed due to heavy rains and high … [Read more...]
NYE Las Vegas The Strip Vs. Fremont Street
Revealing The Best New Year's Eve Party Place For Singles Deciding where to spend New Year's Eve is always a big decision, and once you've settled on Las Vegas – a fine choice, by the way – there's still another choice to make here. And that is where in Sin City to be for New Year's Eve, the Fremont Street Experience – called America's Party – or the Strip. Each … [Read more...]
New Year’s Day World’s Top 10 Party & Fun Destinations
Where To keep The Party Going After NYE One of the things about NYE – be it epic or just mildly entertaining – is the letdown on the next day. There's simply no great party on the horizon. Or so it seems. But it doesn't have to be that way. The world has just offered its inhabitants an entirely new year and the way we look at it, the party has only just begun! With that … [Read more...]
New Year’s Eve Whistler Party Review Tips Best Bars
Where To Celebrate NYE At This Canadian Ski Resort A show in the snow. New Year's Eve in the ski resort of Whistler, BC Canada, is all about making tracks not on the slopes, but to the many bars in the village of Whistler and neighboring Blackcomb Mountain. If it seems as if this is headed down a slippery slope to begin the New Year, then so be it. This is … [Read more...]
5 Reasons New Year’s Day Is A Better Party Than New Year’s Eve
No Outrageous NYE Cover Charges On Jan.1 The real fun for the New Year is not New Year's Eve, it's New Year's Day. Here's five reasons why that's the case. 1.) There's Too Much Pressure To Have Fun On New Year's Eve. Because it's NYE, you feel you must go somewhere big, be somewhere memorable. So you pay go to go a big promoter party, to go to a "special" … [Read more...]
New Year’s Eve Party Top Destinations Are Public Fireworks Shows
The best party destinations for New Year's Eve are the ones that have huge outdoor countdowns and fireworks celebrations. New York City, Berlin, New Orleans, Sydney and Las Vegas are among the best places in the world for NYE for this very reason. This blows away promoter parties in bars because it's free, you can generally take your own cocktails and … [Read more...]
Halloween Las Vegas Party Scene, Costume Parties, Clubs & The Strip
It's a howl. A screaming good time. Halloween in Las Vegas is far from horror-ble. It's fun! There's so much to see and do it's, well, almost frightening. Walk down the Strip and soak up the scene. Roam the casinos and see things like people in chicken suits playing blackjack. Hit the clubs for some of the most outlandish costumes on the planet. And althought Halloween is … [Read more...]
West Hollywood Carnaval Review LA’s Best Halloween Party
West Hollywood hosts an awesome, incredible, fun and fantastic Halloween party each year, a fun and colorful event called Carnaval. And it is indeed a carnival atmosphere. The 2016 street block party is the 29th annual event and it's Oct. 31 from 6 p.m- midnight. Well, technically it ends at 11, but doesn't disperse until later; after all, you just can''t clear out 500,000 … [Read more...]
New Year’s Eve Switzerland: Fireworks In Zurich & Lucerne
How To Party In Two Cities On NYE Looking for a fun place to party for New Year's Eve that might not first come to mind? PubClub.com has the place: Zurich, Switzerland! Yes, Zurich. It's an awesome city anytime of the year and for New Year's Eve, 200,000 people line the banks of the river, pack into the park by the lake and watch a spectacular fireworks show over the … [Read more...]
New Year’s Eve Berlin One Of Top NYE’s Party Destination
Brandenburg Gate Fireworks Gets 1 Million People One of the biggest public New Year's Eve celebrations in the world takes place in Berlin. More than a million people head to a spectacular fireworks show at Brandenburg Gate, making for a huge party scene. It takes place from Brandenburg Gate to Victory Column, an area that encompasses a whopping two kilometers. There are … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: Experiencing Munich Oktoberfest For The First Time
Nothing Prepared Me For Walking Into The Hofbräuhaus Beer Tent I had heard stories about Munich Oktoberfest for years, but nothing prepared me for walking through the doors of the Hofbräu beer tent on Opening Day. This is what I remember most from that unforgettable first experience. The first reaction to walking into a beer hall for Munich Oktobefest is … [Read more...]
