2025
Events
Calendar

February - April 2025
Smackfest Volleyball Classes Begin
Weekly, Starting Feb 10
Hermosa Beach, CA
Smackfest has been hosting classes for 27 years and has become a south bay staple attracting hundreds of players 4 nights a week. You’ll meet great people, and get in a workout. Classes have been featured on The Bachelor, CNN, Today in LA, the Easy Reader, and more.
Post class refreshments at Baja Sharkeez with drink specials from Smackfest 2025 Season Sponsors & 20% off food.
Smackfest Spring Kickoff Party (Beach Volleyball League Begins)
March 12
Hermosa Beach, CA
Smackfest's Official Co-Ed league begins on March 12 and continues weekly every Tuesday until September.
Post league refreshments are hosted at Tower 12 with with drink specials from Smackfest 2025 Season Sponsors & 20% off food.
Spring Classic Festival
April 13
Redondo Beach, CA
An event on the sand, in the South Bay, that combines a Smackfest like volleyball tournament with games, live bands, DJ's, food, and lots of booze ... on the sand !!
That's right, you can freely sample delicious beverages from over a dozen different beer, wine and liquor vendors – and not worry about getting a ticket!
June 2025
Smackfest Mid Season Tournament
June 24
Hermosa Beach, CA
Smackfest's Co-Ed league Mid Season Tournament.
Post tournament refreshments are hosted at Tower 12 with with drink specials from Smackfest 2025 Season Sponsors & 20% off food.
Santa Monica Pier 360
June 28 - 29
Santa Monica, CA
The Santa Monica Pier provides an ideal opportunity for clients to sample or demonstrate their new product or services. Branding and promotional activities at the Pier enable clients to interact with potential customers in a high-traffic location. Sampling programs are customized to fit the needs of the client.
29th Annual Smackfest
June 28
Hermosa Beach, CA
Presented by Smack Sportswear, Smackfest has become the most popular volleyball tournament on the West Coast, and the event of the year for most South Bay residents. Sun, sand, sexy people, and volleyball come together on the sands of Hermosa Pier.
The ultimate So Cal lifestyle event. All day specials on Smackfest Beverage Sponsors and 20% off food at Sharkeez and Tower 12 too!
July 2025
Semana Nautica Sports Festival
July 6
Santa Barbara, CA
The Semana Nautica Summer Sports Festival, a Santa Barbara tradition since 1933, began as "Fleet Week," when locals challenged U.S. Navy crews to beach contests. Inspired by its success, the City Council officially established the festival the following year, renaming it Semana Nautica to honor the town’s Spanish heritage.
Over the years, the festival has featured a diverse range of events, from ocean swimming and water polo to volleyball, running races, cycling, and the Crazy Kardboard Kayak Race. Open to all ages and abilities, it offers a mix of physically demanding and family-friendly activities, evolving annually to celebrate community and sportsmanship.
International Surf Festival
July 31 - Aug 4
Manhattan Beach, CA
The International Surf Festival promotes South Bay beach cities, world-class lifeguard services, and physical fitness for participants aged 8 to 80+.
Signature events include the Judge Taplin Lifeguard Medley Relay, Dwight Crum Pier-to-Pier Swim, and Charlie Saikley 6-Man Volleyball Tournament. Other activities feature surfing, bodysurfing, paddleboard races, a dory race, and youth events, with international lifeguard teams, including those from Victoria, Australia, often participating.
The festival kicks off with a Wednesday dinner featuring the LA County Fire Department Lifeguard Medal of Valor ceremony, followed by the Lifeguard Intracrew competition on Friday. It is organized as a non-profit 501(c)(4).
Los Angeles County Lifeguard Medal of Valor Dinner
July 31
Redondo Beach, CA
King Harbor Yacht Club
The Lifeguard Medal of Valor gives recognition to Los Angeles County Ocean Lifeguards for acts of heroism. The program is sponsored by the Redondo Beach Chamber of Commerce and was first awarded in 1981.
It serves as a signal to the lifeguards that the public recognizes and appreciates the tremendous efforts they undertake. The bronze medal features a running lifeguard carrying a rescue can (buoy) and is presented to the honorees at the kickoff dinner prior to the annual International Surf Festival.
