The Fall Festival will take place on Saturday and Sunday, October 11 and 12 from 10AM to 4PM at Kennedy Plaza on Park Avenue and National Boulevard.
It will be featuring entertainment, food, rides, craft vendors, a pumpkin patch and so much more. There will be fun and interests for the entire family.
In addition to the pumpkin patch, the kids can enjoy their own costume parade, puppet shows, crafts, and a real carousel. Hay wagon and fire engine rides will also be provided.
Adults will enjoy eating Autumn treats. There will be a live musical acts.
Long Beach Auxiliary Police had an extremely successful booth offering hot dogs, beverages AND LIMITED EDITION SUPPORTER TEE-SHIRTS! It was operated through the volunteer efforts of members of the unit, family and friends. The booth serves as an important fundraiser for the Auxiliary Police and provides yet another great opportunity to interact with each other and the community while promoting awareness of the department’s functions.
The annual Ancient Order of Hibernians Irish Day and Parade will begin at Washington Boulevard at 12:00 noon and will proceed all the way down to the West End where the street fair will be held. There will be fun for the entire family with rides and delicious food. There are many tables selling handmade, eclectic, Irish and one-of-a-kind wares. Beech Street in the trendy West End- from New York Boulevard to Connecticut Boulevard will be closed for the huge and successful festival.
Despite initial weather forecasts for rain and storms the day started out rather warm and dry. The parade was impressive as always. The festival was very well attended. Later in the afternoon the sky opened up to 10 minutes of heavy rain but subsided after that. Visitors were not deterred! The Long Beach Auxiliary Bicycle Patrol became part of the parade and received notable attention. Close down was busy and brisk but finished without a hitch. Thanks to the officers who came out to aid in traffic and pedestrian control, to family and friends who operated the Auxiliary booth where Supporter Tee Shirts were sold and to all of the supporters who bought shirts and gave donations.
The City of Long Beach Police Department enforces a Zero Tolerance Alcohol Policy on Irish Day.
The annual Labor Day race began at 8:30 am at Riverside Boulevard on the Boardwalk. It ran West on the Boardwalk to New York Avenue, East on Broadway to Pacific, West on Shore Road (against normal traffic flow) to Neptune and then back on the Boardwalk with the finish line back where it all started! All registered runners received free admission to the beach and a commemorative t-shirt. Awards were presented in several categories.
A race in a small geographical area such as Long Beach means that many intersections will be crossed by the runners- sometimes involving easily more than sixty times- including major thoroughfares such as Park Avenue, Beech Street and Broadway. The Labor Day race is one of our “all hands needed” events. The LBAPD Bicycle Patrol plays an important role both leading the runners and sprinting around the City to locate the various tail runners that break away from the pack.
