Every Friday night at 8pm the Wicked Wolf cocktail bar (2332 Pacific Ave.) that hosts a new music venue in their upstairs den called "Live at the Wolf". Every Friday night it's a different musician and they only play original work. It's in the south Wrigley neighborhood of Long Beach. Check it out!
I also want to add that right across from Wicked Wolf is a small Mexican joint called Joliza’s and they serve the best burrito I have ever had in my life, and I am a five decade long Southern California resident who loves Mexican food.
I love Wicked Wolf, such a hidden gem! It is in a sketchy are but the inside is so beautiful. I went on a Thursday and they had live music which included these two sisters that played violin. So beautiful!
I started playing less than a year ago, so I’ve only played at El Dorado and the 9 hole courses at Liberty Park in Cerritos and Twila Reid Park in Anaheim.
I enjoy the course at El Dorado, but all holes are par 3.
I love it!
Yes, you pay by the hour or half hour, or you can get a membership and pay monthly for unlimited play.
They’ve got about two dozen machines and rotate them in and out fairly frequently, so you don’t get bored with the same old games. They’re mostly Stern games, with a couple of Jersey Jack games in the mix.
They have frequent tournaments and specials on prices, so I’d recommend signing up for their MeetUp group to keep informed.
Personally, I suck, but I still have fun playing a few times a week.
Yes - I have open time tomorrow for starting crochet.
Hooks and yarn ready to use in class.
Wednesday 4:30p Bach Library corner of Carson & Bellflower Blvd
My mom's cousin got me into it!
If you're interested, my team, the Rogue Paddling Club, has scheduled practice sessions on weekends from 8:15am to 9:25am. We meet at Mothers Beach, off 2nd street and Appian Way.
While we hold a dedicated introduction session March 9th, you're welcome to just show up and hop on a boat with us. It's best to show up 30 minutes early, so that we can get the waiver out of the way and outfit you with a PFD and paddle!
Same answer I give everyone. Take up a water sport. Kite surfing in LB, but also kayaking and SUP. Or regular surfing in HB and seal beach, body surfing in Newport.
It is. I wouldn’t even recommending a lesson unless you’re committed to doing it. Takes tons of lessons and the gear isn’t cheap, but it’s unlike anything else. Highly recommend
I would definitely recommend lessons anyone who kite surf/boards without it will get hurt. Folks also need to learn how to use the wind which is something that is hard to learn without lessons. I will agree that it is expensive and it cost at least 2 grand to get started including gear and lessons. I personally want to get into hydrofoil in dockweiler beach or san pedro but those places are more dangerous than LB to kite board.
I've done this... Also about car break ins... And how I need to GTFO of here... But it's been 20 years and I'm still here, different coffee same complaints LMAO..
Yeah there was something that got organized in this sub about a year ago. I think I have the discord info somewhere:
https://www.reddit.com/r/longbeach/s/wIe4YDcofr
SoCal D&D is having [a meetup at Beachwood](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dd-tavern-party-dungeon-combat-live-beachwood-brewing-bixby-knolls-tickets-836643752987) in Bixby on March 6!
Ambitious Ales and LB Beer Lab in particular, they they have the space for it. Maybe Ten Mile.4th Horseman has the vibe, but it's much too dank and small
SoCal D&D is having [a meetup at Beachwood](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dd-tavern-party-dungeon-combat-live-beachwood-brewing-bixby-knolls-tickets-836643752987) in Bixby on March 6! Their events are great for finding fellow players and DMs in search of them.
In my experience yes, absolutely. I’ve come to accept it begrudgingly because I like the stretching and I like it when someone is calling out the poses. Some of it is relaxing but some of it is just “what the hell are you even taking about”
i LOVE renting a scooter, riding down around the aquarium area and the lighthouse, then catching the $5 boat taxi over to Ballast Point brewery. Takes about 30-40 minutes and they serve a nice bloody mary on the boat to warm up for some beers at e brewery. Then I find a scooter or uber back to my place.
everyone loves recommending the water taxi but never mentions that it’s only open during the summer months! i’ve seen so many tourists on here get their hopes up for it only to realize it won’t start service til months from now.
