Event Dates & Contacts
Windless Kite Festival (Indoor Kite Fly)
Contact: World Kite Museum 360.642.4020
Martin Luther King, Jr. Weekend
January 16-17, 2010
January 15-16, 2011
January 14-15, 2012
January 19-20, 2013
January 18-19, 2014
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Asian New Year Celebration
Contact: World Kite Museum 360.642.4020
The second new moon after winter solstice
February 10, 2010
February 3, 2011
January 23, 2012
February 10, 2013
January 31, 2014
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Annual Long Beach Bluegrass Festival
Contact: Ruth Ann Hocking 360.665.4141
The last full weekend in March
March 26-27-28, 2010
March 25-26-27, 2011
March 23-24-25, 2012
March 29-30-31, 2013
March 28-29-30, 2014
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Loyalty Day Celebration
Contact: Bob & Judi Andrew 360.642.4441
The first full weekend in May
April 29-30, May 1, 2010
April 30 May 1-2, 2011
May 4-5-6-, 2012
May 3-4-5, 2013
May 2-3-4, 2014
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Beach to Chowder 10K Run & 5K Walk
Contact: Sherry Hash 360.642.2377
Mid-June; tide dependent dates TBD
June 12, 2010
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Doggie Olympic Games
Contact: Brandy Ferguson, 360.783.1077
Mid-June; tide dependent dates TBD
June 25-26, 2010
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Independence Day Fireworks on the Beach
Contact: City of Long Beach 360.642.4421
July 4th, Every Year
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Annual SandSations Sand Sculpture Competition
Contact: Becky Johnson 360.665.6438 or Ragan Andrew 360.642.4421
Mid-July; tide dependent dates TBD
July 17, 2010
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Jake the Alligator Man’s Birthday Party
Contact: Wendy Murry 360.642.4431
Saturday 2 weeks before Kite Fest Saturday
(aka Saturday before Blues & Seafood/Jazz & Oysters weekend)
August 7, 2010
August 6, 2011
August 11, 2012
August 10, 2013
August 9, 2013
August 8, 2015
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Washington State Int’l Kite Festival
Contact: Jane Holeman 360.642.2446
The third full week of August
August 17-23, 2009
August 16-22, 2010
August 15-21, 2011
August 20-26, 2012
August 19-25, 2013
August 18-24, 2014
August 17-23, 2015
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One Sky, One World Kite Carnival
Contact: World Kite Museum 360.642.4020
The second full weekend of October
October 10-11, 2009
October 8-9, 2010
October 14-15, 2011
October 12-13, 2012
October 11-12, 2013
October 10-11, 2014
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Holidays At The Beach
Tree Lighting Ceremony, Santa Arrives, Polar Express Pajama Party, Additional Christmas Activities
Contact: Steven Linhart 360.642.5625 or Ragan Andrew 360.642.4421
The weekend following Thanksgiving
November 28-29, 2009
November 27-28, 2010
November 26-27, 2011
November 24-25, 2012
November 30 & December 1, 2013
November 29-30, 2014