Long Beach Pride Parade & Festival

May 16–17, 2026

Celebrate the LGBTQ+ community at this three-day event featuring three stages, 150+ arts/crafts vendors, DJs and dancing, drag shows, a parade, and more!

This year, the Long Beach Pride Parade and Festival returns to the third weekend in May, taking place on May 16 and 17, 2026.

What hasn’t changed is the significance of the event and how it showcases so much of what Long Beach is and aspires to be: inclusive, welcoming … and fun. In its 43nd year, Long Beach Pride has firmly established itself as one of the city’s most anticipated and popular events.

Long Beach Pride celebrates the community and brings people together in an environment that entertains, educates, and inspires. This annual event has been a Long Beach staple for over 40 years and has become a symbol for visibility, equality, and acceptance drawing over 80,000 attendees annually.

Long Beach Pride 2026 Dates

May 16–17, 2026

Pride weekend in Long Beach begins with Teen Pride at Marina Green Park. This free event for LGBTQ+ teens features live DJs, drag bingo, food, giveaways, and more.

The two-day Long Beach Pride festival takes place at Marina Green Park, with musical stages, community organizations staffing booths, and more.

The Long Beach Pride Parade begins at Ocean Boulevard and Lindero Avenue, then traveling along Ocean to Alamitos Avenue.

Pride Parade

The 43rd Annual Long Beach Pride Parade takes place May 2026. The parade begins at Ocean Boulevard and Lindero Avenue and travels west along Ocean to Alamitos Avenue.

This free event will be hosted by the City of Long Beach in partnership with the Port of Long Beach and Council District Two. Many local businesses, government agencies, and public personalities participate in the parade, with music, dancing, and even cheer performances happening along the route.

2025 parade grand marshals included Second District Councilwoman Cindy Allen, Carolyn Caldwell, Jennifer Kumiyama, Debra Kahookele, Josie Quiros, Rocio Rached, Isa Rached (in memoriam), Pastor Tony Carreras, and Alex Malleis-Sternberg.

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A place where everyone – regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity – is welcome.

Congressman Robert Garcia

Welcome to the Gayborhood

Long Beach’s celebration kicks off Pride season in Greater Los Angeles, with WeHo Pride May 30 to June 1, followed by LA Pride on June 8. Long Beach's history is intimately tied to its LGBTQ+ community, and today the city is home to many restaurants, bars, and small businesses that foster that community, many clustered along the Broadway Corridor. City officials are working to designate the Broadway Corridor as a cultural district to recognize that history.

That sense of community is on proud display during Long Beach Pride. In many ways, Pride’s growth in popularity owes much to the fact that its principles of community speak to a city with such a rich tapestry of cultures. Long Beach has been named one of the best cities in the nation for LGBTQ+ inclusion by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation for a decade. When the announcement of that honor was made by then-mayor–now Congressman–Robert Garcia, the city’s first openly gay mayor, he said the city remains “a place where everyone – regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity – is welcome.”