Wodapalooza SoCal brings 30,000 people and 1,500 athletes to the Huntington Beach Pier this September — and Matt Banwart has a front-row seat to all of it. He's owned Red Wolf CrossFit on Beach Boulevard since 2012, and he breaks down what the festival actually looks like from the sand, plus why the gym everyone assumes is for hardcore competitors is mostly busy parents squeezing in an hour before work.

What you'll learn:
- What the Gymreapers Wodapalooza SoCal festival is, why HB beat out every other SoCal beach town for it, and what spectators can actually watch on the sand September 25–27
- How "The Gauntlet" lets non-competitors jump in for a one-hour taste of the competition floor
- Why Matt says 95% of CrossFitters look nothing like what Instagram shows you
- The 42-day mark: what Red Wolf's own client data shows about when results start showing up
- Why Red Wolf runs body composition scans before writing anyone a program
- The Red Wolf love story involving the Chamber of Commerce and a proposal on the gym floor

🏪 Red Wolf CrossFit | 16929 Beach Boulevard, Huntington Beach, CA 92647 | (949) 876-7482 | redwolfcrossfit.com
Free Intro: redwolfcrossfit.com/programs/get-started
Instagram: @redwolfcrossfit

🎟️ Gymreapers Wodapalooza SoCal | Sept 25–27, 2026 | Huntington Beach Pier (Main St. & PCH)
socal.wodapalooza.com — use code CFREDWOLF15 for 15% off tickets, 20% off Gauntlet registration

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Huntington Beach runs free movie nights, a traveling pump track, and a 95-year-old indoor pool most residents have never set foot in. Kaci Thol has spent 23 years building those programs — and she's here to tell you which ones you're sleeping on.

Kaci is the Recreation Supervisor at Edison Community Center, and she oversees youth sports, city field reservations, and the events HB families plan their summers around: the Pier Swim, the Overnight Family Campout, and the HB Surf Contest. Lane gets her to walk through what's still open this summer, what sells out before you've heard of it, and why the passport idea they invent on-air might actually happen.

What you'll learn:
- Why Camp HB sells out at spring registration — and the other city camps still taking late signups
- Where the free Summer Movie Series lands next (Lake Park, then Worthy Park), plus the 7 p.m. pre-show crafts and giveaways
- Overnight Family Campout at Central Park, Aug. 15–16, on the Gothard side — dinner, breakfast, and registration still open
- The HB Pier Swim's new date: August 29, after June's swell forced a reschedule
- Inside the City Gym & Pool, built in 1931 — indoor swim lessons from 6 months old to adult
- The free pump track at Edison Community Center and where it travels next
- The 107 Parks Challenge Lane and Kaci cook up mid-episode

Presented in part by the Sackin-Stone Team, a major sponsor of City of Huntington Beach community events.

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📱 Instagram: @hbcommunityservices | @cityofhb

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The Lexus US Open of Surfing returns to Huntington Beach July 25–Aug 2; half a million people, the world's best surfers, live music, and free entry. Here's how a born-and-raised local actually does the biggest week of the year in Surf City.

What you'll learn:
- The full US Open dates, format, and why it's been on the south side of HB Pier since 1959
- This year's music lineup: G. Love & Special Sauce with Matt Costa, Real Estate, and Local Natives (and what's free vs. ticketed)
- The free Surf City USA Bike Valet on 5th Street that skips the parking nightmare entirely
- Exactly what to pack and the hard-rule list of what security won't let in
- Lane's start-to-finish plan for one perfect US Open day downtown

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