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First Fridays
Festive Holiday Village at First Fridays! 🎉 Whether you are a Santa lover or a Grinch fiend, we have all the activities! PLUS music and festive treats galore. Scroll alllllll the way down for the list of all the fun to be had.
Special thank you to the Team Fasnacht (DRE #02051365), & The Port of Long Beach for making the event possible.
As always, most businesses on Atlantic Ave. will stay open late.
Scroll allll the way down to check out the festivities.
BUSINESS FESTIVITIES
- Long Beach Clothing Co.
- Holiday cookies for a penny each. While supplies last.
- Historical Society of Long Beach
- New exhibit: “Represented at Last: The Transformation of Long Beach’s People and Politics”
- Ambitious Ales
- Fresh beer release and new winter beverage Nought Toddy!
- Kabayo Caballo – Extra Strong Lager with Neslon Hops – 6.9%
- Naughty Toddy – Fruity, spiced, and served hot! – 8.5%
- Fresh beer release and new winter beverage Nought Toddy!
- Tutu School
- Paper gingerbread houses on Friday, December 6th at 7:15pm! Dancer’s gingerbread house will be decorating the studio during the holiday season and you can take them home before Winter Break!
- Must RSVP here
- Semilitas
- Cross-cultural celebration
- KUBO LB
- Cross-cultural celebration
- Pixie Toys
- Face painting from 6:30pm-8:30pm
- Beachwood Brewing
- New holiday specialty cocktails! Festival cocktails available 12/4 until end of the year! Celebrate the season with a mix of holiday-inspired flavors crafted to spread cheer!
- The Better Half Boutique
- Pop-up vendors
- Hot cocoa and festive treat bar
- And Then LB
- Extended hours- Open until 9PM
- Bixby Petals (New Location, 3912 Atlantic Ave.)
- Extended hours- Open until 9PM
- Art Spot
- Paint Your Own Pottery
- Ornament making, holiday projects etc.
- Deluxe Barber Shop
- Photos with the Grinch, 7PM- 9PM
- Rasselbock
- Hot cocoa stand, 6PM-8PM
- Cassidy’s Corner Cafe
- FREE Photos with Santa, 6PM – 8PM
- FREE Hot Chocolate Bar – Build your own warm, delicious treat!
- Roaming Toy Soldier
MUSIC
- Expo Arts Center Main Room
- Alyssandra Nighswonger
- Katie Phillips Gallery
- Toaster Music
- Thunderbolt Pizza
- Killer West
- Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf
- Hedgehog Swing
- Salon Medusa
- Mooney Starr
- Lola’s Mexican Cuisine
- Chelsey Sanchez
- Willmore
- Sam Ross Jazz Combo
- Long Beach Shakespeare
- Holiday Carolers, 6:45PM – 8PM
- Rasselbock
- The Mood Swings
- Edgar & James
- Lorenzo’s Flashback Band
- Taboon Mediterranean
- Think of One
- Eclipsed Emporium
- DJ Dave
- Deluxe Parlour
- Live music by Javi Vivas, Wild Records Artist
- Steelcraft
- DJ Erex performing from 6-9pm
- Beachwood Brewing and Distilling
- Live music by Lunar Riptide
- Roaming Holiday Band- Jazz Combo
EXPO ARTS CENTER
- Main Room
- Uptown Village Market
- Katie Phillips Gallery
- Art Massive
- African American Cultural Center LB
- Holiday photo stations
- Ground Control (By Expo Arts Center)
- Santa & Mrs.Claus Winter Wonderland
- Outside Expo
- Team Fasnacht
- Uptown Village Market (Continued)
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.