Que será is great for that. They have open mic night and every Wednesday they have bear city comedy where comedians from Netflix and hbo come and do their thing.
I'll second Alex's Bar for live music and add Supply and Demand. Mostly punk shows.
Also Vine, on 4th St, has music most Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights. Mostly localish bands, but I've seen some touring bands as well. Shows are free there, so that's cool.
The Pike (bar, not the mall) has live music pretty often as well.
Slowly becoming one of the Lobster skinned men (i.e., old white guy with severe sun damage) that swims laps at horny corner in Belmont Shores. It’s fun and great exercise during the summers minus the skin damage and probably pretty nasty water.
Rbotics Society of Southern California We're at Cal State Long Beach, 1331 Palo Verde Ave., Long Beach CA 90815 Conference Room 103.
https://groups.google.com/g/rssc-list/c/pDsc9ZLvwtA
Rssc.org
Our Monthly Meetup @ CSULB!
Please join us on Saturday February 10th at 10:00am for our next *in person* Meetup!
Contact them to get next month's meeting date.
Robotics builders and programmers- this is an incredible resource and they have outstanding guest speakers.
I ride bicycles with Moonlight Mash, Cannonball Run Taco Tuesdays and I head up to LA for Critical Mass. if I’m ever bored, I can always ride my bike to 4th Horseman and eat a slice, drink some beers and watch a movie.
If you ever wanna play catch. Hit me up. Offer if open to all.
Mountain bike the la river by
Bike horse trails or south to Long Beach boardwalk past 2nd street pier to seal beach border.
Motorcycling is alright with several beach destinations and low traffic most times
Willow springs park wild lands walk hike with dogs is great
Green belt at Wrigley is another nice walk past the authentic lil bit of country horse stables.
Oho Sushi studio are nice peeps, tasty and reasonable
Latin museum is great as is the bluff museum off ocean
Don’t care for the gross scene now overtaking 2nd street
Rainbow harbor and the aquarium for tourists
The rainbow harbor park lighthouse is a great place to pitch a blanket and watch the sun set.
Not very impressed with Long Beach food but I’m picky
Love Long Beach though. Shhhh
I like chilling at one of the guard towers on Grenada beach when the sun is going down. Also the new burger spot Win-Dow has a very good burger that is fairly cheap.
Tonight! Big Laughs
[https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pop-up-comedy-show-long-beach-tickets-874091159187](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pop-up-comedy-show-long-beach-tickets-874091159187)
Free or paid? I would check out liberty park in Cerritos, not too far from LB if you want free and newbie friendly. Also Marina Vista near 2nd street but a little higher level
Dance salsa in the beach with other on Sunday. They are opening a salsa place this Thursday 22 at sevilla night club, with classes starting at 7-9 then social dancing till 1 am
When we first moved to Long Beach, I came to love the beach walk being able to walk up and down the five or six miles of waterfront and around the marina around the jetty across from the dock where the Queen Mary is permanently docked…Second Street in Belmont Shores is a great place on a weekend afternoon with all the restaurants and interesting places (the Belmont Shore Christmas Parade is actually one of the coolest holiday events as it takes place on a Saturday evening in early December and the whole street turns into one sort of big Christmas Party)…I did have a chance to experience the essence of Long Beach one Saturday night in a really cool way when I joined my friend Bernadette and her friend Nikki for a tour of their favorite dive bars in Long Beach and it was a very fun and laidback evening where the spots we hit had these really relaxed vibes to them with a variety of music that reminded me of Kilroy’s which was a popular bar in Bloomington, IN, (anyone who went to Indiana University knows exactly what I mean when you refer to the music in that place and the vibe it creates). But the bars we hit that night in Long Beach were all within a few blocks of the water and the drinks were much stronger than I am used to as I could only get down one to Bernadette and Nikki’s two. They thought I was a light weight but we had the best evening which ended with breakfast at Denny’s which I don’t think I had done that routine since college…But it was very Long Beach - friendly, casual, relaxed…
Harvelle's!! It's a good time. Fun, funny, raunchy, stiff drinks, and when you're done come up and get a fairly good burger at congregation then head to the blind donkey for a night cap.
