# Things to do with kids in Pasadena, CA

> 15 upcoming family events and 2 places and ongoing programs in Pasadena, CA (Los Angeles County, CA), in the Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim area. Listings whose address is in this town. Dates and times are Pacific Time. Today is Sat, Oct 24.

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## Events ahead

- [Fall Festival at Victory Park](https://grassyknees.com/los-angeles/activities/fall-festival-at-victory-park--listing-29a6579929625d815789d4d8) — Sat, Oct 24 · 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM · Victory Park, Pasadena · Free · checked Oct 14. Pasadena's free annual Fall Festival at Victory Park offers family-friendly activities including costume contests, carnival games, free food and more.
- [Halloween at Kidspace](https://grassyknees.com/los-angeles/activities/halloween-at-kidspace--kidspace-halloween-2026) — Sep 18 – Oct 31 · 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Kidspace Children's Museum, Pasadena · Up to 10 · From $17 · checked Oct 15. Join costume parades, make a friendly monster, mix pretend potions, and try pumpkin bowling with the family.
- [Pumpkin Patch Dive-In](https://grassyknees.com/los-angeles/activities/pumpkin-patch-dive-in--listing-78e97fc7aaf10db831dc63fe) — Sat, Oct 24 · 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Honorable John J. Kennedy Pool, Pasadena · Up to 17 · Free · checked Oct 14. A festive fall swim event where youth 17 and under dive into the pool to retrieve a pumpkin, then decorate it. Free, with music, treats and photo ops; art supplies provided…
- [Altadena Libraries’ Mobile Library](https://grassyknees.com/los-angeles/activities/altadena-libraries-mobile-library--listing-37d6fb9771fe49e05a1845ec) — Fri, Oct 30 · 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM · Kidspace Children’s Museum, Pasadena · sold out when last checked · checked Oct 16. The Mobile Library from the Altadena Library District will come rolling by Kidspace every Friday! \n
- [Altadena Libraries' Mobile Library at Kidspace](https://grassyknees.com/los-angeles/activities/altadena-libraries-mobile-library-at-kidspace--listing-82c32760420e79490e55e35a) — Fri, Oct 30 · 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM · Kidspace Children's Museum, Pasadena · checked Oct 14. Altadena Libraries' Curiosity Connection mobile library parks outside Kidspace Children's Museum on Fridays from 1:30 to 4:30 pm. Families can sign up for a library card, check…
- [Día de los Muertos at Villa-Parke Community Center](https://grassyknees.com/los-angeles/activities/dia-de-los-muertos-at-villa-parke-community-center--listing-c7818a1f27c400b2b9146583) — Fri, Oct 30 · 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM · Villa-Parke Community Center, Pasadena · All ages · checked Oct 14. Friends and neighbors gather at Villa Parke Community Center in Pasadena to celebrate Día de los Muertos with dance performances, arts and crafts, ofrendas (altars honoring the…
- [Día de los Muertos at Kidspace Children's Museum](https://grassyknees.com/los-angeles/activities/dia-de-los-muertos-at-kidspace-children-s-museum--listing-31c808e93c785c7cb0f0bcbe) — Sun, Nov 1 · Kidspace Children's Museum, Pasadena · With admission · checked Oct 20. Kidspace Children's Museum in Pasadena celebrates Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) with a day of music, art and dance. At the center is a community ofrenda (altar) where…
- [Pasadena Adaptive Sports Festival](https://grassyknees.com/los-angeles/activities/pasadena-adaptive-sports-festival--listing-5583ce29ad9526775db27e69) — Sat, Nov 7 · 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM · Brookside Park, Pasadena · Free · checked Oct 20. The City of Pasadena and the Triumph Foundation host the 8th annual Adaptive Sports Festival in Brookside Park in the Arroyo Seco. The festival is a free, open-to-the-public…
- [Zany Zoë's Magic Show](https://grassyknees.com/los-angeles/activities/zany-zoe-s-magic-show--listing-f7ef433a9391e51f696d8261) — Thu, Nov 12 · 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM · La Pintoresca Branch Library, Pasadena · Ages 0–12 · Free · checked Oct 14. Zany Zoë, seen on America's Got Talent and at Hollywood's Magic Castle, performs a clean, high-energy comedy magic show with a mini flying-carpet illusion, lots of audience…
- [Thanksgiving 3D Printing — 1-Day Camp](https://grassyknees.com/los-angeles/activities/thanksgiving-3d-printing-1-day-camp--coderschool-pasadena-thanksgiving-3d-2026) — Mon, Nov 23 · 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM · theCoderSchool Pasadena · Ages 7+ · From $130 · checked Oct 10. Design toys, gadgets and prototypes with CAD tools and 3D printing in a one-day school-break camp.
- [A Christmas Carol at A Noise Within](https://grassyknees.com/los-angeles/activities/a-christmas-carol-at-a-noise-within--listing-217297dcd7349697cb880b73) — Nov 28 – Dec 24 · A Noise Within, Pasadena · Ages 5+ · Paid · checked Oct 24. A Noise Within's staging of A Christmas Carol, which the theater calls the region's longest-running holiday tradition, returns to its Pasadena stage for the 2026 season with…
- [Rose Parade Decorating Places](https://grassyknees.com/los-angeles/activities/rose-parade-decorating-places--listing-13eac23d8be79b96b42ff0e3) — Mon, Dec 28 (+2 more dates) · 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Rosemont Pavilion, Pasadena · Paid · checked Oct 14. Before the Rose Parade, visitors can preview floats up close at Decorating Places and watch professionals and volunteers add intricate floral designs and natural elements…
- [Bandfest](https://grassyknees.com/los-angeles/activities/bandfest--listing-a358a28b3178a477a34f4f15) — Tue, Dec 29 (+1 more date) · 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Robinson Stadium, Pasadena City College · Paid · checked Oct 14. Marching bands chosen for the Rose Parade, with their dancers and auxiliary groups, perform high-energy field shows at Bandfest. Three Bandfest events take place over two days at…
- [138th Rose Parade](https://grassyknees.com/los-angeles/activities/138th-rose-parade--listing-bfe1007b4c379c283fa27944) — Fri, Jan 1 · 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM · Rose Parade route (Orange Grove Blvd. & Colorado Blvd.), Pasadena · All ages · checked Oct 14. The Rose Parade presented by Honda brings floral floats, marching bands and equestrian units down a 5 1/2-mile route in Pasadena. The route begins at Green Street and Orange…
- [Floatfest: A Rose Parade Showcase](https://grassyknees.com/los-angeles/activities/floatfest-a-rose-parade-showcase--listing-5d25f076db01f8312a5399bd) — Fri, Jan 1 (+2 more dates) · 1:30 PM – 4:00 PM · Floatfest showcase (E Sierra Madre Blvd & E Washington Blvd), Pasadena · Paid · checked Oct 14. After the parade, Rose Parade floats are displayed along a 2-mile showcase at Sierra Madre and Washington Boulevards, where visitors can see the floral details up close and talk…

