This Weekend in Long Beach: Events & Things to Do

What's Happening in Long Beach, CA This June?

Here are our top picks for weekend events and activities in Long Beach this month. Enjoy!

LA WINE FEST

WHEN: JUNE 3-4

The LAWineFest brings wines and brews from around the world to your doorstep in a fun, relaxed environment. (Yes, we’re the WineFest. But turns out even wine lovers need a break to sip something else new and noteworthy too.) The Fest also serves up boutiques to browse, artisan merchandise to buy and more!

Saturday, June 3: 2-6 PM

Sunday, June 4: 1-5 PM

Pacific Islander Festival

When: June 3-4

Join the Aquarium for its twentieth annual Pacific Island Festival. This festival features traditional music and dance, cultural displays, and craft demonstrations, and celebrates Pacific Islander cultures, including Hawaiian, Tahitian, Samoan, Chamorro, Marshallese, and Maori.

Mai Tai Festival

When: June 3

Come experience a taste of the Pacific Islands with the 1st Annual Mai Tai Festival! Performing live on stage: Anuhea, Jordan T, Dayvid Thomas, plus cultural performances and arts! Cool Mai Tais and Brews for those ages 21 & up!

Scuba Show

WHEN: JUNE 3-4

Discover the latest in scuba diving equipment and accessories, meet industry experts and professionals, and explore the world of diving like never before! Scuba Show returns to Long Beach on June 3-4, 2023, with over 280 exhibitors from around the world, seminars hosted by diving experts, a try-diving pool, product demos and so much more. Scuba Show is perfect for divers of all levels, including those interested in getting started. Join us for the diving event of the year!

Long Beach Sympony Classics: An American in Paris

WHEN: JUNE 3

Award-winning pianist Michelle Cann takes center stage performing the Piano Concerto in One Movement by groundbreaking American composer Florence Price. The concert also includes brilliant 21st -century works by Brian Nabors and Nan Schwartz, along with Duke Ellington’s swinging “Harlem” and George Gershwin’s foot-tapping “An American in Paris.” We will send you out dancing!

SUMMER CONCERT AT RANCHO LOS ALAMITOS

When: June 4

Rancho Los Alamitos proudly presents our 2023 Summer Concert Series! We are opening our grounds after hours for a relaxing summer evening on Sunday, June 4th, and Sunday, August 6th. Grab low lawn chairs and pack a picnic dinner and join us for a night with family and friends amid our lush historic grounds. Our performance group for June 4th is Long Beach-based jazz fusion band Krooked Fingerz!

Into the Breeches

WHEN: JUNE 7 TO JUNE 25

It’s 1942 and the local Long Beach theatre’s director and leading men are off at war with the Axis. Determined to press on, the director’s wife sets out to produce an all-female version of Shakespeare’s Henriad. A surprisingly modern and moving comedy about the singular way art and community reveal our boldest selves even in the darkest times.

LA Independent Beer Fest

When: June 10

We are bringing the heat this summer with an awesome festival featuring 75 independent craft breweries, live music, great local food, games, and more! Produced by the Los Angeles County Brewers Guild, #LABW14 will feature the largest number of Los Angeles County-based craft breweries – more than any other festival in town!

The Long Beach Juneteenth Celebration

When: June 17

Communities throughout the region are invited to the Long Beach Juneteenth Celebration, commemorating the end of slavery and celebrating Black culture with a lineup of mainstage performances and an event campus featuring family-friendly activities, vendors, food and drink. Community groups, nonprofits, churches, and city departments alike are participating in various activations throughout the festival campus.

The Recital presented by Long Beach Opera

When: June 24-25

For its second annual LB Opera & Film Festival, LBO presents two full days of events that explore the intersection of film and opera with new live stagings and a robust and unexpected slate of filmic programming centered around historical art song and poetry.