Halloween Party Tips: How To Throw The Best Costume Parties
How Not To Make Your Party A Horror Show It's a ghoulish thought, to dress up as a bleeding ax murderer, a spooky horror movie star, a political figure, cartoon character, military commando or even a sexy cop. But that's what Halloween parties are all about for adults. Halloween 2011 is on a Wednesday, so many of the costume parties are taking place on Friday and … [Read more...]
From Fiesta Hermosa One Weekend To Temecula Wine The Next
A Beer Garden, Then A Festival It was fun that's for sure! Three days in a beer garden at Fiesta Hermosa in Hermosa Beach, CA. That's pretty much how I spent my Memorial Day Weekend. But why stop there, right? The next event on this PubClub blogger's calendar is the Temecula Balloon & Wine Festival in Southern California's wine country. The former was by the … [Read more...]
Celebrate New Year’s Eve & New Year’s Day In Style At These Top Destinations
Best Worldwide Locations For Public Events & Fireworks New Year's Eve is the biggest party day of the year and if you really want to party, these are the 10 best cities in the world to do it. PubClub.com prefers public parties, free ones with fireworks. Ideally ones where you can have your own drinks, too. Cities all over the world have these, and that is the … [Read more...]
Las Vegas NYE Tips: How to Stay Warm and Have a Blast
If you're going to Las Vegas for New Year's Eve – and why wouldn't you, it's #4 on PubClub.com's list of Top NYE Party Places – then you'll want to go prepared. Here are tips, important things to know before you go so you can cut looose. In this case, don't roll the dice on being unprepared. Save the gambling for the tables. 1.) Take a Coat and Sweater. Some … [Read more...]
USC-UCLA Game A Different Experience For Transplanted SEC Fan
The Tailgate Party And Singles Scene At This Cross-Town Rivalry I'll never forget attending my first USC-UCLA game. The rivalry is something I had watched on TV from afar, one vivid memory being of the camera following a very attractive blonde as she walked up the steps at the L.A. Coliseum, dressed in a full-length coat on a warm, sunny day in November and, upon … [Read more...]
Ways I Would Improve The Manhattan Beach Great Pumpkin Race
Turning A Small Celebration Into One Of The South Bay's Top Events It has all the elements of a great, fun event: A perfect location, a silly premise and a local population base that loves fun, silly events. But it needs more and here's what I would do to really make the pre-Halloween pumpkin race in Manhattan Beach one of the top annual events in the Los Angeles … [Read more...]
Rating Jimmy Buffett’s Fin Fest Hermosa Beach Concert Show
A Parrothead Reviews Discovery Channel's Shark Week Performance By KevinWilkerson, Parrothead After years of going to see Jimmy Buffett, Jimmy Buffett finally came to see me! He played practically in my front yard, right on the beach, here in Hermosa Beach, CA. I live a quarter of a mile from where the Discovery Channel set up a stage on the south side of the pier to … [Read more...]
A Summer Full Of Los Angeles Singles Events In Hermosa Beach
FinFest, Sunday Concerts & Nightlife In The South Bay Beach Cities Hermosa Beach is hot this summer. And I'm not talking about the weather (although it's been spectacular!). I'm talking about the events, the bars and the overall atmosphere that's happening in Hermosa. There's enough opportunities to meet single people that will have you taking bigger swings … [Read more...]
Officially Ready And In Shape For The Super Bowl 10K Redondo Beach
Michelob Ultra Beer Garden Is A Refreshing Finish Line Reward Bring it on because I'm ready. Two days before the annual Super Bowl 10K in Redondo Beach, CA, I made my final training run. I must have been in a really good frame of mind because the minute I stepped out the door, I started sprinting. And I didn't stop until I covered seven miles. That's a far cry from the … [Read more...]
USC-UCLA Party Bus Hermosa Beach To LA Coliseum
Crosstown Rivalry Is At The LA Coliseum It's the annual USC-UCLA bloodletting on Saturday, Nov. 30th. And it's the biggest bash in Los Angeles on Thanksgiving Day Weekend. There will be 90,000-plus people inside the Los Angeles Coliseum and about 10,000 other people partying around the stadium, even during the game. And there is a party bus from Hermosa Beach to the … [Read more...]
