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RED, WHITE & YOUTH !
LET'S TEACH our kids about patriotism and creativity. It's that simple! With this patriotic bike parade we hope to do just that. I hope you'll make plans to attend. We've been doing it since 2004!
Warm regards,
Justin Rudd!
Exec. Director
Community Action Team (CAT)
THE MAIN PURPOSE of the Community Action Team (CAT) is to promote social well-being among the general public. As a 501c3 nonprofit corporation governed by a board of directors, contributions to CAT are tax deductible and are used to help produce quality events within our community that benefit children, animals, and the environment.
C.A.T. IS AN UMBRELLA organization that includes:
• 30-Minute Beach Cleanup |
• Belmont Shore Sidewalk Chalk Art Contest |
• Bulldog Beauty Contest |
• Camp Justin! |
• Great American 4th of July Kids Bike Parade |
• Halloween Kids' Costume Contest |
• Haute Dog Contests |
• Haute Dog Howl'oween Parade |
• Haute Dog Poetry Contest |
• Interfaith Blessing of the Animals |
• Joy to the World! Christmas concert |
• Long Beach Bake-Off |
• Long Beach Christmas Cookie Contest |
• Long Beach Father/Daughter Dance |
• Long Beach Giving Project |
• Long Beach Heroes awards |
• Long Beach Losers |
• Long Beach Mom Prom |
• Long Beach Polar Splash! |
• Long Beach Touch-A-Truck |
• Long Beach Turkey Trot 5K/10K |
• Miss Long Beach Pageant |
• National Adult Spelling Bee |
• National Kids Spelling Bee |
• Operation Easter Basket |
• Operation Santa Paws |
• Red High Heels Walk |
• Roses Are Red… poetry contest |
• Say Cheese Long Beach! photo contest |
• Sock-It-To-‘Em |
• Southern California Beard & Mustache Championship |
• Southern California National Anthem Sing-Off |
• Southern California Tattoo Championship
• Full event list and calendar HERE. |
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Kids and adults welcome in the parade!
Register now:
HUGE Bike Parade set for July 4, 2021
• 9:40 a.m., Kids patriotic speech contest (90-seconds max., per speech), free
• 9:50 a.m., Kids patriotic costume contest, free
• 10 a.m., Bike parade, all ages, free
• Cash prizes awarded at the end of the boat launch ramp following the parade (about 10:30)
All events take place at 1 Granada Ave., 90803.

SPONSORS: Councilwoman Suzie Price and Port of Long Beach.
MORE THAN 400 kids expected in Justin Rudd's "Great American 4th of July Kids Bike Parade"

Sponsored by Justin Rudd's Community Action Team (CAT).
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Beachfront parking at 1 Granada Ave. during the parade. And, free street parking.
Bike Parade entrants
When you arrive on July 4 (pay for your meter at the kiosk):
1. put your bike in the parade lineup first (in the parking lot)
2. get your entry number from a volunteer when you sign-in (volunteers will meet/greet you in the lineup for this)
3. parade begins at 10 a.m. sharp
4. After the parade, stay for the awards ceremony at the end of the concrete boat launch ramp (contests listed below).
NATIONAL ANTHEM
WE'LL WELCOME the winner of CAT's 2021 National Anthem Singing Contest. They will sing at 10 a.m. (just before the parade's start).
ADDED CONTESTS The contests below are free for all kids age 12 and younger and will take place before the parade. There are no age categories.
• patriotic speech contest, 9:40 a.m.
• patriotic costume contest, 9:50 a.m.
SHARE ON FACEBOOK
Will you share the above link with your Facebook friends now?
Past Year's Photos: CLICK
Enter the beachfront parking lot at the end of Granada Ave. for parking. MAP
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4th of July Kids Bike
Parade
July
4
10 a.m.
Parade
Free kids bike parade entry. Adults, teens & kids encouraged to ride.
As seen in PARADE and on the TODAY Show on NBC. |
BIKE PARADE START/FINISH
Meet at the boat launch ramp: 1 S. Granada Ave. (@ Ocean Blvd.), Belmont Shore, Long Beach, 90803.
PARKING AREA & DRIVING DIRECTIONS
click, enter at 1 Granada only.
SPECIAL GUESTS
• Little Miss Long Beach
• Miss Teen Long Beach
• Miss Long Beach
• Ms. Long Beach
• Mrs. Long Beach
• Little Miss Southern California Cities
• Miss Teen Southern California Cities
• Miss Southern California Cities
• Ms. Southern California Cities
• Mrs. Southern California Cities
SPECTATORS
Free to spectate. The out-and-back, two-mile parade route travels east along the bike path and continues down Bay Shore Avenue to Second Street. Bring a chair and a cheering section for these youngsters.
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