{"id":89237,"date":"2026-06-24T15:57:39","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T22:57:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/?p=89237"},"modified":"2026-06-24T15:58:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T22:58:37","slug":"things-to-do-in-long-beach-this-weekend-including-an-early-july-4th-celebration-and-a-japanese-cultural-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/eat-see-do-2\/do\/things-to-do-in-long-beach-this-weekend-including-an-early-july-4th-celebration-and-a-japanese-cultural-festival","title":{"rendered":"Things to do in Long Beach this weekend \u2014 including an early July 4th celebration and a Japanese Cultural Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Cars & Stripes Forever at the Port of Los Angeles (Friday, June 26)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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San Pedro will host a free celebration and fireworks show from 5 to 10 p.m. at 250 S. Harbor Boulevard. The fireworks show is set for 9 p.m., and there will be classic cars, food trucks, a beer garden and three live bands scheduled to play.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can drive to the event or take a free trolley to and from downtown San Pedro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more on fireworks displays planned in and around Long Beach, check out our article here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shakespeare by the Sea: Macbeth (Friday, June 26 and Saturday, June 27)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Courtesy of Shakespeare by the Sea.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Shakespeare by the Sea will perform \u201cMacbeth\u201d at 7 p.m. on both Friday and Saturday at the Band Shell at Recreation Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No tickets are required and the area offers ample bench seating along with a grass lawn for visitors who bring their own blankets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can also order a picnic ahead of time for either show from Bard\u2019s Bites here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A free, family-friendly show at International City Theatre (Saturday, June 27)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The International City Theatre in downtown Long Beach will continue its series of free shows aimed at introducing children of all ages to theater.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saturday\u2019s show, \u201cChoosing My Way,\u201d combines folktales from different cultures to highlight the importance of \u201cstaying true to your own personal path,\u201d according to event organizers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The show starts at 11 a.m. and lasts roughly one hour at the Beverly O\u2019Neill Theater inside the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reservations are required and can be made here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Long Beach Japanese Cultural Festival (Saturday, June 27)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Long Beach Japanese Cultural Center will host its annual summer festival at 1766 Seabright Ave. in West Long Beach from 3 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. with food, martial arts demonstrations, ondo dancing and performances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There will also be exhibits on Japanese flower arranging, Long Beach\u2019s Japanese Language School and origami craft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can find a full schedule of the festival\u2019s events here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Free Concert at Chavez Park (Saturday, June 27)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Courtesy of Ted Atkatz Percussion Seminar.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

There will be a free concert at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Chavez Park Amphitheater as part of the Ted Atkatz Percussion Seminar held every year in conjunction with Cal State Long Beach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nearly two dozen music students will perform Steve Reich\u2019s masterpiece composition \u201cMusic For 18 Musicians.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click this link<\/a> to fill in your information and hold your seat for the concert.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There’s also Shakespeare by the Sea and a free concert at Chavez Park.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":207,"featured_media":75078,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","inline_featured_image":false,"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":"","_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"_":"","_author_alias":"","cap-aim":"","cap-description":"","cap-display_name":"","cap-first_name":"","cap-jabber":"","cap-last_name":"","cap-linked_account":"","cap-newspack_employer":"","cap-newspack_job_title":"","cap-newspack_phone_number":"","cap-newspack_role":"","cap-user_email":"","cap-user_login":"","cap-website":"","cap-yahooim":"","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_email_html":"","newspack_email_type":"","newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_hide_page_title":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_show_share_buttons":"","newspack_sponsor_byline_prefix":"","newspack_sponsor_disclaimer_override":"","newspack_sponsor_flag_override":"","newspack_sponsor_only_direct":"","newspack_sponsor_url":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_show_updated_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[32367],"tags":[],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"coauthors":[32323],"class_list":["post-89237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-do","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89237","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/207"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=89237"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89237\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":89243,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89237\/revisions\/89243"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/75078"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=89237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=89237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=89237"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_spnsrs_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_spnsrs_tax?post=89237"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=89237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}