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Halloween in Long Beach lands on a Saturday this year (finally), Día de los Muertos kicks off Sunday, and daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday morning. Clocks fall back one hour. Translation: you get a bonus hour to recover from whatever your costume talked you into. Use it wisely. Or don’t. We’re not your mom.
We pulled together the best things to do in Long Beach this weekend, from Halloween events in Long Beach for the little monsters to a silent vampire classic with a live orchestra, a citywide Día de los Muertos festival and a cumbia drag night honoring Latin legends.
Still hunting for Halloween bar crawls, costume parties or more Halloween events in Long Beach? We rounded up all of it in our Halloween in Long Beach guide. Go. Get spooky.
Saturday, Oct. 31: Halloween in Long Beach
Trick or Treat Fest at Mark Twain Library
When: Saturday, Oct. 31, 1:30–2:45 p.m.
Where: Mark Twain Neighborhood Library, 1401 E. Anaheim St., Long Beach
Cost: Free
Details: Long Beach Public Library event page
Costumes on, candy out. The library is setting up candy stations, mummy and spider crafts and spooky-season activities for kids. It’s one of the easiest things to do in Long Beach for Halloween with little ones, and it wraps up early enough to rest up before the real trick-or-treating starts.
Nosferatu With a Live Score at the Art Theatre
When: Saturday, Oct. 31. Doors at 6:30 p.m., film at 7 p.m.
Where: Art Theatre of Long Beach, 2025 E. Fourth St., Long Beach
Cost: $30 ($31.50 online with fee). No discounts or passes.
Tickets: Art Theatre of Long Beach
The OG vampire. F.W. Murnau’s 1922 silent horror classic hits the big screen at Long Beach’s century-old single-screen theater while the Jack Curtis Dubowsky Ensemble performs an original score live. This is an annual Halloween tradition, and it sells out, so buy tickets now, not at 6:45 p.m. while you’re still gluing on your fangs.
Sunday, Nov. 1: Día de los Muertos in Long Beach
Friendly reminder: we fell back last night. Your phone already knows. Your microwave clock does not.
Answer the Call: A Midterm Election Wellness Gathering
When: Sunday, Nov. 1, 10 a.m.–noon
Where: 1211 Pine Ave., Long Beach
Cost: Free (registration required)
RSVP: Register on SweatPals
Election Day is Tuesday, and if your shoulders are up around your ears, Pueblita has you covered. The morning includes a 45-minute community yoga flow, a talk with a therapist about handling election anxiety and a community organizer on why local elections matter. It’s nonpartisan, so it’s not about who you vote for. It’s about showing up informed and a little less stressed. No yoga experience needed.
Kidical Mass Zombie Ride
When: Sunday, Nov. 1. Meet at 10:30 a.m.; the ride rolls out at 11 a.m. sharp.
Where: Pixie Toys back parking lot, 3914 Atlantic Ave., Long Beach
Cost: Free
Details: Bixby Knolls BIA Kidical Mass page
Bixby Knolls’ annual Zombie Ride is back, Día de los Muertos edition. Show up early and the makeup artists will zombify you before the family bike ride heads into the neighborhood. Expect spooky tunes from a DJ, treats along the way and prizes for best dressed, whether you go full zombie or classic Catrina or Catrín. Bring your helmets. The ride is rain-dependent, so check the Bixby Knolls BIA’s social media before you go.
Día de los Muertos Festival at Rainbow Lagoon
When: Sunday, Nov. 1, 1–7 p.m.
Where: Rainbow Lagoon, 400 E. Shoreline Dr., Long Beach
Cost: Free
Details: Día de los Muertos Festival
It’s back! After last year’s cancellation, the city’s Día de los Muertos Festival returns to downtown with cultural performances, vendors and a community resource fair. Come honor the people you love who are no longer here, bring the whole family and soak up one of the most meaningful Long Beach events of the year.
Cumbiaton Día de los Muertos: Selena & Juanga Tribute
When: Sunday, Nov. 1, 8:30 p.m. (runs about 3½ hours)
Where: Werk Long Beach, 3428 E. Pacific Coast Hwy., Long Beach
Cost: $10.32. 21+ only, no refunds.
Tickets: Get tickets on Eventbrite
End the weekend dancing. Cumbiaton is bringing a night of cumbia, nostalgia and a drag show honoring Selena, Juan Gabriel and other Latin legends. Bring a photo of a loved one who has passed to add to the community altar. If you’re only going out once this weekend, make it this one.
That’s the weekend, Long Beach. Want more things to do in Long Beach every single week? We drop a fresh events roundup every Friday right here on LBC Vibe, so bookmark us and stop asking the group chat what’s happening.
