Polliwog Park Concerts in the Park

The City of Manhattan Beach has posted the 2026 return of its Concerts in the Park series at Polliwog Park, with free Sunday evening shows scheduled from July 5 through September 6. The city’s Parks and Recreation page says the annual event will run from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Polliwog Park Amphitheater. Local Anchor, a South Bay community media site, separately listed the same 10-date schedule and said the lineup was still to be announced as of May 18. The city’s event page says the series is held each year at Polliwog Park and is free to the public. ### When do the concerts start, and how long do they run? July 5 is the opening date listed by both the City of Manhattan Beach and Local Anchor for the 2026 series. The schedule runs every Sunday through September 6, covering 10 concerts across the summer. The city says the event is an annual program that runs on Sundays, while Local Anchor’s listing describes the 2026 season as a 10-band series. (manhattanbeach.gov) The 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. time slot appears across the city’s concert page, Local Anchor’s event listing and individual city calendar entries for 2026 dates. One city calendar entry for August 30 lists the Polliwog Park Amphitheater, 1601 Manhattan Beach Boulevard, as the venue for a 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. performance, with more event details to come. (manhattanbeach.gov) ### Where is Polliwog Park, and what should people know before going? Polliwog Park Amphitheater at 1601 Manhattan Beach Boulevard is the location named on the city’s calendar pages for the concert series. The city says seating is first come, first served and encourages early arrival because the concerts are free and well attended. Local Anchor also says lawn seating is first come, first served and recommends arriving early to secure a spot. (manhattanbeach.gov) Blankets, lawn chairs and picnics are allowed, according to both the city and Local Anchor. The city says pets, barbecues, skateboards, scooters and roller blades are not allowed in the concert area, and it asks attendees to use low-backed chairs, avoid blocking aisles and keep children off the stage and stage apron. Local Anchor repeats the no-pets guidance and says low-backed seats help reduce visibility problems for people behind them. (manhattanbeach.gov) ### What has the city said about parking and access? Parking can be difficult around the park during the series, the city says on its 2026 concert page. The city encourages carpooling, walking and taxi or rideshare use, and says handicap parking will be at the Begg Pool parking lot with a rideshare and taxi pickup and drop-off area on Manhattan Beach Boulevard. Local Anchor lists the same access guidance in its 2026 roundup. (manhattanbeach.gov) ### Has the 2026 band lineup been announced? The full 2026 lineup had not been posted on the city’s main concert page as of the most recent city update surfaced in search results. The page says, “Full Lineup will be posted in a few months,” and notes that submissions for 2026 are closed and selected bands will be contacted directly. (manhattanbeach.gov) Local Anchor’s May 18 event page also lists every 2026 date as “TBA” and says the full lineup is still to be announced. A separate Local Anchor summer-concert roundup published days later repeated the July 5 to September 6 schedule and again listed each Manhattan Beach date as “TBA.” ### Where can readers check for updates before the first show? (manhattanbeach.gov) The City of Manhattan Beach says concert updates will appear on its Parks and Recreation concert page and related calendar entries for individual Sundays. Local Anchor says it will update its Polliwog Park concert page when bands are announced. The next public milestone is July 5, 2026, when the first Sunday concert is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. at Polliwog Park Amphitheater. (localanchor.com) (manhattanbeach.gov)