Events & Festivals
8 chefs to compete bracket-style in Long Beach Grand Prix Fixe 2026
Long Beach Grand Prix Fixe 2026 is here, bringing a bracket-style competition whose winner will be determined by the diners themselves.
Events & Festivals
Long Beach’s zine fest dedicated all things cats returns for 2026
Cat Zine Fest returns for its second iteration thanks to one of Long Beach's most unique spaces, Cool Cat Collective.
Events & Festivals
Moonlight Movies on the Beach returns with 2026 lineup
The city’s free, summer-long, movies-on-the-beach series, Moonlight Movies on the Beach, is back for 2026.
Events & Festivals
LA Independent Beer Fest to bring over 75 breweries to Long Beach
The LA Independent Beer Fest will once again take over Shoreline Aquatic Park in Downtown Long Beach on June 6.
Events & Festivals
Meet the Long Beach locals trying to reinvent the Broadway queer scene
For the Playa Larga events team, their quiet but clear push to uplift Gayborhood parties has been a mission of love and evolution.
Events & Festivals
Long Beach BBQ Fest 2026 comes with promises of better flow and a whole steer cook
Long Beach BBQ Fest 2026 will return to our city for its fourth year on Memorial Day Weekend, bringing two days of barbecue.
Events & Festivals
Annual ‘halfway to Halloween’ beer festival returns with wildly cool, updated lineup
Halfway to Halloween Hootenanny is officially Long Beach tradition—and this year's beer lineup is one of the best yet at a SoCal festival.
Events & Festivals
Edgar Allen Poe speakeasy returns to the Queen Mary in Long Beach
The Edgar Allan Poe Speakeasy, a traveling immersive cocktail experience, returns to The Queen Mary on May 29 and May 30.
