Weekend Highlights
- Long Beach offers weekend activities for those looking to have fun without spending much or making big commitments.
- Tour the Shore provides a relaxed group walk each Saturday morning, followed by discounted coffee.
- Lego Club at Brewitt Library invites creativity with building sessions that are fun and free.
- HipHop Saturdays at Twins Hookah Lounge feature a chill atmosphere with music and good vibes every Saturday night.
- Rest & Renew at lululemon offers a calm Sunday morning session of journaling and yoga, while the Golden Hour R&B Day Party keeps the fun going later in the day.
You’re broke and tired from the holidays, it’s a rainy-day weekend, and yet… we still want to have some fun, right? Same. This is the kind of Long Beach weekend where you don’t want a massive commitment, you don’t want to spend a ton of money, but you also don’t want to sit on the couch scrolling and wondering why you live somewhere cool if you never leave the house. So here’s what’s happening in Long Beach this weekend — low pressure, mostly local, and very “do what fits your energy level.”
Let’s start with the overachiever option for people who want to feel virtuous before 9am.
Tour the Shore – Weekly Walking Group
Saturday, January 3, 2026 from 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM
Meet-up location: 200 La Verne Avenue (2nd & La Verne), Long Beach, CA 90803
Tour the Shore is one of those Long Beach things that feels very “we live here now.” It’s a weekly group walk, skate, roll, stroller, dog situation that welcomes basically everyone who can move forward in some way. The group does a casual 2–3 mile loop and highlights a different point of interest each week, so it never feels repetitive. You don’t need to be fast, fit, or aggressively motivated — just awake. The real selling point is the pre-walk (take your coffee with you!) post-walk coffee situation, with participants getting discounts at Chapter II Coffee, which is honestly how most of us get convinced to do anything before noon.
If your Saturday afternoon needs to be simple, creative, and indoors (because rain), this next one checks all the boxes.
Lego Club at Brewitt Library
Saturday, January 3, 2026 from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Brewitt Neighborhood Library, 4036 E. Anaheim Street, Long Beach, CA 90804
Lego Club at Brewitt Neighborhood Library happens the first Saturday of every month and is exactly what it sounds like: show up, build things, leave without having to clean up a single Lego at home. The library provides all the materials, the vibe is relaxed, and it’s a nice reminder that some of the best community events in Long Beach are still free and quietly excellent. It’s low commitment, short enough to not derail your whole day, and pairs well with grabbing food afterward.
Saturday night energy? We’ve got options.
HipHop Saturdays at Twins Hookah Lounge
Saturday, January 3, 2026 (evening, recurring weekly)
1553 West Willow Street, Long Beach, CA 90810
If your idea of shaking off the post-holiday slump involves music and a night out without overthinking it, HipHop Saturdays at Twins Hookah Lounge is a reliable go-to. It’s a weekly DJ night with hip-hop and rap, free parking, and a crowd that’s there to vibe rather than perform for Instagram. This is the kind of night where you can show up late, leave early, or accidentally stay longer than planned.
Sunday is doing a little bit of everything, depending on how you’re feeling.
Rest & Renew at lululemon
Sunday, January 4, 2026 from 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM
6460 East Pacific Coast Highway, Unit 115, Long Beach, CA 90803
If your nervous system needs help after December, Rest & Renew at lululemon is a solid reset. The session includes journaling, gentle yoga, and a sound bath, all designed to ease you back into being a functional human. It’s calm, structured, and intentionally slow — which feels appropriate for the first weekend of the year. Tickets are $30, and it’s very much a “show up and let someone else guide you” kind of morning.
Later on Sunday, we fully pivot.
Golden Hour LBC R&B Day Party at The Bungalow Long Beach
Sunday, January 4, 2026 from 2:00 PM to 10:00 PM
6400 East Pacific Coast Highway, Suite 200, Long Beach, CA 90803
Golden Hour LBC at The Bungalow Long Beach is a weekly R&B and hip-hop day party that understands the assignment. No cover, rotating DJs, throwback-to-current jams, and an all-day schedule that lets you come through whenever your energy peaks. It’s equal parts social, celebratory, and “I don’t want to commit to a full night out but I do want to hear good music.” Table and bottle service are available if you’re feeling fancy, but it works just as well if you’re posted up with a drink and friends.
So yes, it’s rainy, you’re still recovering financially and emotionally from the holidays, and no one wants to overdo it. But Long Beach is still doing what it does best — offering just enough going on to get you out of the house, without making it feel like work. Pick one thing, pick two, or just use this as motivation to put on real pants and see where the day takes you.
FAQs
It’s not a blowout festival weekend, but it’s far from dead. This is a classic Long Beach low-key lineup: community walks, library events, wellness resets, and a solid Sunday day party. Think manageable plans, not chaos.
Mostly yes. Tour the Shore and Lego Club are free. HipHop Saturdays has no cover. Golden Hour LBC is also no cover. The only paid event on this list is Rest & Renew at lululemon, which is ticketed.
Only for Rest & Renew at lululemon. Everything else is show-up-and-participate. For Golden Hour LBC at The Bungalow Long Beach, table or bottle service requires a reservation, but it’s totally optional.
Yes. Lego Club is indoors at Brewitt Neighborhood Library. HipHop Saturdays, Rest & Renew, and Golden Hour LBC are all indoors. Tour the Shore may adjust slightly for weather, but locals tend to show up unless it’s truly miserable.
Absolutely not. Tour the Shore is very “choose your own pace.” People walk, skate, push strollers, bring dogs, and generally just exist together while moving forward. It’s more about community than cardio, and the coffee discount at Chapter II Coffee is the real motivation.
