SEPT 27-29 2024
Gayborhood, LBC
FRIDAY 9.27
night out!
5-10P
EAT. SHOP. PLAY.
Let’s activate our neighborhood! A queer-focused shopping + dining event that activates our Broadway Corridor with specials, pop-ups, art, music and more.
SUPPORT LOCAL QUEER-OWNED BIZ
SATURDAY 9.28
be proud! fest
1P-10P
A free queer celebration featuring Live Entertainment, Full Bar, VIP experience, Interactive Activations, Food Trucks, Queer-Owned Shops & More.
In the 
of the Gayborhood! @ Bixby Park
1st Street between Chery & Junipero
IN PARTNERSHIP & CELEBRATION OF TRANS PRIDE
SUNDAY 9.29
big gay beach takeover
12-6PM
BEACH PARTY @ ALAMITOS BEACH
Featuring live DJ’s playing house + dance music, food trucks, art, beach games, dancing, interactive camps and more.
PARKING AT JUNIPERO BEACH
BE REAL
When you embrace your authentic self and come as you are, you not only honor your own truth but also contribute to a space where others feel safe to do the same.
Come as you are, and join our movement.
BE GIVING
Giving back to our community by volunteering, lending your skills, your time and respect for others, you contribute to a place where everyone feels valued and supported. Together, we can build a community where everyone thrives.
BE ICONIC
Being Iconic is more than just standing out—it’s about leading with pride and purpose. Whether you’re a leader, a drag queen, or someone who simply wants to make a difference, you help inspire others to do the same. Embrace your unique power and be an icon our community looks up to.
BE RADICAL
Challenge the status quo, demand change, fight for others, be an activist. A catalyst for progress, pushing our community for the better of all of us.
Be part of our movement—let’s shake things up.
BE FREE
Building a community for everyone to be themselves, have a sense of belonging, to love and be loved; because living without constraints, embracing who you are and belonging to a community shouldn’t be only for some.
BE LOVED
Love is love, and it transcends all labels, offering acceptance, warmth and belonging to everyone. By embracing this truth, we create a community where each person is valued for who they are and where love in all its forms is celebrated.
BE THE CHANGE.
2023 EVENT RECAP
Thanks to all your support we accomplished far beyond our expectations..
As Pride events all over the country keep on getting bigger, and more commercialized; it is not always easy or financially feasible to make these events free or accessible to much of our local communities. It is important that our queer community doesn’t lose sight of the reason we celebrate pride. It is and will always be a protest, it is a safe place for our queer community to be who they are, to be free, to be radical, to be loved, to be proud!… and to us, that’s the most important thing. We believe Pride Celebrations should be for EVERYONE not just the ones that can afford it, it should serve our local community, our local businesses and our local youth, it is up to us, our local LGBTQ community to be the change.
We call upon our LGBTQ community to join us in supporting our local queer-owned business, our queer bars, our youth, and most important to believe in our collective power, we can make a successful event accessible, inclusive, safe and GAY!
We’ve done it with your help! Thank you!
– Be Proud! Fest Team
20,000+
PEOPLE
ENJOYED
BE PROUD!
FOR FREE.
Thanks to our community, our local businesses, our City Council, Our Vice Mayor Cindy Allen and our wonderful sponsors, we were able to accomplish so much for our first year, provide an accessible and free event to our local community, activate our beautiful “Gayborhood” and give our queer-owned businesses and talent the opportunity to shine and be part of the celebration.
Thank you Long Beach!
100%
QUEER PERFORMES
It was important for us to feature an all queer line-up, showcasing the diversity and talent within our queer community.
1. Lupe Fuentes
2. Tolliver
3. Cello Azul
4. T-Time The Lion
5. V The Martian
6. Vince The Alien
7. Mariachi Arcoiris
8. Maria Chingona
9. Joshua Martin
10. Yesenia Montenegro
11. Magaly La Voz de Oro
12. Maria Blues
13. Colin James
14. BB Shaine
15. Scott Martin
16. Chlo
17. Noir D Costas
1. Delta Work
2. Landon Cider
3. Mayhem Miller
4. Jewels
5. Missy Vee
6. Roxy Del Valle
7. Big Dee
8. Ms Luna
9. Kristina Minka
10. Bella Farrow
11. Anya Knuts
12. Zai
13. Mia Anastasia Farrow
14. Ozma
15. Robbie Osa
16. Jodie Smiles
17. Mia Moore
18. Tia Wanna Ross
18 QUEENS & KINGS
We successfully hired local drag queens, giving them not just a platform to shine but paid for their talent
LOCAL COMMUNITY NONPROFITS HIGHLIGHTED
Interacting with the participants was a huge part of our event, so we partnered with local queer-focused and ally nonprofits to provide interactive activations and introduce the general public to their services and programs that help our LGBTQ communities in our city.
1. Imperial Court of Long Beach
2. The LGBTQ Center
3. AIDS Food Store
4. Historical Sociey of Long Beach
5. Aquarium of the Pacific
80% OF
VENDORS
IDENTIFIED
AS LGBTQ+
More than 100 vendors were able to participate in the celebrations, from candle makers to amazing food makers, from tarot readers to dance classes… it was imperative for us to focus on queer-owend and queer-supporting local businesses, that often times get priced out of the other festivals. These same businesses are the ones that support us year round, and they deserve to be part of our festivals.
PROUD PROJECT!
Giving back, taking pride and helping our Gayborhood!
Every year with the help of our community, Be Proud! Fest will chooses a project to help improve the neighborhood. The project can be anything from tree planting, minor park repairs, neighborhood clean-ups, activations and more.
We believe that by helping our neighborhoods and activating our neighborhoods creates a more vibrant, diverse and safe community; a community that takes pride on their streets, their shops and overall community.
45 NEW TREES
PLANTED.
Thanks to the collaboration with Vice Mayor Cindy Allen and the City of Long Beach we were able to plant trees along Broadway Corridor and Bixby Park, helping improve the neighborhood.
PRESENTED BY
MAJOR SPONSORS
THANK YOU TO OUR 2023 SPONSORS
Silversands Properties USA Inc
Bess J. Hodges
Foundation