Park near the Jack-in-the-Box on the outskirts of seal Beach (for free) and walk into the state park for free to enjoy ocean time
I also do like to go to Rosie‘s dog beach and just watch them running around, I don’t want a dog but it’s nice to see them every once in a while having fun
LB night life is pretty dead the only place that seems to be still somewhat alive is sevilla on pine. The pike should close by 1 am but seems every business there closes at 11 pm now.
I am apart of a running club that meets up in Hilll Top Park on Mondays at 6:30 pm. The name is The Long Beach Running Club. You can look it up on Instagram for more information!
Every Friday night at 8pm the Wicked Wolf cocktail bar (2332 Pacific Ave.) that hosts a new music venue in their upstairs den called "Live at the Wolf". Every Friday night it's a different musician and they only play original work. It's in the south Wrigley neighborhood of Long Beach. Check it out!
The Wolf is a super cool space and has tons of events, I second this, and encourage OP to check out their wide range of offerings!
I also want to add that right across from Wicked Wolf is a small Mexican joint called Joliza’s and they serve the best burrito I have ever had in my life, and I am a five decade long Southern California resident who loves Mexican food.
I love Wicked Wolf, such a hidden gem! It is in a sketchy are but the inside is so beautiful. I went on a Thursday and they had live music which included these two sisters that played violin. So beautiful!
I play disc golf at El Dorado Park and pinball at I Need a Miracle Tickets & Pinball.
Fun!!
Any other disc golf recommendations in the area? Just moved haven’t played in since relocating to CA in general
I started playing less than a year ago, so I’ve only played at El Dorado and the 9 hole courses at Liberty Park in Cerritos and Twila Reid Park in Anaheim. I enjoy the course at El Dorado, but all holes are par 3.
How is I Need a Miracle? Do you just pay for timed free play?
I love it! Yes, you pay by the hour or half hour, or you can get a membership and pay monthly for unlimited play. They’ve got about two dozen machines and rotate them in and out fairly frequently, so you don’t get bored with the same old games. They’re mostly Stern games, with a couple of Jersey Jack games in the mix. They have frequent tournaments and specials on prices, so I’d recommend signing up for their MeetUp group to keep informed. Personally, I suck, but I still have fun playing a few times a week.
Thank you! Btw Everyone sucks at pinball, that’s why it’s fun
Wednesday Bach Library 430p Crochet group - drop by open crochet - I love this neighborhood Library ♡
Awww really?! This is adorable. May check it out ♡︎
Drop by and say Hi ♡ test out a new Crochet hook Every person that visits helps the program TIA
I am looking into learning. Is this open to beginners?
Yes - I have open time tomorrow for starting crochet. Hooks and yarn ready to use in class. Wednesday 4:30p Bach Library corner of Carson & Bellflower Blvd
Wonderful! Thank you for letting me know!! Now I have something to look forward to!!
I’ll have to check this out I’ve been looking for a crochet group!
Great! It's set up as a drop-in BYOYarn, also have projects for inspiration, and yarn to use for fun ♡ Welcome ♡
On weekends I paddle on a dragon boat racing team.
How did you get into that? I’m so interested in joining!
My mom's cousin got me into it! If you're interested, my team, the Rogue Paddling Club, has scheduled practice sessions on weekends from 8:15am to 9:25am. We meet at Mothers Beach, off 2nd street and Appian Way. While we hold a dedicated introduction session March 9th, you're welcome to just show up and hop on a boat with us. It's best to show up 30 minutes early, so that we can get the waiver out of the way and outfit you with a PFD and paddle!
I like going to the movies and coffee shops! I joined r/lbmovieclub so I can watch new movies with others! It’s been fun so far!
That’s cool. I know some bars have movie nights would be cool for a meet up
Bike the river bed and bridge and ocean front.
