This year’s Long Beach Pride Festival was canceled less than an hour before it was set to begin due to permit issues, the city of Long Beach announced Friday.
The two-day event was expected to kick off at 5 p.m. Friday. All other Long Beach Pride events, including the parade, will continue as scheduled, according to the city.
“Unfortunately, one event, the Long Beach Pride Festival, will not be able to take place this year as sufficient information to safely permit the event has not been made available by the event organizers,” the city said in a statement…