Events in Long Beach Highlights
- This weekend marks the grand opening of the Long Beach Amphitheater, featuring Snoop Dogg in his hometown.
- On Saturday, check out events like Pups & Pints for craft beer and dogs, and a Shakespeare production titled ‘Reflections in a D’Back’s Eye.’
- Join the body-positive Suns Out Buns Out Roll Out on Saturday, celebrating skating and community vibes at the beach.
- Sunday brings the LBΩ Crabfest II with endless crab and live DJ music, plus the Thirsty Sea Men Beer Bust featuring $5 beers and gogo sailors.
- Long Beach offers a packed weekend full of events, ensuring fun for everyone, whether you’re into food, culture, or community.
Look, we know. We KNOW. The Kia Forum — wait, sorry, we mean the brand spanking new Long Beach Amphitheater — is making its grand debut this weekend and Snoop Dogg is literally performing in his hometown and yes, the whole city is losing its collective mind and honestly? Valid. Completely valid. But here’s the thing about Long Beach: this city doesn’t slow down for anybody, not even Snoop. While half of you are screaming along to “Drop It Like It’s Hot” under the stars, the other half of you have an absolutely stacked weekend of options waiting. Community, culture, craft beer, crabs, roller skates, and gogo sailors — Long Beach is doing THE MOST this weekend and we are here for every single second of it.
Here’s your guide to what’s happening in Long Beach beyond the amphitheater gates.
Pups & Pints at Steady Brewing in Long Beach
Saturday, June 6 | 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM Steady Brewing, Long Beach, CA FREE Tickets/Info: Eventbrite
Listen, if you are not starting your Saturday with a cold craft beer AND a dog in your lap, are you even living? Pups & Pints at Steady Brewing is exactly what your weekend needed and didn’t know it. Bring your furry bestie out for a full afternoon of craft brews, local pet vendors, tail wags, and straight-up good community energy. Hosted by The Connection Strategist, this is the kind of Long Beach event that reminds you why you live here — casual, inclusive, and genuinely fun. It’s free, it’s dog-friendly, and there will be cold beer. We really don’t know what else you need. Grab your pup, grab your people, and get there.
Reflections in a D’Back’s Eye
Saturday, June 6 | 4:30 PM Long Beach Shakespeare Company at the Helen Borger Theater, 4250 Atlantic Ave, Long Beach, CA 90807 Tickets via Long Beach Shakespeare Company Tickets/Info: lbshakespeare.org
Okay culture vultures, this one’s for you. The Long Beach Shakespeare Company is bringing a fully staged production of Reflections in a D’Back’s Eye to the Helen Borger Theater this weekend, and it is not one to sleep on. This show is part of their season-long celebration of bold new voices — contemporary stories championing the kind of legends being made right now, today, in our world. If you’ve never caught a Long Beach Shakespeare Company production, let this be your sign. This is local theater at its finest — passionate, community-rooted, and genuinely excellent. Grab your tickets, dress up a little, and feed your soul something other than Instagram content this weekend.
Suns Out Buns Out (SOBO) Roll Out 2026
Saturday, June 6 | 10am Starts at Skate Plaza at Junipero Beach, 1 Junipero Ave, Long Beach Info: Search @sunsoutbunsoutrollout on Instagram for details
Body positivity, roller skates, beachside vibes, and a Saints & Sinners theme — the annual Suns Out Buns Out Roll Out is one of those Long Beach events that just gets it. Skaters roll out from the Skate Plaza at Junipero Beach, cruise to the lighthouse, and wind their way down to Shoreline Village in a rolling celebration of self-love and community. And if skating isn’t your thing? The after-party is. Think vendor marketplace, DJs, food, and a whole lot of good energy on the beach. This event celebrates everybody — every body — and the vibe is always pure magic. Come as you are. Come as your Saints & Sinners alter ego. Just come.
