After last weekend's rainy mess, this weekend looks like a perfect time to enjoy some outdoor activities. The Spring Pier to Pier Run/Walk from the Hermosa Beach Pier to the Manhattan Beach Pier is a good way to start the day off right on Saturday. Presented by GI Joe Bootcamp, the annual event challenges runners to see how fast they can move in the sand from pier to pier and back while providing participants with a great workout. 1st and 2nd place winners will get gift certificates to Village Runner and, for extra incentive, anybody who beats the men's or women's current speed record wins $100. There will also be a party afterward at Cantina Real in Hermosa where T-shirts, goodie bags and raffle prizes will be handed out.
Also on Saturday, El Segundo celebrates Arbor Day with hundreds of volunteers planting and caring for trees along the stretch of Grand Avenue that leads to the beach. Organized by Tree Musketeers, a youth-led organization dedicated to empowering young people to become environmental leaders, the event is free and open to all. The neat thing about Tree Musketeers is that, unlike most youth programs created and dictated by adults, this group was started by a group of third graders wondering how they could help the Earth. All activities and decisions are made by the kids, with adults serving as a support system only. Arbor Day is their largest annual gathering and lunch and prizes will be offered at the end of the event. Learn more about how you can get involved here.
Sunday offers up what is sure to be some crazy fun and games at the Redondo Beach Pier as it holds the 40th Annual Festival of the Kite. And the 8th Annual Hot Dog on a Stick Eating Contest. And the 11th Annual Redondo Throw Down Yo-Yo Competition. There will also be folk rap (!) by Tucker Booth, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu demonstrations by the famous Gracie Family, and various entertainers performing throughout the day. Prizes will be awarded for the best hand-made kite, best ground display, highest flying kite, and the youngest and "youngest at heart" kite flyers. The public is invited to help launch a massive 25’ by 14’ foot kite created by festival sponsor, Sunshine Kite Company, and the the festival will culminate with a mass group kite ascension flight on the beach south of the pier.
Sunday offers up what is sure to be some crazy fun and games at the Redondo Beach Pier as it holds the 40th Annual Festival of the Kite. And the 8th Annual Hot Dog on a Stick Eating Contest. And the 11th Annual Redondo Throw Down Yo-Yo Competition. There will also be folk rap (!) by Tucker Booth, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu demonstrations by the famous Gracie Family, and various entertainers performing throughout the day. Prizes will be awarded for the best hand-made kite, best ground display, highest flying kite, and the youngest and "youngest at heart" kite flyers. The public is invited to help launch a massive 25’ by 14’ foot kite created by festival sponsor, Sunshine Kite Company, and the the festival will culminate with a mass group kite ascension flight on the beach south of the pier.
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