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Grow OC · San Juan Capistrano, CA

Trades Thursday

A meetup for OC trades people. Show up after work, grab a beer, and meet the people you only knew from a phone call.

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LandscapersElectriciansPlumbersHome service crews

A packed parking lot of trades people at Trades Thursday, Docent Brewing, San Juan Capistrano, October 1 2026.
Trades Thursday, Docent Brewing, 10.01.26. The lot filled up.

What it is

A meetup for people who do the work.

Trades Thursday is a get-together for OC trades people. Landscapers, electricians, plumbers, home service crews, owners, and the guys who work for them.

Beers, raffles, and a lot of people meeting the guy they only knew from a phone call. Nobody is selling you anything. Bring your crew.

Who shows up

  • Landscapers
  • Turf crews
  • Electricians
  • Plumbers
  • Home service crews
  • Owners
  • The guys who work for them
  • One chihuahua

Connect

Meet other crews, subs and owners in your area. Put a face to the number in your phone.

Build

Trade numbers, find help, find work. The stuff that happens over a beer, not in a group chat.

Grow

Come back next time and bring somebody. That's how it keeps growing.

Next one

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Last one · 10.01.26

Docent Brewing. The lot filled up.

Landscapers, electricians, plumbers, home service crews, and a chihuahua. Beers, raffles, and a lot of people meeting the guy they only knew from a phone call.

  • Two guys with their arms around each other in front of the Grow Love OC banner.
    Good people. Real trades.
  • A man and a woman cheering during the raffle, the woman holding a chihuahua.
    Raffle time. Chihuahua did not win.
  • A crowd under the sponsor tents with their hands up during the raffle.
    Hands up if you won something.
  • A raffle winner grinning and holding up a hi-vis safety bundle.
    Hi-vis bundle, claimed.
  • A man in a Docent Brewing shirt holding a beer at the Docent door.
    At the Docent door.
  • A pile of Trades Energy stickers on a table.
    Stickers on everything.
  • A group of friends posing together under string lights at the end of the night.
    Last call.
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The raffle

Grow OC hats, launch shirts, tools, and a hi-vis safety bundle. Somebody walked away with a shovel.

The tents

The SiteOne tent with the tools was one of the first places people walked up to.

The crew

Ibarra's showed up in maroon and navy, straight from the day's work. Partner from day one.

Sponsors

Backed by people who get it.

SponsorSiteOne Landscape Supply

Gift cards in the raffle, and the tool tent everybody walked up to first.

SponsorTrades Energy

The 12-pack, the long sleeve, and stickers on everything by the end of the night.

SponsorCBER

The camo hats. People were asking where to get one before the raffle started.

SponsorHousecall Pro

Hats and decks of cards for a room full of home service owners.

Partners

  • VenueDocent Brewing
  • Partner from day oneIbarra's Landscaping

Want to back the next one, or set up a table? DM @grow.oc and we'll make it happen.

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  • Date and location, as soon as it's set
  • Photo gallery link after every event
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We'll send the date as soon as it's set. See you out there.