Long Beach Arena is a large arena-style event venue inside the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center, with a flexible seating setup that generally places it around 13,000 to 13,500 for major events and about 825 only in the nearby Center Theatre context. Opened in 1962 as the first building in the complex, it was designed as a multipurpose space for concerts, sporting events, exhibitions, and large-scale presentations, and remains one of downtown Long Beach’s most adaptable live-event rooms. Its broad floor plan and movable seating make it especially useful for touring productions, indoor sports, conventions, and special events. Set in the waterfront heart of downtown Long Beach, the arena sits within a busy civic-and-entertainment district near the ocean, convention hotels, restaurants, and the harbor. The venue is known less for intimacy than for scale and versatility, but its slightly smaller size than a true mega-arena can create a more manageable crowd flow and a closer feel for big concerts and showdowns. The arena’s 75-foot ceiling and 46,000-square-foot floor add to its flexibility, giving promoters room for everything from trade-show builds to arena concerts.