Pasadena Weekend Events October 18th-20th:
La Canada, La Crescenta & Montrose
Space Race Run Saturday 8 am – Family 1-mile run and a 5K. Southeast corner of Oak Grove Drive and Foothill Boulevard, La Canada Flintridge
October Evensong this Sunday, 4 pm at the La Canada Congregational Church. A candlelit service of glorious and contemplative music for choir and organ. 1200 Foothill Blvd., La Canada
Carved opens on Friday, October 4th, at Descanso Gardens, transforming the gardens into a mesmerizing pumpkin wonderland. Bring the whole family and stroll through captivating displays of luminous jack-o’-lanterns and whimsical installations. Watch master carvers create unique works of art out of giant pumpkins and stop by Día de los Muertos ofrenda altar. Visit the Beer Garden on the Main Lawn and enjoy drinks and bites, explore the hay maze, and snap photos at the pumpkin house. The model trains will be running and lit up for the occasion. Descanso Gardens 1418 Descanso Dr., La Cañada Flintridge
Pasadena, San Gabriel & Arcadia
ArtNight Pasadena occurs Friday night from 6 to 10 p.m. The city’s most prominent museums and cultural institutions open their doors for free and offer unique programming. ArtNight Partner organizations vary from event to event. Review the ArtNight Brochure for the lineup.
Mission San Gabriel Arcángel will host a Festival of Cultures on Saturday, October 19, 2024, from 12:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. on the Parish grounds at 429 S. Junipero Serra Dr, San Gabriel, CA. This festival commemorates the 253rd anniversary of the Mission’s establishment and the tapestry of cultures that make up its community. The Festival of Cultures is a family event that includes music, games, multicultural food offerings, and shopping reflecting the English, Spanish, and Vietnamese-speaking communities of the San Gabriel Mission. San Gabriel Mission Rectory. 428 S Mission Dr., San Gabriel
Mount Wilson’s Observatory’s Talks & Telescopes Lecture Series Saturday 5:30-6 pm.
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
Halloween at Kidspace Children’s Museum Through October 31st. Load up the family broomstick because Kidspace Museum is brewing a cauldron full of fun for the most unbelievable celebration of the year—the Kidspace Halloween Bash! Rollicking costume parades, take a thrilling trike ride through a spooky house and craft an enchanting elixir. Kick off the spooky season with a day packed full of monstrously fun family memories. 480 N Arroyo 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
The Huntington Library Art Museum and Botanical Gardens. 1151 Oxford Rd, San Marino
Glendale and Burbank
Burbank International Film Festival Through Sunday – Get an exclusive first look at the next wave of cinematic brilliance. Be among the select few to watch groundbreaking films across every genre on the big screen of Burbank AMC 16 125 E Palm Ave, 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
In Bob Baker’s Halloween Spooktacular!, over a hundred spirited puppets come to life, delivering an hour-long, family-friendly, captivating Halloween revue. Highlights include Frankenstein’s toe-tapping debut and a lounge of glow-in-the-dark skeletons. 4949 York Blvd., Los Angeles
Get ready for a spooktacular adventure at Discovery Cube Los Angeles! Join us for our enchanting Halloween event filled with science, magic, and Halloween fun. It’s a night you won’t want to miss! October 12th-26th. 11800 Foothill Blvd., Sylmar
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
Los Angeles Hayride -The signature Halloween experience held in Griffith Park is back for 2024. The whole thing occurs in Midnight Falls, a fictional horror town filled with roaming monsters. Check out the haunted mortuary and hop on the signature Hayride, this year the wagons get an update with built-in comfy seats. Runs now through November 2.4730 Crystal Springs Dr., 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
Gigantic Pumpkin Patch, Pick Your Own + 5 Themed Weekends of Live Entertainment & Fun Saturday, September 28 – Thursday, October 31 Moorpark Location,3370 Sunset Valley Rd., Moorpark.
Cactus & Succulent Show & Sale! Saturday and Sunday, 9 am-4 pm. Hundreds of incredible specimen plants will be on display, as well as many of the exciting and weird mutant plants. 11226 Christy Ave. Lake View Terrace
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.]
