Free Youth Wellness Fair Takes Over the Pier Lawn Saturday
Seal Beach, CA · October 23, 2026
Overcast skies are keeping the coast cool this morning, giving you prime walking weather before a lively slate of weekend music, park fairs, and library workshops kicks off.
The Lead
Tomorrow morning, Eisenhower Park turns over to local teenagers for the inaugural Thrive Youth Wellness Fair, a first-of-its-kind community gathering tackling teen mental health and stress. Spearheaded by student volunteers with the Seal Beach Leo Club, the event brings together more than two dozen regional organizations—including CHOC Children’s Health, the American Red Cross, and the Orange County Department of Education—for open-air workshops, peer counseling resources, and substance prevention tools. Rather than standard lectures, high schoolers will moderate panels and staff interactive booths alongside health professionals. Organizers built the event on the belief that honest conversations about adolescent anxiety and depression land far more effectively when shared peer-to-peer. The free fair welcomes families to the pier bluff from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM Saturday, with student crews arriving at 8:00 AM to raise the first canopy tents.
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Today's Outlook
- High 72°F · Low 60°F — Overcast (24% chance of precipitation)
- Expect gray skies all day, so keep a light jacket handy for beach walks.
What's On Around Town
Today
Live Music: Marly Mitchell Bogart's Coffee House (905 Ocean Ave), 6:00 PM · Free Acoustic singer-songwriter tunes by the water to welcome the weekend.
Bad Daddies Live Taco Surf (16281 Pacific Coast Hwy), Sunset Beach, 6:00 PM · Free Energetic rock covers paired with beachside fish tacos and chips.
Tomorrow
- Thrive Youth Wellness Fair Eisenhower Park, 10:00 AM–3:00 PM · Free
- Lego Mania Mary Wilson Branch Library (707 Electric Ave), 10:00 AM–4:00 PM · Free
- Marion Meadows Live Spaghettini (3005 Old Ranch Pkwy), 7:00 PM · Paid
Sunday
- Ashe Brothers Trio The Beach House (15 1st St), 2:00–5:00 PM · Free
- Johnny Mastro & Mama's Boys Marni's (620 Pacific Coast Hwy), 5:30 PM · Free
- Sunday Night Karaoke Hennessey's Grill (143 Main St), 8:00–11:00 PM · Free
Spotlight & Story
- Eisenhower Park
- While thousands cross this oceanfront bluff toward the pier, few realize its 1987 gazebo and palm terrace were funded by neighbors eating pasta. The Seal Beach Junior Woman’s Club raised $34,000 for the park renovation by organizing “I Like Ike” lasagna dinners.
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