Support Long Beach Forward by joining in Forward Fest 2026! Forward Fest is a multiday festival of art, culture, and movement to bring people together and raise funds for Long Beach Forward’s year-round work to advance racial, spatial, economic, and educational justice across Long Beach. Learn more about the event lineup, meet the artists, bid on the silent auction, and contribute at lbforward.org/fest.

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About Long Beach Forward: Long Beach Forward is a grassroots community organization that creates a healthy Long Beach with low-income communities of color by building community knowledge, leadership, and power. Rooted in over 15 years of community organizing in Long Beach, we serve as a multicultural and multigenerational third space for community organizing and movement building where we can collectively advance racial, spatial, economic, and educational justice within the City of Long Beach. We do this because our vision is that race and income do not determine one’s future in the city–we seek to co-create a safe, connected, and healthy Long Beach rooted in belonging, liberation, and love. Learn more about Long Beach Forward at www.lbforward.org.

Puff and Paint

Part of Forward Fest 2026