🌍🎉 Sister Cities Brings the World to Long Beach! 🎉🌍

Join us for Mayor Rex Richardson’s celebration of Long Beach’s Sister Cities — a FREE, family-friendly global festival happening Saturday, June 7 from 12–4 PM at 2ND & PCH!

✨ Enjoy:
🎶 Live performances including:

  • 12:00 PM – Kokoro Taiko performing traditional Japanese drumming 🥁
  • 12:15 PM – Speeches, including from our host Mayor Rex Richardson
  • 12:35 PM – Dembrebrah Drum & Dance Ensemble with an African performance 🪘
  • 12:55 PM – Mariachi Divas performing Grammy-winning Mexican music 🎺
  • 1:30 PM – Mera Dance Group performing traditional Cambodian dances 💃
  • 1:45 PM –  Long Beach Khmer Kickboxing Center with a thrilling martial arts demo! 🥊
  • 2:05 PM –  Children’s Snake Parade – Snake Craft Table, Seaport Way, Stage (meet 1:55 PM)
  • 2:15 PM – Sopheary Band singing Cambodian & U.S. hits — dancing encouraged! 🎤
  • 2:40 PM – Rogelle Zamora playing Kulintang, a Filipino percussion instrument 🎼
  • 3:10 PM – Dmitri Kulev Classical Ballet Academy presenting a ballet performance 🩰
  • 3:30 PM – Sopheary Band singing Cambodian & U.S. hits — dancing encouraged! 

🎨 Craft & Create:

  • Live origami demos with a chance for lucky guests to fold their own masterpiece! 🗺️
  • Make a paper snake craft in honor of the Lunar New Year – Year of the Snake 🐍
  • Turn your art into a button – it’s free, and it’s yours! ✍🏼
  • Collage your identity and express your heritage through art—fun for all ages! 🧑🏽‍🎨

🇺🇲 Celebrate Long Beach’s Sister Cities:

  • Yokkaichi, Japan – 1963 🇯🇵
  • Qingdao, China – 1984 🇨🇳
  • Sochi, Russia – 1989 🇷🇺
  • Phnom Penh, Cambodia – 1993 🇰🇭
  • Mombasa, Kenya – 2007 🇰🇪
  • Taoyuan, Taiwan – 2022 🇹🇼

  • La Paz, Mexico – Soon! 🇲🇽 

and Friendship City:

  • Bacolod, Philippines – 2018 🇵🇭

🌎 Explore cultural booths, enjoy giveaways, grab a bite at food trucks, and connect with the world — right here in Long Beach!

💫 More exciting performances and activities will be announced soon — stay tuned!

📍 2ND & PCH, 6400 Pacific Coast Highway, Long Beach
📅 Saturday, June 7  |  12–4 PM
✅ FREE admission  |  Family-Friendly

Let’s celebrate Long Beach’s global friendships and the vibrant cultures that make our city shine!