Taste of Downtown features live music and DJs, bite-size food samples, beer, wine, and cocktails from Downtown’s rich community of creatives, chefs, brewers, and mixologists, along with activities and experiences highlighting each neighborhood. The event is a three-part food and beverage tasting series, hosted by Downtown Long Beach Alliance, where guests can sample portions of signature dishes provided Downtown. Best of all, event admission is free!

Kicking off the Taste of Downtown series on May 10 and 11 is Taste of Downtown: East Village. Join us along 1st Street between Elm and Linden for two consecutive nights of indulging in delicious offerings while enjoying all our distinct Downtown neighborhoods have to offer. Our largest event in the series, Pine and Promenade, will follow in June, with the Taste series concluding at the Waterfront in August for some epic oceanside bites and breezes. To learn more about the event, click here.

Taste tickets can be purchased in person at the event, or you can avoid the line and purchase your tickets online. Check out the taste ticket packages below. Scroll to the bottom of this page for a list of all our businesses and vendors!

Bar Sponsors

Beachwood Brewery (beer)

HiLo Liquor (wine)

Activities & Businesses

Long Beach Heritage (free walking tours!)

Pedal Movement (free bike valet & technician)

Manuel The Band (Thur.) and DJ Lili Bird (Wed.)

Brushstrokes & Beverages

Partake Collective

Burke Mercantile

Food Vendors

Padre / Mezcalero

The Auld Dubliner

The Cave Prime Steak

Cena Vegan

Ladie Kakes

East Village Cafe

Buono’s Pizzeria

Utopia

The Ordinarie

Long Beach Taco Co.