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A new restaurant opens in El Segundo
Plus lots of things to do every night of the week!
Hello Gundo
July 23, 2026
Hello, Gundo 👋
As we enter the back half of the summer, we’ve got another great week of El Segundo events. The third concert in the park is on Sunday, there’s a new restaurant open on Main Street, and a whole lot more.
Make sure to watch the Hello Gundo Instagram as we’ll share everything new that pops up.
-Sam & Angie Greenspan
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WHAT’S HAPPENIN’
We follow 150+ Instagram accounts, Facebook pages and groups, websites, and email lists to put together this comprehensive guide to everything happening in El Segundo this week.
Though we strive for 100% accuracy, as we all know too well: Schedules are subject to change. All event details are based on latest information on websites/social media. We’ve also called, DMed, and/or visited to confirm whenever possible.
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Thursday, July 23rd
Farmers’ Market
🫑 Main St., all ages, 3-7 PM, free
Trivia with MC Ken
🧠 Five Point Five Brewing, 7 PM, free
Goblin Loot Game Night
🃏 Stuft Pizza, all ages, 5:30 PM, free
Mahjong Night
🀄️ G’s il Capo dei Bar, 7 PM, free
Live Music
🎸 Old Town Patio, 5-8 PM, free
Public skate at the Toyota Sports Performance Center
⛸️ Toyota Sports Performance Center, all ages, 2:30-5 PM and 7:30-9:45 PM, $11.50+
💵 Thursday food, drinks, and deals
Scooter’s Jungle Open Play - all ages, 1:30-4:30 PM, $23 + 1 adult
Porterhouse - social hours 4-6 PM and 8-9:30 PM with food and drink specials
Stuft Pizza - $1 slice night
Habit Burger & Grill - kids eat free (Mon-Thurs, 1 meal per week)
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Friday, July 24th
Dockweiler Beach Movie Nights - Anaconda
🐍 Dockweiler Youth Center, all ages, 8 PM, free
The weekly free Dockweiler movies continue. Reservations aren’t required but you can grab one at the link.
Leo Steen Bar Takeover
🍷 Blum South Bay, 6-8 PM, $25
Taste five wines from Leo Hansen of Leo Steen Wines.
House on Tap (live DJs)
🎛️ Sugar Monkey Brewing, 6-10 PM, free
Live Music
🧑🎤 The Tavern, ages 21+, 8 PM, free
Karaoke Night
🎤 Standard Station, ages 21+, 9:30 PM, free
Live Music
🎸 Old Town Patio, all ages, 5-8 PM, free
Christmas in July
🎄 Standard Ceramics, ages 11+, 6:30-8:30 PM, $100
Build ceramic Christmas tress ornaments.
Auditions for Sandy (the dog) in Annie
🐕️ Rec Park Clubhouse, 4:30 PM
Want to turn your dog into a star? The first step is appearing in an El Segundo Youth Drama performance of Annie. Next stop after that? Most likely a rebooted Air Bud franchise.
Public skate at the Toyota Sports Performance Center
⛸️ Toyota Sports Performance Center, all ages, 2:30-5 PM and 7:30-9:45 PM, $11.50+
💵 Friday food, drinks, and deals
Scooter’s Jungle Open Play - all ages, 11 AM-3 PM, $23 + 1 adult
Porterhouse - social hours 4-6 PM and 8-9:30 PM with food and drink specials
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Saturday, July 25th
Summer Sweat Community Workout
🏋️ Campus El Segundo, 9:30 AM-12:30 PM, free
WALL-E
🤖 Old Town Music Hall, all ages, 2:30 PM, $10-12
Screening of the 2008 Pixar film.
Hairspray
👱♀️ Old Town Music Hall, 7 PM, $10-$12
Screening of the 1988 John Waters version (not the remake).
Manhattan Beach Cars & Coffee
🚗 The Point, 8-10 AM, free
See cars and also look across the street at Manhattan Beach.
Pop-Up Art Shop
🖼️ Vinny’s Pizza, 4-7 PM
Fantasy Romance Novel Book Club
📔 Rec Park, ages 21+, 12:30-2 PM, free
Code Ninjas Preview Day
🥷 Code Ninjas El Segundo, 2-4 PM, free
Christmas in July
🎄 Standard Ceramics, ages 11+, 6:30-8:30 PM, $100
Build ceramic Christmas tress ornaments.