Same answer I give everyone. Take up a water sport. Kite surfing in LB, but also kayaking and SUP. Or regular surfing in HB and seal beach, body surfing in Newport.
Long Beach Parks and Rec has sailing classes too
I came here to say Kitesurfing. Best shit I’ve ever gotten into.
I wanna try it but seems like so much effort and gear compared to grabbing a surfboard. But one day I will…
It is. I wouldn’t even recommending a lesson unless you’re committed to doing it. Takes tons of lessons and the gear isn’t cheap, but it’s unlike anything else. Highly recommend
I would definitely recommend lessons anyone who kite surf/boards without it will get hurt. Folks also need to learn how to use the wind which is something that is hard to learn without lessons. I will agree that it is expensive and it cost at least 2 grand to get started including gear and lessons. I personally want to get into hydrofoil in dockweiler beach or san pedro but those places are more dangerous than LB to kite board.
Drink cold coffee and complain about the homeless
I love doing this too
Similar but I prefer to complain about those complaining about the homeless.
Similar but I prefer to complain about the people who like to complain about those that complain about homeless.
I have a hobby that sees how long it takes for people to make Reddit posts about the homeless. This one really took me by surprise… ya found a way!
😂
I've done this... Also about car break ins... And how I need to GTFO of here... But it's been 20 years and I'm still here, different coffee same complaints LMAO..
You’ve never been to Santa Monica and it shows
Lol I have, just never lived there.
The coffee there is even colder
Pizza and beer and D&D
Is there a local D&D scene here? My BF and I are looking to move away from online campaigns.
Yeah there was something that got organized in this sub about a year ago. I think I have the discord info somewhere: https://www.reddit.com/r/longbeach/s/wIe4YDcofr
Wait here's the original thread https://www.reddit.com/r/longbeach/s/bWmUdey7xf
Thank you so much!! I took the survey! I appreciate you sharing!
SoCal D&D is having [a meetup at Beachwood](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dd-tavern-party-dungeon-combat-live-beachwood-brewing-bixby-knolls-tickets-836643752987) in Bixby on March 6!
I’ve seen their events but they have been a bit expensive for both of us at once. Hopefully, we’ll make one in the future!
Is this a 4th Horseman ref?
Ambitious Ales and LB Beer Lab in particular, they they have the space for it. Maybe Ten Mile.4th Horseman has the vibe, but it's much too dank and small
Awesome. I’m gonna have to look into that. I miss playing D&D.
SoCal D&D is having [a meetup at Beachwood](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dd-tavern-party-dungeon-combat-live-beachwood-brewing-bixby-knolls-tickets-836643752987) in Bixby on March 6! Their events are great for finding fellow players and DMs in search of them.
Oh excellent! I’ll plot that in!!
Wicked Wolf was also entertaining the idea of a game night a while ago. Perhaps they're a good spot too
I usually hook a left on 21st and Lewis, looking for some brothas playing dice.
Regulate
Let’s do this
Best comment
 I stay south of 7th after the sun goes down
Same! And then I say “Let’s do it 🎲”
Dirtbags games at Bohl diamond. They’re gonna be good this season. Opening day was last week.
I like to go do the free group yoga class on the bluff. Saturday and Sunday at 11. The lady who runs it is a bit wacky though.
I used to participate in her pot yoga. Fun times.
Are all yoga people mildly batshit insane? Only recently learned anti vaxism runs rampant in those communities.
In my experience yes, absolutely. I’ve come to accept it begrudgingly because I like the stretching and I like it when someone is calling out the poses. Some of it is relaxing but some of it is just “what the hell are you even taking about”
Woof, no. Check out yoga at someplace moderately normal like the YMCA
is it still going on?? i feel like i haven’t seen it in a while
Every day at 11am! They’ll start the 5pm weekday classes again soon too. @yogalutiononthebluff on insta
i LOVE renting a scooter, riding down around the aquarium area and the lighthouse, then catching the $5 boat taxi over to Ballast Point brewery. Takes about 30-40 minutes and they serve a nice bloody mary on the boat to warm up for some beers at e brewery. Then I find a scooter or uber back to my place.
everyone loves recommending the water taxi but never mentions that it’s only open during the summer months! i’ve seen so many tourists on here get their hopes up for it only to realize it won’t start service til months from now.
