This Weekend in Long Beach

Get up close with the ocean’s ultimate predators at the Aquarium of the Pacific for FREE during Shark Lagoon Nights. You and your guests will have the opportunity to touch smaller sharks, such as bamboo sharks. You will also see rays and large sharks in the Aquarium’s Shark Lagoon.

Join us for an unforgettable Silent Disco experience on the Bow! Dance the night away with wireless headphones and choose from three DJ-curated music channels.

Enjoy the City Center Hotel's courtyard pool with a Pool Party hosted by Olive & Rose, the hotel's bistro. The party will include a poolside menu of summery eats, drink specials, and music by a live DJ. Entry is $25, available on a first-come, first-served basis. Please bring your own towel.

From Ira Levin, author of Rosemary’s Baby and Deathtrap, comes this chilling mystery thriller that explores the thin line between reality and fantasy.

The annual Belmont Shore Car Show is one of the largest one-day classic car shows on the West Coast. The event draws approximately 50,000 attendees and an assortment of vendors, not counting the amazing restaurants and shops stretching over 14 blocks, closing 2nd Street in beautiful Belmont Shore.

Prepare yourself for a night of ghostly tales and ghoulish delights as we delve into the Queen Mary's most famous apparitions. Each spine-chilling story, each more terrifying than the last, will be perfectly paired with specialty concoctions featuring "spirits" of their own.

In celebration of local American Indian cultures, the Aquarium of the Pacific will host its 21st annual Moompetam American Indian Festival. The festival celebrates indigenous California maritime cultures, including Tongva, Acjachemen, Chumash, Costanoan, Kumeyaay, and Luiseño. This celebration features traditional cultural craft demonstrations, storytelling, music, dance, and an award ceremony.

International City Theatre presents its Free Saturday Family Theatre Series, a FREE opportunity for kids of all ages to experience the magic of theatre. These FREE shows are open to all. Bring your kids, bring your parents, bring your neighbors! Reservations are required.

Step into a warm, glowing evening of live jazz surrounded by hundreds of candles. Grammy-nominated Billy Mohler and his exceptional jazz quartet will fill the intimate The Kids Theater Company (TKTC) Theater with soulful, inspiring sounds.

The Naples Improvement Association's Concert in the Park series at Colonnade Park will feature crowd favorite King Salmon and the Funkyard Horns as part of its 2025 Concerts in the Park series!

See this chilling new version of the classic story of duality, desire, and depravity taken from one of the most famous tales of Gothic horror. Behind the doors of Victorian London, Dr. Henry Jekyll’s experiments have brought forth his other self—Edward Hyde, a sensualist and villain free to commit the sins Jekyll is too civilized to comprehend. As we encounter the multiple faces of Hyde, he meets a woman who stirs his interest. But Jekyll fears for her life and decides to end his experiments. Hyde has other ideas, and so the two sides battle each other in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse to determine who shall be the master of the mind they share.

Ahoy, mateys! Roxanne’s is going full pirate for Talk Like a Pirate Day with an all-ages celebration you won’t want to miss. Expect a full pirate takeover featuring costumed staff and guests, themed photo ops, and plenty of chances to show off your best pirate look. We’ll be serving up special cocktails fit for sea-farin’ scoundrels, plus a limited-time pirate-inspired food menu. Live pirate bands will set the mood while kids and adults alike enjoy the high seas energy of Roxanne’s transformed into a pirate haven.

The annual Ranchos Walk offers the chance to experience Long Beach's urban habitats! Bring the family along to enjoy this unique urban hike experience that spans between the two ranchos! Participants will follow the Crest Trail that links Rancho Los Alamitos and Rancho Los Cerritos, choosing from the 9-, 6-, or 3-mile hike options. A post-walk celebration at Rancho Los Cerritos will feature music, games and activities, food, and drinks.

September's Night Dive will be an Oktoberfest-themed event! Grab a bite to eat from the station on the Front Plaza, and a drink from one of the many cash bars. Groove to DJs spinning in our galleries and so much more!

On Saturday, September 27th, from 2-10pm, you can enjoy live music from crowd-favorite polka band West Coast Prost, wiener dog races, stein holding contests, a best dressed competition (wear your finest lederhosen or dirndl), and menu specials! This year, they're expanding the party to the parking lot. You won't want to miss it!

This free festival-style event will be filled with activities, live music, interactive booths, and kid-friendly food. Children will enjoy playing with symphonic musical instruments at the “instrument petting zoo,” crafting their own batons for “Conducting 101” with our assistant conductors. Enjoy arts and crafts, lawn games, and more! Children are encouraged to come in their favorite costume!