Editing Long Beach, California (section)

===Cultural events===
[[File:Long beach boys.jpg|thumb|right|Two young men at the Long Beach Lesbian and Gay Pride Parade and Festival in 2015.]]
In October, Long Beach State hosts the CSULB Wide Screen Film Festival, at the [[Carpenter Performing Arts Center]]. The festival started in 1992 as a showcase for [[film|movies]] shot in the [[widescreen]] format, but has since been transformed into an [[artist-in-residence]] event. A major video and film artist (such as former CSULB student [[Steven Spielberg]]) screens and discusses their own work as well as the ten productions that most influenced their cinematic vision.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.widescreenfilmfestival.org/ |title=Wide Screen Film Festival website |publisher=Widescreenfilmfestival.org |date=September 25, 2005 |access-date=July 2, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090101071919/http://www.widescreenfilmfestival.org/ |archive-date=January 1, 2009 }}</ref>

The "Naples Island Christmas Parade" has been held since 1946, and passes through the canals of [[Naples, Long Beach, California|Naples]] and around Alamitos Bay past [[Belmont Shore, Long Beach, California|Belmont Shore]]. The "Parade of A Thousand Lights" is in the Shoreline Village area (near [[downtown Long Beach]] and the {{RMS|Queen Mary}}).<ref>[http://www.naplesca.org/local/home/events/christmas/history.html History] of the Naples Island Christmas boat parade{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> There is also a Christmas boat parade in the nearby [[Port of Los Angeles]]/[[San Pedro, Los Angeles, California|San Pedro]] area, and another in the [[Huntington Harbour, Huntington Beach, California|Huntington Harbour]] community of nearby [[Huntington Beach, California|Huntington Beach]].

The Long Beach Lesbian and Gay Pride Parade and Festival has been held in May or June since 1984. It is the second largest event in Long Beach, attracting over 125,000 participants over the two-day celebration. It is the third largest [[Gay Pride Parade]] in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.longbeachpride.com/ |title=Long Beach Gay Pride Parade website |publisher=Longbeachpride.com |date=November 24, 1998 |access-date=July 2, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100709044402/http://www.longbeachpride.com/ |archive-date=July 9, 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="OCW Beers"/>

The Long Beach Sea Festival is held during the summer months (June through August). It features events centered on the ocean and the beach. These events include beach volleyball, movies on the beach, and a tiki festival.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.longbeachseafestival.com/index.php |title=Long Beach Sea Festival web site |publisher=Longbeachseafestival.com |access-date=July 2, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100731035756/http://www.longbeachseafestival.com/index.php |archive-date=July 31, 2010 |url-status=usurped }}</ref>