2025 Altadena Pride, June 14 (Photo – W.K.)
Pride weekend celebrations, a City’s 140th birthday party, a space exploration festival, a summer reading kick-off, community watch parties for the World Cup — it’s a hopping, happy weekend ahead in the San Gabriel Valley!
By Melanie Hooks
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Both Pasadena & South Pasadena hold watch parties for the USA vs. Paraguay match (Photo – US Soccer league)
Friday, June 12, 2026
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. Bring a lei, flower skirt, or just your desire to dance. (@Memorial Park, Sierra Madre)
11:00 am: Caltech’s 132nd Commencement Ceremony celebrates this year’s proud graduates from one of the world’s elite universities. Kip Thorne, theoretical astrophysicist and Nobel laureate, will deliver the keynote address. (Beckman Auditorium Mall, Caltech, Pasadena)
4:00 pm – 7:00 pm: Thrive Food Bank Free Farmer’s Market. Volunteer organization offers fresh locally sourced fruits and vegetables to food insecure populations. All welcome. (@Iglesia de Nazareth, Pasadena)
4:00 pm – 9:00 pm: South Pasadena Hosts World Cup USA vs Paraguay Watch Party. The outdoor gathering will feature a live broadcast of the USA vs. Paraguay match, offering an evening of shared excitement for families, neighbors, and soccer fans. (Garfield Park, South Pasadena)
4:30 pm: Pasadena World Cup Watch Party: USA vs Paraguay. The event will begin at 4:30 pm at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium Plaza. Kickoff for the match is scheduled for 6:00 pm. Organizers said the plaza and surrounding street area will be transformed into a community gathering space designed to provide a “transit-first” experience for soccer fans of all ages. (@Pasadena Civic Auditorium)
5:00 pm – 9:00 pm: Monrovia Street Fair and Market takes place every Friday evening in Old Town Monrovia! (@500 Block of Myrtle Ave. between Lemon Avenue and Colorado Boulevard)
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Arboretum Library Knitters and Makers gathers together local fabric crafters to create in the peaceful environs of the LA Arboretum, outdoors or inside dependent on weather. RSVP required. (@LA Arboretum, Arcadia)
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm: Caltech Tai Chi Club. Learn and practice Hao-style tai chi chuan. Additional practice includes Yang-style tai chi, kung fu, and other bare-hand and weapon forms. Free event. (@Hameetman Center, Caltech, Pasadena)
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm: DBSA San Gabriel Valley Support Alliance. The San Gabriel Valley Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance helps attendees fight isolation with support groups, which can change the gene expression that triggers Bipolar Disorder and Depression. (@See event description for location, Pasadena)
Pasadena Pride: “Love, Loud & Proud!” on June 21, 2025 (Photo – Eloise Kay)
Saturday, June 13, 2026
8:00 am – 12:00 pm: Pasadena Certified Farmers Market at Victory Park features direct produce sales and goods from growers. . (@Victory Park, Pasadena)
8:15 am – 10:15 am: Altadena Cars and Coffee. Cruise into the parking lot of Gelato and enjoy a morning of community around classic autos. (@Bulgarini Gelato, 749 East Altadena Drive, Altadena)
9:00 am – 12:00 pm: Community Legal Clinic at Robinson Community Center. The Community Legal Clinic, co-sponsored by All Saints Church, is open the second Saturday of every month and is staffed by experienced attorneys assisting with a variety of legal issues, including housing, family law, bankruptcy/consumer debt, probate, civil matters, public benefits, expungements, and more. (@Jackie Robinson Community Center, Pasadena)
9:00 am – 1:00 pm: San Gabriel Farmers Market. In front of the Mission Playhouse and steps from Blossom Market Hall, indulge in a wide variety (over 20 vendors) of fresh local produce, artisan foods, baked goods, flowers, and more. (@outside Mission Playhouse, San Gabriel)
10:00 am: 5th Altadena Pride Walkabout doesn’t sit still. The festival will originate outside the Altadena Community Center, after which a group march will wind through the center of Altadena, ending in the traditional group photo at the Grocery Outlet Welcome to Altadena mural. Join in at any point, including the spiritual observation at CORE, or the Community Center Festival at 2:00 pm. (@begins at Altadena Community Center)
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm: Second Saturday Sketching gives local artists the opportunity and free materials to wander the world-class museum and be inspired by their favorite pieces of art. Meet in the lobby. Free with admission. (@Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena)
4:00 pm: Monterey Park Library Launches “Unearth a Story” Summer Program. The City invites readers to dig into stories, offering seasonal reading rewards, and launching with Powerhouse Percussive Dance in the Library Friends Room. (Monterey Park Bruggemeyer Library)
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm: Pasadena Pride Celebration. This free, family-friendly event will feature an evening of entertainment, community connection, celebration and support of Pasadena’s diverse LGBTQIA+ community in the heart of Pasadena. (@City Hall, Pasadena)
Happy Birthday Pasadena logo by Pasadena Museum of History.
