Beach Streets

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September 17, 2022 - 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

After a prolonged postponement due to the pandemic, we returned to our University route and closed down this popular route to traffic & opened up  the street to people walking & bicycling. The event attracted local residents & visitors from across the city to explore the area at a slower pace.

Beach Streets - Pacific Ave

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April 27, 2019 - 10:00AM - 4:00PM 

From Downtown to Wrigley, Beach Streets Pacific Ave. features a 2.5-mile route that invites locals to get out and get active! Beach Streets brings entertainment and fun to Pacific Ave. and Willow St. Beach Streets features 3 festival hubs with their own unique vibe. Each hub features various genres of music, family friendly activities, and much more!

Beach Streets - Twilight

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August 25, 2018 - 5:00PM - 10:00PM

Beach Streets Twilight will offer a slightly different, more walkable version of Beach Streets. Held on Shoreline Drive, the epicenter of events here in Long Beach, you’ll find a shorter 1-mile route jam packed with fun – two stages with bands for every taste, activities for the whole family, not to mention some awesome light displays. To top it off, Shoreline Village and The Pike Outlets will be offering your favorite food, drinks, and shopping.

Beach Streets - Uptown

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October 28, 2017 - 10:00AM - 4:00PM

June 6th, 2015 – 9:00AM - 4:00PM

Beach Streets Uptown opens streets up for walking, bicycling, and socializing by temporarily closing thoroughfares to automobile traffic.

Known more generally as Open Streets events, similar events are now occurring across the world, and are a common way of pursuing innovative strategies to achieve environmental, social, economic, and public health goals. The City of Long Beach, with funding from Metro, will use Beach Streets Uptown to showcase local neighborhoods, businesses, and parks, as well as local transit, health, and recreation options. 

The route will feature Atlantic Ave., from Wardlow Rd. to Houghton Park, and is an invitation to reimagine how we use our streets.

There are several key ways the City hopes to use Beach Streets as in invitation to think differently about our streets. “Beach Streets” is an invitation to:

• Consider local transit when getting around. Metro and LB Transit will be great ways to get to the event without having to deal with the stress of driving and parking.
• Explore local businesses and services. Try a new restaurant; explore a new retail store; find a business service that suits your needs.
• Learn about local healthy eating and recreation options via our Health Department and Parks Department.
• Walk or bike farther than you’ve ever done so before. The event route is free of automobile traffic, and bicycle and pedestrian access to the event will be provided to and from the L.A. River and the Metro Blue Line via temporary separated bike lanes on Wardlow Rd.

Beach Streets - University

April 29th, 2017 - 11:00AM - 5:00PM

University Photo Gallery

Beach Streets University is an Open Streets event designed to showcase businesses & neighborhoods.

For a single day, we close a major traffic corridor to cars & open the street to people walking & bicycling. The event attracts local residents & visitors from across the region to explore & discover the area at a slower "foot-traffic" pace.

Participants of all ages will enjoy family-friendly entertainment at festival hubs along the route, including Whaley Park and California State University, Long Beach.

• Opportunity for participants to discover local businesses & services. Try a new restaurant. Explore a new retail store. Find a business service that suits your needs.
• Suggested modes of transportation along the route include: Walking, bicycles, wheelchairs, skates, rollerblades, skateboards, etc...Basically anything without a motor (officially marked means of transportation for those disabilities excepted).
• The event route is free of vehicle traffic & parked cars, no cars on the street!

Beach Streets - Midtown

November 12th, 2016 - 9:00AM - 3:00PM

Midtown Photo Gallery

Beach Streets Midtown opens streets up for walking, bicycling, and socializing by temporarily closing thoroughfares to automobile traffic.

Known more generally as Open Streets events, similar events are now occurring across the world, and are a common way of pursuing innovative strategies to achieve environmental, social, economic, and public health goals. The City of Long Beach, with funding from Metro, will use Beach Streets Midtown to showcase local neighborhoods, businesses, and parks, as well as local transit, health, and recreation options.

Anaheim St. will come to life with businesses participating with outdoor music, food and drink specials, activities and more! Make sure you stop by, buy some food, say hello and enjoy Beach Streets Midtown!

• Come and participate in an exciting local family-friendly event!
• The event route is free of vehicular traffic
• Acceptable modes of transportation along the route include: Bicycles, skates, rollerblades, skateboards, etc… Basically anything without a motor (officially marked means of transportation for those with disabilities excepted). Of course, walking is a great way to participate.
• Entertainment for the entire family at hubs along the route.
• Explore local businesses and services. Try a new restaurant. Explore a new retail store. Find a business service that suits your needs.
• Consider local transit when getting around. Metro and LB Transit will be great ways to get to the event without having to deal with the stress of driving and parking.

Beach Streets - Downtown

March 19th, 2016 - 10:00AM - 5:00PM

Downtown Photo Gallery

Beach Streets Downtown opens streets up for walking, bicycling, and socializing by temporarily closing thoroughfares to automobile traffic.

Known more generally as Open Streets events, similar events are now occurring across the world, and are a common way of pursuing innovative strategies to achieve environmental, social, economic, and public health goals. The City of Long Beach, with funding from Metro, will use Beach Streets Downtown to showcase local neighborhoods, businesses, and parks, as well as local transit, health, and recreation options.

Beach Streets opens Broadway, Pine Avenue, Linden Avenue, 1st Street, Cherry Avenue and 4th Street for walking, bicycling, and socializing by temporarily closing streets to vehicle traffic and giving the street back to the community.

• Come and participate in an exciting local family-friendly event!
• The event route is free of vehicular traffic
• Acceptable modes of transportation along the route include: Bicycles, skates, rollerblades, skateboards, etc… Basically anything without a motor (officially marked means of transportation for those with disabilities excepted). Of course, walking is a great way to participate.
• Entertainment for the entire family at hubs along the route including: Broadway between Redondo Ave. and Euclid Ave., Bixby Park, 4th St., 1st St. and Pine Ave. Please check beachstreets.com for additional activities.
• Explore local businesses and services. Try a new restaurant. Explore a new retail store. Find a business service that suits your needs.
• Consider local transit when getting around. Metro and LB Transit will be great ways to get to the event without having to deal with the stress of driving and parking.

Beach Streets - Grand Prix View

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April 7, 2015 – 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM

April 5, 2016 – 11:30 AM – 12:45 PM

March 28, 2017 – 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM

Don’t miss your chance to see the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach race track just like the drivers do, on the very course itself!

The City of Long Beach in cooperation with the Grand Prix Association of Long Beach invite you to ride a bike, glide on inline skates, walk or jog while experiencing the turns, tire tracks and sights all at your own pace! No motorized vehicles; no animals allowed except service animals. Participants must stay within the coned area on the race track.

The 1.5-mile, 6-turn circuit encircles the Long Beach Convention Center and runs down scenic Shoreline Drive and Seaside Way. Access to the track will be available at designated entry points.