It's Homecoming Weekend in El Segundo

Plus lots more happening around town all week

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Hello Gundo
October 09, 2025

Hello, Gundo 👋 

It’s Homecoming weekend here in El Segundo. The ESHS students always do an incredible job with their floats so if you’ve never been to the parade, we highly recommend checking it out.

As always, if and when new events pop up or any details change, we’ll share them on the Hello Gundo Instagram.

-Sam & Angie Greenspan

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.

Thursday, October 9th

Farmer’s Market
🥕 Main Street, all ages, 3-7 PM, free

LA Tech Happy Hour
🖥️ Brewport Tap House, 5:30-7:30 PM, free and includes one drink

El Segundo Planning Commission Study Session
🏙️ City Council Chamber, 5:30-10 PM

Voices for Impact: A Discussion on Shifts in Influence in Media & Culture
👩 L’Oreal ProLAB (888 N. Douglas), 6-8 PM, free

Trivia Night with MC Ken
🧑‍🎓 Five Point Five Brewing, ages 21+, 7 PM, free

Spanish Bilingual Storytime
📙 El Segundo Public Library, ages 0-5 + caregiver, 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+

💵 Thursday food, drinks, and deals

  • El Segundo Brewing Co - Reverse happy hour Monday through Thursday: $2 off beers, 7 pm to close.

  • Habit Burger & Grill - kids eat free (Mon-Thurs, 1 meal per week)

  • Color Me Mine - Student discount with HS or college ID

  • Porterhouse - food & drink specials from 4-5:30 PM and 8-9:30 PM

  • Scooter’s Jungle Open Play - 4-6 PM, $23 for child + 1 adult

  • 🚚 Food trucks and pop-ups: Bomba! at Sugar Monkey Brewing… Crepes at The Coffee Bar… Spread, Please! inside Two Guns

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Friday, October 10th

ESHS Homecoming Parade
🎊 Downtown El Segundo, 5 PM
Parade starts at Grand and Main and ends at the high school.

ESHS Homecoming Game vs. Beverly Hills
🏈 ESHS, all ages, 7 PM, $7-$14

Disco Pickle
🪩 California SMASH, all ages, 6-10 PM, $35
A dance party benefit to support the Hermosa Beach Education Foundation.

Parent’s Night Out
🤖 Code Ninjas, ages 8-12, 6-8:30 PM, $69

Karaoke Night
🎤 Standard Station, ages 21+, 9:30 PM, free

Sunset Sessions (chill house DJ sets)
🎧️ Sugar Monkey Brewing, 6-10 PM, free

Live Music Fridays
🎸 The Tavern on Main, 8 PM, free

Live Music  
🎸 Old Town Patio, all ages, 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+

💵 Friday food, drinks, and deals

  • Porterhouse - social hours 4-5:30 pm and 8-9:30 pm with food and drink specials

  • 🚚 Food trucks and pop-ups: La Chancla Kitchen at Sugar Monkey Brewing… Spread, Please! inside Two Guns

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Saturday, October 11th

Hillside Maintenance for the El Segundo Blue Butterfly Conservancy
🦋 Imperial btwn Hillcrest and Loma Vista, all ages, 9-11 AM, free

Meet the Winemaker
🍷 Barsha El Segundo, 2-5 PM, $39
Meet the winemakers from Querceto di Castellina for a guided tasting of four wines.

Halloween Cat Paint and Sip
🐈‍⬛ Boardroom Brewery, all ages, 6-8 PM, $50 including one drink 

Facialworks Pop Up
🥒 Soulcycle at The Point, 7:30 AM-12:30 PM
Complementary oxygen infusions, plus raffles, giveaways, and special offers.

The Unholy Three
🎪 Old Town Music Hall, all ages, 2:30 PM, $20
Screening of the 1925 silent thriller, accompanied live on organ.

Dracula
🧛 Old Town Music Hall, all ages, 7 PM, $10-$12
Screening of the 1931 Bela Lugosi film.

Live Music Saturdays
🎸 The Tavern on Main, 9 PM, free

Live Music
🎸 Old Town Patio, all ages, 5-8 PM, free

Public skate at the Toyota Sports Performance Center
⛸️ Toyota Sports Performance Center, all ages, 1-3 PM and 7:30-9:45 PM, $11.50+

💵 Saturday food, drinks, and deals

  • The Tavern on Main - kids eat free for brunch, 9 AM-2 PM

  • Eat Fantastic - kids eat free

  • The Kebab Shop - kids eat free

  • Porterhouse - food & drink specials from 4-5:30 PM and 8-9:30 PM

  • 🚚 Food trucks and pop-ups: Jolly Jolt ice cream at Sugar Monkey Brewing… breakfast burritos at The Coffee Bar… Spread, Please! inside Two Guns

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Sunday, October 12th

Coffee & Flowers Flower Bar Pop-Up
☕️ The Coffee Bar, 7 AM-12 PM

Son of Frankenstein
🧑‍🔬 Old Town Music Hall, 2:30 PM, $10-12
Screening of the 1939 gothic horror film.

