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Events in Pasadena and nearby, in order. 243 listings.
Thursday, October 29
Rental Registration Walk-in Session
9am · Rent Stabilization Department First Floor Conference Room · Community
Children's Storytime on Thursdays
10:30am · Family & Kids
Special Preview Days: Caltech JPL Archival Exhibition
last date · 1:30pm · Beckman Institute 131 · Arts & Culture
Free Flu Vaccine Clinic
1:30pm · Community
DJ Maust (Cold War Kids) & Dan (Tijuana Panthers)
5pm · Sid The Cat Auditorium · Nightlife
Trunk or Treat Halloween Extravaganza
5pm · Centennial Square, 100 N. Garfield Ave. · Family & Kids
Breaking the Ice Open Mic Hosted Brian Wiora
6:30pm · Arts & Culture
The Last Seance - Gold Bug
ends Oct 31 · 7pm · Gold Bug · Arts & Culture
Theo Katzman
7pm · Sid The Cat Auditorium · Music
MOB Comics
7:30pm · Nightlife
The Last Seance - Gold Bug
ends Oct 31 · 8pm · Gold Bug · Arts & Culture
Children's Tumor Foundation Benefit
8pm · Community
The Last Seance - Gold Bug
ends Oct 31 · 9pm · Gold Bug · Arts & Culture
The Last Seance - Gold Bug
ends Oct 31 · 10pm · Gold Bug · Arts & Culture
Friday, October 30
Walktober: Roots, Removal, Renewal: Japanese Americans in Pasadena
9:30am · Outdoors & Gardens
Altadena Libraries’ Mobile Library
1:30pm · Kidspace Children’s Museum · Community
The Horse’s Mouth (1958), NR
4:30pm · Norton Simon Museum · Arts & Culture
Dia de Los Muertos
5pm · Villa Parke Community Center · Community
Strange Science
ends Oct 31 · 6pm · The Huntington · Nightlife
The Last Seance - Gold Bug
ends Oct 31 · 7pm · Gold Bug · Arts & Culture
Freak Scene With DJ Jenny LSQ
7pm · Sid The Cat Auditorium · Nightlife
The Varsity Show w/ Luz Pazos
7:30pm · Nightlife
The Last Seance - Gold Bug
ends Oct 31 · 8pm · Gold Bug · Arts & Culture
LYT Comedy Show
8pm · Nightlife
The Last Seance - Gold Bug
ends Oct 31 · 9pm · Gold Bug · Arts & Culture
Punchlines Only
9:30pm · Nightlife
The Last Seance - Gold Bug
ends Oct 31 · 10pm · Gold Bug · Arts & Culture
Halloween Party!
Kidspace Children’s Museum · Family & Kids
Saturday, October 31
Pasadena Pacers
7am · Sports
Pasadena Farmer's Market
8am · Markets
Halloween Day at Descanso
9am · Family & Kids
Walktober: Roots, Removal, Renewal: Japanese Americans in Pasadena
9:30am · Outdoors & Gardens
NEVADA VS UCLA
1:15pm · Rose Bowl Stadium · Sports
Halloween rituals & tarot readings by Vivian Martinez
3pm · Mesmer Mesmer · Community
Halloween Spooktacular, Trick-or-Treating and Complimentary Family Photos
4pm · Family & Kids
Detention W/ DJ Naeem
5pm · Sid The Cat Auditorium · Nightlife
Strange Science
last date · 6pm · The Huntington · Nightlife
Trick-or-Treat at Carved
6pm · Family & Kids
Trivia Night w/ Amber
6:30pm · Nightlife
The Last Seance - Gold Bug
last date · 7pm · Gold Bug · Arts & Culture
Home By 9 Comedy Halloween Show
7:30pm · Nightlife
The Last Seance - Gold Bug
last date · 8pm · Gold Bug · Arts & Culture
Surprise Chef
8pm · Sid The Cat Auditorium · Music
The Last Seance - Gold Bug
last date · 9pm · Gold Bug · Arts & Culture
The Big Bad Bo Show
9:30pm · Nightlife
The Last Seance - Gold Bug
last date · 10pm · Gold Bug · Arts & Culture
Sunday, November 1
PCC Flea Market
8am · Corner of Hill and Del Mar (Pasadena City College) · Markets
HOLIDAY PORTRAITS WITH YOUR PUP
9am · The Gamble House · Family & Kids
DJ Kelz
5pm · Sid The Cat Auditorium · Nightlife
Día de los Muertos
Kidspace Children’s Museum · Arts & Culture
Monday, November 2
DJ Amy
5pm · Sid The Cat Auditorium · Nightlife
mary in the junkyard
8pm · Sid The Cat Auditorium · Music
Tuesday, November 3
Women's Empowerment Symposium
