Events & Festivals
Long Beach International Tamales Festival returns Dec. 9
The Long Beach International Tamales Festival, the day-long event dedicated to all things tamal, will be returning Saturday, Dec. 9—and yet again, expects to draw in thousands and thousands of people wanting to explore the almighty tamal, from Mexican to Guatemalan styles.
Events & Festivals
Altruism—Long Beach’s homegrown, city-centric nightlife event—celebrates one phenomenal first year
From Blaq Pages and Budgie playing side-by-side to Battlecat's hip-hop set amid Jared Jackson's house jam, Altruism is about the intersection of musics.
Events & Festivals
From the Caribbean to South America: Sazón Latin Food Festival invades Downtown Long Beach Nov. 12
Downtown Long Beach is becoming a haven for Latin American celebrations that focus on food—and this weekend's upcoming Sazón Latin Food Festival is no exception.
Events & Festivals
Long Beach Night Market to return to Downtown with new, expanded location
After a quirky and unnecessary halt earlier this year, the wildly popular Long Beach Night Market returns Dec. 16
Food & Drink
Long Beach’s Cambodian Cowboy partners with Inglewood’s Three Weavers Brewing for Cambo-coffee stout beer
Inglewood's OG craft brewery Three Weavers and the Cambodian Cowboy himself
Events & Festivals
Massive, inaugural drum’n’bass-meets-dubstep festival Apocalypse to take over Long Beach
While many of the indie EDM acts frown upon Insomniac's corporate culture and lack of love for the authentic raver scene—overselling and dangerous conditions...
Events & Festivals
Inaugural Central American heritage festival to celebrate comida, comedia, cultura
Roxanne's owner Robert Molina and Salvadoran-American comedian Jose "Hoozay" Velasquez are teaming up to bring Long Beach its first festival focusing on the culture surrounding Central America.
Food & Drink
This Long Beach dinner/class allows you to take home the dough starter of one of the best pizzerias in the country
A special dinner collaboration between Locali Seasoned, Longbeachize, and Speak Cheezy will allow guests to learn about sourdough pizza—and take home their own starter.
Events & Festivals
Returning to Long Beach’s reggae roots while Gwen Stefani, Ice Cube, Wiz Khalifa to headline Cali Vibes 2024
The popular festival that brings both Cali vibes and Cali sobriety together harmoniously returns to Marine Green Park under the Long Beach sky.
Events & Festivals
Long Beach Pride will return to historical May date come 2024
After a series of community meetings following a lack of expected attendance numbers at this year's awkwardly timed August Pride festival, organizers are returning the celebration to its historical May date.
Culture & Commentary
Long Beach Pride to have a first of its kind, thanks to Jewels: A stage entirely dedicated to the art of drag—all types of...
In what is thought to be a first of its kind, as the country continues to battle over the art of drag, Long Beach Pride is doubling down with a stage dedicated entirely to drag during its two-day festival.