Live Music
🎸 Old Town Patio, all ages, 5-8 PM, free
Live Music
🎸 The Tavern on Main, ages 21+, 8 PM, free
💵 Saturday food, drinks, and deals
Pop-Up Handmade Jewelry Event - 9 AM-1 PM at The Coffee Bar
The Tavern on Main - kids eat free all day
The Kebab Shop - kids eat free
Porterhouse - food & drink specials from 4-5:30 PM and 8-9:30 PM
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Sunday, July 26th
Summer Concert in the Park - Gypsy Dreams
🎸 Library Park, all ages, 4-7:30 PM, free
Gypsy Dreams is a Fleetwood Mac tribute band.
F1 Hungarian Grand Prix Race Replay
🏎️ Sugar Monkey Brewing, 12 PM, free
Double Indemnity
🕵️ Old Town Music Hall, 2:30 PM, $10-$12
Screening of the 1944 film noir classic.
The Art of Papier-Mache: Sculpting Workshop
📜 1204 E. Walnut, 1-4 PM, $55
Live Music
🎶 Old Town Patio, 1-4 PM, free
Public skate at the Toyota Sports Performance Center
⛸️ Toyota Sports Performance Center, all ages, 1-3 PM, $11.50+
💵 Sunday food, drinks, and deals
Vinny’s Pizza - 50% off medium pizza for the World Cup final
The Kebab Shop - kids eat free
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Monday, July 27th
Lucky Guess Trivia
🧑🎓 Sugar Monkey Brewing, ages 21+, 6:30-8:30 PM, free
Craft ‘N Chat
🖌️ El Segundo Public Library, ages 18+, 12-1 PM, free
Crafty Crew: Harry Potter Day
🪄 El Segundo Public Library, grades 4-5, 2:30 PM, free
Watch the first Harry Potter movie and make an owl craft. They say the event is only an hour long but that movie sure isn’t.
Meditate in El Segundo
🧘 Blue Butterfly Coffee, all ages and levels, 7-8:15 PM, suggested $15 donation
Public skate at the Toyota Sports Performance Center
⛸️ Toyota Sports Performance Center, all ages, 2:30-5 PM, $11.50-$15.50
💵 Monday food, drinks, and deals
Rock & Brews - kids eat free
Marmalade Cafe - kids eat free 3 PM - close
Vinny’s Pizza - half off medium pizzas
Habit Burger & Grill - kids eat free (Mon-Thurs, 1 meal per week)
El Segundo Brewing Co - Reverse happy hour: $2 off beers, 7 pm to close.
Color Me Mine - $5 studio fee for kids 5 and under
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Tuesday, July 28th
Bingo Night
⚪️ Richmond Bar & Grill, 6 PM, free
Meditation Circle & Community Gathering
🧘 Live Your Best Life, 6:30 PM, donations
Trivia with Budds
🧑🎓 Brewport Tap House, ages 21+, 6 PM, free
Trivia Night at California Smash
🤔 California Smash, 5-9 PM
Dart League
🎯 El Segundo Brewing Co., ages 21+, 4 PM-close
Preschool Story Time
📖 El Segundo Public Library, ages 3-5, 10-10:30 AM, free
Public skate at the Toyota Sports Performance Center
⛸️ Toyota Sports Performance Center, all ages, 2:30-5 PM, $11.50-$15.50
🌮 Tuesday food, drinks, and deals
Scooter’s Jungle Open Play - all ages, 9:45 AM-12:45 PM, $23 + 1 adult
Burger Lounge [outside the 🫧 warning] - kids eat free
Sauced - Game Night (discounted games including axe throwing)
Taco Tuesday at G’s Il Capo dei Bar, Standard Station, and Rock & Brews
Habit Burger & Grill - kids eat free (Mon-Thurs, 1 meal per week)
El Segundo Brewing Co - Reverse happy hour: $2 off beers, 7 pm to close.
