Manhattan Beach Fireworks Photos Viewing Guide
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Manhattan Beach Fireworks!
• Hermosa Beach/Redondo Beach Guide • Manhattan Beach Bars & Nightlife One of the top events of the entire year in the beautiful seaside community of Manhattan Beach, CA, is the annual Christmas fireworks show.
Held the second Sunday of December, it brings in thousands of people from the area. Those people fill the city's blocked-off main street, Manhattan Beach Blvd., the Strand, beach and waterfront homes to watch a spectacular fireworks show – one of the best in the nation, topping many Fourth of July shows, in fact – over the pier with palm trees silhouetted by the show. People treat it as an evening picnic under the stars. They come with blankets, beach chairs and coolers, picking a spot on the sloped street. Many arrive by foot, taking casual strolls through the neighborhood to arrive just past dusk. And in this neighborhood, which sits right on the Pacific Ocean in Los Angeles County, that stroll is along the Strand, a walk/run/bike/rollerblade sidewalk of sorts that runs along ocean between the houses and the sand. Many of those houses have social gatherings of a few or several dozen, making the Manhattan Beach fireworks the city's third biggest party of the year (Surfest and the Manhattan Open AVP take the to two podium spots). With many "young and single" people ready to mingle at all times in Manhattan, these house parties often lead to fireworks of another kind. In 2006, a light shower hardly damped the spirit(s) as the city went ahead and painted the Manhattan Beach sky with another spectacular show. In fact, the raindrops quit falling during the fireworks, only to resume almost immediately afterward.
Several bars and restaurants downtown do a, well, booming
business. Two bars face out to the shore and are packed well before the
show begins and eventually, everyone makes it into the legendary Shellback
Tavern. The event caters to all. It starts at dusk with Christmas music at the pier, creating the festive atmosphere. With Christmas just around the corner, and many people headed back to visit families in snowy, cold climates, the Manhattan Beach Fireworks provide an ideal combination of the holiday and beach spirits.
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