Long Beach Summer 2014 Part 2!

Summer Festivals and Events

Some of these are free, some have a charge for entry or food, all are fun!  Just a sample of some of the events planned this summer:

www.longbeachstuff.com          

Pirate Invasion of the Belmont Pier                         June 28-29

Fireworks in Long Beach – Party on the Pier         July 4

Catalina Ski Race                                                         July 19

Long Beach Dragon Boat Festival                             July 26-27

Long Beach Bacon Festival                                           August 2

Long Beach Crawfish Festival                                      August 2-3

Great Sand Sculpture Contest                                    August 16-17

All American Soap Box Derby                                      August 23-24

Long Beach Lobster Festival                                        September 5-7

 

LONG BEACH RESOURCES AND PHONE NUMBERS

 

Programs through City of Long Beach Parks, Recreation and Marine         www.longbeach.gov/park

Long Beach Police Department non-emergency number                                      562.435.6711

Airport Noise/After curfew complaints                                                                     562.570.2665

Long Beach Airport website                                                                                        www.lgb.org

Building Permits                                                                                                              562.570.6651

Long Beach Gas                                                                                                               562.570.5700

Southern California Edison                                                                                           800.684.8123

Long Beach Unified School District                                                                            562.997.8000

Trash collection and special pick-ups                                                                        562.570.2876

Long Beach Water Department                                                                                 562.570.5700

Yard Sales Permits                                                                                                           562.570.9273

Parking Tickets  (remember to note your street sweeping days)                                562.570.6822

 

 

Long Beach Summer 2014

We live in a city on the water with free resources and free cultural events throughout the neighborhoods.  Take advantage of this wonderful place we call home.  Long Beach… it will surprise you.

 

MUSIC

Long Beach Municipal Band:  A Summer Festival of Music

This is the band’s 105^th year!  Join them for free concerts this summer.  All concerts start at 6:30 p.m.

http://www.longbeach.gov/park/recreation/lb_municipal_band.asp

Whaley Park                       5620 Atherton Street                     July 1, 8

Los Cerritos Park              3750 Del Mar                                      July 2, 9, 16, 23, 30

Marine Stadium                Appian Way                                        July 3, 10, 17, 24, 31

Bluff/Bixby Park                Ocean and Junipero                        July 15, 22, 29

El Dorado Park                   2800 Studebaker                              July 11, 18, 25, Aug 1      

 

PORT TOURS

The Port of Long Beach offers both boat and train tours of the port, complimentary to the public.  The train tours are rare and fill up fast.  The Harbor tours, by boat, are offered May through November 1 on the 1^st and 3^rd Saturday of the month, at 10:00 a.m.  They also offer sunset cruises the 2^nd and 4^th Thursday of the month at 7:30 p.m. through August and starting at 6:30 p.m. in September.

 

Harbor cruises fill up fast and are reserved by registering online the 1^st Monday of the month, at noon.  August tour registration begins Monday, July 7^th at noon.  July cruises and waitlists are full.

http://www.polb.com/community/tours/harbortours.asp

 

MOVIES

Free, family movies are offered throughout the city.  All movies start at dusk.  Pack up the family and bring the popcorn.

http://www.longbeach.gov/park/movies_in_the_park.asp

“Frozen”                              Whaley Park June 20 (Sing-a-long), Pan American June 23, Scherer June 25, Bixby June 27, DeForest August 25, El Dorado August 27 (Sing-a-long)

“The Nut Job”                    Admiral Kidd June 30, Orizaba July 2

“Monsters University”   Coolidge July 7, Stearns Champions July 9, Chavez July 7

“The Lego Movie”            Somerset July 14, McBride July 16, Houghton July 18

“Free Birds”                        Signal Hill July 21, Veterans July 23, Heartwell July 25

“Despicable Me 2”           Davenport July 28, Drake July 30, Wardlow August 1, Grace August 18

“Smurfs 2”                          Cherry August 4, King August 6, College Estates August 8

“Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2”   Seaside August 11, Ramona August 13, Signal Hill August 15

“Planes”                               MacArthur August 20, Silverado August 22

“The True Story of an American Legend”               PG-13                    Blair Stadium July 19

 

 

MORE     check out http://100daysofsummer.org or 100daysofsummer@longbeach.gov