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Long Beach Pride Festival is canceled, but the parade goes on. Here's what to know
People in the float for Pigeon's Roller Skate Shop roll past during the 41st annual Long Beach Pride Parade along Ocean Boulevard.
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This weekend's Long Beach Pride Festival was canceled by the city on Friday — hours before kickoff. The city said festival organizers failed to provide the required safety documentation.
The Pride Parade, managed and funded by the city, will continue as scheduled on Sunday at 10 a.m.
The parade will start at Ocean Boulevard and Lindero Avenue and travel along the Ocean Boulevard coastline to Alamitos Avenue in Downtown Long Beach.
Roads will close and parking will be restricted starting hours before the parade. Streets are expected to reopen by 2 p.m.
No parking on these streets
Between 4 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Sunday parking won’t be allowed on:
- Ocean Boulevard from Redondo to Atlantic Avenues
- The immediate side streets on the north and south sides of Ocean Boulevard from Redondo to Atlantic Avenues
And these streets will be closed
The following streets will be closed to traffic during their designated times:
- 6 a.m. and 2 p.m. — Ocean Boulevard between Redondo and Lindero, including side streets on the north and south side of Ocean Boulevard
- 7 a.m. and 2 p.m. — Shoreline Drive between Ocean Boulevard and Shoreline Village Drive
- 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. — Ocean Boulevard between Lindero and Atlantic, including all side streets on the north and south side of Ocean Boulevard
- 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. — Alamitos Avenue between Ocean Boulevard and Broadway
Where you can park
Long Beach Pride says that parking will be available at the Long Beach Convention Center at 400 E. Seaside Way. Accessible parking and viewing will be available at Junipero and First Street, near Bixby Park.
Ride the Metro
Take the LA Metro A Line and exit 1st Street Station in Downtown Long Beach. After you exit, it's roughly a 10-minute walk down Ocean Boulevard to the parade festivities at Marina Green Park.
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