Long Beach Pride

May 16–17, 2026

Celebrate the LGBTQ+ community in Long Beach with a weekend full of parties and fun, culminating in the annual Pride Parade!

Long Beach celebrates Pride this weekend, May 16 and 17, 2026, with the 43rd annual Long Beach Pride Parade and events across the city, including dance parties, drag brunches, and family fun.

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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2026 Long Beach Pride Events

May 17

1Canceled? NEVER HEARD OF HER!

Join Jewels and friends for a free Pride Party in the Park after the Parade! Headlined by Delta Work, drag performer and previous RuPaul's Drag Race contestant (season 3)!

Schedule:

12-4 PM: Music by DJ Jasper X, Joe Stevens, Clint Jun

4 PM: Drag Show

5:30 PM: Galactivators

May 15, 16, & 17

2Silver Fox Pride Weekend

Enjoy Pride Weekend at The Silver Fox!

Friday: DJ Jose

Saturday: DJ Yellow

Sunday: DJ E Rock at 4 PM

Pride Karaoke at 10 PM

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May 15, 16, & 17

3BROADWAY BAR PRIDE EVENTS

Broadway Bar (1100 E Broadway) will host the Dyke March After Party with @DJBAOHAUS on Friday, May 15, starting at 9 PM. On Saturday, check out DJ Redheaded Slut at 5 PM and Miss New This at 9 PM. On Sunday, the Pride After Party with Dirtnaps starts at 2 PM. This bar is cash only (ATM inside).

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May 15, 16, & 17

4PRIDE EVENTS AT WERK

On Friday night, WERK Nightclub (3428 E Pacific Coast Hwy)—formerly Executive Suite—is hosting a Long Beach Pride edition of Werk Gone Wild! hosted by Saphyre Gemm. Saturday’s PRIDE BALL with Mariahn Balenciaga is a no-cover event – come in your best Pride look! On Sunday at 5 PM, come for the Preciosa Lesbian Latin party with reggaeton, dembow, cumbias, and perreo. Enjoy drink specials, giveaways (including a pair of tickets to see Yandel), stoplight bracelets, gogo dancers, and a performance by @thealizestone. The first 50 people to arrive receive a free drink!

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May 16 & 17

5Hamburger Mary’s

Celebrate Pride all weekend at Hamburger Mary’s in Downtown Long Beach! Check out Drag Brunch with the Brunchettes and Shannel from RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars. on Saturday and Sunday at 10 AM and 12:45 PM, with an extra 3:30 PM show on Sunday. On Saturday, Mary’s will host a Pride Cabaret at 8 PM featuring RuPaul’s Drag Race Superstar Detox, Torta Jugosa, Ava Stone, Ornan DelValle Facade, and hosted by Big Dee. On Sunday, Hamburger Mary's hosts a Pride closing party with Mujeres Chinxonas at 8 PM.

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May 16 & 17

6THE HARE

It’s always a good idea to barhop the Broadway Corridor in Long Beach, but “the Gayborhood” will be especially lively this weekend. At The Hare (1800 E Broadway), Crazy Disco Underground will host a Disco Pride party on Saturday from 4 to 8 PM. Afterward, the Woof Daddy Official After Party hosted by Overboard LBC comes through from 9:30 PM to 1:30 AM. On Sunday, enjoy the Sunday Cool Down with DJ Ras from 12 PM to 4 PM.

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May 17

7HALO Dance Party

DJ BELLA takes over HALO at Fairmont Breakers (210 E Ocean Blvd) after the Long Beach Pride Parade on Sunday, May 17, starting at 3 PM. Enjoy high-energy, feel-good sets and sweeping city and ocean views while sipping on signature pride cocktails. Loquat Oysters will be serving fresh oysters from their pop-up.

May 17

8GATEWAY TO PRIDE

Gateway to Pride returns to The Current Plaza at The Shoreline Gateway (777 E Ocean Blvd) on Sunday after the Long Beach Pride Parade. This party at the finish line showcases high-energy beats from DJ Malcolm Alexander. Come dance, celebrate, and enjoy music, a beer garden, and pride gear.

May 17

9Watch Me! Sports Bar

Watch Me! Sports Bar (6527 E Pacific Coast Hwy), California’s first bar dedicated to women’s sports, will open at 8 AM on Sunday, May 17, for their parade pregame featuring pride shots, $5 off all beer pitchers and $20 bottomless mimosas. After the parade, the bar will host happy hour from 12 PM to closing with $2 off all apps, wine, draft beer, and well drinks. Watch Me! is also the new location for the Country Dance Tent, hosting Bootleg line dancing from 4 to 8 PM, followed by DJ Rick.

