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Council authorizes planning for 2025 Hueneme Beach Festival after 2024 recap
Summary
Staff reported a reconfigured 2024 Beach Festival reduced neighborhood impacts and turned the event toward financial sustainability; the council unanimously authorized staff to begin planning a similar two‑day festival for July 12–13, 2025.
City staff told the Port Hueneme City Council that changes to the 2024 Hueneme Beach Festival—adjusting the footprint away from Surfside neighborhoods, reducing fees for nonprofits and relying more on internal staff and Police Explorers—allowed the city to host the event without parking or admission charges while cutting overall expenses.
"We managed to balance the budget without an admission fee and without parking…
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