Western Society for the Physical Education of College Women

101st Annual Conference

 

November 19-22, 2026​

Long Beach, CA

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This year’s conference in Long Beach will be somewhat different than in recent years. Our primary location will be the Art Theatre in Long Beach for Friday and Saturday morning scholarly presentations. Located on Retro Row, the Art Theatre has been in Long Beach since 1925, and as a designated historical landmark, it preserves its traditions as a site for community organizing and activism during the day, while holding movie events in the evenings.

 

We will also be holding afternoon events at other local venues, including Watch Me! the first women’s sports bar in California.

 

Because the conference location is not tied to a hotel, we have compiled a list of suggestions with distances to our main venues. There are multiple transportation options and we will be providing more updates as we get closer to the conference. Hotel and other lodging suggestions with notes are included here.

 

Key addresses:

Art Theatre: 2025 E. 4th St, Long Beach CA 90814 Art Theatre Long Beach) 

Watch Me! Women’s Sports Bar: 6527 E Pacific Coast Hwy, Long Beach, CA 90803 (Watch Me! Sports Bar | Women's Sports Bar in Long Beach).

 

Local airports:

Long Beach (LGB)

Los Angeles International (LAX)

Orange County/Santa Ana (SNA)

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