{"id":373783,"date":"2026-06-25T00:42:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T00:42:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/373783\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T00:42:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T00:42:20","slug":"heres-when-the-long-beach-municipal-band-is-playing-for-free-pasadena-star-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/373783\/","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s when the Long Beach Municipal Band is playing for free \u2013 Pasadena Star News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s summer, and that means it\u2019s time for the popular <a href=\"https:\/\/www.longbeach.gov\/park\/recreation-programs\/programs-and-classes\/municipal-band\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Long Beach Municipal Band<\/a> to start its free concerts in the parks, which will run from June 23 through July 31. The music starts at 6:30 p.m. but get there early if you want a good view.<\/p>\n<p>Bring bring your chairs, picnic and blankets. Dogs on a leash are welcome, if they\u2019re well behaved. This is a summer tradition for many families; in fact, the band\u2019s been performing for 117 years.<\/p>\n<p>Themes: Week 1: \u201cCity Lights, Jazz Nights\u201d; Week 2: \u201cAmerica the Beautiful: A Musical Tribute\u201d ; Week 3: \u201cThe Music Behind the Magic\u201d Disney tribute; Week 4: \u201cSongs for the One You Love\u201d; Week 5: \u201cJohn Williams in Concert: A Legacy of Cinema\u201d; Week 6: \u201cLegends of Vinyl: The Bands That Defined An Era\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>When and where:<\/p>\n<p>Tuesdays on June 23 and 30; at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.longbeach.gov\/park\/park-and-facilities\/directory\/whaley-park\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Whaley Park North<\/a>, 5620 E Atherton St.<br \/>\nTuesdays on July 7, July 14, July 21, July 28; at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/search\/Bixby+Annex+Park\/@33.764115,-118.1675214,17z?entry=ttu&amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDYxNi4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bixby Annex Park<\/a>, 130 Cherry Ave.<br \/>\nWednesdays on June 24, July 1, July 8, July 15, July 22 and July 29; at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.longbeach.gov\/park\/park-and-facilities\/directory\/los-cerritos-park\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Los Cerritos Park<\/a>, 3750 Del Mar Ave.<br \/>\nThursdays on June 25, July 2, July 9, July 16, July 23 and July 30; at Larry Curtis Concert Park at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.longbeach.gov\/park\/park-and-facilities\/directory\/marine-stadium\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Marine Stadium<\/a>, 5255 E. Paoli Way.<br \/>\nFridays on June 26, July 3, July 10, July 17, July 24 and July 31; at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.longbeach.gov\/park\/park-and-facilities\/directory\/el-dorado-park-west\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">El Dorado Park West<\/a>, 2800 Studebaker Rd.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.longbeach.gov\/park\/recreation-programs\/programs-and-classes\/municipal-band\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> longbeach.gov\/park\/recreation-programs\/programs-and-classes\/municipal-band\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s summer, and that means it\u2019s time for the popular Long Beach Municipal Band to start its free&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":370374,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[7,12740,131,133,132,137,6998,420],"class_list":["post-373783","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-long-beach","tag-california","tag-free-and-cheap","tag-long-beach","tag-long-beach-headlines","tag-long-beach-news","tag-los-angeles-county","tag-music-concerts","tag-things-to-do"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/373783","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=373783"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/373783\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/370374"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=373783"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=373783"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=373783"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}