Pasadena Weekend Events November 8th-10th:
La Canada, La Crescenta & Montrose
6th Annual Montrose Holiday Wine Walk Sample wines from 30+ pour stations. Each location will serve red and/or white wines and snacks. Complimentary bottled water will also be available. The check-in location will be at Ocean View Blvd. & Honolulu in Montrose. Enjoy live music and activities throughout the Shopping Park. Wine Walk is from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm, with check-in beginning at 4:00 pm.
Descanso Gardens exhibit Days of Reverie Daily, through January 26, 10 am–4 pm. Entry to the Gallery is included in the price of admission or membership. Descanso Gardens 1418 Descanso Dr., La Cañada Flintridge
Pasadena, San Gabriel & Arcadia
This Friday night Meow N Paint is a purrfect night of creativity and cats where you create your own Meowsterpiece! Ages 21+ years, BYOB welcome.Tail Town Cat Cafe 1780 E Washington Blvd., Pasadena.
2024 Los Angeles Lantern Festival Art Expo! This extraordinary event offers a fusion of timeless traditions and contemporary delights. Now through- November 17 (on select days) 4:00 PM – 11:00 PM Location: Lantern Themes: Explore the 66 sets of lanterns featuring themes from the Great Tang Dynasty, future and modern technology, holidays such as Halloween and Christmas, and Jurassic Journey featuring life size dinosaurs. Culinary Delights: Enjoy a feast from 140 food vendors, offering traditional Chinese delicacies and global flavors. Merchandise Galore: Discover unique items from home goods, games, pet supplies, and more. 285 W Huntington Dr., Arcadia
Central Park for a weekend of celebrating handmade in the heart of Old Pasadena. Featuring 200+ local, hand-selected artisans, shoppers can expect to find trendsetting indie goods, including original fashion and jewelry design, paper goods, innovative home decor and housewares, art, photography, food, and much more. s Saturday and Sunday, 10 am-4 pm. Central Park, 275 S. Raymond Ave., Pasadena
Old Pasadena Walking Tour Saturday, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Pasadena Heritage’s trained docents will lead through the historic neighborhood and reveal its many hidden and unusual architectural details, old alleyways, and historic signs. Tours last approximately one hour and 30 minutes and cover nearly 1.5 miles. Meet-up at 85 E Holly St., Pasadena
Sunday is the Pasadena City College Flea Market, known primarily for selling antiques and collectibles. The products vary from high-end antiques to rummage sale-type items. Over 400 vendors attend the market, which is located in the PCC parking lots along the East and West sides of campus.
The Piano Lesson Through November 10th – A captivating story about legacy, identity, and cultural heritage unfolds in 1930s Pittsburgh, where a brother and sister are locked in a bitter dispute. At the center of their debate is a precious family heirloom—a piano with the faces of their ancestors carved into it. While one sees an important history worth preserving, the other sees the key to unlocking a brighter future. A Noise Within, 3352 E. Foothill Blvd., Pasadena
Crossing Over exhibit unfolds at Caltech in three independent but interconnected galleries—The Infinite Lawn, Time Stream, and Powers of Ten—taking viewers from the “universe without” (suns, moons, planets, galaxies) to the “universe within” (cells, genes, molecules, atoms, and subatomic particles), and back, concluding with a unique installation by acclaimed Light and Space artist Helen Pashgian. Through December 15, 2024. 1200 E California Blvd., Pasadena
Old Pasadena Food Tasting Walking Tour every Saturday and Sunday. Presented by Melting Pot Food Tours, the Old Pasadena Food Tasting Walking Tour takes you through colorful alleys and secret thru-ways as you seek out spectacular multicultural eateries and sweet-stuff havens. Enjoy all the stories behind the foods when you explore this historic district, once just a sunny haven of bountiful orange groves. You’ll also be met and hosted whenever possible by particular merchants who proudly share their incredible offerings. Raymond Avenue & Holly Street Meeting Spot
Glendale and Burbank
Downtown Burbank Cultural Market – This unique outdoor market takes place every Friday and Saturday from 5:00-9:30 pm and Sunday from 3:00-8:00 pm at the corner of Palm Avenue and San Fernando Blvd. on the AMC walkway in Downtown Burbank.
Every Friday from 4-10 pm, Bob’s Big Boy hosts Southern California’s best Classic Car Show. 4211 W Riverside Dr Burbank
Los Angeles and Vicinity
Friday through Sunday – Family Play Space at the Autry Museum – Calling all artists, explorers, builders, make-believers and dreamers! Visit the Autry’s family play space, and you might build a barn after telling a campfire yarn. Learn about the Texas longhorn while pondering how the West was won, play with a train, or say hi to some dogbane. You might even look at some art and pretend to shop with a grocery cart! After drawing an elderberry, enjoy the library and get offline while sitting underneath the grapevine. The Autry Museum in Griffith Park, 4700 Western Heritage Way, Los Angeles
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s annual Friday Night Jazz series is back for a season of free weekly concerts at Smidt Welcome Plaza through November. 5905 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles
Local Farmer Markets
Saturdays
Burbank Certified Farmers Market [8 a.m. to Noon]
Silver Lake Farmers Market [8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.]
Pasadena Farmers’ Market at Victory Park [8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.]
La Cañada, Flintridge Farmers Market [9 a.m. to 1 p.m.]
North Hollywood Farmers Market [9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.]
Sundays
Studio City Farmers Market [8 a.m. to 2 p.m.]
Montrose Farmers Market [8 a.m. to 1 p.m.]
Atwater Village Farmers Market [ 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.]