Holiday Arches 101

Have you noticed more and more “Holiday Arches” popping up in front of Long Beach homes the past few holiday seasons? Maybe this year, it’s time to join the fun and make your own!

Background Story

For years, a Long Beach local, Tom Donahue, put up these lighted arches in front of his house for the holidays. During the quarantine Christmas of 2020, his neighbor Jeremy Echnoz offered to help get their whole street participating in on the arch fun.

About a month later, these arches weren’t just on the whole street, they were in the whole neighborhood! People started visiting from all over Long Beach (and beyond) to walk under the arches. It created a magical feeling and a true sense of community spirit! Kids especially love to run under the arches and watch the lights fly by!

Other neighborhoods all over Long Beach have begun to join in on the fun too! Can Long Beach make this a new, lasting tradition? The years to come will tell…

How to Build

We made a tutorial video online that explains everything you need to know!  All the supplies can be found at home improvement stores. But better shop fast! Last year in Long Beach, the stores ran out because the arches were so popular!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uw5RXWmDiqc&t=16s