Manhattan Beach's Biggest Weekend Promises Fast Times, Family Fun
Oct 02, 2026 08:22AM ● By MB News Staff
(Photo via MB Hometown Fair)
Manhattan Beach's biggest weekend - featuring the MB 10K and the Hometown Fair - is expected to draw thousands of athletes and fair-goers.
Read more about what's to come, starting on Friday night:
Friday, October 2
6:15 p.m. Join the Mira Costa Cross Country team at the Manhattan Beach Pier for the "Ryan James Run," honoring a Mira Costa grad who passed away last fall from an epileptic seizure.

(Photo via MB 10K)
Saturday, October 3
7:30 a.m. Watch the start of the sold-out MB 10K, with this year's honorary race starter Randy Gardner. Following the race, a lively expo at the Manhattan Beach Pier will feature food, games, and community resources. Find information on road closures here.

(Former Manhattan Beach Hometown Fair President Joe Marcy and friends at the front of the 2021 Hometown Fair parade.)
10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. The Manhattan Beach Hometown Fair will open with its traditional parade. Throughout the day, enjoy food, games, live music, arts and crafts, community booths, and a kids' zone. See the full entertainment lineup here. Find information on road closures here.

(Photo via Manhattan Beach Hometown Fair)
Sunday, October 4
10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Continue to enjoy food, games, live music, arts and crafts, community booths, and a kids' zone. See the full entertainment lineup here. Find information on road closures here.
Both the MB 10K and the Hometown Fair are volunteer-run events that give back to the community. The MB 10K has donated more than $865,000 to the community with college scholarships to hundreds of Mira Costa High School students, community improvements including fitness structures and playgrounds, and support for local school and area non-profit clubs. At the fair, the beer and wine gardens and the food and game booths are staffed by local non-profit groups, generating more than $100,000 per year for the organizations.
