One of my favorite annual events in oceanside is the Beach Soccer Championship. It’s a unique variation of soccer and really fun to watch. The field and teams are small, it is faster pace, you can get close to the action, there are lots of bicycle kicks, and the atmosphere is relaxed like a surf competition. I’ve now been able to bring a sibling 2 years in a row too.

Woman throwing a soccer ball on a beach towards a goal and several other players in soccer uniforms
A young man and several younger boys dance a traditional, aggressive Polynesian dance on a beach
Players from the Tahiti team performing a dance before the men’s pro championship
A man kicks a soccer ball towards a goal and several other players of the other team on a beach
Four still frames showing a man flipping upside down in a soccer bicycle kick on sand