{"id":336632,"date":"2026-05-28T23:03:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T23:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/336632\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T23:03:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T23:03:10","slug":"thousands-of-jeep-enthusiasts-gather-in-long-beach-for-jeepin-the-coast-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/336632\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands of Jeep enthusiasts gather in Long Beach for Jeepin\u2019 the Coast 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">LONG BEACH, Miss. (WLOX) \u2014 Thousands of Jeep drivers came through Jeff Davis Avenue on Thursday to pick up their passes for Jeepin\u2019 the Coast 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Registration day featured food trucks, vendors and live music.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Festivities continue throughout the weekend, including beach crawls, Jeep parades and Sunday service.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Thousands of Jeep drivers came through Jeff Davis Avenue on Thursday to pick up their passes...\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DWUSMMWXYBFCRMI2FDWMOS3LH4.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>Thousands of Jeep drivers came through Jeff Davis Avenue on Thursday to pick up their passes for Jeepin\u2019 the Coast 2026.(wlox)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Jeepin\u2019 the Coast started in 2018. Founder Jennifer Moran said the event has grown significantly since its first year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cWe\u2019ve gone from tens to hundreds to thousands,\u201d Moran said. \u201cThey are coming from everywhere. We\u2019ve got people from all points. Every state has been represented here for the past two years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Shelley Piehet traveled from Louisiana for the event. She owns a hot pink Wrangler Sahara that she named Roza.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">2025 was her first Jeepin\u2019 the Coast. She said the southern hospitality of the event keeps her coming back.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cI had a few friends with me last year and I have my family and friends with me this year,\u201d Piehet said. \u201cI had to bring them back. It\u2019s just so much fun.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Thousands of Jeep drivers came through Jeff Davis Avenue on Thursday to pick up their passes...\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BJTJNTLBPFFQJDYX3SH2SV7OWM.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>Thousands of Jeep drivers came through Jeff Davis Avenue on Thursday to pick up their passes for Jeepin\u2019 the Coast 2026.(wlox)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">About 2,300 Jeep enthusiasts attended last year. Organizers hope to see that number pass 2,600 this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The event itinerary is on the Jeepin\u2019 the Coast Facebook page.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">See a spelling or grammar error in this story? 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