Sunday, June 14, 2026
8:30 am – 1:00 pm: Alhambra Certified Farmers Market. Find a wide assortment of affordably priced fruits, vegetables, honey, herbs, bread & more from local growers and vendors. (@ 100 South Second Street, Alhambra)
9:00 am – 11:00 am: Arroyo Seco Walking Tour: Water Reuse Project Focus. Join a free, guided hike through the Arroyo with a focus on exploring the proposed Water Reuse Project. You’ll walk the actual project sites, hear from guides about how both cities are working to capture stormwater runoff before it reaches the Arroyo Seco channel. (@Arroyo Park, South Pasadena)
9:00 am – 3:00 pm: Rose Bowl Flea Market happens every second Sunday of the month. Experience over 2,500 vendors full of antiques, vintage clothing, local art, and specialty products. (@Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena)
9:00 am – 3:00 pm: San Marino Motor Classic is the premier regional automotive exhibition in the San Gabriel Valley and one of the premier concours-level exhibitions in Southern California. (@Lacy Park, San Marino)
10:00 am – 5:00 pm: “Convergence: Contemporary Artists of Armenian Descent” Exhibit. The ongoing exhibit features artists of Armenian descent exploring these artists contribute a kaleidoscope of individual perspectives that bring the Armenian experience into focus. Featuring a 2:00 pm Painterly Expressions talk, featuring artists Rouzanna Berberian, Kaloust Geudel, Gegam Kacherian, Hagop Najarian, Arshak Nazarian, and Gagik Vardanyan, with an introduction by Emily Wolfe and moderated by Kaloust Geudel. (@Forest Lawn Museum, Glendale)
11:00 am – 5:00 pm: USC Pacific Asia Museum Free Admission. The collection holds more than 15,000 objects, spanning more than five thousand years and the region extending from Persia to the Pacific Islands. Free admission to museum and grounds every second Sunday. (@USC Pacific Asia Museum, Pasadena)
12:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Happy Birthday, Pasadena! The Pasadena Museum of History throws the city a party to celebrate the City of Pasadena’s 140th birthday, the centennial of historic Route 66, and the 150th anniversary of Colorado Boulevard. It will feature a full day of entertainment, exhibits, activities, and historic experiences, topped off with Mayor Victor Gordo cutting an official birthday cake at 2:00 pm. (@Pasadena Museum of History)
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm: City of Astronomy Festival. Caltech invites the public for an afternoon full of science demonstrations and special speakers, featuring scientists from Caltech, NASA JPL, Carnegie Observatories, LIGO, IPAC, DSA, The Planetary Society, Griffith Observatory, and more. The first of five events celebrating the city’s link to space exploration. (Pasadena Convention Center)
4:00 pm: Arroyo Singers Community Women’s Choir Spring Concert: Silver Screen Serenade. The all-women’s community choir celebrates beloved tunes from Hollywood hits, including numbers from La La Land, The Hobbit, Singin’ in the Rain, The Wiz and Footloose. (@Pasadena New Thought Center)
4:00 pm: MadriGALS Early Music Concert of Female Composers. Jouyssance Early Music Ensemble joins forces with Los Angeles Camerata to “re-debut” compositions by women from the Medieval, Renaissance and early Baroque periods. (@St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Monrovia)
4:00 pm: Ghosh, Votek and Dhillon Present Traditional Hindustani Music. A unique trio blends traditional Hindustani music with western cello onstage. (@Sierra Madre Playhouse)
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