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May 17

10PRIDE CLOSING PARTY AT AGAVES

Agaves Ultra Lounge (200 Pine Avenue) is hosting the Long Beach Pride Closing Party on Sunday, May 17, from 6 PM to 2 AM with karaoke, drinks, and DJ Les Ortiz. Head to Downtown Long Beach for the ultimate last call during Pride weekend.

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May 17

11LB Pride Tea Dance Party

The parade ends… but the party is just getting started.

Join ASCEND TRIBE x LB Proud as we take over a parking lot just one block from the Pride Parade for the launch of our brand-new Sunday Pride Tea Dance — an outdoor day party built for the queer community, allies, music lovers, and anyone ready to dance under the sun.

Expect sexy gogo dancers, ice-cold drink specials, delicious food, and nonstop house & techno music from some of the area’s best DJs. This isn’t your typical Pride party — ASCEND is bringing the immersive energy we’re known for, outdoor vibes, unexpected surprises, and a crowd that came to celebrate loud, proud, and unapologetically.

Whether you’re coming straight from the parade or making this your main event, trust us when we say: this IS the Sunday Pride party you don’t want to miss.

21+ Only Your ticket includes your first beer or shot Tickets will increase in price the day of the event — grab yours early and save.Presented by ASCEND TRIBE x LB Proud.

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May 17

12Long Beach Pride Run

The Shoreline Frontrunners of Long Beach proudly announce the 34nd Annual Long Beach Pride Run. This vibrant event, celebrating diversity and inclusivity, will commence at the intersection of Ocean Blvd. and Junipero Avenue at 8 am. Runners and walkers alike are invited to join in the festivities as the Long Beach Pride Run offers a 5K Race/Walk and 10K Race along the picturesque Long Beach Shoreline Beach Path. Participants can register online at www.lbpride.run.

May 17

13Sunday Funday Beer Bust Pride Edition

The Falcon North is hosting a Pride Edition of Sunday Funday Beer Bust featuring karaoke with KJ Frank from 8 PM to close.

Specials include $4 Miller, Bud, and Michelob Ultra and $15 draft pitchers.

Doors open at 6 PM.

May 17

14PRIDE PARTY AT THE FALCON

On Sunday, May 17, The Falcon (1435 E Broadway) is hosting a Pride Garden Parking Lot Party from 12 PM to 10 PM, featuring DJ Yellow, DJ Jose and dancers Paul, Nico, and Billy Fox in an outdoor celebration of love and living proud.

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May 17

15Pride Takeover at Que Sera

DARkWAVE CHOLAS x VOZ Presents: LONG BEACH PRIDE TAKEOVER 🏳️‍🌈⛓️Unofficial After Pride Parade Dark Fetish Party X VOZ Birthday Party 🥳 🎈🎂

So get those Leather chaps and Fetish attire ready! It’s going to be a wild one 💦

Sunday May 17th 20263-7pm@queseralb $10 all day 21 & OverDJs: @djmrmichel @ladyshaave @dj_masochist_ @voz_post Spinning GOTH DarkWave EBM Imdustrual & More
Hosted by: Our Dark Queen @bansheebelfry 🦇GOGO Dancers @mr.cachondo25 @maya.karli @g0nzolio Also a surprised Gogo 💦Drag Performance @noxxiadatura @bansheebelfry MAKE SURE TO BRING THOSE DOLLAR BILLS 🤑🤑💸💸Vendors: @specimens_la @cannibalrosejewelryco Flyer made by the talented: @chaoticnogood

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FREE BUS ROUTE

Cruise the Broadway Corridor by bus for free this weekend! Long Beach Transit is running a free shuttle bus on Broadway from Alamitos Avenue to Redondo Avenue from 12 noon to 8 PM on Saturday and Sunday, May 16 and 17. Look for bus number 16058.

In addition, a bus will travel a circuit with the following stops on Saturday and Sunday from 12 noon to 10 PM:

Hamburger Mary's (330 Pine Ave)
Sweetwater Saloon (1201 E Broadway)
Mineshaft (1720 E Broadway)
The Falcon (1435 E Broadway)

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.”