{"id":90203,"date":"2026-10-14T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/?p=90203"},"modified":"2026-10-13T17:33:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T00:33:19","slug":"things-to-do-long-beach-weekend-zombie-walk-mahjong-costumes-filipino-american-heritage-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/eat-see-do-2\/do\/things-to-do-long-beach-weekend-zombie-walk-mahjong-costumes-filipino-american-heritage-month","title":{"rendered":"Things to do this weekend in Long Beach \u2014 including walking like a zombie, celebrating Filipino American heritage and a &#8220;Varietease&#8221; show at Roxanne&#8217;s"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-be-dazzled-with-a-variety-magic-show-at-roxanne-s-friday-oct-16\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Be dazzled with a variety, magic show at Roxanne\u2019s (Friday, Oct. 16)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Come to the Exhibition Room inside <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rox.bar\/\">Roxanne\u2019s Lounge<\/a> to be wowed with magic, burlesque and a variety show, all-in-one. Roxy&#8217;s &#8220;Varietease&#8221; will have a Penn and Teller-featured magician, Halloween mischief and an hour-long unforgettable variety show. There are only VIP tickets available for Friday\u2019s show. They cost $60.54 and include entrance as well as a guided spirits tasting (Long Beach Water Vodka, Pine Avenue Gin and Jackrabbit Whiskey). Purchase tickets for Roxy&#8217;s &#8220;Varietease&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/roxys-varietease-long-beachs-speakeasy-magic-variety-show-tickets-2001015602533\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-listen-to-mumu-fresh-at-the-carpenter-center-friday-oct-16\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Listen to Mumu Fresh at the Carpenter Center (Friday, Oct. 16)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mumu Fresh Feat. Black Thought &amp; DJ Dummy: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ivR988qCPik?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Get swept up in the soulful sounds of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mumufresh\/\">Mumu Fresh<\/a>, a Baltimore-born and D.C. raised Grammy-nominated artist. Maimouna Youssef (aka Mumu Fresh) combines jazz, hip hop, R&amp;B, soul and gospel to bring listeners a smooth, but poignant spoken word poetry-style of music. Mumu Fresh\u2019s concert is part of the Carpenter Center\u2019s Arts for Life Community Connections program, which offers virtual programs, film screenings, talks, and concerts for a low cost, to open up the arts to everyone. She will be performing at 8 p.m. at the Richard and Karen Carpenter Performing Arts Center at 8 p.m. Tickets are available for $15 and can be purchased <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carpenterarts.org\/event\/mumu-fresh\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-celebrate-filipino-american-heritage-month-in-long-beach-saturday-oct-17\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Celebrate Filipino American Heritage Month in Long Beach (Saturday, Oct. 17)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"408\" height=\"528\" src=\"https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/10\/13145916\/screenshot-2026-10-13-at-25649-pm-859489-cogza7f1-732589-m2dymfyd-edited-036597-ulyydahj-624129-lxgMRnpz.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/10\/13145916\/screenshot-2026-10-13-at-25649-pm-859489-cogza7f1-732589-m2dymfyd-edited-036597-ulyydahj-624129-lxgMRnpz.png 408w, https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/10\/13145916\/screenshot-2026-10-13-at-25649-pm-859489-cogza7f1-732589-m2dymfyd-edited-036597-ulyydahj-624129-lxgMRnpz-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/10\/13145916\/screenshot-2026-10-13-at-25649-pm-859489-cogza7f1-732589-m2dymfyd-edited-036597-ulyydahj-624129-lxgMRnpz-83x108.png 83w, https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/10\/13145916\/screenshot-2026-10-13-at-25649-pm-859489-cogza7f1-732589-m2dymfyd-edited-036597-ulyydahj-624129-lxgMRnpz-400x518.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 408px) 100vw, 408px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The City of Long Beach is hosting their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DeHKPZcG4gW\/\">5th Annual City of Long Beach Filipino American History Month Celebration<\/a> on Saturday from 3-9 p.m. at the Civic Center Plaza. Come celebrate with delicious bites from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/gemmaebakeshop\/\">Gemmae Bake Shop<\/a>, Filipino fusion fries from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/frylipino\/\">Frylipino<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dbakerslabbyanj\/\">D Baker&#8217;s Lab Halo-Halo CaFe<\/a> from Carson and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bangerlumpia\/\">Banger Lumpia<\/a> from Orange County. Programing will include a Community Resource Fair &amp; Filipino Owned Business Marketplace, family friendly activities and performances, as well as a lighting ceremony that will kick off at 6:45 p.m. with Mayor Rex Richardson. Learn more about the celebration <a href=\"https:\/\/lbfan.org\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(244,244,244) 0%,rgb(204,204,204) 51%)\"><em>Want a chance to be featured in our weekly events roundup? Add it to our\u00a0<strong>free community calendar at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lbpostevents.com\/\">lbpostevents.com<\/a><\/strong>. For a guaranteed placement, contact\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:ads@lbpost.com\">ads@lbpost.com<\/a>\u00a0to purchase a sponsored item.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-dress-up-your-pooch-for-a-costume-contest-as-part-of-the-canopy-amp-craft-festival-saturday-oct-17\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Dress up your pooch for a costume contest as part of the Canopy &amp; Craft Festival (Saturday, Oct. 17)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"791\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/10\/13164825\/dogs-disguise-276097-2a35meks-766702-4d5d6ojn-791x1024-892223-q1bzoe14-162370-6dqqVZQw.