Huntington Beach, CaliforniaWeek of Aug 24, 2026

ThisWeekHB

The public calendar, edited.

Main Street looking toward the Huntington Beach Pier

Events · 8–15, not 80

Tuesday through Sunday

Free this week

Tuesday · 4:30–8:30pm · Main Street

Surf City Nights

Farmers market, makers, live music. 90 minutes free at 200 Main St. Cars off Main by 2pm.

Sat–Sun · noon–8pm · Old World

31st Annual Plum Festival

German bands, plum cake. Free entry. Family before 7pm. Confirm this is still the posted weekend before you go — festival desks move a day.

Sunday · Pier Plaza

Surfin’ Sundays + The Wise Guys at 5pm

Surf museum series, then the free pier concert. Bike or park north of Main.

Music & Nightlife

Wednesday · 6–8pm · Old World

Gilbert Bonilla Duo dinner show

Reservations beat a walk-up on German-band weekends.

Friday · 8–10:30pm · Biergarten

Saved by the 90s

Not a kids night.

Weekend afternoons · SeaLegs · Bolsa Chica State Beach

SeaLegs Live (often 2pm)

Tribute and local bands on the sand. Sunday Beatles brunch is a separate animal. Music directory.

Family · Food · Unique

Plum Festival is all three. Tuesday market is food + family. Saturday: Peter’s Landing market 9–2.

Dog-friendly: Old World patio usually yes; confirm on the door. Full patio list: dogs.

Every week (the standing calendar)

Tuesday · Main Street

Surf City Nights

The certified market. Hours and parking.

Saturday · 9am–2pm · 16400 PCH

Peter’s Landing Farmers Market

Harbour, year-round.

Sunday · Pier Plaza

Surfin’ Sundays

Free. Band changes; the plaza does not.

First Friday · 5–9pm · Golden West College · when they run it

Night market

Confirm the month. Markets.

Sat–Sun · 8am–3pm · Golden West College

Swap meet

No pets. Free parking.

Specials · the rest of 2026

Just happened

Lexus US Open of Surfing

Jul 25 – Aug 2, 2026 · south of the pier

Nine days, free on the sand, the town full. Next year’s dates when WSL posts them.

Go

Old World Oktoberfest

Weekends from about Sep 6 through early November · 7561 Center Ave

Steins, bands, wiener-dog races on the weekends they schedule them. Wed–Sun evenings once it is rolling. Not a stealth dog event — the dachshunds are the show.

GoTown is full

Pacific Airshow

Oct 2–4, 2026 · the coastline

Three days of jets over the water. Book a room now if cousins are coming. PCH will be a parking lot. Bike, walk, or suffer.

Regular

Huntington Harbour Christmas Boat Parade

Typically mid-December · the harbour

Lights on boats. Dates when the harbour association posts them. Dress warm; it is still a beach town in December.

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