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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
•The Allery •Expo Arts Center
•Ambitious Ales
•The Better Half Boutique
•Smog City Brewing (Steelcraft)
BUSINESS FESTIVITIES
Art Spot LB
Walk-in art projects including paint your own pottery, painting, and crematorium projects. Local artists pop-ups.
Smog City Brewing & La Taqueria Brand
New beer drop: Mexican Vacation
Micheladas in partnership with La Taqueria Brand
KUBO LB
Lei Po’o Art Workshop with Amy Luo (RSVP required) 6pm-9pm
Baryo: Matamis Na Bao Tasting 6pm-9pm
Batok & Baybayin Workshop with Kristian Kabuay 7pm-8pm
Ambitious Ales
Micheladas with their Cinco Muertes Mexican-Style Dark lager, boozy Horchata squishee, and Watermelon Agua Fresca squishee.
Beachwood Brewing
Food Pop-up: Patricia’s Mexican serving up street tacos
Long Beach Clothing Co.
Meet & Greet with Mickey & Minnie celebrating Cinco de Mayo, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Pixie Toys
FREE Face painting, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Lola’s Mexican Cuisine
Cinco de Mayo Food and Drink Specials
Semillitas Learning Community
Celebrating “El Día de la Niñez” / Children’s Day at Semillitas Learning Community:
- Children’s art workshop, 5pm-7pm
- Community Piñata, 7pm
- Artisan Vendors
- Guest DJ
- Summer Art Camp Enrollment
Meema’s
Late hours, open during First Fridays.
Novel U Wellness
Botox/Jeuveau $8/ unit
Deal only on Friday 5/3/24 from 5-8 PM for new patients
Sala
May party featuring Hotel Luna merch drop, Boy Blue LA in the kitchen
MUSIC
Better Half Boutique
Live music by Sax on the Beach
Beachwood Brewing
Live music InnerVox, starting at 7pm
Corked
Mariachi Las Catrinas 8pm-9pm
Rasselbock
The Mood Swings
The Allery
Amerigumbo
Thunderbolt Pizza
Killer West
Ground Control
Califas
Sala
Music by Coleman, Sonrisita, Moises Florentino
Bixby Joe
Krooked Fingerz
Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf
Hedgehog Swing
Salon Medusa
Chelsey Sanchez
Wilmore Wine Bar
Sam Ross
Edgar & James
Lorenzo’s Flashback Band
Taboon Mediterranean
Think of One
Eclipsed Emporium
DJ Dave
EXPO ARTS CENTER
Main Room
Uptown Village Market
The Darling and the Daring (Alyssandria)
Katie Phillips Gallery
Art Massive
Able Arts Work Gallery
Ongoing Exhibit
African American Cultural Center
Ongoing Exhibit
Ground Control (Next to EAC)
Live music by Califas
Outside Expo
Uptown Village Market
Team Fasnacht
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.