Here are the schedule, ticket costs for the Long Beach Pride Festival & Parade

Long Beach’s Pride weekend is nearly here — and there will be plenty of ways to celebrate the LGBTQ community.

The Long Beach Pride Parade & Festival will take place on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 5 and 6, with a teens-only celebration also slated for Friday afternoon.

Here is a look at ticket prices and the schedule.

Tickets

One day: $40 for general admission and $85 for VIP tickets.

Both days: $60 for general admission and $160 for VIP tickets

Parade: Free.

Teen Pride: Free.

Tickets are available on eventbrite.com.

Teen Pride

The Teen Pride Festival will take place from 4 to 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 4, at Rainbow Lagoon Park, 400 E. Shoreline Drive.

It will feature a live DJ, performances and dancing and a safe environment for LGBTQ teens. While it’s free to attend, you must show student identification to get in.

Long Beach Pride Festival

When: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Where: Marina Green Park, 386 E Shoreline Drive.

Performers:

• Urban Soul Stage: Jayfye, Aurelio Sanchez (a Mariah Carey impersonator), Eastside Twin, Royale Rumble Battle of the Houses and Mary Jane Girls. The Saturday headliner is Symone. The Sunday headliner is Mýa.
• Fiesta Caliente Stage: Laura León, Edith Márquez, Ambar, Mar Solis, Esteman, Jessica Esoterica and Aurelio Sanchez. Saturday’s headliners are La Diva Lucía Méndez.
• Country Stage: DJ Rick, LA Wranglers, DJ Jonno, Jennifer Corday and Paige Matthews. No headliners listed.
• Dance Stage: DJ Sebastian, DJ Joe Pacheco, DJ Kidd Madonny, DJ Jerac, DJ Kimberly S, DJ Dawn Montell, DJ Ana Paulina and DJ Liza Rodriguez. No headliners listed.

Drag Dome: The Drag Dome will feature performers from 2 to 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Royal Story Time will take place at 2 p.m. both days. Those slated to perform are Mayhem Miller, Jasmine Masters, Delta Work, April Carrion, Militia Scunt and Honey Davenport.

Pride Parade

The Pride Parade will begin with a pre-show at 9:30 a.m. at the parade grandstand 10:30 a.m. on Ocean Boulevard between Cherry and Junipero avenues.

The parade itself will begin an hour later and travel along Ocean Boulevard from Lindero to Alamitos avenues.

For more information, go to longbeachpride.com.

Source: Orange County Register