Shaun of the Dead
🧟 Old Town Music Hall, 7 PM, $10-$12
Screening of the 2004 horror comedy.

Live Music Sundays
🎸 The Tavern on Main, all ages, 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

  • Rock & Brews All You Can Eat Tailgate Buffet + $5 drinks - for NFL Sundays

  • Football Sunday - Expect all El Segundo bars to be open for 10 AM football!

  • Eat Fantastic - kids eat free

  • The Kebab Shop - kids eat free

  • 🚚 Food trucks and pop-ups: Magos Tacos at Boardroom Brewery… Spread, Please! inside Two Guns

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Monday, October 13th

Sanskrit Letter Drawing Workshop
ૐ Live Your Best Life (208 Main), all ages, 6-10 PM, donations

Craft ‘N Chat
🖼️ El Segundo Public Library, ages 18+, 12-1 PM, free

Lucky Guess Trivia
🧑‍🎓 Sugar Monkey Brewing, ages 21+, 6:30-8:30 pm

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

  • Habit Burger & Grill - kids eat free (Mon-Thurs, 1 meal per week)

  • Porterhouse - 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 for kids 5 and under

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Tuesday, October 14th

Minecraft Teen Program
⛏️ El Segundo Public Library, 6th-12th grade, 3-5 PM, free
Watch the Minecraft movie and make a keychain craft.

Trivia with Budds
🧑‍🎓 Brewport Tap House, ages 21+, 7 PM (last table reservation is at 6:30)

Preschool Storytime
🧒 Public Library, ages 3-5 + adult, 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

  • CinemaWest - $8 movies all day and night

  • Topgolf - half off game play every Tuesday

  • Sauced - Game Night (discounted games including axe throwing)

  • Taco Tuesday at G’s Il Capo dei Bar, Standard Station, and Rock & Brews

  • The Tavern on Main - 2 for 1 burgers

  • Habit Burger & Grill - kids eat free (Mon-Thurs, 1 meal per week)

  • Burger Lounge [outside the 🫧 warning] - kids eat free

  • El Segundo Brewing Co - Reverse happy hour: $2 off beers, 7 pm to close.

  • Porterhouse - food & drink specials from 4-5:30 PM and 8-9:30 PM

  • Color Me Mine - BOGO studio fee

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Wednesday, October 15th

Evening Book Tasting
📚️ Richmond Bar & Grill, 6-8 PM, free
Check out a “curated selection of literary genres” from the El Segundo Public Library. Includes appetizers as well. RSVP in advance.

Backgammon on Tap
♦️ Five Point Five Brewing, 6:30 PM, free 

Karaoke & Game Night
🎤 Sugar Monkey Brewing, 5-9 PM, free

Trick-Or-Treat Festival
🎃 The Point, 10 AM-12 PM, free
Live music, costumed characters, balloons, and trick-or-treating. Wear a costume!

Baby/Toddler Storytime
👶 Public Library, ages 0-3 + caregiver, 10-10:20 am or 10:30-10:50 am, free

Wonderful Wednesdays
😃 Public Library, ages 5-10, 3-3:45 pm, free

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

  • Sauced - Hump Day Wednesday (discounted games, all night happy hour)

  • G’s Il Capo dei Bar - Kids eat ½ off

  • 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

  • 🚚 Food trucks and pop-ups: Spread, Please! inside Two Guns

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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

International Garden Center’s haunted houses are open
There’s one for little kids and one for bigger kids. Both are free and fun do do while you’re pumpkin shopping.

Eat Fantastic’s Kids Eat Free is coming to an end
Eat Fantastic is discontinuing its kids eat free on the weekends offer at the end of the year.

La Paz is raising money after the car crashed through their restaurant
La Paz has been shut down for over two weeks now. They have a GoFundMe running to help support their staff and families while they rebuild.

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New & Ongoing Deals

⛳️ Topgolf deals
Get half off Monday thru Thursday and/or snag 30 minutes of free play time.

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Save the Date

Events coming up, often where it’s wise to get your tickets sooner rather than later.

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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!