STREET FAIR, MUSIC FESTIVAL & CRAFT BEER TENT

August 30, 2009

10am to 6pm

Torrance will host its First Annual Block Party on Sunday, August 30th.  The Street Fair, Music Festival and Craft Beer Tent will be located in historical Downtown Torrance, along Sartori & El Prado streets. The street fair and music festival will host artists and crafters from Southern California.   Torrance is an ideal place for a summer festival with moderate temperatures and cool ocean breezes.

People will be coming from all over the South Bay for this Steet Fair which will host some of the top local talent in the area.  There will be three stages of continuous music.  One stage will be on El Prado and it will feature local entertainment and performances by youth groups and local organizations. The second stage will be the Craft Beer Garden Stage which will host live music.  The third will be an acoustic stage.

Fairgoers will also be tantalized by the fabulous food offered by the local restaurants, including Red Car Brewery and the Buffalo Fire Department   Also featured wil be festival favorites, kettle corn, corn on the cob, shaved ice, cotton candy, fresh squeezed lemonade and funnel cakes.

The Craft Beer Garden, hosted  by RED CAR BREWERY, will be an incredble experience as some of Southern California's finest Micro-Brewery's will be on hand.   Eight  Micro Brewery's will provide a wonderful selection of fine light, dark, pilsner and ale lagers. If you are a craft beer canoseur, you won't leave dissappointed!

Fun alley will be a kid's zone featuring various  games and activities for children 2 to 10 years old.

Block Party Making News: Article from June 20th Daily Breeze

Old Torrance to be site of city's first street fair

By Nick Green Staff Writer

In an effort to bring more people to struggling Old Torrance, plans are under way to host the city's first-ever street fair and craft beer festival this summer.

Scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 30, what's dubbed the Torrance Block Party will boast 100 arts and crafts vendors, a "Taste of Torrance" with eight local restaurants serving samples from their menus and musical entertainment on three separate stages.

One of those stages, featuring rock 'n' roll bands, will be set up in the parking lot of the Red Car Brewery & Restaurant that will double for the day as a craft beer tent. As many as a dozen regional microbreweries are expected to showcase their products.

"The idea of this party is to expose people to the downtown area, people who haven't been down there for a long time," Mayor Frank Scotto said. "It could be a signature-type event for the city of Torrance."     read more