Grand Tasting Is Grand At 2013 San Diego Wine & Food Festival Review
Quality Wines, Great Beers, Sensational Food And Top Atmosphere Again Shine In SD Here's all you need to know about the 2013 San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival's premier Grand Tasting event held Saturday, Nov. 23 in Embarcadero Park. Near the end of the day, a pretty girl was in line at the Belgian beer tent and turned to me and said, "This is only my second time … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach Holiday Open House Is Wednesday
This Is One Of The Top Events In The South Bay Beach Cities One of the top events of the Los Angeles Beach Cities takes place on Wednesday, Nov. 20. It's Holiday Open House in downtown Manhattan Beach. What is Holiday Open House, you say? It's a festive evening when all the cool little shops throw open their doors after dark and welcome in locals, who are strolling … [Read more...]
A Day On The Green Brisbane Music Festival: The Real Review
The Pluses And Minuses At Australia's Sirromet Winery Event Here's the scoop on A Day On The Green, a mid-sized music festival that takes place in the summer months at wineries in Australia and New Zealand. Music festivals are, of course, are all about the setting and the bands. And while the setting is good – it's on a big field that's part of the winery but it's not … [Read more...]
Melbourne Cup A Big Party In Australia, This American Is Learning
Kentucky Derby Of Down Under Is Practically A National Holiday The Melbourne Cup, I'm learning from my time here in Australia, is quite the big deal Down Under. It's a horse race, Australia's version of the Kentucky Derby. Only from I can gather, it's a much bigger deal than the Kentucky Derby. That's because it overwhelms everything her. Nearly every bar has a poster or … [Read more...]
LA Kings Games: A Fan’s Party Review Guide At Staples Center
A Non-Hockey Fan Enjoys The Experience Of Seeing The Sport Up Close At Staples Center It started with a beer garden and ended in a bar with a margarita. In between was a fun evening of sports, socializing and excitement. I was at opening night of the 2013-14 Los Angeles Kings season, something that many of my friends found shocking, considering hockey is not exactly my … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach Beer Garden Party Review At Hometown Fair
Lively Crowd Enjoys Singles Socializing With Good Craft Beers And Friends The combination is as natural as the beach and the ocean, as dominating as Clayton Kershaw with a baseball in his hands. The first weekend of each October, the gorgeous Los Angeles beach community called Manhattan Beach holds an event that sounds as if belongs in a small town in Iowa, Hometown … [Read more...]
Back On Campus: The Alabama Football Game Day Experience
The Party Blogger Returns To His Alma Mater For Tailgate Parties, The Bars & The Game Awesome! Were I to describe the experience of an Alabama football game in a single word, that would be it. Awesome. In a "back to school" experience for me, I spent the weekend of the Alabama-Ole Miss game in Tuscaloosa, AL. It was a return to the place where I went to college, … [Read more...]
It’s A Roll Tide Weekend For The Nightlife Party Blogger
It's Back To School For cDllege Football Tailgating And Tuscaloosa Bars For Alabama-Ole Miss Game It's Roll Tide and, yes, even a Hottie Toddie or two as I spend the last weekend of September in Tuscaloosa for the Al-a-BAM-a and Ole Miss college football game. It's back to school for me, for I am a Bama graduate – and putting that degree in journalism to good use with … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Booze-N-Clues Bars Scavenger Hunt Charity Party
A Pub Crawl And Games For Teams In Costume To Raise Money For Lyme Disease Victim There's a beach party happening in Hermosa Beach, CA, and it's part pub crawl, part team contest and all fun. It's the inaugural Booze-N-Clues Bar & Beach Scavenger Hunt. It takes place on Saturday, Sept 28. As the name implies, it involves a scavenger hunt. Teams of up to six people … [Read more...]
America’s Cup Provides A San Francisco Travel Treat
Sailing Race Spectacular Event For Spectators In An Eventful City When I got wind of the America's Cup taking place in San Francisco, I knew I had to be there for it. It's an international sporting event, one that gets worldwide media coverage and involves an interesting and fun (and also somewhat puzzling) sport, sailing. Plus, taking place in a city as dynamic as San … [Read more...]
America’s Cup Sailing Race A Fun Party In San Francisco
Viewing Guide, The Pavilion And Cheap(er) Beer Bars Tips Bring on the boats. And the beer. And the Kiwis! The America's Cup sailboat race is taking place in San Francisco and as a first-had observer I can tell you it's a great party! There are international people which gives it a bit of an Olympics atmosphere, along with a kind of PGA Tour element of sponsor tents … [Read more...]
Fiesta Hermosa Beer Garden Is South Bay’s Labor Day Party Place
Schedule Of Bands, Craft Beers And South Bay's Hottest Singles When it's Labor Day in the South Bay, all locals know what that means: Fiesta Hermosa! That's the three-day festival of craft booths, busy bars, bands and the beer garden at the pier in Hermosa Beach, CA, the most happening of the beach cities along the Los Angeles coast. Several thousand people are … [Read more...]
5th Annual Trump National Wine & Beer Festival 2013 Review
Sun Shines And The Fun Atmosphere Gets A Toast From This Blogger In what has become one of the top events in the South Bay Beach Cities, the fifth annual Trump National Wine & Beer Festival did something that's often difficult for repeat events: it met and, perhaps even exceeded, expectations. And those expectations were as high as the Palos Verdes cliff where … [Read more...]
San Diego Summer Bicycle Bar Crawls With Bud Light And Rock 105
Touring Pacific Beach And Ocean Beach Bars On August Saturdays If you're cruising around the San Diego beaches this August and see a bunch of fun people cruising past you on red Strand cruisers, or if you see Bud Light bikes parked in front of bars, then go on in and join the party. It's the Bud Light summer bicycle bar crawl, in conjunction with Rock 105, that is … [Read more...]
Sunset Strip Music Festival Draws Huge Crowds Event Review
Linkin Park Proves Popular Headliner As People Pack SSMF Los Angeles is the music capitol of the world and the Sunset Strip is the music capitol of Los Angeles. So to block off the world-famous street and hold a multi-day festival with a near-constant lineup of bands is a great way to showcase the area's culture and heritage. It works. The Sunset Music Festival drew … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach 6-Man 2013 Review It’s Still A Party
Costumes And Lively Beach Bars Continue The Surfest Tradition There are barricades as if officials are expecting crowds to show up like it's a U2 concert. There is a police department Command Center as if preparing for a visit from the President. But you know what – the Manhattan Beach 6-man/Surfest beach volleyball tournament is still a party. And frankly, as someone … [Read more...]
WSOBV Beach Volleyball Bud Light Beer Garden Bikinis & Babes
Bud Light Girls, Bikini Contest And A PubClubette Enhance The Party Scene When there was not action on the courts, there was plenty of it in the Bud Light beer garden at the inaugural World Series of Beach Volleyball, a week-long tournament held in Long Beach from July 22-28. There were two big, portable bars brought in just for the event, beer (of course) and a full bar … [Read more...]
World Series Of Beach Volleyball A True Beach Party Scene Review
Bud Light Beer Garden, World-Class Volleyball And 6-Man Make Event A Success The music pumped all day, the beer flowed, Team Magnum p.i., and Fletch were battling it out for the 6-man championship and there were lots of girls in bikinis and dudes in board shorts. One could not help but get a flashback to the prime days of the Manhattan Beach 6-man tournament, back … [Read more...]
World Series Of Beach Volleyball Party Bus From Hermosa Beach
Beer On The Bus, A Beer Garden, Bikini Contest And Live Music Await In Long Beach There will be a party bus running from Hermosa Beach to Long Beach for the biggest beach party of the year. The event is the World Series of Beach Volleyball, an event featuring the planet's top pros in a USA-vs-the-world format, plus the fun weekend players from the South Bay in their own … [Read more...]
National Tequila Day: Margaritas, Shots & A Toast To The Wildest Spirit
Why Tequila Has Earned Its Wild Reputation A frozen margarita on the beach, a round of shots with friends or a Tequila Sunrise at sunset help make,National Tequila Day on July 24 the perfect time to drink to one of the world's most celebrated spirits. Fire up the blender and break out the shot glasses. It's National Tequila Day! Every year on July 24 it's … [Read more...]
Catalina Waterski Race Gets New Record In 2013 From Todd Haig
Southern California Skier Finishes In 49:32 And Wins For Record-Tying 11th Time Going from Long Beach to Catalina Island and back on water skis is accomplishment enough, but to do it in less than an hour is an incredible feat. Unless you are Todd Haig. The tall – and obviously thin – big-smiling and friendly professional water skier from Redlands, CA (that's about an … [Read more...]
Mooning Of The Amtrak Continues The Fun Review & Photos From The Bartender
Trains Get Mooned And The Party Continues In Mug's Away Saloon I am happy – actually thrilled is a more accurate word – that the Mooning Of The Amtrak is alive and well. Sort of alive, despite a past Orange County sheriff and Laguna Niguel City Councilattemps to detail it But still fun! It always has been fun and, apparently, always will be fun. So the Second … [Read more...]
Toronto IndyCar Indy Not The Same As The Molson Indy Party
The Bar Blogger Recalls Hot Canadian Girls, Block Parties And The Gretzky VIP Party I got a bit of a shock this week. A friend e-mailed me asking for any connections I might have in Toronto to help him out with some assistance at the Honda Toronto Indy. WHAT!? The Toronto Indy is this week? Geez. It's amazing how easily things leave your mind when you are no longer … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach 4th Of July Crackdown Blown Out Of Proportion
Raucous House Parties A Figment Of City Officials And Media's Minds Warnings from city officials, a completely misrepresented story in the Los Angeles Times, TV news trucks doing live reports, a "command center," mobile jail cell and enough cops to stop a riot in Egypt. It was all part of the 4th of July in Hermosa Beach in 2013. Was it all necessary? In a word: … [Read more...]
Redondo Beach 4th Of July Fireworks Shines As Does Singer Shari Puorto
Hearing A Blues But Not Feeling The Blues With Seaside Lagoon's Headliner The fireworks rattled the sky, the flares shining brightly through the overcast conditions, and the band played on, into the night. And the beer flowed freely and often, the drinkers being able to enjoy their cold beverages in the open without worry of a citation, as happened to a few unfortunate … [Read more...]
Chicago Blackhawks Bars Celebration Party Stanley Cup Win Chicagoans
Chicagoans Go Crazy For Hockey Championship Do, do de do do do de duo do DO!!!! The Chicago Blackhawks win the 2013 Stanley Cup and it's a party all over Chicago and wherever Chicagoans are located. I was in one of the top places, Southern California, and partied the night away with the WACCOs. And that is the Western Association of Crazy Chicagoans and Others. What a … [Read more...]
Congressional Cup Sailing Brings The Party To Long Beach’s Belmont Pier
Bands And The Stella Artois Beer Garden Bring Out The Belmont Shore Singles Here's why I like sailing and people who sail. Those who sail like to party! Take, for instance, the organizers of the Congressional Cup. This is an annual event that takes place in Long Beach, CA. It features some of the world's top skippers in America's Cup-style racing. In fact, in this year … [Read more...]
Indy 500 Remains A Memorial Day Party Bucket List Destination
The Brickyard Still An Elusive Event For The Blogger A couple of years ago, I had an offer to go to the Indy 500 as a guest of one of the drivers. I could have stayed at his house. With his girlfriend. And all her girlfriends who were visiting, as well. And I turned it down. Why, you ask? What kind of fool am I!? Well, yes, I am a fool, but the house was full … [Read more...]
San Francisco Craft Beer Lovers Should Flock To Boonville Beer Festival
Bay Area Breweries Pour It On At This Annual May Event Attention Bay Area brew lovers! There's an event you should check out in your area. It's the Boonville Beer Festival. That's up in Mendocino County, at the Mendocino County Fairgrounds, in fact. And I can speak from a personal experience that this is a great event, a craft beer drinker's paradise! There are 80 … [Read more...]
Grand Prix And Sailing Race Make Long Beach LA’s Top Party City In April
By Sea And By Land: Congressional Cup And World's Fastest Beach Party If you're looking to party in the Los Angeles area this month, then look no further than Long Beach. This city by the sea has two fun events in back-to-back weeks featuring sailboats and race cars. And each event has a big party element to it. The first is the Congressional Cup and the second is the … [Read more...]
El Segundo Keg Hunt 2013: Of Beers, Bars, Easter Bunnies And Bud Light
Kegs And Not Eggs In These South Bay Bars By The Beach The 2013 El Segundo Keg Hunt rolled through this Los Angeles town by the beach and once again, it proved to be one heck of a great time on the Saturday before Easter. Who comes up with such things? I'm jealous! Well, not really, because I was there and what a great time. In fact, it's a blast! If you can't … [Read more...]
My March Madness Bracket Picks Are Making Me Mad
Picking The Wrong Upsets Has Busted My Bracket Pittsburgh bites the dust. Wisconsin, after going on a late-season run in the hotly-contested Big 10, goes down to an average team from an average conference. Harvard does what I picked Belmont and South Dakota State to do, and that is to pull off a major upset, My West bracket has so many lines through the team names it … [Read more...]
Spring Break College Students Making Party Blogger Jealous
Then Again, I Saw The Footch Win A Belly Flop Contest In Daytona Beach I never went to Spring Break in college. Instead, I went home. Drove six hours from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, to Knoxville, Tennessee, and worked whatever job I could find for the week or so in order to earn a few precious dollars for my social activities on and around campus. I never had enough … [Read more...]
Spirits Industry Nightclub & Bar Show Is America’s Best Trade Show
Wishing I Were There And Not Here Some of the best party times of my life have been at the Nightclub & Bar Show, the annual gathering of everyone who is everyone in the bar, nightclub, beer and spirits industry. It's the middle of March every year and takes place in the ideal place for such a thing: Las Vegas! It's two days of the best trade show in America. And … [Read more...]
My March Madness Bracket Strategy: Get Drunk And Make Picks
Forget Over-Analyzing Teams, This Year Is A Toss-Up Tournament I'm going to win our March Madness pool this year. That's because I have the perfect strategy for picking the teams. I'm going to get drunk first! This is no half-court shot buzzer beater attempt. It's as skillful as Syracuse's zone defense, as solid as Florida's three-point shooters. After all, there really … [Read more...]
It’s A Full St. Patrick’s Day Party Weekend So Erin Go Bragh!
Saturday's Parades Followed With Partying Die-Hards Out On Sunday Green beer, parades, Irish bars and Erin Go Bragh. It's St. Patrick's Day and the Irish luck is smiling on all of us this year because we get not one, but two days to celebrate. St. Patrick's Day in on a Sunday, and that's actually a bonus day. The parades in major places – Boston, Chicago, New York and my … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach City Council Approves Smackfest Beach Volleyball Event
Costume Tournament Passes By A 4-1 Vote Smackfest will be allowed to turn 20. The creative, whacky and harmless fun beach volleyball tournament that has been the summer highlight of the area's weekend amateur players, has been approved by the Hermosa Beach City Council. It was a 4-1 vote and while some restrictions apply – there were fears of it becoming "another 6-man" – … [Read more...]
Bret Michaels Playing The Long Beach Grand Prix Saturday Concert
Rock-N-Roar Concert Is Saturday Night, April 20 In Long Beach, CA He's got rock, and he's certainly got roar. Bret Michaels, who is making headlines for a supposed "meltdown" after being eliminated from this season's "Celebrity Apprentice" show, will be looking to melt some metal as he's playing the Saturday night 'Rock-N-Roar' concert Saturday night during the 39th … [Read more...]
Happy National Margarita Day Feb 22!
The Perfect Day To Be Wasted Away in Margaritaville! Blended Or On The Rocks? Salt Or No Salt? Break out the blender. Put on the signature Jimmy Buffett song. The only questions for today are: Blended or on the rocks and salt or no salt? Personally, I prefer on the rocks and no salt. This, above all times, is the day to be wasted away in Margaritaville. Feb. 22 is … [Read more...]
