Thousands of people flocked to the 41st annual Long Beach Pride Festival on Saturday for the first day of the weekend-long celebration of the LGBTQ community. The event is one of the largest such ...

The Long Beach Pride Parade & Festival, the city’s popular and iconic LGBTQ celebration, will return for its 41st iteration this weekend — albeit, with an unprecedented change.

When the founders of the Long Beach Pride nonprofit, which is now 40 years old, proposed throwing a parade and festival in 1984, public officials and residents resisted — often with open hostility.

Long Beach Pride will host its 42nd annual LGBTQ+ celebration at Marina Green Park Saturday, part of the third-largest pride festival and parade in California.

Long Beach Pride celebrates its 42nd annual festival this May 17th and 18th, honoring the strength, diversity, and resilience of its community.

42nd annual Long Beach Pride returns with two-day festival, parade and more For full event details, including the parade and programming, visitlongbeachpride.com.

On May 17-18, 2025, the city of Long Beach was filled with love, unity, and celebration because of the 42nd Annual Long Beach Pride Festival.

The nonprofit Long Beach Pride, which organizes the annual parade and festival in the city's downtown, is celebrating its ruby anniversary this year.

Long Beach Pride will host its 42nd annual LGBTQ+ celebration at Marina Green Park beginning Saturday, part of the third-largest pride festival and parade in California.