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The Seaside Promenade in coastal light, the finish the relay has been running toward

Event previewSeaside

The last mile on the Prom

Hood to Coast finishes in Seaside on August 28 and 29. For the town it is not a race. It is a two-day change of weather.

Cove Tales · Aug 4, 2026 · 2 min

Rows of beach volleyball nets on the sand in Seaside

Event previewSeaside

Two hundred forty-five nets

The Seaside Beach Volleyball Tournament returns August 5–9. For five days the beach is a city, and Broadway works like one.

Cove Tales · Jul 8, 2026 · 2 min

A downtown candy counter of taffy, rocky road, and boxed chocolate

Event previewSeaside

Seaside’s oldest continually run business

Phillips Candies has been on Broadway since 1897. The name stayed. The taffy stayed. The family in the kitchen changed.

Cove Tales · Jun 18, 2026 · 1 min

Produce stalls and a food court in a parking lot off Highway 101

Event previewSeaside

Wednesdays in the lot

The Seaside Farmers Market runs June 17 to September 9, 2026. Food court at noon, market at one, music until the booths come down. Last year, 13,000 people.

Cove Tales · Jun 10, 2026 · 2 min