Christmas Parade travels down Belmont Shore

The 41st annual Belmont Shore Christmas Parade had a sea of plaid pajamas and featured over 100 local Long Beach businesses, organizations and schools including LBCC walking to spread holiday cheer on Saturday.

No Guiness World Record officials were present, but “Jingles and Jammies” was the theme of the event and both attendees and parade participants were instructed to wear pajamas to help try and break the world record for the most number of people wearing pajamas at a single event. 

Notable entries in the parade included a special repurposed Long Beach Transit bus decorated for the festive season, a Labubu DJ playing techno music representing the Beach Flea Market and an appearance of Santa on top of a Long Beach Fire Department firetruck.

The full parade was livestreamed online for community members to view: a full replay of the live broadcast can be found here.

_{The LBCC cheer team hype up the crowd yelling their signature “L-B-C-C” chant before they walked onto the parade route at the Belmont Shore Christmas Parade in Long Beach won Saturday Long Beach was one of the many Long Beach schools that participated in the parade. (Dom Maddan)}

_{A large group of LBCC students at the starting line prepare to walk the parade route at the Belmont Shore Christmas Parade in Long Beach on Saturday. LBCC was one of the many Long Beach schools that participated in the parade. (Dom Maddan)}

_{The Cal State University Long Beach Cheer team lines up before its performance at the 41st annual Belmont Shore Christmas Parade in Long Beach, California on Saturday. Tens of thousands of people gathered at the Belmont Shore Christmas Parade to celebrate the upcoming holidays. (Tien Nguyen)}

_{A person in an inflatable Pikachu costume waves to spectators during the 41st annual Belmont Shore Christmas Parade in Long Beach, California on Saturday. Tens of thousands of people gathered at the Belmont Shore Christmas Parade to celebrate the upcoming holidays. (Tien Nguyen)}

_{A group of people in stormtrooper costumes from the 501st Legion lines up before marching at the 41st annual Belmont Shore Christmas Parade in Long Beach, California on Saturday. Tens of thousands of people gathered at the Belmont Shore Christmas Parade to celebrate the upcoming holidays. (Tien Nguyen)}

_{Miss Long Beach 2026 Zoe Mazakas, left, and Miss Southern California 2026 Jada O’Connor greet spectators during the 41st annual Belmont Shore Christmas Parade in Long Beach, California on Saturday. Tens of thousands of people gathered at the Belmont Shore Christmas Parade to celebrate the upcoming holidays. (Tien Nguyen)}

_{Ms. Long Beach 2026 Danyell Willard smiles at spectators during the 41st annual Belmont Shore Christmas Parade in Long Beach, California on Saturday. Tens of thousands of people gathered at the Belmont Shore Christmas Parade to celebrate the upcoming holidays. (Tien Nguyen)}

_{Mrs. Southern California 2026 Jennifer Krueckeberg, left, and Mrs. Long Beach 2026 Melissa Clark greet spectators during the 41st annual Belmont Shore Christmas Parade in Long Beach, California on Saturday. Tens of thousands of people gathered at the Belmont Shore Christmas Parade to celebrate the upcoming holidays. (Tien Nguyen)}

_{Rotary Club of Long Beach President Kelly Ruggirello, left, smiles at spectators during the 41st annual Belmont Shore Christmas Parade in Long Beach, California on Saturday. Tens of thousands of people gathered at the Belmont Shore Christmas Parade to celebrate the upcoming holidays. (Tien Nguyen)}

_{A group of Long Beach Yacht Club parade participants looks at spectators from the decorated truck during the 41st annual Belmont Shore Christmas Parade in Long Beach, California on Saturday. Tens of thousands of people gathered at the Belmont Shore Christmas Parade to celebrate the upcoming holidays. (Tien Nguyen)}

_{A DJ from the Beach Flea Market in a Labubu costume, left, checks music during the 41st annual Belmont Shore Christmas Parade in Long Beach, California on Saturday another Labubu character walks nearby. Tens of thousands of people gathered at the Belmont Shore Christmas Parade to celebrate the upcoming holidays. (Tien Nguyen)}