This Weekend! South Bay Food Festival, Take a Chance With Fire Fighters, and Oktoberfest All Day Every Day

Another jam packed South Bay weekend is coming up! Read on for a quick heads up on what’s going on! This weekend, look out for the inaugural South Bay Food Fest, plenty of Oktoberfest celebrations, and more. See you there!

South Bay Food Festival

This Saturday, the Home Depot Center in Carson will be ground zero for all things Food Truck. The South Bay Food Festval is bringing in food trucks, live entertainment, contests, and more for your enjoyment.

Scheduled to show are the Me So Hungry Truck, Nom Nom truck, Fry Smith, and many, many more. Only $10 to enter plus free parking. For more information check out the South Bay Food Fest website. Be there!

If you need another reason to go, you’ll be glad to know that a portion of the proceeds from this event go to benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Carson.

• The South Bay Food Fest
  http://www.sobayfoodfest.com
  Saturday, October 15, 2011, 1 – 7 PM (General Admission)
  18400 Avalon Blvd, Carson CA 90746 (Map)

3rd Annual Charity Poker/Casino Night Benefiting the Hermosa Beach Ed Foundation

The Hermosa Beach firefighters are putting on a Poker and Casino Night to raise funds for local education. Along with high stakes action for the high rollers, there will also be a silent auction and more for non-gamblers. The event takes place at Sangria Restaurant on the Hermosa Beach Pier.

• Hermosa Beach Firefighters Charity Poker/Casino Night
  http://hbfirefighters.org/events
  Saturday, Oct 15, 2011, 5:30 PM
  Sangria Restaurant, 68 Pier Avenue, Hermosa Beach (Map)

Pool Side Oktober Beer Appreciation Night at Four Points LAX

Known as “The Beer Hotel” for their lobby brew-pub, the Sheraton Four Points LAX is combining Oktoberfest activities with a Californian setting. Check out their profile on Beer Advocate for more info on Brewster’s, which has been serving locals and guests of the hotel for 11 years.

This Friday night join beer fans at the pool bar for:

• German beers on draft (Hacker-Pschorr Oktoberfest, Hofbrau Oktoberfestbier, and Weihenstephaner Festbier)
• six different bottled beers (Schienkerla Rauchbier, Weihenstephaner Vitus, Schneider Aventinus, Bitburger, Sunner Kolsch, and Köstritzer Schwarzbier)
• And $7 plates with three types of sausages including Wiesswurst, Boerwurst and Bratwurst served with purple cabbage, potato salad, and mustard.

For live updates follow them on Twitter: @FourPointsLAX.

• Oktober Beer Appreciation Night – Poolside Fest
  http://www.fourpointslax.com/BestBrews
  Friday, October 14, 6:30 – 9:30 PM
  Four Points by Sheraton Los Angeles International Airport, 9750 Airport Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90045 (Map)

Even More Oktoberfest at Rock & Brews and Alpine Village

There’s still plenty more of October left which is fine with the folks at Rock & Brews and Apline Village; their Oktoberfest celebrations will be raging for as long as there are days left in the month.

• Oktoberfest at Alpine Village
  Fridays and Saturdays, 6 PM – Midnight, Sundays 1 – 6 PM; Now until October 23^rd
  http://www.alpinevillagecenter.com/oktoberfest
  833 West Torrance Blvd, Torrance, CA 90502 (Map)

• Oktoberfest at Rock & Brews
  Thursday through Sunday, now until October 30^th
  http://rockandbrews.com/special-events/rocktoberfest-kickoff
  143 Main Street, El Segundo, CA 90245 (Map)