VW Bus Show is back at the pier || 5.29.25

HBers - welcome back.

Here’s what’s coming down the pike this weekend:

• Comedy on the Beach this Friday

• VW Bus Show returns to the pier

• America’s Largest Dachshund Festival too?

• plus a lot of live music and a little bit of news

PS - if you’re new, I’m Ethan and Around HB is the easy way to keep up with what’s happening in town.

EVENTS

⭐️ FRI @ 5-9p - Comedy on the Beach features Iliza Shlesinger, an award-winning comedian with 6 Netflix specials (LINK)

🪴 SAT @ 8-10a - volunteer with Surfrider North OC for this beach cleanup at the pier (LINK)

🐶 SAT @ 10a-3p - the schedule for Wienerfest 2025 includes a scavenger hunt, hot dog eating contest, and more (LINK)

⚽️ SAT @ 12p - enjoy a Champions League Final watch party at Old World’s Biergarten (LINK)

🎤 SAT @ 7-9:30p - let loose with some karaoke at Pho May (LINK)

🚌 SUN @ 8a-3:30p - the VW Bus Show is finally back, a free event with over 100 VW buses at the pier (LINK)

🛍️ SUN @ 10a-4p - as always, the Aloha Fair will have dance performances and family friendly entertainment (LINK)

⛴️ SUN @ 12-4p - Huntington Harbour Yacht Club celebrates its 60th anniversary with an open house (LINK)

looking ahead

👀 June 7-8 - plenty more standup comedy in town next weekend, with Annie Lederman at The Mamba (LINK) and a pop-up show at CrossFit Surf City (LINK)

⛳️ July 7 - Beers & Balls: BEERFEST 2025 centers around, well, drinking beer and hitting golf balls (LINK)

NEWS

Dance music festival set for September 🤖

Seems like there won’t be a 2025 Darker Waves Fest, but EDM fans might like this festival at State Beach (LINK)

HBHS boys fall in state semis 🏐

A talented Oilers squad (36-5) met their match in Mira Costa (36-2), bowing out in the state semifinals.

With this loss, the HBHS boys close out a successful season where they earned their first Sunset League championship since 2016 (story // bracket)

FEATURED PET

Stella is a small Spaniel-Poodle mix, less than a year old, currently up for adoption with the SAFE Rescue Team (LINK)

FEATURED HOME

just sold - looks like a beautiful 4 bed, 2.5 bath in the Davenport Mainland recently went for $2.575M (LINK)

FEATURED JOBS

• National Sales Manager at Paséa Hotel & Spa · $90-100k/yr (LINK)

• Innovation and Technology Specialist at The Pegasus School · $28-32/hr (LINK)

• Community Resource Manager at Bark City · $25/hr (LINK)

LIVE MUSIC

Thursday, May 29

• Fritzankotters · Koa Hord @ 6p

• Old World Biergarten · Ryan Bieber @ 6p

• Sebastiani’s · Huntington Henry @ 6p

• 2nd Floor · Rawnsley Band @ 8p

Friday, May 30

• Mother’s Tavern · The Roamers @ 5p

• Taco Surf · PBJ Trio @ 6p

• Vittorio’s · Ken James @ 6p

• Sebastiani’s · Kevin Rhue @ 6p

• 25 Degrees · Phoenyx & Co @ 6:30p

• Hyatt Regency · Kai Kalama @ 7p

• Surf Dog’s · Lily & Thorns @ 8p

• Tumbleweeds · Echo Love Chamber @ 9p

• Old World Biergarten · The Flux Capacitors @ 9p

• Old Crow Smokehouse · Brad Johnson @ 9:30p

Saturday, May 31

• Seasalt Honky Tonk · True Blue @ 10a

• Beach City Provisions · Stephen Alva Trio @ 12p

• Mother’s Tavern · Road Kill Kings @ 1p

• Pacific City · Annika Bellamy @ 1p

• Old World Biergarten · Hair Metal Festival @ 1:30-10:30p

• Seasalt Honky Tonk · Kyle Schuesler @ 2p

• The Longboard · The OSW All Stars @ 3p

• J King Neptunes · Tastee Nuggz @ 3p

• Mother’s Tavern · Beach Blvd @ 5p

• Beach City Provisions · The Shenanigans Band @ 5p

• Bella Terra · Jonny Zye @ 5p

• Taco Surf · Pet Project @ 6p

• Sebastiani’s · Michael Ubaldini @ 6p

• Beach Hut Deli · Hard Roads @ 6p

• 25 Degrees · Phoenyx & Co @ 6:30p

• Baci · DocThor Rhythm @ 6:30p

• Hyatt Regency · The Brobots @ 7p

• Matter of Craft · Pour Choices @ 8p

• Tumbleweeds · The Leftovers @ 9p

• Perqs · Crimson Crowbar @ 9p

• Old Crow Smokehouse · JT Harker @ 9:30p

Sunday, June 1

• Seasalt Honky Tonk · True Blue @ 10a

• SeaLegs at the Beach · Brunch with the Beatles (The Walrus) @ 10a

• Mother’s Tavern · The Garage Doors @ 1p

• Bella Terra · Gracie Rey @ 1p

• Seasalt Honky Tonk · Redneck Rodeo @ 2p

• SeaLegs at the Beach · The Simpkin Project @ 2p

• J King Neptunes · George Fryer @ 4p

• Mother’s Tavern · The Stan Zabek Band @ 5p

WEATHER

Thursday, May 29

72 🌡️ 61 | ⛅️ | 0% | 💨 SW 7 mph (6 knots)

Friday, May 30

72 🌡️ 64 | ☀️ | 0% | 💨 S 6 mph (5 knots)

Saturday, May 31

73 🌡️ 66 | ⛅️ | 1% | 💨 SSW 5 mph (4 knots)

Sunday, June 1

69 🌡️ 54 | ⛅️ | 2% | 💨 SSW 7 mph (6 knots)

Thanks for reading all the way down to here (-:

Until next Thursday…

-Ethan