Ocean Beach The main street of business is Newport Avenue which has antique stores, restaurants, coffee houses, bars, bike and surf shops, and an international youth hostel. Ocean Beach has three schools - Ocean Beach Elementary (a public school), Sacred Heart Academy (a Catholic school), and Warren-Walker (a private school). The community also features multiple churches, a public library, a U.S. Post Office, an independent supermarket, a vegetarian food co-op, and multiple other amenities. Local events include the Ocean Beach Street Fair and Chili Cookoff in late June, a jazz festival at the foot of Newport in late September, the Ocean Beach Christmas Parade in early December, and the Ocean Beach Kite Festival on the first Saturday of March. Also, each Wednesday from 4 to 8 p.m, two blocks of Newport Avenue are open to only foot traffic and bicycles for a farmer's market. The Ocean Beach Municipal Pier, built in 1966, is the longest concrete pier on the West Coast, measuring 1,971 feet. The pier, which includes a restaurant and bait shop, is located at the south end of the beach and is available to the public for walking and fishing. A concrete walkway spans most of the length of the one-mile beach. The northern end of OB's waterfront is known as Dog Beach, alongside the canal that empties the San Diego River. It has been set aside specifically for leash-free pets and their owners 24 hours a day.