{"id":339801,"date":"2026-05-31T03:41:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T03:41:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/339801\/"},"modified":"2026-05-31T03:41:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T03:41:21","slug":"jeepin-the-coast-parade-rolls-through-long-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/339801\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeepin the Coast parade rolls through Long Beach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">LONG BEACH, Miss. (WLOX) \u2014 A Mardi Gras-style Jeep parade rolled through downtown Long Beach on Saturday evening as part of Jeepin the Coast 2026.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"A Mardi Gras-style Jeep parade rolled through downtown Long Beach on Saturday evening as part...\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/YKOBVOF3B5COZN5GK3P7WILEYM.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>A Mardi Gras-style Jeep parade rolled through downtown Long Beach on Saturday evening as part of Jeepin the Coast 2026.(wlox)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">More than 2,500 Jeeps are registered for the event, which started Wednesday and ends Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Jeeps of all shapes and colors traveled through Jeff Davis Avenue. Participants threw beads and ducks to spectators.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cThis is the Mardi Gras for Jeeps,\u201d said Greg Creager, managing partner at Gulfport Champion Jeep. \u201cWe\u2019re going to be throwing beads, throwing ducks. There\u2019s me and hundreds of my closest friends right back here, all in Jeeps.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Jeeps of all shapes and colors traveled through Jeff Davis Avenue. Participants threw beads...\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SAA44LVAGZEYVPMCU46GZYTJGY.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>Jeeps of all shapes and colors traveled through Jeff Davis Avenue. Participants threw beads and ducks to spectators.(wlox)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Bobby Reno, who represents the Transformer Car Club of Mississippi, wore a bumblebee costume matching his Jeep.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cIt\u2019s incredible. There\u2019s no other high like it,\u201d Reno said. \u201cWhen the kids are coming up and they actually see me, they just go crazy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Bobby Reno, who represents the Transformer Car Club of Mississippi, wore a bumblebee costume...\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/RSHIYWQRNFG7BIYM7MMZDBGXI4.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>Bobby Reno, who represents the Transformer Car Club of Mississippi, wore a bumblebee costume matching his Jeep.(wlox)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">A concert in the street followed the parade, ending the fourth night of Jeepin the Coast 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Sunday\u2019s lineup includes a church service at Long Beach Town Green at 9:30 a.m., followed by scavenger hunt awards.<\/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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