2023 Cambodia Town Parade & Culture Festival

Now in its 15th year, the parade commences at Cherry Avenue and Anaheim Street, and travels west on Anaheim until it ends about a half-mile later at MacArthur Park. There, the festival takes center stage, quite literally, with a bevy of performers and performances scheduled.

The parade will include floats, re-enactments and dancers, including members of the Long Beach’s Khmer Arts Academy, which will lead the parade by performing prayer dance as well as a festival blessing dance. Khmer Arts’ reputation for authenticity and cultural accuracy is so well-known that Disney used several members of the academy as consultants for its film “Raya and the Last Dragon.”

The parade and festival has become one of the most popular and entertaining cultural events in Long Beach, providing the Khmer community not only with an opportunity to come together, but to welcome others into their vibrant circle.