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First Fridays
Special thank you to The Port of Long Beach and Team Fasnacht (DRE #02051365) for making the event possible.
As always, most businesses on Atlantic Ave will stay open late. Stay tuned for the full line up of fun happenings.
BIG RED BUS
The Big Red Bus will be driving around the district to help you get to all the festivities! As always, it is free to ride.
List of the bus stops:
•Beachwood Brewing & Distilling
•Willmore Wine Bar
•Rasselbock – Kitchen and Beer Garden
•Dutch’s Brewhouse
•Choul Chnam Thmey (Khmer New Year) •Expo Arts Center
•Ambitious Ales
•Sala Coffee & Wine
•The Better Half Boutique
•Smog City Brewing (Steelcraft)
BUSINESS FESTIVITIES
Beachwood Brewing
- Arcade Zone
- Pop’n Flavors pop-up ft. popcorn & beer pairings
Bixby Knolls Wellness
Complimentary Chair Massages 6pm-8pm & “Get a Grip on your Fitness” promotion
Better Half Boutique
- Club House Characters, 6:30pm-8:30pm
- Free gift with $25+ purchases
Lola’s Mexican Cuisine
Walking Taco
Meema’s
Salmon Dinner Special
Tony’s Kitchen
Churros & Fried Plantains
Long Beach Clothing Co.
Wax Museum
Corked
Spray Artists
KUBO LB
- Island Pacific & KUBO-OP Present: Chef Chat with Chef Eugene, CEO & Executive of Baryo, Tish Gonda Domingo & Jorell Domingo (authors of Filipino Instant Pot Cookbook)
- New Art Exhibit: What’s For Lunch? By Tori Drew It
Pixie Toys
Free Face Painting
Ambitious Ales
Terrible Burger Pop-up featuring Bacon Jam Brie Burger
Semillitas
Baby Chicks
Artisian Pop-ups
Rasselbock
German Pretzel Churros with Nutella & Fruit Compote
Wood & Salt Tavern
Crispy Arancini – risotto, sausage, cheese
MUSIC
Beachwood Brewing
Live music starting at 7pm with Ashlyn
Better Half Boutique
Live music by Sax on the Beach
The Allery
Live music by
Thunderbolt Pizza
Live music by Killer West
Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf
Live music by Hedgehog Swing
Salon Medusa
Live music by Mathew Mooney
Steelcraft
Music by DJ E-Rex 6-9pm
Ground Control (Next to Expo Arts Center)
Live music by Jim + Jonathan & the Pacific Crest Ramblers
Ambitious Ales
DJ Lonely Creeper & friends
Edgar & James
Live music by Lorenzo’s Flashback Band
Lola’s Mexican Cuisine
Live music by Chelsey Sanchez
Eclipsed Emporium
Music by DJ Dave Batts
Taboon Mediterranean
Live music by Think of One
Willmore Wine Bar
Live music by Sam Ross
EXPO ARTS CENTER
Main Room
Art Massive “Harvest” Art Exhibit
Toaster Music
Katie Phillips Gallery
LB Fresh featuring Blue Ribbon Urban Ag and Small Batch Food Contests
Able Arts Work Gallery
Ongoing Exhibit
African American Cultural Center
Ongoing Exhibit
Ground Control (Next to EAC)
Live music by Jim + Jonathan & the Pacific Crest Ramblers
Outside Expo
- Patricia’s Restaurant
- Primal Alchemy
- Grand Prix
CHNAM THMEY – KHMER NEW YEAR
Long Beach County Fair is excited to announce the Culture Pavilion will host the “Chnam Thmey – Khmer New Year!” 🌟
Everything from food vendors, traditional clothing, community resources, blessings, and entertainment will be available to celebrate Khmer New Year.
📍 4326 Atlantic Ave.
April 5, 2024
6:30pm-9:30pm
THE ALLERY
Art pop-ups by 10+ featured artists
Live music by Amerigumbo
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 does not allow us to accept outside vendors because it creates competition with our paying members as well as 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 table for non BKBIA members.