Garden Party (Photo – Norton Simon Museum)
The first Saturday of every month is National Play Outside Day. Celebrate this weekend by spending time in the glorious sunshine at local events.
By Katlyn Ong
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Friday, September 5, 2025
Nancy Choe (Photo – Altadena Libraries)
- 8:30 am – 10:00 am: Friday Coffee Meetup
Eric Burgess, MBA, Founder & CEO of Credtent.org, shares how his life’s work at the crossroads of technology, storytelling, and ethical innovation has culminated in a platform that brings AI and creativity together credibly (@ FoundrSpace, 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). - 1:00 pm: Movie Matinees at Pasadena Senior Center
Great Expectations – A film adaptation of the Dickens novel (@ Pasadena Senior Center, Pasadena). - 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm: Creative Wellness Workshop With Nancy Choe in Altadena
Join Altadena Library for an afternoon of creativity and wellness with Nancy Choe (@ Altadena Main Library, Altadena). - 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm: Free Admission at the Norton Simon
Enjoy free admission for all visitors on the first Friday of the month (@ Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena). - 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm: Kidspace Free First Fridays
Kidspace Children’s Museum is opening up their doors for free on the first Friday of every month (@ Kidspace Children’s Museum, Pasadena). - 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm: Monrovia Friday Night Street Fair
Enjoy the charm of Old Town Monrovia (@ Myrtle Avenue, Monrovia). - 5:30 pm: Kidspace Sunset Music Series
Enjoy dynamic drum dances, graceful fan and flower crown dances, and mesmerizing music performed on traditional instruments by the Korean Classical Music and Dance Company (@ Kidspace Children’s Museum, Pasadena). - 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).
Saturday, September 6, 2025
Oktoberfest (Photo – shopmontrose.com)
- 7:00 am: Monrovia Fountain to the Falls Run/Walk
This 10k is a 6.38 mile out-and-back race from the Library Park Fountain to the Canyon Park Waterfall (@ Library Park, Monrovia). - 9:30 am – 10:30 am: Arboretum Goat Yoga
Enjoy communing with gentle goats while engaging in a fun, light-hearted practice taught by a certified yoga instructor (@ Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden, Arcadia). - 11:00 am – 1:00 pm: TeenTix LA Hosts Free Visual Arts Event and Lunch for Teens at The Armory
The event, open to all teens ages 13-19, features a private artist-led tour of the current photography and art exhibits, a collage workshop created specifically for TeenTix, and private lunch (@ Armory Center For the Arts, Pasadena). - 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm: Zine Workshop in Altadena
Participants will craft their own self-made booklets, known as zines, centered around their favorite hobbies, from gardening to gaming and everything in between (@ Loma Alta Park, Altadena). - 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). - 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). - 5:30 pm: Pasadena POPS Summer Concert Series
Feinstein sings his favorite songs from the Great American Songbook, sharing insider anecdotes along the way, with close friend Christine Ebersole (@ Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden, Arcadia). - 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm: d. Sabela grimes’ “Parable of Portals,” Dance Work Based on Writings of SciFi Author Octavia Butler
A collaboration with experimental video and movement artist Meena Murugesan, the immersive work dreams Butler’s Parable series, personal writing, and unfinished manuscripts, into a living testament to the novel’s profound exploration of survival, resilience, and community (@ Sierra Madre Playhouse, Sierra Madre). - 9:00 pm – 11:59 pm: San Gabriel Pre-Oktoberfest Night Market
Keep the party going all night with drinks, tasty eats from local vendors, and fun activities like karaoke and games (@ Blossom Market Hall, San Gabriel).
Sunday, September 7, 2025
Abhijit Banerjee (Photo – Sierra Madre Playhouse)
- 8:00 am – 3:00 pm: Pasadena City College Flea Market
The Pasadena City College Flea Market is known primarily for selling antiques and collectibles, with the products varying from high-end antiques to rummage sale-type items (@ Pasadena City College, Pasadena). - 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). - 2:30 pm: Mission Playhouse Silent Sundays Series
The General – Buster Keaton is Southern railroad engineer Johnnie Gray whose locomotive is stolen by Union spies with his love, Annabelle, on board (@ San Gabriel Mission Playhouse, San Gabriel). - 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm: Sangam and Abhijit Banerjee Perform Mesmerizing Indian Ragas
Sangam, a dazzlingly creative chamber ensemble featuring sitarist Paul Livingstone and cellist Peter Jacobson, with special guest tabla player Abhijit Banerjee, bridges musical genres with its enthralling blend of classical Indian ragas and rhythms (@ Sierra Madre Playhouse, Sierra Madre). - 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm: A Midsummer Night’s Garden Party at the Arboretum
Join the Arboretum for “A Midsummer Night’s Garden Party,” an enchanting evening full of fantastical nature-based education (@ Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden, Arcadia). - 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm: Forest Bathing at the Arboretum
Inspired by the Japanese practice of shinrin yoku, Forest Bathing is a research-based practice that supports healing and wellness through guided sensory immersion in outdoor spaces (@ Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden, Arcadia).
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