Parks, Recreation and Marine

Long Beach Parks, Recreation and Marine will offer more sessions through February for four important programs that safely engage youth, including a Mobile Recess Program, After School Camps, Community Learning Hubs and a Virtual After School Program. Registration for these free and low-cost sessions begins at 10 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 15.

New Community Learning Hub Program for distance learning and after-school activities for kindergarten to eighth grade Long Beach Unified School District students. Registration for the program is required and will be available online or in-person beginning Thursday, Nov. 12. Online registration will be available starting at 3 p.m. In-person registration will be available at each of the camp locations.

With high temperatures continued, Long Beach City Health Officer Dr. Anissa Davis has extended the activation of air-conditioned cooling centers throughout the city. Cooling centers are located in park community centers on Saturday, September 5 and Sunday, September 6.

Read about your local news on Community Recreation Services, Planning and Development, Maintenance operations, Marine Bureau and upcoming events for August 2020.

Due to the need to mitigate the community spread of COVID-19, the traditional Parks, Recreation and Marine Department summer “kick-off” concert, originally scheduled for Friday, May 22 at Marine Stadium, is cancelled.

Read about your local news on Community Recreation Services, Planning and Development, Maintenance operations, Marine Bureau and upcoming events for March 2020.

Read about your local news on Community Recreation Services, Planning and Development, Maintenance operations, Marine Bureau and upcoming events for February 2020.

We need your input to develop the City’s first Strategic Plan for Youth. For more information visit http://bit.ly/yspforum.

Ready for indoor soccer? Online registration starts on February 3rd for boys & girls ages 5-14. The season begins April 18, 2020. 

The new playground at Jenni Rivera Park (2001 Walnut Ave.) will open on Wednesday, December 18th, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 3 p.m. 

During the upcoming school breaks for winter, the City of Long Beach will offer free ‘Fun Days’ youth programs and free teen recreation programs at parks throughout the city. Parents and guardians of younger children also can enroll their children in low-cost workshops at El Dorado Nature Center.

Registration - 8 am.
Fishing Derby -9 am.
Raffel - 1 pm.

Children can visit their neighborhood park for scheduled drop-in activities including games, arts & crafts, special events and field trips for our Fall fun times. Call each park for specific schedule of activities. 

Come check out our concert featuring Elm St. Band at El Dorado Park West on Friday, August 9th at 6:00pm.

Bring your family and friends and enjoy an afternoon filled with fun and music. Free admission!!!

Come check out BOXCAR 7 Band at Stearns Champions Park on Saturday, July 20th from 4:00pm – 6:00pm.

Bring your family and friends and enjoy an afternoon filled with fun and music. Free admission!!!

King Pool is now open and back to it's regular hours! 

If you have any questions regarding specific King Pool classes or reservations please call the pool office at 562.570.1721. 

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From Memorial Day to Labor Day, Long Beach Parks, Recreation and Marine, in partnership with the Long Beach Convention & Visitor’s Bureau, offers free or low-cost cultural programs, sports activities and special events throughout the city. The program, called 100 Days of Summer, launched in 2009. By this Labor Day, the City will have provided 1000 days of fun.

Get ready for a dynamic, fun, energetic night of high energy dance music featuring Pop, Rock, Soul, Funk, Latin, R&B, Top 40 and all of your favorites from the ‘50s to the present day.

Hundreds of classes are starting in March for preschool through adults 50+.

Past license penalties and fines are being forgiven! Now is the time to bring your pet’s license up to date with this great incentive. 

Long Beach Parks, Recreation and Marine encourages all residents to "stay and play" in Long Beach during the "100 Days of Summer" from Memorial Day to Labor Day. The City of Long Beach and the Long Beach Convention and Visitor's Bureau will post hundreds of activities on www.100DaysOfSummer.org to make planning each of your 100 days easy and fun!

Bring your family and friends and get the "100 Days of Summer" started. The band Under Cover specializes in high energy dance music – Pop, Rock, Soul, Funk. Latin, R&B, Top 40 and all of your favorite music from the 50’s to the present-day.

Kids Zone and Food Trucks start at 5 p.m.. Concert from 6-8 p.m.

Join El Dorado Nature Center and partners for our annual Earth Day Coastal Cleanup on Saturday, April 21 from 10 – noon.  

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Registration begins December 1, 2017 for leagues starting January 20, 2018 at Long Beach. Coed Basketball ages 5-8 Boys & Girls Basketball ages 9-14. Emphasis is placed on participation and skill development. 9 weeks season schedule includes pratices and 6 weeks of games.

Saturday, October 8th from 9:30am – 2pm at
El Dorado Nature Center , 7550 E Spring Street

It’s a gold medal summer at long beach parks, recreation and marine Summer Specialty Day Camps June 20 thru August 26 for ages 5 - 12.

SAVE THE DATE
Earth Day Coastal Cleanup Day! Saturday April 23 at 10 AM - 12 PM. Come show our beaches some love on Earth Day!

FREE Community Beach Days at Alamitos Beach from July 8th – July 12th from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day. Beach Days will feature activities for all ages! Come on out and enjoy free volleyball clinics, sunrise/sunset yoga, sand castle building and free skateboard clinics to name a few!