The 2025 AVP Manhattan Beach Open festivities kicked off Thursday at the annual Walk of Fame red-carpet ceremony held on the Manhattan Beach Pier to unveil plaques honoring last year's champions.

Thursday's ceremony celebrated 2024 winners Taryn (Kloth) Brasher, Kristen Nuss, Theo Brunner, and Trevor Crabb with two new plaques on the pier. 

The AVP Manhattan Beach Open, widely celebrated as the “Grandaddy of Them All,” is the most prestigious professional beach volleyball tournament in the country. It is being held on the south side of the Manhattan Beach Pier and will run through Sunday, August 17.

The tournament showcases the pinnacle of beach volleyball talent, featuring defending champions Taryn (Kloth) Brasher / Kristen Nuss (2024 Olympians) and fellow 2024 Olympians Chase Budinger/Mike Evans, as well as the second-to-last AVP event for legendary International Volleyball Hall of Famer, 2008 Olympic gold medalist, four-time Olympian and seven-time Manhattan Beach Open winner Phil Dalhausser.

The tournament began on Thursday with a qualifier, to be followed by the main draw competition Friday through Sunday.

AVP Tournament Information

General admission to the Manhattan Beach Open is free but fans can select from a variety of ticket options for an elevated experience. Get more information on tickets and ticket sales - as well as brackets and schedules - by visiting the MBO by AVP website.

Note that multiple streets and parking lots will be closed during and after the tournament. 

Parking lot closures include: 

• Lower pier parking lots closed 8/8-8/20
• Upper pier parking lots closed 8/15-8/20

Street closures include: 

• Manhattan Beach Blvd. west of Ocean Drive to the MB Pier closed 8/11-8/20
• Ocean Drive between 11th Street and 12th Street closed 8/15-8/17
• Manhattan Beach Blvd. west of Manhattan Avenue to the MB Pier closed 8/15-8/17