Hermosa Beach St. Patrick’s Day Parade
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The 18th Annual Hermosa Beach St. Patrick’s Day Parade will be commencing on Saturday, March 16th, 2013 at 11:00AM. 2013 will put another milestone on the nineteen years of continued tradition and mark the third year that the parade is presented by the Hermosa Beach Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Bureau. Attendees can expect to see bagpipers, floats, band, classic cars, government officials, four-legged friends from the Irish Setters Club of Southern California and all things wacky will traverse the parade route downtown . The parade begins at the staging area near City Hall on Valley Drive, makes a left onto Pier Avenue and ends at the corner of Hermosa Avenue and 10th street. There is no reserved seating along the parade route; attendees are advised to arrive a tad before start time to get a spot from which to watch the festivities. Check out the details here: www.hbchamber.net/news_events/st_patricks.aspx
South Bay residents are becoming increasingly healthier according to a new study released Wednesday during the Beach Cities Health District board meeting. The new found improvements are being touted as an indication that the Blue Zones Project – a community health initiative launched in 2010 – is gaining momentum in its goal to make the beach cities a healthier and happier place to live, work and play. The study found that beach cities residents have shown an overall well being increase since 2010 and are now smoking less, working out more and eating healthier than they were two years ago. Since the Blue Zones project began in Manhattan, Hermosa and Redondo Beach, organizers said they have been successful in influencing city governments, restaurants, schools and businesses to adopt healthier practices. While many indications of well being are increasing, the beach cities still have a big area to improve upon – stress. About 47 percent of beach cities adults reported carrying significant stress on any given day compared to the national average of 40 percent.
Starting at midnight, hungry pizza lovers in the South Bay can join one of the biggest pizza parties ever. Fifty-two countries will help celebrate the second annual “Global Domino’s Day.” The global chain, with a location in Hermosa Beach, is offering 50 percent off menu-priced pizza via its 
The 6th Annual Santa Sleigh Ride event is coming to Hermosa Beach. Santa Claus will sleigh through the city on Wednesday, December 5 and December 12. Santa will arrive along with his helpers. He will make six stops on each of the two evenings. Santa will spend about 20 minutes at each stop, where he will take photos with residents waiting to meet him. Here is Santa’s schedule for Wednesday, Dec. 5:
The third annual Hermosa Beach Holiday Sidewalk Festival event promises all sorts of spirited holiday fun for all ages. Local businesses, decked out in holiday decorations, will offer featured merchandise on the sidewalks in front of their stores. Stroll the many shops and restaurants in downtown Hermosa Beach Saturday during the Hermosa Beach Chamber of Commerce’s Third Annual Holiday Sidewalk Festival from 10 a.m until 6 p.m. Shoppers will be treated to a bounce house on Pier Plaza, a holiday-themed scavenger hunt with prizes from local businesses, live music, children’s activities and holiday carolers at night. Scavenger Hunt entry forms are available on the Hermosa Beach Chamber of Commerce website and will be available for pickup at participating businesses during the event.
The Hermosa Beach Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Bureau host the 2012 Annual Holiday Sidewalk Festivalin Downtown Hermosa Beach on Saturday, November 17 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Spend the afternoon discovering the many fine shops, restaurants and services this classic beach town has to offer. The event will feature live music, kid’s activities, special offers from local businesses and of course, a visit from the jolly, fat man himself, Santa Claus. Also the Los Angeles Kings Ice Crew will take over Pier Plaza from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. to hand out Kings prizes, and people will have a chance to win Kings autographed merchandise. There will be a holiday themed scavenger hunt, too, with entry forms available at the chamber office and participating stores during the event.
This year don’t just give thanks for their service, let’s celebrate their contributions by having a great time, toasting our Veterans on their day, listening to some great music, remembering those who have paid the ultimate price for freedom and raising money for a great cause. The Lighthouse, located at 30 Pier Ave. in Hermosa Beach, will host the Toast Our Vets Benefit Concert to raise money for disabled veterans Saturday, Nov. 10, beginning at 11 a.m. This is an organization dedicated to helping Disabled Veterans and works with local VA Hospitals in the rehabilitation of Veterans. They work with organizations like Wounded Warrior Project. Tickets are $25 and come with this year’s Toast Our Vets T-shirt. For more information, visit 
The International Beach Tennis Championships, which will pit the world’s top-ranked players against each other for one of the largest prizes in beach tennis, will be held on the Hermosa Beach Strand Friday through Sunday. Started in Italy more than 30 years ago, the beach sport came to the United States in 2005. In California, Hermosa Beach was the very first city to set up a beach tennis court. The sport, which has grown faster than any beach sport in recent years, involves players using beach tennis paddles and a special tennis ball. The ball is volleyed back and forth without hitting the ground and each team or player can only hit the ball once to get it over net. The atmosphere is far removed from traditional tennis tournaments. Music plays during the competition and a dance party often breaks out on the court when the games are complete. Play begins Friday at 9:30 a.m. with the singles division and runs until Sunday. All matches will be played along the Hermosa Beach Strand just north of the Hermosa Beach pier.
Come an join us for our once a year event at 710 Pier Avenue on the Hermosa Beach Playhouse lawn at the Community Center This event will feature at least a thousand pieces individually made by the glass artist putting on the event. This event brings northern & southern California regional artists together for a two day event. 10% of the proceeds will go to the Hermosa Arts Foundation. Prices for the glass pumpkins range from $15-$200. A distinguished group of regional glass artists are teaming up again to display and sell thousands of colorful hand-made glass pumpkins. The Great Hermosa Beach Glass Pumpkin Patch event is spearheaded by Bryan Ousdahl, a glass artist residing in Redondo Beach, CA. See the event website for details and photo gallery: 
The Hermosa Beach Firefighters Association, a non profit organization, will be hosting its 4th annual casino night event on Saturday October 13th at the American Junkie Restaurant (formerly Sangria) 68 Pier Avenue, Hermosa Beach. The evening features a silent auction which will surely turn up the heat along with hors d’oeuvres and a no-host bar and in between rolls of the dice you can burn up the dance floor to DJ spun tunes.The poker tournament begins at 4:30pm and includes prizes for the final 10 players. Poker seat price: $95 Casino Night Price: $45 (single), $85 (couple) All proceeds from the event go to the HBFA, a non-profit organization. HBFA’s primary objective and purpose is to benefit charitable and educational organizations throughout the South Bay. Details and tickets visite 