August 2025
Charlie Saikley Volleyball Tournament - Manhattan Beach Pier 6-Man / 6-Woman
Aug 2 -3
Manhattan Beach, CA
The Charlie Saikley 6-Man Beach Volleyball Tounament is the premire 6-man beach volleyball tournament in Southern California. The tournament draws over 50,000 spectators each year.
LA County Lifeguard Championships
August 2 (7:30pm)
Hermosa Beach, CA
Teams from various lifeguard services from throughout Southern California compete in this event each year. The winning team gets the honor of holding the "Taplin Bell" perpetual trophy until the following year's race. The individual names of all sixteen team members from the winning team are engraved on the perpetual trophy to mark their place in history.
In the evening prior to the Taplin relay, spectators will be treated to rescue demonstrations, Jr. Lifeguard relays and the Chris Linkletter Women's Surf Relay. The first event on Saturday night begins at 7:30 pm and the Judge Taplin Relay begins at approximately 9:00 pm
International Bodysurfing Championship
August 3
Manhattan Beach, CA
The International Body Surfing Championship, hosted by the Gillis Beach Bodysurfing Association, takes place at Manhattan Beach Pier and features 8 men’s and women’s divisions. The event includes preliminary heats, with top finishers advancing to championship rounds. Open to all skill levels, participants use swim fins only. Contest details, results, and photos are available online.
ISF Surfing Championships
August 3
Manhattan Beach, CA
The South Bay Boardriders Club Summer Surf Off will be held on the south side of the Manhattan Beach Pier. This venue is one of the premier surfing locations in the South Bay.
This surf contest is one of the original events of the International Surf Festival when the event began in 1962.
Velzy-Stevens Pier-to-Pier Paddleboard Championship
August 4
Manhattan Beach, CA
The Paddleboard Race, presented by the South Bay Boardriders Club, is a popular event at the International Surf Festival. The race starts at Manhattan Beach Pier, with paddlers heading south to Hermosa Beach Pier and finishing on the beach.
Dwight Crum Pier-to-Pier Swim
August 4
Manhattan Beach, CA
The Dwight Crum Pier-to-Pier Swim celebrates it's 62nd anniversary and remains one of the most popular long distance swims in the United States. In 2023, 1350 swimmers completed this grueling two-mile course.
Swimmers enter the water on the south side of the 10th Street Lifeguard Tower (South of the Hermosa Beach Pier). They swim round the Pier, parallel to shore then round the Manhattan Beach Pier and finish on the beach.
World Body Surfing Championships
August 16 - 17
OceanSide Pier, CA
Approximately 350–400 bodysurfers from around the world compete in their respective age divisions for trophies and prizes. The Men and Women's Grand Champions will be crowned on Sunday afternoon, the final day.
The contest is projected to start at 6:30 am each morning. Prelims for all age divisions will be held on Saturday. All semifinals and finals will run on Sunday. WBC reserves the right to change the projected schedule based on the actual number of applications received.
CBVA Pro Invitational
August 23 - 24
Manhattan Beach, CA
THE CBVA IS CALIFORNIA'S PREMIER TOUR. Founded in 1962, the CBVA was created to bring together all levels of beach volleyball players to compete in high-quality tournaments along the California coast.
CBVA Cal Cup Championships
August 30 - September 1
Hermosa beach & Manhattan Beach, CA
THE CBVA IS CALIFORNIA'S PREMIER TOUR. Founded in 1962, the CBVA was created to bring together all levels of beach volleyball players to compete in high-quality tournaments along the California coast.
May 2025
Smackfest Cinco De Mayo Tournament
May 4
Hermosa Beach, CA
Smackfest's Co-Ed league Cinco De Mayo Tournament.
Post tournament refreshments are hosted at Tower 12 with with drink specials from Smackfest 2025 Season Sponsors & 20% off food.
Fiesta Hermosa
(Memorial Day Weekend)
Hermosa Beach, CA
Fiesta is on Memorial Day weekend and welcomes over 100,000 attendees over the course of the three-day weekend (data confirmed 118,000 at Fiesta 2024).
The festival's expansive layout allows for increased participation, creating a lively atmosphere that exceeds expectations in both attendance and engagement.
September - October 2025
SmacktoberFest
October 12
Redondo Beach, CA
An event on the sand, in the South Bay, that combines a Smackfest like volleyball tournament with games, live bands, DJ's, food, and lots of booze ... on the sand !!
That's right, you can freely sample delicious beverages from over a dozen different beer, wine and liquor vendors – and not worry about getting a ticket!