LBΩ Crabfest II: The Shellabration
Sunday, June 7 | 3:00 PM Recreation Park Golf Course 18, 5001 Deukmejian Dr, Long Beach, CA 90804 Ticket info: CLICK HERE
First of all, “The Shellabration” is the greatest event name we have ever heard and we will not be taking questions. Long Beach Omega (LBΩ), in partnership with the Thoroughly Immersed Foundation, is back with their second annual Crabfest — and if you were there last year, you already know: the crab does not run out. Read that again. The crab. Does not. Run out. DJ Selectra will be on the ones and twos keeping the energy going all afternoon and into the early evening, and the whole thing is just a beautiful celebration of community, food, fellowship, and good vibes. This is Long Beach culture at its finest — grassroots, joyful, and incredibly delicious. Don’t miss it.
Thirsty Sea Men: Beer Bust
Sunday, June 7 | 3:00 PM The Breakfast Bar Downtown, 70 Atlantic Ave, Long Beach, CA $10 cover — includes welcome shot + $5 beers all day Info: @lb.proud
Okay. OKAY. We saved one for last and it is a LOOK. Thirsty Sea Men: Beer Bust is taking over The Breakfast Bar’s all-outdoor patio on Sunday and honey, it is going to be everything. We’re talking gogo sailors (yes, really), $5 beers all day, drink specials, and the best house and techno music to close out your weekend properly. Presented and produced by @theascend.tribe in collaboration with @lb.proud and Playa Larga Events, this is Long Beach’s newest Sunday Funday tradition — happening every 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month going forward. Ten bucks gets you in the door with a welcome shot and a full day of $5 beers. That’s not a deal, that’s a lifestyle. Put on your most fabulous outfit, show some skin, and get ready to get sweaty. You’ve earned it.
Long Beach, You Did It Again
Five events. Two days. Zero excuses. Whether you’re catching dogs and draft beers on Saturday morning, rolling down the beachfront in your Saints & Sinners best, getting your soul fed at the theater, cracking crabs with your community on Sunday, or dancing your face off with some very thirsty sea men — Long Beach is absolutely that girl this weekend.
And hey — if you scored Snoop tickets? We’re genuinely jealous and you should absolutely go scream every word to “Beautiful” with ten thousand of your closest friends. But the rest of us? We’re gonna be just fine out here.
As always, support local. Show up for your city. And have the best weekend, Long Beach.
Know about an event we missed? Drop it in the comments or DM us at @lbcvibe — we want to hear about it!
FAQs
Yes! The new Long Beach Amphitheater is making its grand debut this weekend and Snoop Dogg is headlining — in his hometown, no less. It’s a massive deal for the city and we are absolutely here for it. Check official ticketing channels for any remaining availability, but don’t stress if you didn’t score tickets — there is genuinely so much else going on this weekend.
Yes! Pups & Pints at Steady Brewing on Saturday is completely free to attend. The Suns Out Buns Out Roll Out is also free to participate in. The Thirsty Sea Men Beer Bust has a very reasonable $10 cover that includes a welcome shot and $5 beers all day, which honestly might as well be free.
Pups & Pints at Steady Brewing is basically built for your dog — it’s the whole point. Bring them, show them off, let them make friends. For the other events, it’s always a good idea to check directly with the venue before bringing your furry plus-one.
You don’t have to be a skate pro to enjoy the Suns Out Buns Out Roll Out — the event is welcoming and community-focused. Even if you’re not rolling, the vendor marketplace and beachside after-party with DJs and food are open to everyone. Come for the vibe either way.
Very much yes. Thirsty Sea Men: Beer Bust is an LGBTQ+ event in Long Beach hosted at The Breakfast Bar Downtown’s all-outdoor patio, presented by @theascend.tribe in collaboration with @lb.proud and Playa Larga Events. It’s a $10 cover that includes a welcome shot and $5 beers all day, with gogo sailors, house and techno music, and full-on Sunday Funday energy. It’s also a recurring event now — every 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month — so if you miss this one, you’ll have another shot soon.
Absolutely. If you’ve never been to a Long Beach Shakespeare Company show, Reflections in a D’Back’s Eye is a great place to start. It’s a fully staged production in an intimate theater setting, celebrating contemporary stories and new voices. The Helen Borger Theater at 4250 Atlantic Ave is a wonderful venue and the company consistently delivers. Grab tickets at lbshakespeare.org before they’re gone.
