Things to do in Long Beach


Villain Arts’ 1st Annual Long Beach Tattoo Arts Festival

Villain Arts’ 1st Annual Long Beach Tattoo Arts Festival

Villain Arts presents the 1st Annual Long Beach Tattoo Arts Festival! This weekend, the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center will be buzzing with the sound of tattoo machines and artistic energy. Whether you’re adding another piece to your collection...
Full Moon Ajna Light & Sound Healing Journey

Full Moon Ajna Light & Sound Healing Journey

🌕 Full Moon Evening Ajna Light & Sound Healing Journey: Sound Bath • Rare Ajna Light Neurotechnology • Holy Fire® Reiki • Human Design Insights 📅 Date: Friday, July 11🕠 Time: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM📍 Location: Earthing, 2022 E 4th St, Long Beach, CA 90814🌿 Held outdoors...
The World Premiere of Masala Dabba

The World Premiere of Masala Dabba

Long Beach’s Resident Professional theatre company, International City Theatre, presents the world premiere of Masala Dabba by Wendy Graf. Directed by Marya Mazor, Secrets, lies, and unresolved conflicts play out against a background of familial memories of food...
Speak I Will Staged Reading

Speak I Will Staged Reading

6/20 8 PM and 6/22 1 PM Speak I Will is a collection of Fractured ShakespeareTM monologues that rearranges and recontextualizes the words of Shakespeare to find fresh meaning from the age-old text. Drawing text from 32 of Shakespeare’s plays, 4 Sonnets and Double...
Double Feature: The Apollo Waltz and Death Takes a Vacation

Double Feature: The Apollo Waltz and Death Takes a Vacation

Double Feature: The Apollo Waltz and Death Takes a Vacation 6/21 8 PM and 6/22 4 PM The Apollo Waltz The second wife of a famous writer makes the tragic mistake of trying to mediate the ugly, emotional terror games he plays with the daughter of his first wife. Death...
Olympics on the Golden Shore

Olympics on the Golden Shore

The exhibition will feature fascinating historical images of the games and venues held in Long Beach during the 1932 and 1984 Los Angeles games, and provide historic context as we move toward the 2028 Olympiad.
Big Book Sale

Big Book Sale

Books galore, fiction and non-fiction for readers of all ages. Everything $1 or less, cash or check only. Books are used, but in excellent condition as are DVDs and CDs. Bring a bag and load up. One FREE book for every child.
Tango & Pizza

Tango & Pizza

Argentine Tango lessons for beginners with local instructor Sharna Fabiano. No partner required. Everyone learns both leading and following roles. After class, please stay after for pizza and drinks. A great way to make new friends! 6:45pm – meet at the bar 7pm –...
Bach Festival

Bach Festival

Join Musica Angelica for the Bach Festival, Friday, April 11 through Sunday, April 13. The Bach Festival will feature BACH to the Future with Dr. Christoph Bull and St. Matthew Passion with Martin Haselböck. BACH to the Future will be at the First Congregational...
Electric Avenue: 80’s MTV Dance Party

Electric Avenue: 80’s MTV Dance Party

We can’t go back in time, but what if in one evening we could relive all the youthful energy and sonic celebration that was 1980s New Wave & FM Radio Pop: right here, right now? Every sound.  Every nuance.  Every time. Join the ultimate 80’s celebration that...
Fun-A-Day-LA 2025 Art Show

Fun-A-Day-LA 2025 Art Show

View the 9th Annual Opening Reception for Fun-A-Day-LA! This is an all inclusive, all ages, all mediums of art show for everyone in the community and beyond! Stop in to view fiber art, paintings, digital media, assemblage, dragons, film industry inspired art and...
Musical Fusion with Arturo Sandoval

Musical Fusion with Arturo Sandoval

This evening will display the magnetic allure of the multifaceted virtuoso, Arturo Sandoval. Renowned for his mastery in the realms of both jazz and classical music, Sandoval’s ten GRAMMY Awards and his expansive repertoire as a trumpeter, vocalist, storyteller, and...
Sinatra, Elvis, and MORE! by Matt Mauser

Sinatra, Elvis, and MORE! by Matt Mauser

On Saturday, March 22, 2025, at 7:30 PM, Long Beach Symphony presents the timeless sounds of music’s greatest legends in Sinatra, Elvis, and More! by Matt Mauser, performing at the Long Beach Arena. Under the baton of Music Director Eckart Preu, Mauser—renowned for...
Love Stories: Tchaikovsky 4 and More!

Love Stories: Tchaikovsky 4 and More!

mbark upon this musical journey which recognizes the Symphony’s meaningful relationships and partnerships in Long Beach, including the Cambodian community. This concert is a celebration of who we are. It will open with traditional Cambodian music, the ethereal...
RuMBa Foundation Family Concerts: Dance Around the World!

RuMBa Foundation Family Concerts: Dance Around the World!

This free festival-style event will be filled with activities, live music, interactive booths, and kid-friendly food. Children will be able to play with symphonic musical instruments at the “Instrument Petting Zoo” and crafting their own batons for “Conducting 101”...
Empowered Community: Wellness Day in Long Beach

Empowered Community: Wellness Day in Long Beach

🌿 Join Us for a Day of Wellness, Arts & Community! 🌿 Step into the 2/22 Breakthrough Portal for a day of healing, connection, and empowerment. ✨ 📅 Saturday, February 22, 2025 🕛 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM 📍 Native Sol – 2018 E. 4th St, Long Beach, CA 90814 🎟 Free...
Women First -Light

Women First -Light

Women First – Light is a group Art Show for the 6th Annual Art Massive featuring all female local artists. Held at the Expo Arts Center.
Join Or Die

Join Or Die

DOCOS on DESIGN FILM SCREENING | JOIN OR DIE “Join or Die” is a documentary inspired by Robert Putnam’s influential book, Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community. This film examines the decline of Americans’ participation in...
Jazz for the Port 2.0

Jazz for the Port 2.0

Jazz Angels Youth Band will perform a FREE jazz concert for the community.
Mystery on Bourbon Street: A Mardi Gras Affair

Mystery on Bourbon Street: A Mardi Gras Affair

Step into the heart of New Orleans for an unforgettable evening of intrigue, indulgence, and inspiration at Mystery on Bourbon Street: A Mardi Gras Mystery Affair. This one-of-a-kind fundraising event will transport you to the vibrant streets of the Big Easy, where...