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Local Events this May 2026

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A wooden troll sculpture reaches toward a small wire-frame figure on a garden lawn.

Thomas Dambo's TROLLS: A Field Study S Coast Botanic Garden

Date: Now until Oct 4, 2026
Location: Palos Verdes

Crowd at BeachLife Festival beside the beach, with palm trees and ocean behind the stage.

BeachLife Festival

Date: May 1-3, 2025
Location: Redondo Beach

A volleyball hangs above the net as players reach up beneath a bright blue sky.

AAU Southern Pacific Grand Prix Series Hermosa Beach Open

Date: May 3, 2026
Location: Hermosa Beach

Cinco de Mayo Fiesta fundraiser flyer for a May 5 happy hour on a San Pedro tall ship.

Cinco de Mayo Happy Hour Fundraiser

Date: May 5, 2026
Time: 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Location: San Pedro

Colorful flowers arranged on a wooden board beside paper and a hammer.

Boards & Bubbles: Floral Resin Board WorkshopĀ 

Date: May 9, 2026
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Location:
Palos Verdes

Relay For Life participants gather beneath a purple American Cancer Society arch, holding a Survivors banner.

Relay For Life

Date: May 9, 2026
Time: 9:30 AM - 8:00 PM
Location: Torrance
Mother’s Day sunset sail aboard a tall ship, departing Long Beach on May 10, 2026.

Mother’s Day Sunset Sail

Date: May 10, 2026
Time: 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: San Pedro
Uniformed color guard marches with U.S. and military service flags.

City of Torrance Armed Forces Day Celebration

Date: May 16, 2026
Time: 1:30 PM
Location: Torrance

Children gather among colorful tents at a family campout.

30th Annual Family Campout

Date: May 16-17, 2026
Location: Manhattan Beach

Tour de Pier participants celebrate on stationary bikes as a crowd cheers beneath the event banner.

Tour de Pier

Date: May 17, 2025
Time: 7:30 AM
Location: Manhattan Beach
Fiesta Hermosa

Fiesta Hermosa

Date: May 23-25, 2025
Location: Hermosa Beach
Memorial plaza with a U.S. flag, stone markers, palm trees, and jets flying overhead.

Memorial Day Ceremony

Date: May 25, 2026
Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Veterans Park, Redondo Beach
BTA Legacy of Excellence beach tennis event in Hermosa Beach, May 29–31, 2026.

Beach Tennis Tournament

Date: May 29-31, 2026
Location: Hermosa Beach
Runners in You Are Enough shirts race along a sunny beachfront promenade.

You Are Enough 5k Run/Walk

Date: May 30, 2026
Time: 9:00 AM
Location: Hermosa Beach