The Aquarium of the Pacific is a great place to visit any day of the year and they are open today on Labor Day from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Explore exhibits for Southern California and Baja, the frigid waters of the North Pacific, and the colorful reefs of the Tropical Pacific. Visit www.aquariumofpacific.org for more information.
Relax and play this Labor Day weekend on the shores of Long Beach. Long Beach's sandy bay beaches stretch six miles and offer gentle waves, beautiful views, a bicycle pedestrian path, concessions, a fishing pier and convenient and plentiful parking.
Parks, Recreation & Marine's Movie will screen the movie "The Princess and the Frog," tonight at Martin Luther King Jr. Park, 1950 Lemon Avenue. The movie will begin about 8 p.m. The successful summer "Movies in the Park" series was sponsored by Signal Hill Petroleum. Free movies were shown in 28 parks and brought families and friends together for a great evening's worth of entertainment.
This summer’s free Thursday Night Concert in the Parks series will conclude with an appearance by Sound FX at Chavez Park on September 2 at 6 p.m. Sound FX entertains with diverse song stylings including contemporary dance music and music from the 40's to the 90's including Salsa, Disco, Funk, Hip Hop, Swing, Cha Cha, Jazz Standards, and Reggae.
For spontaneous fun, go fly your kite at breezy, beautiful Bluff Park on Ocean Blvd. between 20th and 36th Place or along the beach. Chances are you won't be the only one launching your craft and you can enjoy the colorful spectacle of many different kites gliding against the blue sky.
El Dorado Regional Park has many great recreational amenities. One of the most unique is the model radio controlled aircraft flying area in the Area III section. Here is a short video by the Press Telegram about the program:
Drop by the Bayshore Roller Hockey Rink at 14 54th Place on Monday or Wednesday evenings for pick-up roller hockey games. Games are for ages 16 and up. Minor players require written parent/guardian permission on the file prior to play. Call 570-1736 for times, or see pick-up schedule posted at rink. Full equipment required including HECC approved helmet with cage or half shield. Goalies play free. 16-player maximum per hour. Fee: $6/session.
El Dorado Regional Park has two fishing lakes stocked with trout and catfish. Fishing licenses are required for 16 years and older. Park admission is free. Vehicle entry is: $5 Monday through Friday; $7 Saturday and Sunday; and $8 on Holidays. Park hours are 7am-dusk, closed on Christmas. Dorado East Regional Park is located at 7550 E. Spring Street. Click here to map it. For more information call (562) 570-1773.
Enjoy traditional island music, food and fun at the Long Beach Sea Festival’s Tiki Festival today from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and tomorrow, August 22 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Granada Beach. Activities include an Island Market Place and Cultural Center, traditional arts & crafts including tiki carving, the Taste of Aloha Food Court, island music and dance performances, a Kid's Zone and Play Areas, Crazy Al Evans Tiki Museum, canoe rides and a Sunday morning Hula Praise and Worship Service. For more information, visit www.alfredosbeachclub.com.
The 100-acre El Dorado Nature Center is the perfect place to an escape our busy urban environment. Depending on your route choice of the ¼-mile paved trail or the one or two-mile dirt trails, you will wind around lakes, a stream and forested areas and have provide plenty of opportunities to see the animals, reptiles, insect and birds that call the Nature Center home. The kids will also love the educational displays in the Visitor Center /Gift Shop.
Take advantage of the longer days and get out on the links! Long Beach offers five municipal golf courses, offering a variety of challenges and playing experiences.
Tomorrow’s tennis champions are playing today in the USTA sanctioned 2010 Long Beach Junior Tennis Open at El Dorado Park Tennis Center. Play continues tomorrow starting at 11 a.m. For more information visit www.longbeachtennis.com
This summer the executive chefs from the Maya Hotel joined the “100 Days of Summer” fun with a special food and wine class on August 4. 
Free Docent-led tours of the historic Rancho Los Cerritos gardens will be held on the second and fourth Sundays of the month through November. Tours begin on the half hour between 1-4 p.m. Visitors can see these historic gardens first planted by John “Don Juan” Temple in the 1840s. Some trees date to the 1840s when John Temple, owner of the 27,000-acre Rancho from 1844-1866, planted the first garden. In 1931, renowned landscape architect Ralph Cornell created an estate garden for Llewellyn Sr. and Avis Bixby, preserving Temple’s remaining trees, reintroducing flora that was here in the 19th century, and adding fruit trees and native plants.
The El Dorado Express train ride is a fun activity for all ages. The train is located at “Caboose Corners” in El Dorado Regional Park Area III and is open on Saturdays and Sundays from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Prices are: $2 for child and adults; infants free. Weekend vehicle admission to El Dorado Regional Park is $8. Train rides and party packages are available. Visit www.caboosecorners.com for more information.
On Sunday, August 1, the Long Beach Sea Festival presented "Taste of the Coast," a fund-raising event that benefited homeless children in Long Beach. Forty Long Beach restaurants served food samples to attendees who also enjoyed live music and ocean views from the Belmont Veterans Memorial Pier. 
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Long Beach skate parks provide safe fun places for skaters to enjoy their sport. The parks are free and are open daily from dawn to 10 p.m. Skate Parks are located at Houghton Park, El Dorado Park and at 14th Street Park where the Michael K. Green Skate Park opened earlier this year. There is also a skate plaza at Drake Park. BMX bikes are allowed at Houghton and Green Skate Parks. Helmets, knee and elbow pads are required for all skate park participants while inside the skating areas. For more information about Long Beach Skate Parks, call (562) 570-3150.
Parks, Recreation & Marine's free "Movies in the Parks" sponsored by Signal Hill Petroleum has been entertaining families all summer long. Before the movies start at dusk, there is plenty of time to relax, picnic, let the kids play on the moon bounce, and catch up with family and friends. Here are the movies that are coming up this month: