Festivals, Bands & A Beer Garden In L.A.
FIESTA HERMOSA
10 a.m.-6 p.m., Hermosa Beach Pier Plaza
Free
The highlight of this event is the beer and wine garden. At some point on the weekend, every single person in the South Bay goes into it, which features about a dizen beers and a few wines and rock cover bands.
There is also a live music at the end of the pedestrian-only Pier Plaza; these are rock legends tribute bands. To drink, you’ll need to be seated on the patio at one of the bars such as Hennessey’s or Waterman’s.
Several thousand people go to this event each day, which also features about a hundred vendors selling paintings, beachy signs and other things for the home. clothing and other stuff.
There are a dozen food vendors behind Pier Plaza and during and afterward, the bars are alive with activity.
Plus, it’s at the beach!
Address: Hermosa Beach Pier Plaza, 1 Pier Ave., Hermosa Beach, CA.
Event Review: Fiesta Hermosa Everything You Need To Know
Parking: Ride a bike if you can (Hermosa Cyclery offers free “valet” parking on the beach). There’s parking with free shuttle service about two miles away until 7:3-0 p.m. That address is 701 Aviation Blvd., El Segundo, CA.
TOPANGA DAYS
10 a.m.- 7 p.m., Topanga Canyon Blvd.
Tickets: $25/day, $70 3-day
This is your “hang out, hang loose” event. Topanga Canyon is L.A’s hippies hangout and that alone makes it a cool destination.
On Memorial Day Weekend, there’s a music, been & food festival – mostly music – on and around a baseball diamond.
There are five to six bands on two stages playing all day from 12:30-6 p.m. Venice, the band with Robbie Kreiger of The Doors, plays Sunday from 2-3:15.
This is a laid-back festival with beer and food booths and lots of Topanga Canyon-ish merchandise. While people do get up and dance by the main stage, it’s primarily an event to spread out a blanket for the day and enjoy the sunshine and live bands.
Address: 1440 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga, CA
Website: topangadays.com
Parking: All along Topanga Blvd., clear of the white lines. Shuttle vans come by and pick you up for a free ride to the venue.
PARTY ON JOHN WAYNE’S YACHT ON THE DUKE’S BIRTHDAY
Here’s a unique “L.A.” thing to do to kick off your Memorial Day Weekend: party on John Wayne’s yacht! There’s a special cruise on Saturday, May 25 – which is the Duke’s birthday – to benefit his cancer foundation. It’s a three-hour cruise through Newport Harbor and includes the Duke’s skipper, family members and a performance by his granddaughter’s rising country music band Runaway June. And, of course cocktails. Tickets are $195.
Link: John Wayne Birthday Cruise Details
BATTLESHIP IOWA
A Memorial Day tribute. The opening ceremony starts at 10:30 a.m., and there’s a free festival with a Sailor’s Bar, vendors and food trucks. Admission to go on the World War II battleship is $20 ($11 for veterans). The location is the World Cruise Port Terminal in San Pedro,
Address: 250 S. Harbor Blvd. San Pedro, CA
Website: www.pacificbattleship.com
Parking: Free for the first hour, each additional hour is $2 with a maximum of $16.
LAKE ARROWHEAD SUMMER CONCERT SERIES
Looking to get out of LA for Memorial Day Weekend? Head to, say, the mountains?
Lake Arrowhead, just a few miles from Big Bear, has a Summer Concert Series for free that features tribute bands Friday and Saturday night and Monday afternoon. Shows go from 6;30-8:30 on Friday and Saturday. They are:
• Saturday, May 27 – Walking Phoenixes (Johnny Cash)
• Sunday, May 28 – The Heart of Rock and Roll (Huey Lewis)
• Monday, May 29 (Memorial Day, 2-4 p.m.) – Vickie G & The Dudes
Lake Arrowhead Village Address & Map: 28200 Highway 189, Lake Arrowhead, CA
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