Mark Your Calendars for Manhattan Beach’s 18th Holiday Open House and 23rd Annual Pier Lighting, 26th Annual Family Holiday Crafts Night, and the Holiday Fireworks Festival. See details below:
Nov. 14th: 18th Holiday Open House and 23rd Annual Pier Lighting
The Holiday Open House is your downtown local restaurants’, retail stores’ and businesses’ way of saying thank you to customers and community for their support and patronage throughout the year. Come celebrate the annual Holiday Open House together with the City of Manhattan Beach Pier Lighting Ceremony. Downtown merchants will be open until 9:00 PM and are sure to offer some distinctive gifts and intriguing offers this holiday season. Restaurants will be serving their original menus and some sampling is sure to get your palette started for an evening of wonderful food.
The evening includes:
- 6:00 PM Pier Lighting Ceremony with live entertainment
- Mayor will flip the switch at 7:00 PM and illuminate the Pier with holiday lights
- Carolers and strolling musicians throughout the entire downtown
- Santa and his helpers
Bring your kids and don’t forget your shopping list.
Enjoy an evening of holiday music, shopping and dining all at one great location, Downtown Manhattan Beach.
Dec 2nd: 26th Annual Family Holiday Crafts Night
The Afterschool REC program would like to invite you to attend the 26th Annual Family Holiday Crafts Night and Open House. This event will be a showcase of the Afterschool REC Program. Play, Nature, Exercise, Positive Spaces, Gathering Places, and Forever are the themes of the night. Come and celebrate family fun times, feed off of the positive energy and exercise your mind as you paint or glue. This is a gathering space for you and your family to play and have some good old fashion fun. There will also be some holiday goodies and hot cocoa!
For more information contact:
- Parks and Recreation Department(310) 802-5448
- David Ibarra, Afterschool REC Supervisor (310) 802-5419
- Idris Al-Oboudi, Recreation Services Manager (310) 802-5404
Dec 9th: Manhattan Beach Holiday Fireworks Festival
The Manhattan Beach Holiday Fireworks Festival is held at the Pier every year in December. This year’s Fireworks Festival will take place on December 9, 2012 and will include the following events:
- 4:00 PM – Skechers Snow Park opens
- 4:00 PM – Michael Stars Bounce Park opens
- 4:00 PM – Chamber’s Santa arrives and greets kids
- 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM – Local Bands lead holiday sing-a-long
- 7:00 PM – Fireworks Show choreographed to seasonal music
Bring blankets, beach chairs and coolers to pick a spot for the spectacular show.
The Holiday Fireworks are expected to go forward, rain or shine, on Sunday.