Attention LA Models: Open Auditions For The Next Miss Long Beach GP
Race Queens Get On The Grid And Podium During April IndyCar Race The search for the next Miss Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach is underway, and all models and promotional girls in Southern California should take note. The Miss Grand Prix is holding open auditions on Sunday, Feb. 24, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. It's at the Grand Prix offices at 3000 Pacific Ave., in Long Beach … [Read more...]
After Fat Tuesday Here Are The Upcoming Biggest Party Events
Spring Break, St. Patrick's Day And March Madness Next On The Fun Calendar Now that Mardi Gras and Fat Tuesday are in the rear-view mirror doesn't mean we have to pull the mosquito net over the bed and go into party hiding. There's too much fun to be had on the horizon. And it will be here before you find the last of those Mardi Gras beads somewhere on the floor of the … [Read more...]
Let The Good Times Roll For Fat Tuesday Parties
Marti Gras Parades Through The Soul Of The Party Blogger There's a saying in New Orleans. It applies year-round in that party city but it was created because of Mardi Gras: Let The Good Times Roll. And those good times do indeed roll for Carnival, and not just in New Orleans. There's Brazil, of course, and even Germany and Switzerland. One of the most fun places is San … [Read more...]
Sipping Scotch Whiskey Sets The Mood For Queen Mary’s Scotsfest
Previewing The 25th Annual Scottish Festival In Long Beach, CA By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Los Angeles Blogger I love media events where they serve you alcohol. Wine with a luncheon or dinner is fine, of course, but at the press preview for the upcoming Scotsfest, a full-on Scottish festival Feb. 17-18 at the Queen Mary in Long Beach, CA, we got … [Read more...]
New Orleans Mardi Gras Memories Of Parade Experiences
Marching In The Parades Brings Beads, Boobs And Kisses The Mardi Gras parades are underway in New Orleans – check out the parade schedule here, as well as a few "survival tips"– and that always brings back good memories of when I was actually in a some of the parades. It was back in high school, and when our band director announced we would be going to take part … [Read more...]
New Year’s Day Can Be As Much Of A Party As New Year’s Eve
Diehard Partiers Cut Loose The Day After NYE With A More Casual Attitude I love New Year's Day almost as much as I do New Year's Eve. In fact, in some places, I like it even more than NYE. Why? Because the pressure is off, lifted like the monkey off Steve Young's back. The pressure for what, you ask? The pressure to have a great time for New Year's Eve, to … [Read more...]
Holiday Pub Crawls Set The Party Spirit(s) For the Christmas Season
Special Events Make December A Festive Time For Bar Owners Perhaps they should change – or at least adapt – the lyrics of "Let It Snow" for single adults to this: "Oh the weather outside is frightful, "But the bars are so delightful." Because the bars are where a lot of single adults spend the Holiday season. Whether its having a few while shopping, at office parties … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach Holiday Fireworks One Of Top Beach Cities Events
Annual Celebration A Perfect Mix Of Party Revelers And Families Getting in the holiday spirit can be difficult at Southern California's beaches. The weather is warm and instead of going to malls and shopping people do what they do at all times of the year, and that is go surfing, running, rollerblading and then partying at night. But there's one event that brings in the … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach’s Centennial Happy Birthday Singing A Big Disappointment
There Were More People In The Downtown Bars Than On The Pier For City's 100th Celebration It had the promise of a party. Certainly a celebration. Manhattan Beach was singing "Happy Birthday" to itself on the evening of the city's official 100th birthday. Dec. 7, 2012. Local bar owner and crooner Lou Giovannetti was leading the singing, which took place on the … [Read more...]
Surviving The San Diego Wine & Food Festival’s Many Fun Events
Five Parties In Three Days Makes For A Happy Blogger The 9th annual San Diego Wine & Food Festival is now over the shoulder, and I not only survived it, I thrived at it. And I added two new events this year to my usual trio, making it a five course meal, so to speak. That meant five parties in three days and nights. For me, Party of Five was not a TV show, but a … [Read more...]