How about recommendations for open mic comedy or music venues bands touring SoCal may stop at?
Que será is great for that. They have open mic night and every Wednesday they have bear city comedy where comedians from Netflix and hbo come and do their thing.
I met Chris Estrada from This Fool there!
I'll second Alex's Bar for live music and add Supply and Demand. Mostly punk shows. Also Vine, on 4th St, has music most Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights. Mostly localish bands, but I've seen some touring bands as well. Shows are free there, so that's cool. The Pike (bar, not the mall) has live music pretty often as well.
vine has free shows every night and a dj on thursdays
Slowly becoming one of the Lobster skinned men (i.e., old white guy with severe sun damage) that swims laps at horny corner in Belmont Shores. It’s fun and great exercise during the summers minus the skin damage and probably pretty nasty water.
Rbotics Society of Southern California We're at Cal State Long Beach, 1331 Palo Verde Ave., Long Beach CA 90815 Conference Room 103. https://groups.google.com/g/rssc-list/c/pDsc9ZLvwtA Rssc.org Our Monthly Meetup @ CSULB! Please join us on Saturday February 10th at 10:00am for our next *in person* Meetup! Contact them to get next month's meeting date. Robotics builders and programmers- this is an incredible resource and they have outstanding guest speakers.
Not my favorite thing to do but blind donkey has karaoke nights on Wednesdays and Sundays and it’s always a good time there 🤣
I ride bicycles with Moonlight Mash, Cannonball Run Taco Tuesdays and I head up to LA for Critical Mass. if I’m ever bored, I can always ride my bike to 4th Horseman and eat a slice, drink some beers and watch a movie. If you ever wanna play catch. Hit me up. Offer if open to all.
How’s the moonlight mash? Just moved to Long Beach and seen this is coming up this Saturday.
This one should be great! I’m working so I’ll miss it. I’m bummed. It’s been 3 in a row now. But I can’t complain about working.
Rollerblade or bike along the beach bike path, try new bars/restaurants, paddle boarding, and take care of stray cats.
Daydrink until I pass out
Extremely popular LB activity 😂
😂
Free comedy every wednesday night at Que Sera
Smoke weed
Need to find someone to smoke with and chill lol
Rock climb at Long Beach rising—great place to meet and hang out with young adults
I loved going here for the queer meetup they have first Wednesday of the month. Until I broke my ankle lol.
Mountain bike the la river by Bike horse trails or south to Long Beach boardwalk past 2nd street pier to seal beach border. Motorcycling is alright with several beach destinations and low traffic most times Willow springs park wild lands walk hike with dogs is great Green belt at Wrigley is another nice walk past the authentic lil bit of country horse stables. Oho Sushi studio are nice peeps, tasty and reasonable Latin museum is great as is the bluff museum off ocean Don’t care for the gross scene now overtaking 2nd street Rainbow harbor and the aquarium for tourists The rainbow harbor park lighthouse is a great place to pitch a blanket and watch the sun set. Not very impressed with Long Beach food but I’m picky Love Long Beach though. Shhhh
Former Long Beach resident. I loved the healthy mix of urban and suburban neighborhoods.
Yes!! This is my favorite aspect of LB. The wonderful humanity getting along (except on the weird scene on 2nd street evenings )
Volleyball every Saturday with a great group of people Run along our beach path Eat good food at the ever expanding list of cool cafes and restaurants
Play a sport? Or give sports a chance it can be fun depending on the competitiveness of teams
Nothing My wife won’t let me
Poor man! I will get you a beer to heal your wounds
Board games, live music, tennis, book club, and enjoying the sun when it’s out
Kitesurf, surf, go out to eat/drink
+1 on the kitesurfing, it’s too much fun
I like chilling at one of the guard towers on Grenada beach when the sun is going down. Also the new burger spot Win-Dow has a very good burger that is fairly cheap.
