November 2018
Coco Under the Stars on Pine Ave
Join Councilwoman Lena Gonzalez as we presented our First Annual Dia De Los Muertos Pre Party on Pine. This year we will be closing down Pine Ave a day early and showing Disney's Coco under the Pine Ave Sign. This FREE FAMILY FRIENDLY night will start at 6PM and the movie will begin at DUSK! It will feature specials from local business owners, an information fair and an opportunity to enjoy the film under the starts with family, friends and…
Find out more »5th Annual Dia De Los Muertos
Free Family Friendly Event from 5pm-11pm Long Beach 1st District City Councilwoman Lena Gonzalez, Centro CHA Inc, Arts Council for Long Beach and Opus Technique is proud to present the 5th Annual Dia De Los Muertos—a celebration of cultures and traditions, featuring colorful costumes, dance, food, arts, crafts, and world-class music from around the Latin community. On Friday, November 2nd, 2018 the streets of Pine Ave in Downtown Long Beach will miraculously transform into a Grand Celebration & Street Extravaganza with breathtaking Latin Cultural Arts &…
Find out more »December 2019
2nd Annual Long Beach PAROL Lantern Festival
Come and join us for the 2nd annual #LBParol #LanternFest! We look forward to sharing #Christmas #traditions from the #Philippines, along with our #culture, #music, & of course #Filipino #food. #LBParolLanternFest! Save the date; Saturday, December 14th at the #HistoricPineAve in #DowntownLongBeach between 5th & 4th Streets from 5pm until 10pm!
Find out more »April 2021
3rd Fridays on Pine
PINE-ALLY! A year in, we are beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel and resemble some sense of normalcy. Shops and restaurants are open - outdoor dining primarily. We have returned to a percentage of indoor dining. Vaccines are being administered every day. To begin to transition back while also being aware of existing concerns, we are launching 3rd Friday On Pine with cautious optimism! Every 3rd Friday of the Month, we will be activating Pine…
Find out more »May 2021
Job Fair Hosted by Catalyst
Come out to open call interviews from local businesses on Pine Ave this Wednesday, May 19, from 10AM-3PM.
Find out more »June 2021
3rd Fridays on Pine
Every 3rd Friday of the Month, we will be activating Pine between 4th and 5th Street in collaboration with Romeo Chocolates, Catalyst Cannabis, The Pie Bar, and more! The event will be hyperfocused on local businesses on Pine to keep the local economy stimulated. The streets will be lined with local vendors with an emphasis on sustainability, safe reconnections with friends, and creating walkable downtown neighborhoods. The goal is to foster the local economy – by keeping money close to…
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Juneteenth 2021
Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19th that the Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free. Note that this was two and a half years after President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation - which had become official January 1, 1863. The Emancipation Proclamation had little…
Find out more »October 2021
Dia de los Muertos
Come join in the celebration on Historic Pine Ave between 4th Street and 6th Street. Poncho Sanchez and his Latin Jazz Band headline a fantastic day of music with a Jenni Rivera Tribute and Como La Flor paying tribute to Selena. There is also mariachi, dance performances, live art, face painting, a costume contest for the little ones, and much, much more. The performance schedule (subject to change) is as follows: 3 p.m. Mariachi Angelitas 2 p.m., 3:45 p.m., and…
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