Long Beach parks and recreation
Long Beach Parks, Recreation and Marine to Receive Awards of Excellence
Long Beach Parks, Recreation and Marine (PRM) is the recipient of three Awards of Excellence from the California Parks and Recreation Society (CPRS), whose annual competition recognizes outstanding community improvements, programming, facility design, park planning, and professional and citizen leadership. The awards will be given at the 2013 CPRS Annual Awards Banquet in San Jose [...]
Hundreds of Local Students Turn Out For Fourth Annual Solar Grand Prix Race Orientation
The annual Long Beach Solar Grand Prix competition which challenges students to work as a team, using their creative thinking and scientific knowledge to experiment, design, and build a high-performance model vehicle, kicked off on Saturday, February 9th with an orientation in a packed Long Beach City College Liberal Arts Campus Auditorium.
Farm Life Camp Offers Kids a Hands-on Experience Over Winter Break
Want to give your little city slicker an outdoor experience like no other? At Famr Life Camp, kids will participate in two days of fun-filled activities, while parents relax knowing their youngsters are in a safe, supervised environment. This fun camp from the Long Beach Parks, Recreation and Marine Department takes place December 20-21. Farm [...]
California Gardens Master Planning Workshop Set for Saturday, July 21
The City of Long Beach, Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine invites residents to participate in a morning of vision and design for California Gardens. The master planning workshop for California Gardens will be held on Saturday, July 21, 2012 at 9AM. Councilmember Johnson will greet attendees at the EDCO Building at 2755 California Avenue [...]
81st Annual Long Beach Sea Festival ‘Making Waves All Summer Long’
A Long Beach summer tradition for more than 80 years, the Long Beach Sea Festival is back for 2012 under the direction of the Long Beach Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine. “All residents of all ages will enjoy more than 50 Long Beach Sea Festival events this summer that highlight some of the City’s [...]
May Programs at El Dorado Nature Center Guaranteed To Get You In Touch With Nature
Join El Dorado Nature Center with Long Beach Parks, Recreation and Marine in May for an abundance of spring activities including a turtle show, nature walks and preschool in nature. Mommy & Me (and Nature Makes Three!) In the spring, we’ll discover waddling ducklings, furry bunnies, and fuzzy caterpillars. Join us for a morning of [...]
May Day Festival in Drake Park
May Day Festival in Drake Park is an annual celebration that brings Willmore City Historic District residents, friends from throughout Long Beach, and various community groups together to enjoy a fantastic Long Beach afternoon in the park. In honor of May Day, there will be May Pole dancing led by the Dalmation-American Club and Narodni [...]
Audit of Revenue Collected by Parks, Recreation & Marine Department Released by City Auditor
On Monday Long Beach City Auditor Laura Doud released an audit of revenue collection at several Parks, Recreation & Marine Department (Department) locations. The Department processes $6.6 million annually in revenue throughout 34 sites. The audit shows that while the Department has been successful at providing recreational services to the community, the administrative structure that [...]
Long Beach Parks, Recreation and Marine Classes Offer New Classes For April
From youth science fun to vegetarian cooking to ballroom dancing, Long Beach Parks, Recreation and Marine is offering the following new classes for all ages and interests in April. Youth Enrichment: Fun-damentals of Science Explore the many facets of science with this all-inclusive camp from Mad Science! Transform the room into a crime lab to [...]
Long Beach Awarded $5.3 Million Grant Funds for Park Improvements
The State of California recently awarded $5.3 million in grant funds to the City of Long Beach for park development activities at Armory Park, and Drake / Cesar Chavez Park. “It is so gratifying to again add urban open space and grow our parks portfolio,” said Long Beach Mayor Bob Foster. “The Drake/Chavez Greenbelt increases [...]
