Rancho Los Alamitos in Long Beach includes fantastic, living history-style events throughout the seasons.

Rancho Roundup from Rancho Los Alamitos Historic Ranch and Gardens

Ranch Round-Up allows visitors to recall ranching life in Southern California when farming and livestock dominated the landscape. From the open range to home, the day of fun and learning includes activities such as a welcome and salute by the Long Beach Mounted Police. There also will be exhibits featuring horse breeds, horse back vaulting and fancy trick roping, livestock demonstrations, an authentic chuck wagon encampment, blacksmith and antique farm machinery, domestic arts- butter churning and jam making and entertainment..

Do you love Western-style music? There will be a band playing those tunes.  Also included is a petting zoo, pony rides, kids crafts, story telling and rodeo games.  Refreshments will be sold, as well.

Parking can be a mess. Here's what to do: Free parking is available at Cal State University, Long Beach, Lot 11, located at Palo Verde Ave. Continuous and handicap shuttle buses will run throughout the event.

Rancho Los Alamitos is an historic ranch operated under the City of Long Beach programs. It is located at 5400 Bixby Hill Road, Long Beach, CA

Hours: 1 to 5 p.m. Wed. - Sun.

Call: (562) 431-3541