{"id":496493,"date":"2026-10-15T02:46:23","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T02:46:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/496493\/"},"modified":"2026-10-15T02:46:23","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T02:46:23","slug":"things-to-do-this-weekend-in-long-beach-including-walking-like-a-zombie-celebrating-filipino-american-heritage-and-a-varietease-show-at-roxannes-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/496493\/","title":{"rendered":"Things to do this weekend in Long Beach \u2014 including walking like a zombie, celebrating Filipino American heritage and a \u201cVarietease\u201d show at Roxanne\u2019s"},"content":{"rendered":"

Be dazzled with a variety, magic show at Roxanne\u2019s (Friday, Oct. 16)<\/p>\n

Come to the Exhibition Room inside Roxanne\u2019s Lounge<\/a> to be wowed with magic, burlesque and a variety show, all-in-one. Roxy\u2019s \u201cVarietease\u201d will have a Penn and Teller-featured magician, Halloween mischief and an hour-long unforgettable variety show. There are only VIP tickets available for Friday\u2019s show. They cost $60.54 and include entrance as well as a guided spirits tasting (Long Beach Water Vodka, Pine Avenue Gin and Jackrabbit Whiskey). Purchase tickets for Roxy\u2019s \u201cVarietease\u201d here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Listen to Mumu Fresh at the Carpenter Center (Friday, Oct. 16)<\/p>\n

Get swept up in the soulful sounds of Mumu Fresh<\/a>, a Baltimore-born and D.C. raised Grammy-nominated artist. Maimouna Youssef (aka Mumu Fresh) combines jazz, hip hop, R&B, soul and gospel to bring listeners a smooth, but poignant spoken word poetry-style of music. Mumu Fresh\u2019s concert is part of the Carpenter Center\u2019s Arts for Life Community Connections program, which offers virtual programs, film screenings, talks, and concerts for a low cost, to open up the arts to everyone. She will be performing at 8 p.m. at the Richard and Karen Carpenter Performing Arts Center at 8 p.m. Tickets are available for $15 and can be purchased here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Celebrate Filipino American Heritage Month in Long Beach (Saturday, Oct. 17)<\/p>\n

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The City of Long Beach is hosting their 5th Annual City of Long Beach Filipino American History Month Celebration<\/a> on Saturday from 3-9 p.m. at the Civic Center Plaza. Come celebrate with delicious bites from Gemmae Bake Shop<\/a>, Filipino fusion fries from Frylipino<\/a>, D Baker\u2019s Lab Halo-Halo CaFe<\/a> from Carson and Banger Lumpia<\/a> from Orange County. Programing will include a Community Resource Fair & Filipino Owned Business Marketplace, family friendly activities and performances, as well as a lighting ceremony that will kick off at 6:45 p.m. with Mayor Rex Richardson. Learn more about the celebration here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Dress up your pooch for a costume contest as part of the Canopy & Craft Festival (Saturday, Oct. 17)<\/p>\n

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Time to pull out the coordinated costumes. You and your dog can dress up and enter this Halloween costume contest on Saturday at 3 p.m. (Winners will be announced at 4 p.m.) To enter click here<\/a>. The contest is part of the Canopy & Craft festival<\/a> in the North Pine neighborhood and will include live art workshops like: \u201cThe art of nesting: paint birdhouses & creating nesting balls\u201d and \u201cMake your own shipping container Kaktus Rose<\/a> garden succulent terrarium.\u201d Learn more about the festival and the costume contest here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Walk among the undead at the Shoreline Village Zombie Walk and Halloween Party (Saturday, Oct. 17)<\/p>\n

Time for Shoreline Village to transform into the \u201cThriller\u201d music video<\/a> as the Zombie Walk and Halloween Party<\/a> kick off. Come in your most zombie-like makeup and costume and prepare to walk among the undead from 8-10 p.m. Come earlier (at 6 p.m.) if you are looking for less spooky activities like craft booths, face painting and a fortune teller. If you go all out on your brain-eating zombie look, enter the costume contest that starts at 7 p.m. No tickets are required for, but you can RSVP to this free community event and keep up with updates on their Facebook event page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Compete in a Mahjong tournament at Ambitious Ales (Sunday, Oct. 18)<\/p>\n

\"\"LBMahjong is hosting a tournament on Sunday, Oct. 18 at Ambitious Ales.<\/p>\n

Come cheer on or participate in the LBMahjong<\/a> tournament from noon to 4 p.m. at Ambitious Ales<\/a>. There will be 12 tables for the tournament, and the winner will receive a brand new mahjong set. If you are interested in putting your tiles on the table, you can register here<\/a>. For all others come watch, and enjoy some delicious Filipino bites from Got Your Back<\/a>. For more information check out LBMahjong\u2019s Instagram account here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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