Convention Center Christmas Tree Lighting
Long Beach Christmas Tree Lighting 2025
Celebrate the holiday season in Downtown Long Beach at the 11th annual Christmas Tree Lighting!
With a 67-foot tall Christmas tree and more than 500,000 lights illuminating the Terrace Plaza, this dazzling Tree Lighting shouldn't be missed!
**This is a ticketed event and is currently sold out.**
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When:
December 3, 5-8 PM. Doors open at 5 PM, and we recommend arriving early.
Where:
Terrace Theater Plaza, 300 E. Ocean Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90802
Event Activities, Fireworks:
The tree lighting ceremony will be capped off by a thrilling fireworks finale with falling snow.
Live Music & Performances:
Enjoy carolers, live bands, and a performance from The Nutcracker by the Long Beach Ballet.
Photos with Santa & Mrs. Claus:
Bring Santa your holiday wishes and pose for a special keepsake photo.
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Department: Special Events and Film. Event Type: Other. Audience: All Ages. Language Access: To request this information in an alternative format or to request a reasonable accommodation, please contact the listed email or phone number.
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ដើម្បីស្នើសុំព័ត៌មាននេះ ក្នុងទម្រង់ផ្សេង ឬស្នើសុំតាមតម្រូវការសមរម្យណាមួយ សូមទាក់ទងអ៊ីមែល ឬលេខទូរស័ព្ទ ដែលបានចុះនៅលើបញ្ជី។
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Wednesday, December 3, 2025, 4:00 PM – 10:00 PM.
Terrace Plaza.
For more info visit www.visitlongbeach.com. Cal Heights Tree Lighting 2025
The third annual Cal Heights Neighborhood Tree Lighting ceremony will take place Thursday, December 4 from 4:30 to 7:30pm at the corner of Orange Ave. and Bixby Rd. in Long Beach at f/8 Studios and California Heights Market and features 10 tons of snow, the chance to meet a real reindeer, and photos with Santa Claus!
This is a free community event sponsored by Long Beach District 5 Councilwoman Megan Kerr's office, California State Senator Lena Gonzalez, Trina Rufo Homes, CSI Private Security, and the Bixby Knolls Community Foundation. Additional event sponsors include Coffee Drunk, The Aquarium of the Pacific, and the Obitchuary Podcast.
At 4:30pm, Councilwoman Kerr, Senator Gonzalez, and other community leaders will be on hand to make remarks before a spectacular 15' tree is lit followed by a visit from Santa Claus. A kids holiday choir from Cal Heights Music and local grammy-nominated jazz musician Billy Mohler will provide live music before and after the lighting.
Following the tree lighting ceremony,…
Department: Special Events and Film. Event Type: Other. Festival. Audience: All Ages. Language Access: To request this information in an alternative format or to request a reasonable accommodation, please contact the listed email or phone number.
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ដើម្បីស្នើសុំព័ត៌មាននេះ ក្នុងទម្រង់ផ្សេង ឬស្នើសុំតាមតម្រូវការសមរម្យណាមួយ សូមទាក់ទងអ៊ីមែល ឬលេខទូរស័ព្ទ ដែលបានចុះនៅលើបញ្ជី។
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Thursday, December 4, 2025, 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM.
3764 Orange Avenue.
For more info visit www.fatestudioslongbeach.com. 41st Annual Belmont Shore Christmas Parade
Department: Special Events and Film. Event Type: Street Closure. Other. Audience: All Ages. Language Access: To request this information in an alternative format or to request a reasonable accommodation, please contact the listed email or phone number.
Para solicitar esta información en un formato alternativo o para pedir una adaptación razonable, favor de comunicarse a través del correo electrónico o número de teléfono proporcionado.
ដើម្បីស្នើសុំព័ត៌មាននេះ ក្នុងទម្រង់ផ្សេង ឬស្នើសុំតាមតម្រូវការសមរម្យណាមួយ សូមទាក់ទងអ៊ីមែល ឬលេខទូរស័ព្ទ ដែលបានចុះនៅលើបញ្ជី។
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Saturday, December 6, 2025, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
2nd Street between Livingston & Bayshore.
Holiday Half Marathon - Christmas Light 5K & Kid's Penguin Waddle Run
We are back, on December 12-13, 2025 at Marine Stadium!
The Holiday Half Marathon & Christmas Light 5K is moving to Marine Stadium in Long Beach, CA. Home to world reknown events including the Olympics, Marine Stadium is the perfect venue for a true Holiday Event. You can look forward to faster course, with ocean views, and more decorations than ever before.