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/10\/13164825\/dogs-disguise-276097-2a35meks-766702-4d5d6ojn-791x1024-892223-q1bzoe14-162370-6dqqVZQw.webp 791w, https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/10\/13164825\/dogs-disguise-276097-2a35meks-766702-4d5d6ojn-232x300-674881-rbfphaik-856887-fJ8oiTke.webp 232w, https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/10\/13164825\/dogs-disguise-276097-2a35meks-766702-4d5d6ojn-768x994-274660-x7uophey-629890-9F05aCJ9.webp 768w, https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/10\/13164825\/dogs-disguise-276097-2a35meks-766702-4d5d6ojn-83x108-813844-4xpczcn4-689858-JjF29lF7.webp 83w, https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/10\/13164825\/dogs-disguise-276097-2a35meks-766702-4d5d6ojn-400x518-523673-gtxxlrku-599941-loZjIrNY.webp 400w, https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/10\/13164825\/dogs-disguise-276097-2a35meks-766702-4D5d6OjN.webp 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Time to pull out the coordinated costumes. You and your dog can dress up and enter this Halloween costume contest on Saturday at 3 p.m. (Winners will be announced at 4 p.m.) To enter click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/dogs-in-disguise-tickets-2002578019765\">here<\/a>. The contest is part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/downtownlongbeach.org\/event\/canopy-craft\/\">Canopy &amp; Craft festival<\/a> in the North Pine neighborhood and will include live art workshops like: &#8220;The art of nesting: paint birdhouses &amp; creating nesting balls&#8221; and &#8220;Make your own shipping container <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaktusrosegarden.com\/\">Kaktus Rose<\/a> garden succulent terrarium.&#8221; Learn more about the festival and the costume contest <a href=\"https:\/\/downtownlongbeach.org\/event\/canopy-craft\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-walk-among-the-undead-at-the-shoreline-village-zombie-walk-and-halloween-party-saturday-oct-17\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Walk among the undead at the Shoreline Village Zombie Walk and Halloween Party (Saturday, Oct. 17)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Time for Shoreline Village to transform into the <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/sOnqjkJTMaA?si=Lb-ysg8vw2njcQDA\">&#8220;Thriller&#8221; music video<\/a> as the <a href=\"https:\/\/shorelinevillage.com\/shoreline-village-zombie-walk-and-halloween-party-your-ultimate-spooky-season-destination\/\">Zombie Walk and Halloween Party<\/a> kick off. Come in your most zombie-like makeup and costume and prepare to walk among the undead from 8-10 p.m. Come earlier (at 6 p.m.) if you are looking for less spooky activities like craft booths, face painting and a fortune teller. If you go all out on your brain-eating zombie look, enter the costume contest that starts at 7 p.m. No tickets are required for, but you can RSVP to this free community event and keep up with updates on their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1086543196362627\/\">Facebook event page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-compete-in-a-mahjong-tournament-at-ambitious-ales-sunday-oct-18\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Compete in a Mahjong tournament at Ambitious Ales (Sunday, Oct. 18)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/10\/13145114\/lbmahjong-tournament-202448-neudp0vy-156503-YTJ1TLgT-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/10\/13145114\/lbmahjong-tournament-202448-neudp0vy-156503-YTJ1TLgT-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/10\/13145114\/lbmahjong-tournament-202448-neudp0vy-156503-YTJ1TLgT-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/10\/13145114\/lbmahjong-tournament-202448-neudp0vy-156503-YTJ1TLgT-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/10\/13145114\/lbmahjong-tournament-202448-neudp0vy-156503-YTJ1TLgT-86x108.jpg 86w, https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/10\/13145114\/lbmahjong-tournament-202448-neudp0vy-156503-YTJ1TLgT-1200x1500.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/10\/13145114\/lbmahjong-tournament-202448-neudp0vy-156503-YTJ1TLgT-400x500.jpg 400w, https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/10\/13145114\/lbmahjong-tournament-202448-neudp0vy-156503-YTJ1TLgT.jpg 1206w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">LBMahjong is hosting a tournament on Sunday, Oct. 18 at Ambitious Ales.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Come cheer on or participate in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lbmahjong\/\">LBMahjong<\/a> tournament from noon to 4 p.m. at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ambitiousales.com\/\">Ambitious Ales<\/a>. There will be 12 tables for the tournament, and the winner will receive a brand new mahjong set. If you are interested in putting your tiles on the table, you can register <a href=\"https:\/\/partiful.com\/e\/UYT7vQuNAfCIa7fM3Oo0?utm_source=ig&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_content=link_in_bio&amp;fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAcGRvZgJzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA85MzY2MTk3NDMzOTI0NTkAAacgTwrsxNe1G2zci2HWkAG_bUWN1Chgl9aqe_AioKomT0959wPkarXrpWcvNA_aem_1_RFQAA7lmoerSjZGuVulA\">here<\/a>. For all others come watch, and enjoy some delicious Filipino bites from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/gotyourbacklb\/?hl=en\">Got Your Back<\/a>. For more information check out LBMahjong\u2019s Instagram account <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DeIB2k4SIEP\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Walk like a zombie, dress up your dog, or cheer on the most serious mahjong players this weekend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29035,"featured_media":82160,"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":"Walk like a zombie, dress up your dog, or cheer on the most serious mahjong players this weekend.","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,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[32367],"tags":[],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"coauthors":[32419],"class_list":["post-90203","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-do","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/14125501\/14mar24-restaurant-1-328455-wv7jis0p-634735-Rif5RDsk.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90203","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\/29035"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=90203"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90203\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":90212,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90203\/revisions\/90212"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/82160"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=90203"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=90203"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=90203"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_spnsrs_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_spnsrs_tax?post=90203"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=90203"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}