Long Beach Pride, for its part, became a mainstream party, bounding from just 5,000 attendees at the first parade to around 40,000 by 1999, with those numbers even higher today, ...

The Long Beach Pride Parade & Festival, the city’s popular and iconic LGBTQ celebration, will return for its 41st iteration this weekend — albeit, with an unprecedented change.

When the founders of the Long Beach Pride nonprofit, which is now 40 years old, proposed throwing a parade and festival in 1984, public officials and residents resisted — often with open hostility.

Join the 42nd Long Beach Pride Festival on May 17–18, 2025, for live music, drag shows, EDM, food, and more — all honoring LGBTQ+ strength and unity. Skip to main content.

Long Beach Pride will return for its 42nd annual celebration on May 17–18 at Marina Green Park, with a two-day festival and a community-led parade highlighting this year’s theme, “The Power ...

Pride flags, rainbows, music and more were on display during the annual Long Beach Pride Parade, which welcomed thousands of people to the city’s downtown waterfront area on Sunday, May 18. The ...

Long Beach Pride continues Sunday, May 18 with the Pride March along Ocean Boulevard at 10 a.m. and the festival’s second day from noon to 8 p.m.

LONG BEACH, Calif. (KABC) -- Pride season officially kicked off with the return of Long Beach Pride. On May 17-18, 2025, the city of Long Beach was filled with love, unity, and celebration because ...

The Long Beach Disability Pride Celebration hosted its third annual event on Friday, July 26, in honor of Disability Pride and Empowerment Month, which takes place in July.

The nonprofit Long Beach Pride, which organizes the annual parade and festival in the city's downtown, is celebrating its ruby anniversary this year.

When the founders of the Long Beach Pride nonprofit, which is now 40 years old, proposed throwing a parade and festival in 1984, public officials and residents resisted — often with open hostility.

Columnist Rich Archbold recalls the early days of Long Beach Pride -- and the Press-Telegram's coverage. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 62°F. Thursday, October 10th 2024 ...