Events & Festivals
This (free) Big Red Bus crawl will explore some of the best Long Beach dive bars
Long Beach’s love for dive bars is one that shouldn’t be messed with—and with that, there will be a free Big Red Bus ride that will explore some of our finest on Monday, Mar. 9 beginning at 3PM at Crow's in Naples, all in celebration of Long Beach Last Call.
Culture & Commentary
Long Beach boxing fans and beyond: There’s a (literal) underground fight club at Harvelle’s
For Long Beach boxing fans, Jack Rabbit’s Boxing Social Club at Harvelle’s has become a space for watching many of our budding boxers spar before fame.
Events & Festivals
Long Beach Mardi Gras festival—West Coast’s largest free party dedicated to Fat Tuesday—returns to Shoreline Village
Yes, the Long Beach Mardi Gras festival at Shoreline Village is the largest free Mardi Gras event on the West Coast—and is worth the visit each year.
Events & Festivals
The Long Beach pizzerias reppin’ the city for L.A.’s massive Pizza City Fest
Five Long Beach pizzerias—Speak Cheezy, La Parolaccia, Nonna Mercato, L'Antica da Michele, and Little Coyote—will be reppin' Long Beach at this year's second annual Pizza City Fest, the region's largest festival dedicated to the mighty pie.
Events & Festivals
Get a look inside the former Acres of Books in Downtown Long Beach at this free art event
Yes, Long Beach, you will finally get to step back inside Acres of Books—but it will, of course, be nothing like, well, Acres of Books. And that is okay because this is about activating a space that once was, seeing its potential future, and discussing how it can fit into the future of the Downtown Long Beach landscape.
Events & Festivals
The importance of the return of Organic Harvest Garden’s Black History Month farm dinner in Long Beach
Chef Rod Dodd, the man behind the tucked-under-a-freeway farm and garden space that is North Long Beach's Organic Harvest Gardens, is returning with his one of his most beloved and popular annual events: the Black History Month farm-to-table dinner, returning to the green space on Feb. 18.
Events & Festivals
Long Beach Night Market unveils stellar lineup (birria lasagna included)
The Long Beach Night Market finally returns this Saturday, Dec. 16 after a minor break from the scene—and returns with a solid lineup of vendors.
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.
