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First Fridays
Celebrating Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) at First Fridays! 🎉
Scroll alllllll the way down for the list of all the festivities.
Special thank you to Team Fasnacht (DRE #02051365) and Port of Long Beach for making the event possible.
As always, most businesses on Atlantic Ave will stay open late.
BUSINESS FESTIVITIES
- Lola’s Mexican Cuisine
- Day of the Dead Celebration
- Long Beach Clothing Co.
- Penny Pan Dulce
- Historical Society of Long Beach
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- Day of the Dead Sound Bath by Martin Espino
- Pixie Toys
- Face painting by Karen Nagy
- Steelcraft
- Face painting from 6pm-9pm
- Beachwood Brewing
- Día Specialty Belgian-style sour on tap – a Mexican candy inspired beer made with a specialty blend of 5 different chilis, tamarind, & fruit that lend tropical, funky notes to the beer, followed by a light spicy finish
- I Luv Ur Buns
- Limited-time BOOgnets
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Long Beach Shakespeare Company
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Stop by their First Friday Booth to enter their raffle to win tickets to their Christmas Carol Radio Show exclusive merch, gift cards from their generous sponsors, and learn more about their little theater right in the heart of Bixby Knolls.
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- The Better Half Boutique
- Permanent jewelry, and other pop-up vendors.
- And Then LB
- Open extended hours until 9pm
- Bixby Petals (New Location, 3912 Atlantic Ave.)
- Flower pop-up
- AndyLiz
- Soft Opening of new location, 4130 Atlantic Ave.
- Ancestros
- All day Celebration:
- 50% OFF beer with the purchase of any main course.
- Tacos starting at $2.50:
- $2.50: Asada, Birria, Pollo, Carnitas, Potatoes
- $3.00: Shrimp & Grilled Fish
- The Merchant
- Chili Trolley
- Homemade tamales, champurrado & churros with cajeta
- Pan de Muerto, pumpkin pan dulces, and a variety of other pastries
- Live music ft. Mexican trio band playing cumbias & rancheras.
- Beer and wine
- Makers Market featuring small local vendors
- Art Spot
- Sugar Skull Decorating
- Día de los Muertos Paint Your Own Pottery
- Eclipsed Emporium
- Tarot reader, halloween vendor, and DJ Dave
- Tony’s Kitchen
- Mole poblano, pozole rojo, tamales, hot chocolate, & churros
MUSIC
- Expo Arts Center – Parking Lot
- Mariachi los Santaneros, 8:30pm-9:30pm
- Thunderbolt Pizza
- Killer West
- Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf
- Hedgehog Swing
- Salon Medusa
- Mooney Starr
- Wood & Salt Tavern
- Chelsey Sanchez
- Corked
- The Kids Theater Company “West Side Story” performances
- Rasselbock
- The Mood Swings
- Edgar & James
- Lorenzo’s Flashback Band
- Taboon Mediterranean
- Think of One
- Eclipsed Emporium
- DJ Dave
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The Merchant
- Live music ft. Mexican trio band playing cumbias & rancheras.
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Beachwood Brewing
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Free live music entertainment by Adriana Bravo starting at 7pm
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Steelcraft
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DJ Erex from 6pm-9pm
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EXPO ARTS CENTER
- Main Room
- Art Massive “After Life”
- Toaster Music
- Katie Phillips Gallery
- Veterans Art Exhibit
- African American Cultural Center LB
- Featured artist: Aziz
- Ground Control (By Expo Arts Center)
- Califas
- Outside Expo
- Brooks/ THOTS & DJ
- Community Ofrenda (Altar)
THE ALLERY
Art pop-ups by 10+ featured artists
Music by DJ Dennis Owens
Location: Atlantic Ave. & Burlinghall Dr.
Vendor Policy:
We proudly showcase our business members. Please contact us if you are a paying member of the BKBIA and would like a booth.
Non-members:
In order to get a vendor space for First Fridays, you MUST be a member of our Business Improvement Association. The requirements for that are two-fold. You must first have a brick-and-mortar shop or office located within our district, and two, you must have a business license with the City of Long Beach and pay into our Association.
Our policy and contract with the City of Long Beach do not allow us to accept outside vendors because doing so creates competition with our paying members, congested sidewalks, and other issues.
Non-profit organizations, Religious, and Political Parties:
While we cannot support any religious or political parties, the First Amendment allows for freedom of speech. If you are a religious or political party, you may find space on the sidewalk on the west side of Atlantic Ave between Burlinghall Dr. and Carson St. If you are a non-profit organization, please contact the BKBIA directly to discuss a potential location to setup. There shall be NO blocking of sidewalks, ADA ramps or access ways, or blocking of any access to a business.
There is a $25 fee to get an approved tabling spot for non-profits that are non BKBIA members.