2:30pm · Rose Bowl Stadium · Talks
Women's Empowerment Symposium
2:30pm · Rose Bowl Stadium · Talks
Women's Empowerment Symposium
2:30pm · Rose Bowl Stadium · Talks
DJ Shannon Lay
5pm · Sid The Cat Auditorium · Nightlife
Squirrel Flower
7pm · Sid The Cat Auditorium · Music
Wednesday, November 4
DJ Spiral Architect
5pm · Sid The Cat Auditorium · Nightlife
Dummy
7pm · Sid The Cat Auditorium · Music
Watson Lecture - Katie Bouman: Illuminating the Hidden Universe with Physics and AI
7:30pm · Beckman Auditorium · Talks
Passing Strange
ends Nov 29 · check times · Pasadena Playhouse · Music
Thursday, November 5
DJ Crenshaw
5pm · Sid The Cat Auditorium · Nightlife
The Writer's Ritual — body double writing time (hosted by the Undead Bookshop)
7pm · Mesmer Mesmer · Workshops
Liana Flores
7pm · Sid The Cat Auditorium · Music
IHP: Shane Torres, Richard Villa, Ghemon, Kaili Thorne
8pm · Nightlife
Friday, November 6
Leadership Pasadena to Honor Five Community Leaders and Organizations at 2026 Impact Awards
11:30am · The Shakespeare Club · Social
Altadena Libraries’ Mobile Library
1:30pm · Kidspace Children’s Museum · Community
HSS 60th Anniversary Celebration | Keynote Conversation
4pm · Baxter Lecture Hall · Talks
Freak Scene With DJ Jenny LSQ
5pm · Sid The Cat Auditorium · Nightlife
The Salvation Army Pasadena Annual Fundraising Gala
6pm · Noor Pasadena · Social
Greg Freeman
7pm · Sid The Cat Auditorium · Music
Mark Gagnon
9:30pm · Nightlife
Asian Express Comedy Coaster
9:45pm · Nightlife
Saturday, November 7
HSS 60th Anniversary Celebration | Conference
9am · Baxter Lecture Hall · Talks
AbilityFirst Stroll & Roll 2026
9am · Santa Anita Park · Community
Storytime at The Gamble House
11am · The Gamble House · Family & Kids
Crafting Meet-Up
12pm · The Gamble House · Arts & Culture
Women's Volleyball vs. CMS (Senior Night)
2pm · Braun Gym · Sports
RAT BOI Collection Release Pop-Up
4pm · Mesmer Mesmer · Markets
Moby + Underworld
4pm · Rose Bowl Stadium · Music
Detention W/ DJ Naeem
5pm · Sid The Cat Auditorium · Nightlife
Living Traditions of Sri Lankan Dance
5pm · Norton Simon Museum · Arts & Culture
Craig Shoemaker
7pm · Nightlife
LAAS Star Party – November 7
7pm · Mount Wilson Observatory · Outdoors & Gardens
Mob Comics
7:30pm · Nightlife
Comedy Charity Event Benefitting Pasadena Humane
8pm · The Showroom at The Starlight Cabaret · Nightlife
Caltech Wind Orchestra Concert "America at 250"
8pm · Ramo Auditorium · Music
IAN SWEET
8pm · Sid The Cat Auditorium · Music
Santi Espinosa - ME Time
9pm · Nightlife
LYT Comedy presents HAHAS for TATAS
9:30pm · Nightlife
Sunday, November 8
LAAS Star Party – November 7
1am · Mount Wilson Observatory · Outdoors & Gardens
ROSE BOWL FLEA MARKET
5am · Rose Bowl Stadium · Markets
Caltech Wind Orchestra CONCERT "America at 250"
3pm · Ramo Auditorium · Music
Red Hen Press 32nd Benefit Evening Gala
4pm · Palladio Banquet Hall · Community
Jake Faulkner of LA LOM DJ night
5pm · Sid The Cat Auditorium · Nightlife
heavens to betsy
7pm · Sid The Cat Auditorium · Music
Rose Bowl Flea Market (second Sunday of the month)
Rose Bowl Stadium · Markets
Monday, November 9
Friends in Deed's 7th Annual Golfing for Good
9am · Brookside Golf Club · Social
Movies That Matter: LIGO Documentary "Cosmic Coda"
7:30pm · Beckman Auditorium · Arts & Culture
Tuesday, November 10
DJ Cassandra Dalí
5pm · Sid The Cat Auditorium · Nightlife
Dust Jacket Journeys: A Programme of Absolute Disorder
5:30pm · The Gamble House · Talks
Writers in Residence Program
6pm · Dabney Hall, Lounge · Talks
Dusted Company Presents: Darrell Hammond, Steph Tolev, Dana Gould & More!