Friday, December 12
Christmas Light 5K & Kid's Penguin Waddle Run
The Christmas Light 5K takes place on Friday, December 12 at 6:00pm. Participants will run under the lights throughout Marine Stadium. There will be over 20 stations where participants can experience lights, displays, MyArt Theatre group performances, bands, and other group displays.
Saturday, December 13
Holiday Half Marathon
The Holiday Half Marathon takes place on Saturday, December 13 at 7:30am. Participants will run through Marine Stadium, Belmont Shore, Naples Island 2nd Street and on the beach path.
Holiday Half Marathon
The Holiday Half Marathon is more than just a race—it’s an…
Department: Special Events and Film. Event Type: Run. Sporting. Other. Audience: All Ages. Language Access: To request this information in an alternative format or to request a reasonable accommodation, please contact the listed email or phone number.
Para solicitar esta información en un formato alternativo o para pedir una adaptación razonable, favor de comunicarse a través del correo electrónico o número de teléfono proporcionado.
ដើម្បីស្នើសុំព័ត៌មាននេះ ក្នុងទម្រង់ផ្សេង ឬស្នើសុំតាមតម្រូវការសមរម្យណាមួយ សូមទាក់ទងអ៊ីមែល ឬលេខទូរស័ព្ទ ដែលបានចុះនៅលើបញ្ជី។
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Friday, December 12, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM.
Marine Stadium, long beach.
For more info visit www.runholidayhalf.com. Holiday Half Marathon
We are back, on December 12-13, 2025 at Marine Stadium!
The Holiday Half Marathon & Christmas Light 5K is moving to Marine Stadium in Long Beach, CA. Home to world reknown events including the Olympics, Marine Stadium is the perfect venue for a true Holiday Event. You can look forward to faster course, with ocean views, and more decorations than ever before.
Friday, December 12
Christmas Light 5K & Kid's Penguin Waddle Run
The Christmas Light 5K takes place on Friday, December 12 at 6:00pm. Participants will run under the lights throughout Marine Stadium. There will be over 20 stations where participants can experience lights, displays, MyArt Theatre group performances, bands, and other group displays.
Saturday, December 13
Holiday Half Marathon
The Holiday Half Marathon takes place on Saturday, December 13 at 7:30am. Participants will run through Marine Stadium, Belmont Shore, Naples Island 2nd Street and on the beach path.
Holiday Half Marathon
The Holiday Half Marathon is more than just a race—it’s an…
Department: Special Events and Film. Event Type: Run. Sporting. Other. Audience: All Ages. Language Access: To request this information in an alternative format or to request a reasonable accommodation, please contact the listed email or phone number.
Para solicitar esta información en un formato alternativo o para pedir una adaptación razonable, favor de comunicarse a través del correo electrónico o número de teléfono proporcionado.
ដើម្បីស្នើសុំព័ត៌មាននេះ ក្នុងទម្រង់ផ្សេង ឬស្នើសុំតាមតម្រូវការសមរម្យណាមួយ សូមទាក់ទងអ៊ីមែល ឬលេខទូរស័ព្ទ ដែលបានចុះនៅលើបញ្ជី។
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Saturday, December 13, 2025, 7:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Marine Stadium.
4th Street Holiday Market
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Department: Special Events and Film. Event Type: Other. Street Closure. Audience: All Ages. Language Access: To request this information in an alternative format or to request a reasonable accommodation, please contact the listed email or phone number.
Para solicitar esta información en un formato alternativo o para pedir una adaptación razonable, favor de comunicarse a través del correo electrónico o número de teléfono proporcionado.
ដើម្បីស្នើសុំព័ត៌មាននេះ ក្នុងទម្រង់ផ្សេង ឬស្នើសុំតាមតម្រូវការសមរម្យណាមួយ សូមទាក់ទងអ៊ីមែល ឬលេខទូរស័ព្ទ ដែលបានចុះនៅលើបញ្ជី។
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Saturday, December 13, 2025, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
4th Street & St. Louis Avenue.
Daisy Lane Christmas Parade
The magic of the holidays returns to West Long Beach as the 71st Annual Daisy Lane Parade steps off on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025. Presented by the City of Long Beach and Office of Vice Mayor and Seventh District Councilmember Roberto Uranga, this cherished community tradition will begin at 5 p.m. and feature a festive lineup of holiday floats and participants. A night of dazzling holiday entertainment will also take place on Sunday, Dec. 14.
