{"id":845,"date":"2018-04-04T18:08:22","date_gmt":"2018-04-05T01:08:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/?p=64180"},"modified":"2018-04-04T18:08:22","modified_gmt":"2018-04-05T01:08:22","slug":"bixby-knolls-first-fridays-to-celebrate-5th-annual-long-beach-county-fair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/bixby-knolls-first-fridays-to-celebrate-5th-annual-long-beach-county-fair","title":{"rendered":"Bixby Knolls\u2019 First Fridays to Celebrate 5th Annual Long Beach County Fair"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The fifth annual celebration of the Long Beach County Fair will take place during Bixby Knolls\u2019 monthly First Fridays series this April 6.<\/p>\n<p>Held at the Expo Arts Center, the fair will take place from 6:30PM to 9:30PM and will include games, activities, local music, art, food, DJs and extended shopping hours.<\/p>\n<p>Expect faire-style food from Shady Grove, Primal Alchemy Catering, Chaskis Peruvian Seasonings, Gusto Bread, Steelhead Coffee and more right outside the venue.<\/p>\n<p>Live music will be featured throughout the night by a local Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers cover band, MOVE.<\/p>\n<p>Other activities include a kids pie eating contest at Bella Pizza, jump rope tricks with jump L.A. pottery, a demonstration with The Curious Clay Society, weaving demonstrations, quilts, button collections and more.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"LTFi8HF4MC\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/winners-announced-for-the-long-beach-county-fair-blue-prize-urban-agriculture-competition\">Winners Announced for the Long Beach County Fair Blue Prize Urban Agriculture Competition<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; 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