15 venues · 52 upcoming events
Things to do in Pasadena & San Gabriel Valley: free events and every venue
Every place we list events for, grouped by neighbourhood. Each venue page shows what’s coming up (recurring shows on their next date), what we’ve listed there before, the address, Metro rail and bus and what’s nearby — checked by a person, not a crawler.
Free in Pasadena & San Gabriel Valley this week
4 free events in the next seven days, soonest first. Free means the venue prints it as free; a few still ask you to register.
- Norton Simon Museum
FRI, OCT 23Lust for LifeNorton Simon MuseumFree with museum admissionDetails → - Vincent Price Art Museum
FRI, OCT 23Museum on Haunted Hill: A Celebration of Vincent PriceVincent Price Art MuseumFree and open to the publicDetails → - Armory Center for the Arts
FRI, OCT 23The CauldronArmory Center for the ArtsFree for members; $10 per household for non-membersDetails → - Norton Simon Museum
SAT, OCT 24Trees, Landscapes and Sacred NatureNorton Simon MuseumFree with Museum admissionDetails →
Pasadena & San Gabriel Valley
- ArmoryArmory Center for the Arts1 upcomingOld PasadenaFree-admission community art center and gallery with studio classes and free community art programs.See what's on →
- Bodi Botanica
Bodi Botanica3 upcomingAltadenaSmall Altadena perfume studio where a trained perfumer leads beginners through blending a custom fragrance in two-hour group workshops.See what's on → - Color Me Mine PasColor Me Mine Pasadena0 pastOld PasadenaPaint-your-own-pottery chain studio in Old Pasadena with themed adult and kids' events.See what's on →
- Descanso
Descanso Gardens9 upcomingLa Cañada FlintridgeWoodland botanic garden known for its camellias and oak forest, running wreath and basket workshops, nature walks and seasonal light installations.See what's on → - Green & Bisque
Green & Bisque Clayhouse8 upcomingNorth Lake / PasadenaPasadena ceramics center offering six-week courses, drop-in wheel sessions, raku firings and a Thanksgiving-weekend holiday market.See what's on → - Kidspace
Kidspace Children's Museum3 upcomingArroyo Seco / Brookside ParkHands-on indoor-outdoor children's museum in the Arroyo Seco with seasonal family celebrations.See what's on → - Makers & Clay
Makers & Clay11 upcomingOld Town MonroviaAn Old Town Monrovia pottery studio running four-week wheel and slab hand-building sessions, Friday-night one-time wheel classes and seasonal holiday workshops, with open-studio memberships.See what's on → - Norton SimonNorton Simon Museum5 upcomingPasadenaPasadena museum of European, American and South and Southeast Asian art with family story afternoons and talks; free for visitors 18 and under.See what's on →
- PMHPasadena Museum of History3 upcomingPasadenaLocal history museum and Fenyes Mansion offering evening lectures, history trivia nights and mansion tours.See what's on →
- Remainders
Remainders Creative Reuse1 upcomingNortheast PasadenaA Pasadena creative-reuse shop and studio selling donated art supplies and hosting maker workshops from whittling to hand-quilting.See what's on →
- The Hive
The Hive South Pasadena2 upcomingSouth PasadenaMission Street art studio and maker shop specializing in art journaling, mosaics, printmaking and sewing workshops.See what's on → - The HuntingtonThe Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens0 pastSan MarinoSprawling research library, art collection and botanical gardens in San Marino with talks, garden programs and seasonal events.See what's on →
- Upcycled Home
The Upcycled Home4 upcomingWhittierWhittier maker studio where visiting instructors run beginner sewing-machine projects and candle-pouring classes.See what's on →
- USC PAMUSC Pacific Asia Museum0 pastPlayhouse DistrictMuseum of Asian and Pacific Island art in a courtyard building near the Playhouse District, with periodic free-access exhibitions.See what's on →
- VPAMVincent Price Art Museum2 upcomingEast LA College / Monterey ParkFree museum on the East Los Angeles College campus showing Chicanx, Latinx and Asian American art with opening receptions and talks.See what's on →