## Places and ongoing programs

- [Learn to Skate Group Classes at Pasadena Ice Skating Center](https://grassyknees.com/los-angeles/activities/learn-to-skate-group-classes-at-pasadena-ice-skating-center--listing-a1466eaa41d7b54223459aa1) — Weekly 30-minute group classes. Winter semester December 2, 2026 – February 14, 2027… · Pasadena Ice Skating Center · Ages 3+ · Paid · checked Oct 21. The Pasadena Ice Skating Center's Learn to Skate school teaches figure skating and hockey basics in weekly 30-minute group classes grouped by age and level: Tots for ages 3 to 5…
- [Pasadena Ice Skating Center](https://grassyknees.com/los-angeles/activities/pasadena-ice-skating-center--listing-1d3b288848b05898115aeac1) — Public sessions every day (weekday afternoons, some evenings, weekend afternoons)… · Pasadena Ice Skating Center · All ages · From $17 · checked Oct 21. The Pasadena Ice Skating Center on East Green Street offers public skating every day for skaters of all ages and abilities, with sessions spread across weekday afternoons, a few…

## Recently ended

- [Altadena Libraries’ Mobile Library](https://grassyknees.com/los-angeles/activities/altadena-libraries-mobile-library--listing-e499db20380cc6854cea13b0) — ended Fri, Oct 23
- [The Cauldron: Halloween Family Art Night at the Armory](https://grassyknees.com/los-angeles/activities/the-cauldron-halloween-family-art-night-at-the-armory--listing-848ab7e554699b8b8776e9a8) — ended Fri, Oct 23
- [Toddler Tuesday](https://grassyknees.com/los-angeles/activities/toddler-tuesday--listing-070279519510281fb131a7ba) — ended Tue, Oct 20
- [Toddler Tuesday — October 13 and 20 Halloween mornings](https://grassyknees.com/los-angeles/activities/toddler-tuesday-october-13-and-20-halloween-mornings--listing-bc7aa09dc0a0050583fdddb1) — ended Tue, Oct 20
- [The Magic Flute AKA "Superflute" (Pacific Opera Project)](https://grassyknees.com/los-angeles/activities/the-magic-flute-aka-superflute-pacific-opera-project--listing-76100ac966db87fb7234282c) — ended Sat, Oct 17
- [Member Exclusive Event: Owl-o-ween](https://grassyknees.com/los-angeles/activities/member-exclusive-event-owl-o-ween--kidspace-owloween-20261016) — ended Fri, Oct 16
- [Member Exclusive Event: Owl-o-ween](https://grassyknees.com/los-angeles/activities/member-exclusive-event-owl-o-ween--listing-5f2c1129a152f98ac8a962f9) — ended Fri, Oct 16

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