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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. Scroll alllllll the way down to see all the fun festivities.
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
•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.
Fear Factor Audition Area
Universal Fitness
- Wax Museum
- FREE Balloon Art
Eclipsed Emporium
- Oddities Pavilion
- Tarot Card Reader
Koolberry at Steelcraft
Churro Bites Ice Cream Sundae
Hangry Belly at Steelcraft
Loaded Corn Dog Bites: cheese sauce, bacon bits, ranch, green onions
Babes & Bellies
Free 2D ultrasounds, exclusive discounts, and a special guest appearance from @pro_health_csulb. RSVP here!
Corked
Spray Artists – Brooks & THOTS
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
- Dole Whip Squishees
Semillitas Learning Community
- Baby Chicks Meet & Greet at 5pm, 6pm, 7pm
- Semillitas Art Studio, 5pm-7pm
- Tianquiztli | Artisan Marketplace 5pm-9pm
Rasselbock
German Pretzel Churros with Nutella & Fruit Compote
Wood & Salt Tavern
Crispy Arancini – risotto, sausage, cheese
EJs Pub
- Cotton Candy Margarita
- Banger Hotdog with grilled onions and peppers
Dutch’s Brewhouse
- Silly Dill-y Corndoggy
- Deep Fried Pickles
- Deep Fried Pizza Slices
The Art Spot
- Open for walk-ins with different painting projects available
Long Beach Shakespeare Company
Enter their raffle to win tickets to their upcoming production of Antigone, exclusive merch, gifts from their generous sponsors, and learn more about their little theater right in the heart of Bixby Knolls.
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 Amerigumbo
Thunderbolt Pizza
Live music by Killer West
Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf
Live music by Hedgehog Swing
Salon Medusa
Live music by Mooney Starr
Steelcraft
Music by DJ E-Rex 6-9pm
Ground Control (Next to Expo Arts Center)
Live music by Jim + Jonathan & the Pacific Crest Ramblers
Rasselbock
Live music by Jazzie Flom
Ambitious Ales
DJ Lonely Creeper & friends
Edgar & James
Live music by Lorenzo’s Flashback Band
Lola’s Mexican Cuisine
Live music by Chelsey Sanchez
Taboon Mediterranean
Live music by Think of One
Willmore Wine Bar
Live music by Sam Ross
Bixby Joe
Live music by Stripped Down
Wood & Salt Tavern
Live music by The Daring & The Darling
Semillitas Learning Community
Music by DJ Ani
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
CORE Exhibit
African American Cultural Center
Artist Showcase: Celebrating Local Black Artist ft. Akinsanya Kambon, owner of Pan African Art Studio
Ground Control (Next to EAC)
Live music by Jim + Jonathan & the Pacific Crest Ramblers
Outside Expo
- Patricia’s Mexican Restaurant
- Primal Alchemy
- Grand Prix Association of Long Beach
- Long Beach Flowers
- Your Builders
- Riverpark Coalition
- Team Fasnacht (DRE #02051365)
CHNAM THMEY – KHMER NEW YEAR
Long Beach County Fair is excited to announce the Culture Pavilion will host the “Chnam Thmey – Khmer New Year!” 🌟
📍 4326 Atlantic Ave.
April 5, 2024
6:30pm-9:30pm
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Food from Khmer owned food businesses
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Sweet Grass Sugarcane Juice (@drinksweetgrass)
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The Golden Skewer (@thegoldenskewer)
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Shlap Muan (@shlapmuan)
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Chinitos Tacos (@chinitos_tacos)
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Desserts
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Sophy’s: Cambodia Town Food & Music (@sophyslbc)
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Fashion / Swag
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Rep Cambodia (@repcambodia) – Streetwear
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Vannary Bridal (@vannarybridal) – Khmer traditional clothing
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Lee Thongphun Art (@leethgphnart) – Apsara and Hanuman Stickers
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Ceremonies / Entertainment
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6:30pm – Water blessing ceremony (សូត្រមន្ត ប្រោះព្រំ – Sautr mont braohprom)
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Wat Khemera Buddhikarama aka Wat Willow
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7:00pm – Modern Apsara Company (@modernapsaraco) – Classical dance
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Robam Neary Chear Chour
Performed by Sariah Sum, Savannah Thy, and Erica Castillo
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8:00pm – Skor Chhaiyam – Traditional drumming
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Performed by Bunsorng Tay and group
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David Phon (@dphonart) – Live muralist
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Mural will be one of many raffle prizes
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DJ D-Real spinning Cambodian music (classic oldies and Sabaidee Fest artists)
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Selected film shorts from the Cambodia Town Film Festival (@cambodiatownfilmfestival) and Bophana Center (@bophanacenter) archives
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This upcoming September 2024, CTFF will be hosting their 10th annual film festival
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THE ALLERY
Art pop-ups by 10+ featured artists
Live music by Amerigumbo
Location: Atlantic Ave. & Burlinghall Dr.
DRIVER
Driver: Electric shuttle will be driving around First Fridays to take you to any of the participating businesses in Bixby Knolls for free! |
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 get an approved tabling spot for non-profits that are non BKBIA members.