{"id":105591,"date":"2025-12-23T00:25:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T00:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/105591\/"},"modified":"2025-12-23T00:25:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T00:25:18","slug":"long-beach-families-flock-to-citys-winter-fest-to-celebrate-holiday-season-press-telegram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/105591\/","title":{"rendered":"Long Beach families flock to city\u2019s Winter Fest to celebrate holiday season \u2013 Press Telegram"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Families gather at Winter Fest on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025,...\" class=\"size-article_inline\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/LPT-L-WINTER-FEST-1221-HF-20.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Families gather at Winter Fest on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, at Lincoln park in downtown Long Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Families gather at Winter Fest on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025,...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/LPT-L-WINTER-FEST-1221-HF-31.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/LPT-L-WINTER-FEST-1221-HF-31.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Families gather at Winter Fest on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, at Lincoln park in downtown Long Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Families gather at Winter Fest on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025,...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/LPT-L-WINTER-FEST-1221-HF-33.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/LPT-L-WINTER-FEST-1221-HF-33.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Families gather at Winter Fest on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, at Lincoln park in downtown Long Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Families gather at Winter Fest on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025,...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/LPT-L-WINTER-FEST-1221-HF-23.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/LPT-L-WINTER-FEST-1221-HF-23.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Families gather at Winter Fest on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, at Lincoln park in downtown Long Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Families gather at Winter Fest on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025,...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/LPT-L-WINTER-FEST-1221-HF-32.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/LPT-L-WINTER-FEST-1221-HF-32.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Families gather at Winter Fest on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, at Lincoln park in downtown Long Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A young reveler celebrates the holiday season at Winter Fest...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/LPT-L-WINTER-FEST-1221-HF-21.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/LPT-L-WINTER-FEST-1221-HF-21.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A young reveler celebrates the holiday season at Winter Fest on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, at Lincoln park in Long Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Zaynah Gonzalez, 2, has a word with Santa Claus at...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/LPT-L-WINTER-FEST-1221-HF-22.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/LPT-L-WINTER-FEST-1221-HF-22.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Zaynah Gonzalez, 2, has a word with Santa Claus at Winter Fest on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, at Lincoln Park in Long Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Penny Banks, 6, bites into a holiday cookie at Winter...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/LPT-L-WINTER-FEST-1221-HF-24.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/LPT-L-WINTER-FEST-1221-HF-24.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Penny Banks, 6, bites into a holiday cookie at Winter Fest on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, at Lincoln Park in Long Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Young revelers celebrate the holiday season at Winter Fest on...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/LPT-L-WINTER-FEST-1221-HF-25.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/LPT-L-WINTER-FEST-1221-HF-25.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Young revelers celebrate the holiday season at Winter Fest on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, at Lincoln Park in downtown Long Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Chen Jacobson of Long Beach helps her son Zane, 3,...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/LPT-L-WINTER-FEST-1221-HF-26.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/LPT-L-WINTER-FEST-1221-HF-26.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Chen Jacobson of Long Beach helps her son Zane, 3, do some ice fishing at Winter Fest on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, at Lincoln Park in Long Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Pedro Almaraz, 6, left, and his brother Emanuel, 8, play...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/LPT-L-WINTER-FEST-1221-HF-27.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/LPT-L-WINTER-FEST-1221-HF-27.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Pedro Almaraz, 6, left, and his brother Emanuel, 8, play a game at Winter Fest on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, at Lincoln Park in Long Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A reveler celebrates the holiday season at Winter Fest on...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/LPT-L-WINTER-FEST-1221-HF-28.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/LPT-L-WINTER-FEST-1221-HF-28.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A reveler celebrates the holiday season at Winter Fest on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, at Lincoln Park in Long Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A youngster is focused on a balloon artist at Winter...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/LPT-L-WINTER-FEST-1221-HF-29.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/LPT-L-WINTER-FEST-1221-HF-29.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A youngster is focused on a balloon artist at Winter Fest on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, at Lincoln Park in Long Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Keoni Franks, 4, waves to his parents during a photo...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/LPT-L-WINTER-FEST-1221-HF-30.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/LPT-L-WINTER-FEST-1221-HF-30.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Keoni Franks, 4, waves to his parents during a photo shoot with Santa Claus on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, at Lincoln Park in Long Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Young holiday revelers visit with Santa Claus at Winter Fest...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/LPT-L-WINTER-FEST-1221-HF-34-1.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/LPT-L-WINTER-FEST-1221-HF-34-1.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Young holiday revelers visit with Santa Claus at Winter Fest on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, at Lincoln Park in Long Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p>Show Caption<\/p>\n<p>1 of 15<\/p>\n<p>Families gather at Winter Fest on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, at Lincoln park in downtown Long Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\" class=\"icon-enlarge mng-gallery-fullscreen-expand\" aria-label=\"Expand fullscreen slideshow\">Expand<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Children and their families were in the holiday spirit this weekend in Downtown Long Beach.<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine, in collaboration with the Long Beach Public Library, hosted Winter Fest, a free community event at Lincoln Park and the Billie Jean King Main Library on Saturday, Dec. 20.<\/p>\n<p>Attendees participated in holiday and winter-themed activities. From drinking hot chocolate to trying a hand at ice fishing, there was something for everyone. Winter Fest offered an opportunity for youth to decorate holiday cookies, create breaded holiday mementos, face painting, and more.<\/p>\n<p>During the event, children had the opportunity to meet and take a photo with Santa Claus. There was also a festive storytime that helped fill everyone with holiday cheer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Families gather at Winter Fest on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, at Lincoln park in downtown Long Beach. 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