Long Beach Special Events and Filming

05/28/2026

🎼The Long Beach Parks, Recreation & Marine is proud to announce the 117th season of the Long Beach Municipal Band summer concert series, the nation’s longest standing city-funded municipal band.

🗓Concerts will take place at five Long Beach parks beginning Tuesday, June 23, through Friday, July 31.

🧺Concertgoers are encouraged to bring picnic style dinners, blankets, chairs and their best dance moves to enjoy a summer evening under the stars with the delightful sounds of the Long Beach Municipal Band. Performances will take place on the dates listed below. All concerts begin at 6:30 p.m. and are free.

📍Whaley Park North on Tuesdays, June 23 and 30
📍Bixby Annex Park on Tuesdays, July 7, 14, 21 and 28
📍Los Cerritos Park on Wednesdays, June 24, July 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29
📍Conductor Larry Curtis Concert Park at Marine Stadium on Thursdays, June 25, July 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30
📍El Dorado Park West on Fridays, June 26, July 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31

Click below ⤵️ for the list of weekly themes for the 2026 concert series.

05/16/2026

We are excited to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community this Pride weekend! While the festival is not taking place, Pride is so much bigger than a single event. Pride is community, visibility, resilience, joy and showing up for one another. 🫶🏽

We want our community to know that there are many ways to come together, support local organizations and small businesses and celebrate 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Pride across Long Beach this weekend.

Here are just a few events happening:

✨ 43rd Annual Pride Parade
📆Sunday, May 17
📍 On Ocean Blvd. from Linder Ave. to Alamitos Ave.

✨ Gateway to Pride | Pride Parade After Party
📆 Sunday, May 17
📍777 E. Ocean Blvd. (At Shoreline Gateway/ The Current Plaza) Downtown Long Beach

✨ Pride Garden Parking Lot Party
📆 Sunday, May 17
📍 Falcon at 1435 E. Broadway

For a growing list of Pride weekend events and community gatherings, visit 🔗 Visitlb.com

We encourage everyone to continue supporting and uplifting our LGBTQ+ community this weekend and beyond. 🌈

To read the full statement and additional background on the festival, visit 🔗 lbcity.info/lbprs

05/16/2026

📣 📰 This weekend is one of the busiest in the City of Long Beach as the community celebrates Pride and the LGBTQ+ community. Long Beach is proud to host the Pride Parade, which will occur as promised this year, and will feature 141 entries—the most in City history. Many Long Beach bars, restaurants and businesses will be fully activated, and the City has permitted five special events to activate additional spaces. Information on all that is happening this weekend in celebration of the LGBTQ+ community can be found at 💻 visitlongbeach.com/events/annual-events/long-beach-pride, which will be updated throughout the weekend. The City encourages everyone to have fun and celebrate safely.

Unfortunately, one event, the Long Beach Pride Festival, will not be able to take place this year as sufficient information to safely permit the event has not been made available by the event organizers. To accommodate those coming into town for that event, Long Beach will add additional transit options to connect downtown locations to the Bixby Park area so that there are many options available to celebrate in Long Beach. More information regarding these additional transit options will be shared at ➡️ VisitLongBeach.com.

For the full statement and additional background, including information on the Pride Parade, and City-issued refunds for special business licenses and health permits related to the festival that is no longer taking place, please visit the 🔗 lbcity.info/lbprs where you can also learn more about the City’s continued support of the LGBTQ+ community.

04/17/2026

For those attending Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach this weekend on bicycle, our friends at Pedal Movement are providing FREE bike valet at Alamitos Beach this weekend.

Friday and Saturday they will be there from 9am to 8pm.
Sunday they will be there from 9am to 6pm.

They will also hold strollers, scooters, skateboards, and anything related to micromobility that isn't gas powered.

https://www.instagram.com/pedalmovement/

01/19/2026

As we honor Martin Luther King Jr. today and remember his commitment to justice, equality, and service to others, we would also like to thank everyone who participated and helped produce the 38th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade & Celebration on Saturday.

Thank you to everyone, especially the community, who came out to support the participants and honor Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy!

01/19/2026

01/16/2026

ICYMI this Saturday, January 17th, is the MLK Jr Parade and Celebration!

01/01/2026

🎉 JANUARY EVENT HIGHLIGHTS 🎉

✨Long Beach’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade and Celebration returns January 17, 2026.

The 2026 festivities will begin with the parade kickoff at 10am at the intersection of Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave and Anaheim, followed by a celebration at MLK Jr. park from noon to 5pm. Follow District 6 Councilwoman Suely Saro for all the updates.
🎤 State of The City address will take place at 5:30 pm on Tuesday, January 13, in the Terrace Theater where Mayor Rex Richardson will provide updates on economy, infrastructure, and more. Tickets are FREE with RSVP ➡️ longbeach.gov/StateoftheCity
🎟️ Registration for the LA28 Ticket Draw opens on January 14 with Olympic tickets on sale later in 2026 and Paralympic tickets available in 2027. ➡️ http://LA28.org for more info.
🪩 On January 17th Downtown Long Beach Alliance brings you the first DTLB Live, which is a FREE, recurring monthly event series that transforms the Promenade into a lively community hub with rotating musical performances, a curated market of local makers, and interactive activities for all ages every third Saturday.
🌳 Long Beach Parks, Recreation & Marine will be hosting a Recreation Leader Job Fair at Houghton Park January 24th from 9am to 3pm. Recreation Leaders assist in programs such as Day Camps, Youth Sports, Older Adults, Aquatics, and more! Job opportunities for teens 16+ but must provide a permit to work from school.
🗓️ As a reminder, January 1st and January 19th are City Holidays. For affected services, follow Long Beach Public Works and Long Beach Recycles.
📪 Want to stay updated on City News? Get this calendar, along with other City updates delivered to your email twice a month with the Go Long Beach newsletter! ➡️ longbeach.gov/newsletter

Happy New Year, Long Beach and have a safe month!
https://longbeach.gov/special-events-filming/events/

11/25/2025

🗓Save the Date! Long Beach’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade and Celebration returns January 17, 2026.

The 2026 festivities will begin with the parade kickoff at 10 a.m. at the intersection of Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue and Anaheim Street, followed by the park celebration from noon to 5 p.m. at Martin Luther King Jr. Park. The park celebration will include a main stage with live entertainment, a kid zone, food and merchandise vendors, and more.

09/30/2025

ICYMI, the Long Beach Marathon is this Sunday, October 5th!

ROAD CLOSURES:
Roads will close at 5am on Sunday, October 5th and reopen on a rolling basis. All roads are expected to be open by 2pm.

NO PARKING:
Streets along the course will be marked with no parking signs ahead of the race, and vehicles left along the course will be towed at the owners expense. Inquiries regarding towed vehicles can be made at 562-570-2828

BELMONT SHORE RESIDENTS:
FREE parking for residents affected by the marathon is available in beach parking lots along Ocean Blvd. Enter the lots near Belmont Pool off Granada Ave on Saturday night through Sunday.
Residents can exit lots on Sunday at Granada Ave ONLY and be escorted across the course by police.

If you need to get around the marathon, check the attached map for recommendations on how to navigate around the race course and go to https://runlongbeach.com/community-relations/ for more details on the road closures for the 5K, Half, and Full Marathon.