Pasadena Weekend Events September 27th-29th:

La Canada, La Crescenta & Montrose

Movie in the Park, Disney’s Encanto this Saturday Night @ 6pm at Memorial Park La Canada 1301 Foothill Blvd.

Explore the Descanso Railroad with model trains traveling through intricate landscapes and depots made of natural materials (many from Descanso Gardens). Each depot depicts a great train station in America. Through September 29, HWAJODO: Flowers and Birds in Korean American Art is from centuries-old traditions. Descanso Gardens 1418 Descanso Dr., La Cañada Flintridge

Pasadena, San Marino & Arcadia

PCC’s 100th birthday – The 2024-25 school year marks 100 years since the founding of Pasadena City College. 100th Birthday Kickoff Celebration on Saturday, Sept. 28. The entire PCC community is invited to come to the Colorado Campus for a PCC block party. Pasadena City College’s Colorado Campus (1570 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena

Halloween at Kidspace Children’s Museum now through October 31st. Load up the family broomstick because Kidspace Museum is brewing up a cauldron full of fun for the most fantastical celebration of the year—the Kidspace Halloween Bash! Join the 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

Cyrano De Bergerac One of the greatest plays ever written is radically reborn in this critically acclaimed adaptation. Through September 29th at the Pasadena Playhouse, 39 S. El Molino Ave
Pasadena. Location: Green St, Pasadena | Between Los Robles and El Molino. Use 561 E Green St. for navigation to a mid-point of the event.

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 special installation by acclaimed Light and Space artist Helen Pashgian. Now through December 15, 2024. 1200 E California Blvd., Pasadena

A Noise Within will be presenting The Skin of Our Teeth, Pulitzer Prize-winning comedic masterpiece is a time-bending romp that catapults audiences into the lives of George and Maggie Antrobus. Various cataclysmic events serve as a backdrop for a hilarious and thought-provoking exploration of human resilience. 3352 E. Foothill 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 fascinating 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 special 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. You’ll 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 4-10pm, Bob’s Big Boy hosts Southern California’s best Classic Car Show. 4211 W Riverside Dr Burbank

Los Angeles and Vicinity

Walt Disney Hall presents ANOHNI and the Johnsons: It’s Time to Feel What’s Really Happening. Thirteen years after the release of their last album together, ANOHNI and the Johnsons reunited for 2023’s My Back Was a Bridge for You to Cross. It’s an open-hearted record inspired by Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On and blue-eyed soul, an instantly approachable and vulnerable collection of songs about love, pain, and the state of the world from an artist who’s collaborated with Lou Reed, Yoko Ono, Oneohtrix Point Never, and many more. This Friday and Saturday night at 8pm. 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles

Los Angeles Hayride -The signature Halloween experience held in Griffith Park is back for 2024. The whole thing takes place 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

The Autry’s newest exhibition, Future Imaginaries, through June 2025. Over 50 artworks investigating the rise of Futurism in contemporary Indigenous art as a means of enduring colonial trauma, creating alternative futures and advocating for Indigenous technologies in a more inclusive present and sustainable future. The Autry Museum in Griffith Park 4700 Western Heritage Way, 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 interesting and weird mutant plants. 11226 Christy Ave. Lake View Terrace