Huntington Beach's delightfully non-touristy secret
For locals and those in the know, here's the secret tourists and the global fans of Huntington Beach don't fully grasp: Huntington Beach is a year-round-town. Home owners in Surf City know they have something to look forward to within their city borders and surrounding communities all year long. Sellers, this is a great time to drive this point home. Buyers, take note, you won't have the crowds of summer, but you will still have lots of fun things to choose from throughout the year. And I'm not just talking about the world class, world renown, internationally recognized Old World Village Oktoberfest, either.
Let's talk Old World
Arguably the biggest draw to Huntington Beach outside of summer is the Oktoberfest at Old World, featuring something for every member of the family (at least, before 9 pm). History records Oktoberfest's origins as being no more than a 16 day festival beginning in late September and ending in early October, with legend suggesting the extension of the festival to mid October in order to celebrate the wedding of the Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria to Princess Therese of Saxony-Hildburghausen, who later became the king and queen of Bavaria. No such excuse is necessary for Huntington Beach: if it is an October date on the calendar, it is Oktoberfest. Weiner dog races (really, a must-see), and a ridiculous cacophony of authentic German food, music and of course, beer, make for one of the largest celebrations of its kind on the west coast.
Feeling a little paranoid this October?
Golden West College is putting on an amazing stage adaptation by Michael Gene Sullivan of George Orwell's 1984, directed by Tom Amen. Consider it a Halloween scare for tweens-to-grown-ups, the dystopian nightmare come to life on stage is highly literary way to spook your way toward Halloween if you are a member of that aforementioned age range. For those of the younger set, the Huntington Beach Central Park Library Theater presents Huntington Beach Magic Show with Johnny Ace Palmer which will astound and amaze, followed by a Halloween costume parade all around the Huntington Beach Central Park Library afterword, so save the date of Wednesday, October 23rd, shows at 4 and 7pm.
Tacos taste just as good in October...
Up the road in Surfside, Taco Surf (home of the Surfside Margarita, which like their world renown tacos taste just as good in the fall as they do in the summer) presents local favorites Mid Life Crisis (or "MLC" by their impossibly hip fans) performing 60's and 70's hits with ridiculously tight harmonies. A perfect way to end the month for those who feel music and food of a non-Germanic nature is a better way to enjoy October, MLC will be joining the patrons of Taco Surf from 5:30 - 9:30 on October 26th.
Buy the Beach in Huntington Beach, the year round town!
Ann Stefanucci