7:45pm · Nightlife
Jiaoying Summers
8pm · Nightlife
An Evening with David Sedaris
Pasadena Civic Auditorium · Arts & Culture
Wednesday, November 11
DJ Georgia Maq
5pm · Sid The Cat Auditorium · Nightlife
Men's Water Polo vs. Cal Lutheran
7pm · Braun Athletic Center, Pool · Sports
Whitmer Thomas
7pm · Sid The Cat Auditorium · Nightlife
Thursday, November 12
DJ Buddyhead & Joe Cardamone
5pm · Sid The Cat Auditorium · Nightlife
Sparta
7pm · Sid The Cat Auditorium · Music
Class Clowns Graduation Show
8pm · Family & Kids
Friday, November 13
Altadena Libraries’ Mobile Library
1:30pm · Kidspace Children’s Museum · Community
Opening Reception & Student Exhibition
6pm · SPARC Centre Gallery (1000 Fremont Ave, South Pasadena, CA 91030) · Arts & Culture
ILLINOIS VS UCLA
6pm · Rose Bowl Stadium · Sports
The Comedy Spotlight
7:30pm · Nightlife
Jake Xerxes Fussell
8pm · Sid The Cat Auditorium · Music
Darren Fleet
9:30pm · Nightlife
Saturday, November 14
The Courtyard Series | Fitness Sessions with BÜNDA and Alo — November 14
8am · 35 Hugus Alley, Suite 200 · Workshops
Community Legal Clinic
9am · Jackie Robinson Community Center · Community
Jackalope Indie Artisan Fair
ends Nov 15 · 10am · Central Park · Arts & Culture
Feature Premiere & Community Celebration (Italian Wannabe)
11am · Visionarium · Arts & Culture
Beethoven Symphony No. 7
2pm · Ambassador Auditorium · Music
Everybody Loves Comedy
5pm · Nightlife
Tisa Adamson ft. Nate Light — live guitar, bass, and vocal performance
7pm · Mesmer Mesmer · Music
Rahmein Mostafavi Presents Couples Therapy
7pm · Nightlife
An Evening with Albaner C. Eugue Jr.
7pm · Eaton Fire Collaborative · Talks
Beethoven Symphony No. 7
8pm · Ambassador Auditorium · Music
CALTECH ORCHESTRA CONCERTS "AMERICA AT 250"
8pm · Ramo Auditorium · Music
Luis Juarez
9pm · Nightlife
Plave World Tour
Pasadena Civic Auditorium · Music
Sunday, November 15
CicLAvia Pasadena
9am · Outdoors & Gardens
The Courtyard Series | Wellness
last date · 10am · 35 Hugus Alley, Suite 200 · Workshops
Jackalope Indie Artisan Fair
last date · 10am · Central Park · Arts & Culture
CALTECH ORCHESTRA CONCERTS "AMERICA AT 250"
3pm · Ramo Auditorium · Music
Ahmed Bharoocha’s Fresh Comics (6pm)
6pm · Nightlife
Adele Givens
6:30pm · Nightlife
CicLAvia Mammoth Coffee Pop-Up
Mesmer Mesmer · Food & Drink
Monday, November 16
Free Community Screening & Q&A (Italian Wannabe)
7pm · South Pasadena High School Auditorium (1401 Fremont Ave, South Pasadena, CA 91030) · Arts & Culture
Tuesday, November 17
Craig Finn & The Band Of Forgiveness
7pm · Sid The Cat Auditorium · Music
Wednesday, November 18
Rose Bowl Quarterbacks Club
12pm · Rose Bowl Stadium · Community
Amir K
7:30pm · Nightlife
Patrick Warburton (Special Event)
8pm · Nightlife
Thursday, November 19
Campus History & Architectural Tour
10:30am · Athenaeum · Talks
Brennan Wedl
7pm · Sid The Cat Auditorium · Music
Holidays on Holly Pasadena (evening event)
Mesmer Mesmer · Community
Friday, November 20
Altadena Libraries’ Mobile Library
1:30pm · Kidspace Children’s Museum · Community
Psychic Standup with Karen Rontowski
7:30pm · Nightlife
The Renegades
9:30pm · Nightlife
Saturday, November 21
Best Friends Super Adoption
ends Nov 22 · 11am · Rose Bowl Stadium · Family & Kids
New World Disorder w/ Francesca Fiorentini
7pm · Nightlife
Pedro The Lion
8pm · Sid The Cat Auditorium · Music
CALTECH GLEE CLUB & CHAMBER SINGERS CONCERTS
8pm · Ramo Auditorium · Music
MOB Comics
9pm · Nightlife
Dusted Company Presents: Mark Curry, Brian Moses, Sara Weinshenk & More!
