A group adds color as they spin giant umbrellas as they march in the 2014 Long Beach Lesbian & Gay Pride Parade on Ocean Blvd. in Long Beach, CA. Sunday May 18, 2014.

January 2024: Long Beach Pride asks the city to help organize this year’s parade because of multiple challenges facing the nonprofit, including financial issues, a reorganization and the parade ...

Spectators line the parade route on Ocean Boulevard for the 40th Long Beach Pride Parade on Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023, in Long Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer) ...

Members of So Cal Pride Guard perform during the 42nd annual Long Beach Pride Parade as it travels west down Ocean Boulevard on Sunday, May 18, 2025. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Press-Telegram/SCNG) ...

Participants hoist a large rainbow-colored flag at the 41st Long Beach Pride Parade on Sunday, May 19, 2024, in Long Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer) ...

The weather’s warming up, and Long Beach Pride is ready to usher in another summer of love, unity, and LGBTQ+ celebration with the first major Pride event of the season. Tickets are officially ...

The 2023 Long Beach Pride Parade & Festival took place in August, but this year’s event will take place in May. Cindy Allen, who represents District 2, presented the motion to help Long Beach ...

What to Know Long Beach Pride May 17 and 18, 2025 The parade begins at Ocean Boulevard and Lindero Avenue at 10 a.m. May 18 Other happenings include Festival Zones and Experiences, the "Ballroom ...

Hamburger Mary’s Float at Long Beach Pride Parade 2022 Photo: Courtesy of @LucasGordonPhotography The weather’s warming up, and Long Beach Pride is ready to usher in another summer of love ...

From there, the Long Beach Pride Parade grew, becoming a commercially successful — and more family friendly — celebration as the LGBTQ community gained mainstream acceptance.