{"id":82524,"date":"2024-05-13T12:06:47","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T19:06:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/?p=82524"},"modified":"2024-05-13T12:07:32","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T19:07:32","slug":"long-beach-pride-schedule-parking-road-closures-parade-festival-tickets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/long-beach-pride-schedule-parking-road-closures-parade-festival-tickets","title":{"rendered":"Long Beach Pride is this weekend; here\u2019s what you need to know\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

After two years of celebrating Pride in the summer<\/a>, Long Beach\u2019s second-largest citywide event \u2014 the Pride festival and parade \u2014 will be held this weekend, returning to its May roots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 41st annual event includes a day-long festival on both Saturday and Sunday, with music, food, health care services and family entertainment at Rainbow Lagoon. The parade on Sunday morning will include more than 130 local organizations, grand marshals, dancing, costumes, music and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s everything you need to know, including road closures along the parade route.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Teen Pride<\/b><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The weekend will kick off Friday night with a free Teen Pride gathering at Rainbow Lagoon from 4 to 9 p.m. The event includes drag shows, DJs, vendors, booths, food and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Festival <\/b><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The festival is from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, at Rainbow Lagoon, 386 E. Shoreline Drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

General ticket admission is $40 each day, or $125 each day for a VIP ticket that includes luxury restrooms, an \u201celevated\u201d bar experience, a lounge area with shade and a \u201cchill\u201d zone. For tickets, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Musical entertainment will include country, hip-hop and dance stages, including headliner Ivy Queen (Sunday) and Saucy Santana (Saturday), along with Valentina (Sunday), Reyna Roberts (Saturday) and more. Jewels, Long Beach\u2019s best-known drag queen, will also make an appearance both days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Support arts & culture coverage<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Long Beach is home to a vibrant community of people who celebrate culture through art. Their stories deserve a platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/givebutter-widget>\n\n\n\n

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Attendees are encouraged to use public transportation, but there is public parking along Shoreline Drive and public garages near the Aquarium, Marina Green and Shoreline Village.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a complete list of entertainment and a festival map \u2014 as well as guidelines on what to bring and what not to bring \u2014 click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Parade<\/b><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The main event is Sunday\u2019s parade from 10 a.m. to noon down Ocean Boulevard between Lindero and Alamitos avenues. This year\u2019s theme is Rhythm and Rainbows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The parade will be led by a number of grand marshalls, including past board members of Long Beach Pride, Celebrity Grand Marshal Saucy Santana, Media Grand Marshal Annabelle Sedano of NBC4 and Enrique Chiabra of Telemundo 52; Marilyn Barlow Grand Marshal, Irene \u201cDJ Irene\u201d Guiterrez; Robert Crow Grand Marshal, Robert Cano; Judith Doyle Grand Marshal, Dykes on Bikes; Bryan “Whitey\u201d Littlefield Community Bridge Building Grand Marshal, Evan Braude; \u201cMorris Knight\u201d Political Grand Marshal, Stuart Milk (Harvey Milk Foundation); and Dr. Robert Garcia Youth Grand Marshal, Kelly Melvin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Road closures<\/b><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

If you live, work or have business Downtown on Sunday, be aware of road closures until 2 p.m. to accommodate the parade:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There will be no parking from 5 a.m. to 2 p.m. on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n