The holiday parade will begin at 5 p.m. on Daisy Avenue at West Burnett Street and travel south, down the eastside of Daisy Avenue to Pacific Coast Highway where it will make its way around the median and back up the westside of Daisy Avenue and conclude near West Hill Street and Maine Avenue around 7 p.m.
The night of holiday entertainment will feature a spirited selection of celebratory performances and will take place from 7 to 9 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 14 on the Daisy Lane median at Daisy Avenue and 20th Street.
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Department: Special Events and Film. Event Type: Street Closure. Other. Audience: All Ages. Language Access: To request this information in an alternative format or to request a reasonable accommodation, please contact the listed email or phone number.
Para solicitar esta información en un formato alternativo o para pedir una adaptación razonable, favor de comunicarse a través del correo electrónico o número de teléfono proporcionado.
ដើម្បីស្នើសុំព័ត៌មាននេះ ក្នុងទម្រង់ផ្សេង ឬស្នើសុំតាមតម្រូវការសមរម្យណាមួយ សូមទាក់ទងអ៊ីមែល ឬលេខទូរស័ព្ទ ដែលបានចុះនៅលើបញ្ជី។
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Saturday, December 13, 2025, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
Daisy Avenue from Hill Street & Pacific Coast Highway.
For more info visit www.longbeach.gov. 4th Street Holiday Record Fair
Department: Special Events and Film. Event Type: Other. Street Closure. Audience: All Ages. Language Access: To request this information in an alternative format or to request a reasonable accommodation, please contact the listed email or phone number.
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ដើម្បីស្នើសុំព័ត៌មាននេះ ក្នុងទម្រង់ផ្សេង ឬស្នើសុំតាមតម្រូវការសមរម្យណាមួយ សូមទាក់ទងអ៊ីមែល ឬលេខទូរស័ព្ទ ដែលបានចុះនៅលើបញ្ជី។
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Sunday, December 14, 2025, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
4th Street & St. Louis Avenue.
Naples Island 79th Annual Boat Parade
Department: Special Events and Film. Event Type: Other. Sporting. Audience: All Ages. Language Access: To request this information in an alternative format or to request a reasonable accommodation, please contact the listed email or phone number.
Para solicitar esta información en un formato alternativo o para pedir una adaptación razonable, favor de comunicarse a través del correo electrónico o número de teléfono proporcionado.
ដើម្បីស្នើសុំព័ត៌មាននេះ ក្នុងទម្រង់ផ្សេង ឬស្នើសុំតាមតម្រូវការសមរម្យណាមួយ សូមទាក់ទងអ៊ីមែល ឬលេខទូរស័ព្ទ ដែលបានចុះនៅលើបញ្ជី។
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Saturday, December 20, 2025, 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM.
Alamitos Bay marina and Naples Canals.
For more info visit www.naplesislands.org. We Got This Unity Walk & Run
Department: Special Events and Film. Event Type: Sporting. Run. Other. Audience: All Ages. Language Access: To request this information in an alternative format or to request a reasonable accommodation, please contact the listed email or phone number.
Para solicitar esta información en un formato alternativo o para pedir una adaptación razonable, favor de comunicarse a través del correo electrónico o número de teléfono proporcionado.
ដើម្បីស្នើសុំព័ត៌មាននេះ ក្នុងទម្រង់ផ្សេង ឬស្នើសុំតាមតម្រូវការសមរម្យណាមួយ សូមទាក់ទងអ៊ីមែល ឬលេខទូរស័ព្ទ ដែលបានចុះនៅលើបញ្ជី។
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Saturday, January 10, 2026, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Shoreline Park.
President's Day Regatta
Department: Special Events and Film. Event Type: Aquatic. Sporting. Audience: All Ages. Language Access: To request this information in an alternative format or to request a reasonable accommodation, please contact the listed email or phone number.
Para solicitar esta información en un formato alternativo o para pedir una adaptación razonable, favor de comunicarse a través del correo electrónico o número de teléfono proporcionado.
ដើម្បីស្នើសុំព័ត៌មាននេះ ក្នុងទម្រង់ផ្សេង ឬស្នើសុំតាមតម្រូវការសមរម្យណាមួយ សូមទាក់ទងអ៊ីមែល ឬលេខទូរស័ព្ទ ដែលបានចុះនៅលើបញ្ជី។
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Saturday, February 7, 2026, 6:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
Marine Stadium.