Suddenly Spring Market - First Fridays

Come out for fun spring night out to support small businesses, local restaurants, artists, and so much more!

Enjoy spring themed activities, food, and shopping for Mother’s Day. You can also count on having a great night with live music, art, drinks, and our amazing Bixby Businesses that will be open!

Scroll all the way down to see all the fun details!!

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BIG RED BUS:
The Big Red Bus will be driving around the district to help you get to all the festivities! As always, it is free to ride. We will have a tracker link, so you know exactly where the bus is and estimate the next bus pick up time. Link will be shared that day of the event.

List of the bus stops:
•Willmore Wine Bar
•Rasselbock – Kitchen and Beer Garden
•Dutch’s Brewhouse
•The Artists’ Lot
•Expo Arts Center
•Ambitious Ales
•The Better Half Boutique
•Steelcraft

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THE ARTISTS’ LOT:
4326 Atlantic Ave

– 15+ Pop-ups by local artists
– Bouquets by Long Beach Flowers
– Live music by DJ Dennis Owens

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EXPO ARTS CENTER:

INSIDE EXPO
•Main room
–Uptown Village Market
•South Gallery
–African American Cultural Center LB
•North Gallery
–Able ARTS Work – The Red Show

•Katie Phillips Gallery
–Art Micro: Artists’ Pop-ups
–Live music by Toaster Music

OUTSIDE EXPO
•Uptown Village Market
•Sidewalk Mandela Chalk Art by Able Arts Works & Studio Pick
•Live jazz music by Shogo

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SIDEWALK MARKET:
Burlinghall Rd & Atlantic Ave

Pop-ups by:
•Plants Water Love
•Everytable
•Rancho Los Cerritos
•Women’s Shelter
•YMCA
•Council District 5
•Council District 8

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LIVE MUSIC:
•Rasselbock
–Live music by Chad Bishop

•Thunderbolt Pizza
–Live music by Rebecca Lynn

•Salon Medusa
–Live music by DJ Dave

•The Fresh Lab
–Live music duo (singer/drummer)

•The Artists’ Lot (4326 Atlantic Ave)
–Live music by DJ Dennis Owens

•Lola’s Mexican Music
–Live music by Chelsey Sanchez

•Coffee Bean
–Live music by Hedgehog Swing

•Rasselbock
–Live music on patio

•Bixby Joe
–Live music by Think of One

•Ground Control (Outside Expo)
–Live music by Shago

•Katie Phillips Gallery (Inside Expo)
–Live music by Toaster Music

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BUSINESS FESTIVITIES:
•Rasselbock
–May Fest with various beer & food specials

•Tony’s Kitchen
–Churros (to-go)
–Longfellow Fundraiser

•Cheese Addiction
–Mother’s Day Cake Walk: 6pm, 7pm, 8pm $5 donation per participant… all donations will go to the Todd Cancer Pavilion at Long Beach Memorial Hospital for Ovarian Cancer Research

•And Then
–Tarot Readings by Bruxita Linda
–Candy Bar inside shop

•Rooted
–BYO Long Beach: 10% off cleaning products
–Rivers End: 10% off oil diffusers and essential oils
–Laganini Co.: 10% off pots with a purchase of a plant AND fresh flowers for Mother’s Day

•Wood & Salt
–Steak Skewers off the wood fired grill (to-go)

•Long Beach Clothing Co.
–Free caricature drawings in-store from 6:30pm-8:30pm

•The Fresh Lab
–Games and Discounts: BOGO free on shoes and masks

•Twig & Willow
–Spin the wheel for gifts and prizes