Year End & Holiday Celebration 2026

For one evening this December, GABA has reserved two of the Fairmont Breakers' most private spaces: the Alter Ego and Red Room, dressed for the season and set aside exclusively for our year-end celebration.

The Fairmont Breakers is Long Beach's 1926 landmark, restored to its five-star standing with an eye for both eras: Art Deco detail carried through in the architecture, paired with stark white marble, original brass fixtures, and a clean, contemporary polish. It carries itself well before a single guest walks in.

You'll be welcomed with a holiday cocktail on arrival, the kind that gives you a moment to take in the room before the evening begins. Food stations are set throughout the space, offering a full spread for the evening. The bar carries the property's complete selection and stays open throughout the evening as a cash bar.

What isn't on the invitation, but you'll notice all the same: familiar and new faces from across the German-American business community, gathered somewhere none of them expected to spend a Wednesday evening in December. That's the quieter appeal of a GABA evening. The room draws you in. The people are why you stay.

ATTIRE

Cocktail attire

PARKING

Valet parking at $10 per car after validation for GABA guests.

DISCLAIMER

By taking part in this event, you grant the event organizers and partners full rights to use the images resulting from the photography/video filming, and any reproductions or adaptations of the images for fundraising, publicity, or other purposes to help achieve the association's aims. This might include (but is not limited to), the right to use them in their printed and online publicity, social media, press releases, and funding applications. You will also be added to the GABA SoCal mailing list to receive newsletters. Please contact us with any questions.

CANCELLATION AND REFUNDS

We accept refunds 30 days prior to the event. For questions please contact us at [email protected].