BKBIA Events & Programs

We encourage the entire community to participate in any or all of the events and programs organized every month by the BKBIA.

Oct 2 - First Fridays

 Join us Friday, October 2nd as we celebrate Arts Month with live music, local artists, and an evening exploring everything the neighborhood has to offer. Restaurants, breweries, shops, and community all in one night!

Oct 3 - Strollers

Join us for our weekly Neighborhood Walking Club on Saturday, October 3 at 7:15 AM, meeting at Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf (4105 Atlantic Ave). It’s a great way to get fit, check out the businesses, explore the neighborhoods, and meet your neighbors. Leashed dogs are also welcome. The walks last for about an hour.

Oct 25 - Salsa y Sabor

🌶️Salsa y Sabor: A Celebration of Culture, Flavor & Community 💃
Two kinds of salsa. One unforgettable afternoon.

Get ready for an afternoon of music, dancing, food, culture, and a little friendly competition at Salsa y Sabor!

Bring your lawn chair or picnic blanket, grab your friends, and come experience the flavors and sounds of Latin culture right here in the community. Dance along to live salsa music, learn a few new moves, sample salsas from some of Long Beach’s favorite Hispanic restaurants, and cast your vote for the one you think deserves bragging rights.

Whether you’re a salsa expert or just here for the chips, there’s something for everyone.

About our Events

First Fridays Art Walk

Every first Friday night of the month participating Bixby Knolls businesses stay open late and have special sales, promotions, in-store activities, and first glimpses of their newest services and product lines.  All BKBIA members are encouraged to come and participate whether or not they are located within the “pedestrian zone” of Atlantic Avenue (Bixby Road to San Antonio).

The Expo Arts Center and our “Allery” are open to support the freshest local art talent in Long Beach, experimental music, performing arts, and the occasional spoken word. First Fridays is a great opportunity for you to meet the owners of our businesses and give them your support.

Every first Friday night of the month participating Bixby Knolls businesses stay open late and have special sales, promotions, in-store activities, and first glimpses of their newest services and product lines.  All BKBIA members are encouraged to come and participate whether or not they are located within the “pedestrian zone” of Atlantic Avenue (Bixby Road to San Antonio).

The Expo Arts Center and our “Allery” are open to support the freshest local art talent in Long Beach, experimental music, performing arts, and the occasional spoken word. First Fridays is a great opportunity for you to meet the owners of our businesses and give them your support.

Bixby Knolls Strollers

Bixby Knolls Strollers is a neighborhood walking club that meets every Saturday morning at 7:15am at Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf (4105 Atlantic Ave).  Coffee Bean sponsors the group and provides free coffee each week.  Strollers members purchase additional drinks and treats each week. It’s a great way to get fit, check out the businesses, explore the neighborhoods, and meet your neighbors. Leashed dogs are welcome, also. The walks last for about an hour and the routes change weekly.

Kidical Mass

Every third Sunday kids rule the streets. Kidical Mass Bixby Knolls is our monthly family-friendly bike ride that leaves at 1:00pm from Georgie’s Place (3850 Atlantic Ave.) All ages and abilities welcome. Free ice cream for everyone after the ride. Routes are approximately 4 miles long and take about an hour to complete.

Literary Society

The Bixby Knolls Literary Society meets on the second Wednesday of each month, 7:00pm, at Taboon Mediterranean (539 E Bixby Rd). The Society focuses on the American classics as well as current releases. Please check the calendar on our home page for the next Literary Society selection and discussion date. Refreshments are served.

Knights of the Round (Turn)Table

The Knights of the Round (Turn)Table meet to listen and discuss the great albums of our time. All genres are considered. We have an educated music-lover as our discussion leader to provide facts and stories behind the music. Every fourth Thursday of the month at various locations around the district. Discussion starts at 6:30pm.

Concerts in the Park(ing Lot)

For three glorious months in the summer the BKBIA sponsors world-class music concerts in different parking lots around our district. Bring a folding chair and your dancing shoes! Previous bands include The Western Standard Time Ska Orchestra, Ethio Cali, Janet Klein and Her Parlor Boys, The Buttertones, The Sea Funk Brass Band, Jazz Angels, the Boogaloo Assassins, and more!

Good Spirits Club

The Good Spirits Club meets at various different bar or restaurant in our district for drinks. Become a card-carrying member (for free) and have that card stamped each month for your official Good Spirits Club pint glass or cocktail glass with our badge proudly emblazoned across the front. 

Supper Club

The Bixby Knolls Supper Club meets at various restaurants for a community dinner party. Bixby Knolls Supper Club is the simple concept of supporting our local restaurants on a typically a slow night. 

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