Oktoberfest Comes to El Segundo!

Plus the 19th annual wine festival and silent auction and a whole lot more

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Hello Gundo
September 11, 2025

Hello, Gundo 👋 

If pumpkin spice can come in August, it’s only logical that Oktoberfest comes in September.

This week we’ve got Oktoberfest at two local breweries, the 19th annual wine festival and silent auction benefitting Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, and a whole lot more.

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 emails to put together this comprehensive list of 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, September 11th

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

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

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Friday, September 12th

ESHS Football vs. South
🏈 ESHS, all ages, 7 PM, $7-$14

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

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

Live Music with Dallas Greene 
🎸 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: Lower Case Deli at Boardroom Brewery… Spread, Please! inside Two Guns

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Saturday, September 13th

Oktoberfest at El Segundo Brewing Co. + Five Point Five Brewing
🍻 Five Point Five Brewing and ESBC, all ages, 1:30 PM, free
There’s a beer pong tournament from 2 to 4 PM at Five Point Five, German food from food trucks, plus a free shuttle service between the two breweries from 1:30 to 6:30 PM.

Coal Miner’s Daughter
🎤 Old Town Music Hall, all ages, 2:30 PM, $10-$12
Screening of the award-winning 1980 Loretta Lynn biopic.

Planet of the Apes
🐵 Old Town Music Hall, all ages, 7 PM, $10-$12
Screening of the 1968 Charlton Heston classic.

Fall Story Explorers
🍁 El Segundo Public Library, ages 10 and under plus families, 10:30-11 AM, free
Stories, songs, and a craft.

Free Rain Barrel Distribution
🌧️ Edward C. Little Water Recycling Facility (1935 S. Hughes), 8-11 AM, free

Live Music Saturdays
🎸 The Tavern on Main, 9 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: Freddy’s Birria Tacos at Boardroom Brewery… Lower Case Deli at Five Point Five Brewing… breakfast burritos at The Coffee Bar… Spread, Please! inside Two Guns

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Sunday, September 14th

19th Wine Festival and Silent Auction
🍷 International Garden Center, 5-7:30 PM, $50 presale or $55 at the door
Fundraiser benefiting Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.

Summer Stock
💃 Old Town Music Hall, all ages, 2:30 PM, $10-$12
Screening of the 1950 musical with Judy Garland and Gene Kelly.

STaRS in the Spotlight [currently sold out]
👩 El Segundo Woman’s Club, 2:15 PM
Celebrating seven years of service. “Meet local stars, eat good food, and enjoy live entertainment.”

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!

  • Sausal - 10th anniversary specials

  • Eat Fantastic - kids eat free

  • The Kebab Shop - kids eat free

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

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Monday, September 15th

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

Genealogy Club
🧬 Public Library, 11 am-12 pm, free

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

  • Color Me Mine - $5 studio fee for kids 5 and under

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Tuesday, September 16th

Bingo Night
⚪️ Richmond Bar & Grill, all ages, 6 PM 

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

Game Night
🕹️ Sugar Monkey Brewing, ages 21+, 3-9 PM, free
Games including board games, Xbox, ping pong, pool, darts, Pop-a-Shot, and more.

Crafteen
🖼️ El Segundo Public Library, ages 6th-12th grade, 3:30-4:30 PM, free
Make a craft with snacks provided.

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

  • 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, September 17th

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

The Point Kids Club
🧒 The Point, no ages specified but it’s happening during school hours soooo, 10 AM-12 PM, free
DIY friendship bracelets, soft play space, and more.

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

  • Color Me Mine - $5 studio fee after 5 PM

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

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“THE SECOND” HALF

Gundo Scoop

The Rec Park Tot Lot is finally reopening
The repairs are done and the Tot Lot (aka the “little kid playground”) reopens today.

Code Ninjas is offering camps for the ESUSD day off on 9/23
ESUSD is off on September 23rd for Rosh Hashanah. If you don’t celebrate and need a place for your child to go, check out these camps.

Want to do the Thriller dance at the Halloween Frolic?
Registration is open for the annual Thriller workshop. It’s on Thursdays from 7-8:30 PM 9/25 through 10/23.

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!