{"id":89627,"date":"2026-08-12T13:19:27","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T20:19:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/?p=89627"},"modified":"2026-08-12T13:21:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T20:21:39","slug":"things-to-do-in-long-beach-this-weekend-including-a-kite-festival-and-free-movie-in-the-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/eat-see-do-2\/do\/things-to-do-in-long-beach-this-weekend-including-a-kite-festival-and-free-movie-in-the-park","title":{"rendered":"Things to do in Long Beach this weekend \u2014 including a kite festival and free movie in the park"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Road Dogs TV Legacy Awards (Thursday, Aug. 13)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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If you\u2019re a fan of live music, look no further. Road Dogs TV will be hosting its Legacy Awards Gala at the Art Theatre with a performance from Heavenly Trip to Hell, a local metal band \u201ccelebrating 30 years of mayhem.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hustle Holix Hip Hop Corner, a rap group collective with local artists, will also perform to mark 20 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Artists spanning alternative, garage, post-punk, heavy metal and hard rock are also set to take the stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tickets start at $20 and are available for purchase here.<\/a> The show will start promptly at 7:30 p.m. Formal attire is required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Movies in the Park: ‘Wicked for Good’ (Friday, Aug. 14)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Houghton Park will host a free movie night to show \u201cWicked for Good,\u201d the 2025 musical starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Activities will begin at 6:30 p.m., including a bounce house, nightly raffle giveaway and free popcorn. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s part of a months-long free movie series sponsored by Signal Hill Petroleum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can find a full schedule for the remaining movies here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Vulva Gala (Saturday, Aug. 15)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This one-of-a-kind gala will feature art, a fashion show, live performances and panel discussions about bodies, healing and identity. About 30 local artists will display their work alongside local vendors and booths offering community resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s taking place starting at 11 a.m. at the First Congregational Church of Long Beach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Admission is free, but tickets are required, and donations are welcome here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dia De Las Ranflas y Viclas Car & Bike Show (Saturday, Aug. 15)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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This flashy daylong display of unique motorcycles and lowrider cars will take over Marina Green Park from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It will also host performances by Mack 10, Los Cadetes de Linares, Negros de La Raza, Micayla Rivera and The Delfonics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

General admission tickets start at $30, with family packs available for $100 to get four visitors in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Find more information here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Long Beach Kite Festival (Sunday, Aug. 16)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Kites will fill the sky at the 13th annual Long Beach Kite Festival this Sunday at Granada Beach. From 1 p.m. to 7 p.m., there will be a free kite giveaway and flying lessons, live entertainment, food and free backpacks for kids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Attendance is free, but guests are encouraged to RSVP here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The skies over Granada Beach will be full of kites this Sunday. That and lots more to experience this weekend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":207,"featured_media":78287,"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-89627","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\/89627","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=89627"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89627\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":89630,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89627\/revisions\/89630"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/78287"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=89627"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=89627"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=89627"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_spnsrs_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_spnsrs_tax?post=89627"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=89627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}