{"id":366222,"date":"2026-10-06T21:04:52","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T21:04:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/366222\/"},"modified":"2026-10-06T21:04:52","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T21:04:52","slug":"manhattan-beach-hometown-fair-continues-a-tradition-of-giving-back-daily-breeze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/366222\/","title":{"rendered":"Manhattan Beach Hometown Fair continues a tradition of giving back \u2013 Daily Breeze"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Manhattan Beach Hometown Fair returned over the weekend \u2014 continuing a tradition that has been a community favorite since 1972.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailybreeze.com\/2026\/09\/30\/manhattan-beach-hometown-fair-returns-this-weekend\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Schools and nonprofits benefitted from the thousands who attended the festival on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 3-4.<\/a> The festival featured 200 arts-and-crafts booths, food and drinks booths, a beer and wine garden, live music \u2014 including a \u201cBattle of the Bands\u201d \u2014 and a \u201cKid Country\u201d with a petting zoo.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Yoanna Chou, 5, makes a friend in the petting zoo...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.dailybreeze.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TDB-L-MB-HOMETOWN-FAIR-1005-08.jpeg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Yoanna Chou, 5, makes a friend in the petting zoo at the Hometown Fair on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026, in Manhattan Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Attendees stop for a photo at the Hometown Fair on...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.dailybreeze.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TDB-L-MB-HOMETOWN-FAIR-1005-01.jpeg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Attendees stop for a photo at the Hometown Fair on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026, in Manhattan Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kelly Zaun and his daughter Sunny, 1, of El Segundo...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.dailybreeze.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TDB-L-MB-HOMETOWN-FAIR-1005-02.jpeg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Kelly Zaun and his daughter Sunny, 1, of El Segundo go to feed a llama in the petting zoo at the Hometown Fair on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026, in Manhattan Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Hometown Fair draws attendees on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026,...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.dailybreeze.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TDB-L-MB-HOMETOWN-FAIR-1005-11.jpeg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Hometown Fair draws attendees on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026, in Manhattan Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Hometown Fair draws attendees on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026,...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.dailybreeze.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TDB-L-MB-HOMETOWN-FAIR-1005-03.jpeg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Hometown Fair draws attendees on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026, in Manhattan Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Hometown Fair draws attendees on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026,...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.dailybreeze.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TDB-L-MB-HOMETOWN-FAIR-1005-10.jpeg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Hometown Fair draws attendees on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026, in Manhattan Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Hometown Fair draws attendees on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026,...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.dailybreeze.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TDB-L-MB-HOMETOWN-FAIR-1005-18.jpeg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Hometown Fair draws attendees on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026, in Manhattan Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Hometown Fair brings out attendees on a hot day...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.dailybreeze.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TDB-L-MB-HOMETOWN-FAIR-1005-09.jpeg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Hometown Fair brings out attendees on a hot day on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026, in Manhattan Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Hometown Fair brings out attendees on a hot day...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.dailybreeze.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TDB-L-MB-HOMETOWN-FAIR-1005-14.jpeg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Hometown Fair brings out attendees on a hot day on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026, in Manhattan Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Young attendees get their hair colored courtesy of the Mira...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.dailybreeze.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TDB-L-MB-HOMETOWN-FAIR-1005-04.jpeg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Young attendees get their hair colored courtesy of the Mira Costa High School girls soccer team at the Hometown Fair on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026, in Manhattan Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Attendees stroll past exhibit booths at the Hometown Fair on...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.dailybreeze.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TDB-L-MB-HOMETOWN-FAIR-1005-19.jpeg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Attendees stroll past exhibit booths at the Hometown Fair on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026, in Manhattan Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Attendees stroll past exhibit booths at the Hometown Fair on...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.dailybreeze.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TDB-L-MB-HOMETOWN-FAIR-1005-05.jpeg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Attendees stroll past exhibit booths at the Hometown Fair on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026, in Manhattan Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The petting zoo is a popular attraction at the Hometown...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.dailybreeze.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TDB-L-MB-HOMETOWN-FAIR-1005-20.jpeg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The petting zoo is a popular attraction at the Hometown Fair on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026, in Manhattan Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Attendees escape the heat while playing mahjong indoors at the...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.dailybreeze.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TDB-L-MB-HOMETOWN-FAIR-1005-17.jpeg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Attendees escape the heat while playing mahjong indoors at the Hometown Fair on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026, in Manhattan Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A boy enjoys cotton candy at the Hometown Fair on...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.dailybreeze.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TDB-L-MB-HOMETOWN-FAIR-1005-16.jpeg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A boy enjoys cotton candy at the Hometown Fair on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026, in Manhattan Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A boy looks to attract hungry visitors at the Hometown...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.dailybreeze.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TDB-L-MB-HOMETOWN-FAIR-1005-15.jpeg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A boy looks to attract hungry visitors at the Hometown Fair on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026, in Manhattan Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A man carries shaved ice servings on a scorching hot...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.dailybreeze.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TDB-L-MB-HOMETOWN-FAIR-1005-13.jpeg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A man carries shaved ice servings on a scorching hot day at the Hometown Fair on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026, in Manhattan Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A drummer is shaded by umbrellas on a scorching hot...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.dailybreeze.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TDB-L-MB-HOMETOWN-FAIR-1005-12.jpeg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A drummer is shaded by umbrellas on a scorching hot day at the Hometown Fair on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026, in Manhattan Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Vega Chou, right, and her daughter, Yoanna, 5, from Gardena...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.dailybreeze.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TDB-L-MB-HOMETOWN-FAIR-1005-07.jpeg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Vega Chou, right, and her daughter, Yoanna, 5, from Gardena spend time in the petting zoo at the Hometown Fair on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026, in Manhattan Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Attendees stroll through a vendor booth at the Hometown Fair...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.dailybreeze.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TDB-L-MB-HOMETOWN-FAIR-1005-06-1.jpeg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Attendees stroll through a vendor booth at the Hometown Fair on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026, in Manhattan Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p>Show Caption<\/p>\n<p>1 of 20<\/p>\n<p>Yoanna Chou, 5, makes a friend in the petting zoo at the Hometown Fair on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026, in Manhattan Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\" class=\"icon-enlarge mng-gallery-fullscreen-expand\" aria-label=\"Expand fullscreen slideshow\">Expand<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The fair began on Saturday with a parade led by Boy and Girl Scout troops, and performances by the Mira Costa High School Marching Band and drill team, with the the Manhattan Beach Middle School Choir performing the national anthem.<\/p>\n<p>The event raises $100,00 annually for nonprofits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Manhattan Beach Hometown Fair returned over the weekend \u2014 continuing a tradition that has been a community&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":366223,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[9965,2136,1882,116101,59548,267,9966,75,9967,84,83,9,24,63,9216],"class_list":["post-366222","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-manhattan","tag-beach-cities","tag-california","tag-community","tag-fairs-and-festivals","tag-local-history","tag-local-news","tag-los-angeles-county","tag-manhattan","tag-manhattan-beach","tag-manhattan-headlines","tag-manhattan-news","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-south-bay"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/366222","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=366222"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/366222\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/366223"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=366222"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=366222"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=366222"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}