Helmet safety (Photo – Dana Hill)
September 27 is National Public Lands Day. Get outside and celebrate all the fun events that our local public spaces have to offer this weekend.
By Katlyn Ong
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Friday, September 26, 2025
“Autumn Sonata” (Photo – Janus Films)
- 10:00 am – 5:00 pm: Kidspace Halloween
Families are invited to join the rollicking costume parades, create a friendly monster to take home, and craft an enchanting elixir in the Witch’s Kitchen (@ Kidspace Children’s Museum, Pasadena). - 10:00 am – 11:00 am: Sierra Madre Senior Hawaiian & Polynesian Dance Class
Join instructor Barbara Dempsey as she leads you in the art of Hula (@ Memorial Park, Sierra Madre). - 10:30 am – 12:30 pm: Rose Bowl Stadium Tours
Your tour guide will lead you through behind the scenes locations at the stadium, including the classic stadium seating, original 1922 locker room, the new Terry Donahue Pavilion, the Loge Lounge, the Working Press Box, and more (@ Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena). - 1:00 pm: Movie Matinees at Pasadena Senior Center
An Inconvenient Truth – A documentary about Al Gore’s campaigns to raise public awareness of global warming (@ Pasadena Senior Center, Pasadena). - 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm: “Autumn Sonata” at the Norton Simon
Over the course of a day and a long, painful night, an icy concert pianist and her eldest daughter spend time together after an extended separation, finally confronting the bitter discord of their relationship (@ Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena). - 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm: Monrovia Friday Night Street Fair
Enjoy the charm of Old Town Monrovia (@ Myrtle Avenue, Monrovia). - 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm: Caltech Tai Chi Club – Fridays
Learn and practice Hao-style tai chi chuan (@ Caltech – Hameetman Center, Pasadena). - 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm: DBSA San Gabriel Valley Support Alliance
San Gabriel Valley Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (@ DBSA San Gabriel Valley, Pasadena). - 7:00 pm: Free Screening of “Elio” in Pasadena
Enjoy a heartwarming adventure full of laughs and cosmic charm (@ Madison Elementary School, Pasadena). - 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm: Monthly Queer Social at SGVLGBTQ Center
Monthly Queer Social is an opportunity for folks across the San Gabriel Valley to gather and enjoy a night of music, community, and good vibes (@ SGV-LGBTQ Center, El Monte).
Saturday, September 27, 2025
Watercolor painting (Photo – tucsonjcc)
- 8:30 am – 1:15 pm: Pasadena Senior Center #AgeWell Day
Participants will have the opportunity to engage in workshops; hear from expert speakers on financial matters, wellness, and sexuality; and participate in fitness classes, as well as special mini-classes in yoga, Tai Chi, photography, and writing (@ Pasadena Senior Center, Pasadena). - 9:00 am – 11:00 am: Arroyo Seco Clean-Up
Volunteers will help increase fire safety, enhance trails, and support local habitat health by clearing brush and weeds, removing invasive plant species, and collecting litter and debris along the Arroyo Seco’s trail system and adjacent areas (@ Pasadena Roving Archers, Pasadena). - 9:00 am – 1:00 pm: Lacy Park Centennial
Enjoy historical exhibits, park tours, nature crafts, and the opportunity to picnic with neighbors under the trees (@ Lacy Park, San Marino). - 10:00 am – 1:00 pm: Free Native Milkweed Giveaway at Monterey Park Library
Help increase the monarch butterfly population by picking up and caring for your own milkweed plants (@ Monterey Park Bruggemeyer Library, Monterey Park). - 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm: Alhambra Movie Crafternoon With “Encanto”
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by watching the film Encanto while making a themed craft (@ Alhambra Public Library, Alhambra). - 3:00 pm: Los Angeles Clarinet Choir Presents “Clarinet Fiesta”
The ensemble will deliver folk and classical music from Mexico, Venezuela, Argentina, and Brazil, performed on the full range of clarinets (@ South Pasadena Public Library Community Room, South Pasadena). - 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm: Monterey Park Martial Arts Movie Fest
Join Monterey Park Library for a weekly screening of some of the most beloved martial arts movies (@ Monterey Park Bruggemeyer Library, Monterey Park). - 3:00 pm – 5:30 pm: Mt. Wilson Observatory Matinees on the Mountain
Enjoy a showing of Close Encounters of the Third Kind (@ Mount Wilson Observatory, Mount Wilson). - 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm: Chess at the Norton Simon Museum
Not a chess master? Learn the rules of the game from U.S. Chess expert Jay Stallings (@ Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena). - 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Pasadena Fall Rodeo – Boots, Bites, and Western Beats
One Colorado invites the public to a Western-themed celebration filled with music, flavor, and flair (@ One Colorado Courtyard, Pasadena). - 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm: “Free Days” Concert in San Gabriel
Free Days Band is a group of friends that are playing the music that moves you (@ Blossom Market Hall, San Gabriel).
Sunday, September 28, 2025
Darshan Trio (Photo – Darshan Trio)
- 8:00 am – 1:00 pm: Alhambra Safety Fair
This is a great opportunity to meet local safety experts, explore preparedness resources, and purchase emergency kits while supplies last (@ Alhambra Farmers Market, Alhambra). - 8:30 am – 1:15 pm: Alhambra Certified Farmers Market
Find a wide assortment of affordably priced fruits, vegetables, honey, herbs, bread, and more (@ 2nd St. between Main and Commonwealth, Alhambra). - 11:00 am: Clothing Repair Workshop in Pasadena
Learn how to repair the item yourself and keep the item in exchange for a donation to a nonprofit partner (@ Patagonia Pasadena, Pasadena). - 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm: Darshan Trio Presents Pachelbel’s Canon & More at Sierra Madre Playhouse
Darshan Trio brings to Sierra Madre Playhouse its visionary, boundary-expanding approach to classical music, presenting a mosaic of works by contemporary and historical composers, including Pachelbel’s much-loved Canon in D (@ Sierra Madre Playhouse, Sierra Madre).
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