It’s a pirate invasion at Shoreline Village in Long Beach as hundreds of pirates take over the beach area for their 11th annual Pirate Festival on September 24 and 25, 2016. With their landing, the “Pirates” brought their own music in the form of two distant pirate Bands as well as Time traveling gypsies who shared tales of the sea while creating blacksmith objects for the crowd and even their friendly parrots enticed crowds for picture taking opportunities.
Residents could take a picture in front of this banner commerating the event.
Pirates mounted ships like this at Pirate Cove Hideaway in Long Beach.
And the memorable pirate flag that marks the iconic pirate ship in the water.
And photos could be taken with the always popular parrot that keeps pirate company while away at sea.
Of course the place to find pirates is at the local tavern where they had a drink in their hand.
The iconic Captain Hook warranted pictures from fans.
And Pirate Queens were also all around the villiage.
Even Pirate dogs entertained the crowds.
And the youngest pirates were learning the trade.
There were sword playing
and the Joust Kidding pirate band entertained with their sea chanties.
A dolcemer could be heard off the port with a guitar accompanment.
And pirates danced to a rock type band while enjoying the sights of long beach
There were a total of five different stories told by the Gypsy time travelers while a real blacksmith created one of a kind gifts for select audience members.
On Saturday March 15, 2014 from 1 to 6, Long Beach residents experienced everything Native American at Shoreline Village in a Free Festival. With music, storytelling and arts and crafts, people were able to learn a little about the Native culture.
Watch below to see the beautiful dances that were being displayed just off the coast of the port of Long Beach.
On Saturday, January 18, 2014, Long Beach residents celebrate Dr. King’s Birthday as a parade marches down Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Avenue toward Lemon Avenue. Following the parade, a celebration featuring various musical groups, carnival rides and a arts and crafts booth.
Watch the video below to see all the fun that residents had as they remembered and celebrated Dr. King’s birthday.
Starting in 2005, the Reserve Enlisted Training Corp (RETC) allows children from ages 10 to 18 to learn the army regiments without fear of peer pressure in school. The after school program enforces skills such as marching and drills in a fun environment. Lt. Col. Jack Thomas works with these young children and says he’s amazed at how interested the children are when they come into the program, especially the young girls. In the following video Lt. Col. Thomas and the children explain the best part of the RETC program and what they are preparing to do in the future.