9pm · Nightlife
Sunday, November 22
Best Friends Super Adoption
last date · 11am · Rose Bowl Stadium · Family & Kids
CALTECH GLEE CLUB & CHAMBER SINGERS CONCERTS
3pm · Ramo Auditorium · Music
Thursday, November 26
Rose Bowl Turkey Trot
8:30am · Rose Bowl Stadium · Sports
Friday, November 27
Black Friday — Mesmer Mesmer special announcements and flash deals
Mesmer Mesmer · Markets
Saturday, November 28
Spanish Love Songs
8pm · Sid The Cat Auditorium · Music
Shop Small Saturday — portion of proceeds donated to PUSD Arts
Mesmer Mesmer · Markets
USC VS UCLA
Rose Bowl Stadium · Sports
Sunday, November 29
A Christmas Carol
11am · Relaxed Performance · A Noise Within · Arts & Culture
Wednesday, December 2
Watson Lecture - Sarkis Mazmanian: Trust Your Gut: Microbiome Influences on Brain Health and Disease
7:30pm · Beckman Auditorium · Talks
Thursday, December 3
Rose Bowl Quarterbacks Club
Rose Bowl Stadium · Community
Friday, December 4
Tree Lighting Ceremony & Mayor's Reception
5pm · corner of Huntington Drive & San Marino Avenue · Community
TACIT IMPROV & STORYTELLING
7pm · Hameetman Center 206 - Frautschi Rehearsal Hall · Arts & Culture
Saturday, December 5
Storytime at The Gamble House
11am · The Gamble House · Family & Kids
Crafting Meet-Up
12pm · The Gamble House · Arts & Culture
Holidayfest! on South Lake Avenue
12pm · South Lake Avenue · Community
Music in the Time of Manet
5pm · Norton Simon Museum · Music
Holiday Look In Home Tour
Arts & Culture
HOLIDAY LIGHTING EVENT
Community
Sunday, December 6
Mannheim Steamroller Christmas
Pasadena Civic Auditorium · Music
Friday, December 11
Holiday Candlelight
ends Dec 12 · check times · All Saints Church · Arts & Culture
Saturday, December 12
BREAKFAST WITH SANTA
9am · Community
Evil Island
7pm · Sid The Cat Auditorium · Music
Sunday, December 13
ROSE BOWL FLEA MARKET
5am · Rose Bowl Stadium · Markets
Thursday, December 17
Willi Carlisle
7pm · Sid The Cat Auditorium · Music
Friday, December 18
Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet
Pasadena Civic Auditorium · Family & Kids
Saturday, December 19
Music Through the Seasons
5pm · The Gamble House · Music
Music Through the Seasons
ends Mar 20 · 5pm · The Gamble House · Music
Friday, January 1
Rose Bowl Game
Rose Bowl Stadium · Sports
Sunday, January 10
Terra String Quartet
3:30pm · Beckman Auditorium · Music
Tuesday, January 12
Rose Bowl Quarterbacks Club
6pm · Rose Bowl Stadium · Community
Sunday, January 17
Rose Bowl Half Marathon & 5K
Rose Bowl Stadium · Sports
Thursday, January 21
Wild Kratts Live! 2.0
Pasadena Civic Auditorium · Family & Kids
Wednesday, January 27
Watson Lecture - Linda Spilker: Explore interstellar space and the solar system
7:30pm · Beckman Auditorium · Talks
Friday, January 29
CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERTS
8pm · Dabney Hall, Lounge · Music
Saturday, January 30
CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERTS
3pm · Dabney Hall, Lounge · Music
JAZZ GUEST ARTIST CONCERT
8pm · Beckman Auditorium · Music
Sunday, January 31
CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERTS
3pm · Dabney Hall, Lounge · Music
Friday, February 12
Robert Hilton: Soundweaver
Armory Center for the Arts · Arts & Culture
Saturday, February 13
Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2
2pm · Ambassador Auditorium · Music
Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2
8pm · Ambassador Auditorium · Music
Saturday, February 20
Caltech Wind Orchestra Concert "Pioneers"
8pm · Ramo Auditorium · Music
Sunday, February 21
Caltech Wind Orchestra Concert "Pioneers"
3pm · Ramo Auditorium · Music
Wednesday, February 24
Watson Lecture - Woody Fischer: Earth science, climate and geobiology
7:30pm · Beckman Auditorium · Talks
Saturday, February 27
ORCHESTRA CONCERT "Rachmaninoff And Beethoven"
8pm · Ramo Auditorium · Music
Way Dynamic (Night 1)
8pm · Sid The Cat Auditorium · Music
Sunday, February 28
ORCHESTRA CONCERT "Rachmaninoff And Beethoven"
3pm · Ramo Auditorium · Music
Way Dynamic (Night 2)
8pm · Sid The Cat Auditorium · Music
Sunday, March 7
David Finckel, cello & Wu Han, piano
3:30pm · Beckman Auditorium · Music
Wednesday, March 10
TACIT STORYTELLING & IMPROV
7pm · Ramo Auditorium · Arts & Culture
Wednesday, March 17
Watson Lecture - Charles Sprenger: Economics and decision-making
7:30pm · Beckman Auditorium · Talks
Saturday, March 20
Vivaldi Four Seasons
2pm · Ambassador Auditorium · Music
Music Through the Seasons
5pm · The Gamble House · Music
Vivaldi Four Seasons
8pm · Ambassador Auditorium · Music
Dan and Peggy Reeder
8pm · Sid The Cat Auditorium · Music
Wednesday, April 7
Watson Lecture - David Conlon: Mathematics and combinatorics
7:30pm · Beckman Auditorium · Talks
Wednesday, April 14
Real Women Have Curves: The Musical
ends May 16 · check times · Pasadena Playhouse · Arts & Culture
Saturday, April 17
JAZZ FESTIVAL
1pm · Hameetman Center Patio · Music
Sunday, April 18
Jerusalem Quartet
3:30pm · Beckman Auditorium · Music
Friday, April 23
"Murder at the Athenaeum" TACIT Musical
ends May 2 · 7:30pm · Ramo Auditorium · Arts & Culture
Harry Styles - Together, Together Tour
ends May 1 · check times · Rose Bowl Stadium · Music
Saturday, April 24
Harry Styles - Together, Together Tour
ends May 1 · check times · Rose Bowl Stadium · Music
Friday, April 30
Harry Styles - Together, Together Tour
ends May 1 · check times · Rose Bowl Stadium · Music
Saturday, May 1
Tchaikovsky & Shostakovich
2pm · Ambassador Auditorium · Music
Tchaikovsky & Shostakovich
8pm · Ambassador Auditorium · Music
Harry Styles - Together, Together Tour
last date · Rose Bowl Stadium · Music
Friday, May 7
BANDORAMA CONCERTS
ends May 8 · 8pm · Ramo Auditorium · Music
Saturday, May 8
BANDORAMA CONCERTS
last date · 8pm · Ramo Auditorium · Music
Saturday, May 15
ORCHESTRA CONCERTS "ORCHESTRA CLASSICS"
ends May 16 · 8pm · Ramo Auditorium · Music
Sunday, May 16
ORCHESTRA CONCERTS "ORCHESTRA CLASSICS"
last date · 3pm · Ramo Auditorium · Music
Wednesday, May 19
Watson Lecture - Sujit Datta: Microbial behavior and biophysics
7:30pm · Beckman Auditorium · Talks
Saturday, June 5
System Of A Down: Live At The Rose Bowl
ends Jun 10 · check times · Rose Bowl Stadium · Music
Sunday, June 6
System Of A Down: Live At The Rose Bowl
ends Jun 10 · check times · Rose Bowl Stadium · Music
Thursday, June 10
System Of A Down: Live At The Rose Bowl
last date · Rose Bowl Stadium · Music
Wednesday, June 16
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
ends Jul 11 · check times · Pasadena Playhouse · Arts & Culture