{"id":274826,"date":"2026-04-18T23:39:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T23:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/274826\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T23:39:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T23:39:10","slug":"long-beach-radish-festival-returns-after-14-years-on-hiatus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/274826\/","title":{"rendered":"Long Beach Radish Festival returns after 14 years on hiatus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">LONG BEACH, Miss. (WLOX) \u2014 After 14 years on hiatus, the Long Beach Radish Festival returned Saturday, taking over Jeff Davis Avenue.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"After fourteen years in hiatus, the Long Beach Radish Festival returned Saturday, taking over...\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SEHHYNJBQBBB3PRCZ2F5SM45UU.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>After fourteen years in hiatus, the Long Beach Radish Festival returned Saturday, taking over Jeff Davis Avenue.(wlox)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Alongside street vendors, seven participating coast restaurants brought radish-themed dishes. It was all a reminder of Long Beach\u2019s reputation in the early 20th century as the radish capital of the world.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">While most events in Long Beach happen on the town green, Saturday\u2019s festival took place on the street in front of City Hall.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"While most events in Long Beach happen on the town green, Saturday\u2019s festival took place in...\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/OWFDQT4QFBBUJI2TXLU5CAS7WQ.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>While most events in Long Beach happen on the town green, Saturday\u2019s festival took place in the street in front of City Hall.(wlox)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Long Beach Main Street Director Courtney Welch said the move promotes business.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cA lot of our events took place on that space. But throughout the years, feedback we\u2019ve received from our businesses is that it\u2019s never transitioned up Jeff Davis,\u201d Welch said. \u201cIt\u2019s always in the heart of the town green. So we transitioned to have the roads shut down and have the radish festival on Jeff Davis Avenue in hopes to spread out the love to all of our businesses.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Long Beach Main Street Director Courtney Welch said the move promotes business.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TUODHGWOYZFC5CICUEOASPMAVQ.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>Long Beach Main Street Director Courtney Welch said the move promotes business.(wlox)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Returning with the festival is the crowning of the Radish Queen. This year\u2019s queen is local teacher Carol Paola.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">See a spelling or grammar error in this story? Report it to our team <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlox.com\/page\/error-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\">HERE<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 WLOX. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LONG BEACH, Miss. 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