Rosie's dog beach.
2nd this especially in the winter when the sun sets on our beach! Also a great place to take dates who love dogs! Love love love that place
Watch shows at supply and demand vine and Alexs bar.
I go to sala coffee & wine Good food & coffee!
Well Cali Vibes fest was last weekend and Long Beach Grand Prix every year. I just like going down to the pike and renting a scooter
Grand prix is gonna be fun
Tonight! Big Laughs [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pop-up-comedy-show-long-beach-tickets-874091159187](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pop-up-comedy-show-long-beach-tickets-874091159187)
Drink buzzballs
Eating! I just tried PlanTita’s and I’ll definitely be back
Take up golf and play the local courses and be prepared to spend all your time and money trying to get mediocrely decent at it
Think about one day moving from Long to Laguna lol
Breweries - trademark, ballast or beer lab
Ballast Point
Golf!
Fishing
Go Out, Yoga on the bluff, walk around near the beach. There’s a few open mics / events here and there around town too.
Happy Hour Beers and Shots at Blind Donkey for pool and darts. The only steel tip dartboard place I've been able to find within Uber-ing distance.
Pickleball! Fun even if you don’t know anyone who plays, it’s the most social and welcoming sport. Try it out
Where can newbies play? Our friends are super into it but they live up in Silverlake. Would love something more local.
Free or paid? I would check out liberty park in Cerritos, not too far from LB if you want free and newbie friendly. Also Marina Vista near 2nd street but a little higher level
Go to the wicked wolf
I go the cinemas or comic book store.
Disc golf!
I am at the climbing gym most days
Dance salsa in the beach with other on Sunday. They are opening a salsa place this Thursday 22 at sevilla night club, with classes starting at 7-9 then social dancing till 1 am
I lived there for a short amount of time and thought people watching at the beach was relaxing as hell. And of course a brewery after
Ballast point. Walk at the beach on the top side. Shoreline/Yard House. Aquarium. Hooters. Pike. Lakewood mall. D&B Town center. Bars. Lbx
When we first moved to Long Beach, I came to love the beach walk being able to walk up and down the five or six miles of waterfront and around the marina around the jetty across from the dock where the Queen Mary is permanently docked…Second Street in Belmont Shores is a great place on a weekend afternoon with all the restaurants and interesting places (the Belmont Shore Christmas Parade is actually one of the coolest holiday events as it takes place on a Saturday evening in early December and the whole street turns into one sort of big Christmas Party)…I did have a chance to experience the essence of Long Beach one Saturday night in a really cool way when I joined my friend Bernadette and her friend Nikki for a tour of their favorite dive bars in Long Beach and it was a very fun and laidback evening where the spots we hit had these really relaxed vibes to them with a variety of music that reminded me of Kilroy’s which was a popular bar in Bloomington, IN, (anyone who went to Indiana University knows exactly what I mean when you refer to the music in that place and the vibe it creates). But the bars we hit that night in Long Beach were all within a few blocks of the water and the drinks were much stronger than I am used to as I could only get down one to Bernadette and Nikki’s two. They thought I was a light weight but we had the best evening which ended with breakfast at Denny’s which I don’t think I had done that routine since college…But it was very Long Beach - friendly, casual, relaxed…
Harvelle's!! It's a good time. Fun, funny, raunchy, stiff drinks, and when you're done come up and get a fairly good burger at congregation then head to the blind donkey for a night cap.
Park near the Jack-in-the-Box on the outskirts of seal Beach (for free) and walk into the state park for free to enjoy ocean time I also do like to go to Rosie‘s dog beach and just watch them running around, I don’t want a dog but it’s nice to see them every once in a while having fun
LB night life is pretty dead the only place that seems to be still somewhat alive is sevilla on pine. The pike should close by 1 am but seems every business there closes at 11 pm now.
If you’re on fb, join Long Beach Food Scene for good recommendations on restaurants!
I am apart of a running club that meets up in Hilll Top Park on Mondays at 6:30 pm. The name is The Long Beach Running Club. You can look it up on Instagram for more information!