Porterhouse - food & drink specials from 4-6 PM and 8-9:30 PM
Color Me Mine - BOGO studio fee
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Wednesday, July 29th
Evening Book Club
📖 El Segundo Public Library, 6:30-7:30 PM, free
This month’s book is Theo of Golden by Allen Levi.
Summer Concerts at the Point
🎤 The Point, all ages, 6-8 PM, free
This week’s free concert is Hi-Fi Soundtrack (New Wave).
El Segundo Mahjong Club
🀄️ Joslyn Recreation Center, 5-7:30 PM, free
Boardroom Run Club
🏃 Boardroom Brewery, 6 PM, free
A ~5k run to the beach.
Baby/Toddler Storytime
👶 El Segundo Public Library, ages 0-3 + caregiver, 10-10:20 AM or 10:30-10:50 AM, free
Sip & Paint (BYOB)
🎨 Color Me Mine, ages 21+, 6-9 PM, $10 + price of selected piece
Public skate at the Toyota Sports Performance Center
⛸️ Toyota Sports Performance Center, all ages, 2:30-5 PM, $11.50-$15.50
💵 Wednesday food, drinks, and deals
True Food Kitchen - 15% off $50+ every Wednesday in July & Aug during The Point Summer Concerts. Order online and use code CONCERT.
Sauced - Hump Day Wednesday (discounted games, all night happy hour)
G’s Il Capo dei Bar - Kids eat ½ off
Marmalade Cafe - ½ off all bottles of wine
Habit Burger & Grill - kids eat free (Mon-Thurs, 1 meal per week)
Rock & Brews - burger specials
Smashburger Manhattan Beach [outside the 🫧 warning] - kids eat free
Porterhouse - Wine Wednesdays (25% off bottles) and food & drink specials from 4-5:30 PM and 8-9:30 PM
El Segundo Brewing Co - Reverse happy hour: $2 off beers, 7 pm to close.
Color Me Mine - $5 studio fee after 5 PM
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Do you have an event, activity, or local deal you’d like to see included in a future newsletter? Respond to this email and let us know.
“THE SECOND” HALF
Gundo Scoop
Unico Tokyo Pasta is now open!
We haven’t seen an official announcement yet, but the Japanese-inspired pasta restaurant has opened (or, at the very least, soft opened) on Main Street.
There’s a new plant swap at the El Segundo Public Library
Take a plant, leave a plant!
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New & Ongoing Deals
$5 Margaritas at Hopdoddy
Available through Sunday.
Free pizza for students at Slice & Pint
Slice & Pint is offering a student reward card for free cheese slices this summer.
🎬️ Summer Movie Clubhouse at Cinemark
A weekly kids movie for $1.75/ticket at 9:30 AM. Howard Hughes is on Mondays and Playa Vista is on Wednesdays.
⛳️ Topgolf deals
50% off Mon-Fri all day and/or snag 30 minutes of free play time. Also, their unlimited summer play deal is still available.
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Save the Date / Get Your Tickets Now
Events coming up, often where it’s wise to get your tickets sooner rather than later.
Movie in the Park - 8/1 at Chevron Park. This year’s movie is Zootopia 2.
Summer Skate - 8/8 at Rec Park Inline Skating Rink. A brand new outdoor skating event for all ages from the El Segundo Kiwanis Club. Tickets are on sale now.
Family Campout - 8/15-8/16 at Rec Park. Wristbands are now on sale.
El Segundo Art Walk - 8/22.
Bonsai Bar - 9/20 at Sugar Monkey. This insanely popular event sells out before we ever have a chance to promote it, so we’re promoting it two months early this time!
Upcoming Old Town Music Hall movies and events - Saturdays and Sundays. Many of these, especially popular movies, will sell out.
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Who are you and why are you doing this?
We’re Sam and Angie Greenspan, El Segundo residents and since 2016 and major El Segundo boosters ever since.
We also believed we were the right people to give this town its first newsletter.
Angie’s a realtor who works here in town and all over L.A. — so she’s plugged in to everything happening and has been a de facto source for local event info for years. Sam’s a writer and works in email marketing.
Please spread the word!
— Sam & Angie Greenspan
P.S. If you have any ideas or anything you want to see us include in this newsletter, reply to this email to let us know!
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