Happy Birthday Pasadena!!!

Celebrate Pasadena’s 126^th Birthday with Free Cake, Entertainment, Vintage Cars,

Amazing Stories, Local Celebrities, Children’s Crafts & Storytelling

Saturday, June 23, 12:00 to 4:00 pm

Enter the “Know Pasadena’s Movers & Shakers” Photo Contest! 

Seven cakes, all sliced simultaneously in a “Synchronized Cake Cutting” ceremony featuring Mayor Bill Bogaard, other City dignitaries and legendary Olympic swimmer John Naber, will be the delicious highlight of Pasadena’s 126^th birthday celebration – Happy Birthday Pasadena: Celebrating Now & Then.

The gala cake cutting is scheduled for 3:00 pm at the FREE community party on Saturday, June 23 at Pasadena Museum of History (470 W. Walnut St., Pasadena 91103).The festivities begin at 12:00 Noon with nonstop activities and entertainment, plus special hands-on crafts workshops and storytelling sessions for children and families. “This festive celebration is made possible through the generosity and dedication of so many within our community,” notes Mayor Bogaard.“Once again, Pasadena proves that when it comes to working together — and celebrating together — we’re at the top of the list!”

Pre-Party Photo Contest

In honor of the Celebrating Now & Then theme, the public is invited to test their visual recognition skills and get a glimpse of some of Pasadena’s leaders many years before they gained prominence.Posters now on display at Paseo Colorado (next to ANGL and Macy’s) and Vroman’s bookstore (Colorado Blvd. store, exterior window) feature scrambled “now and then” photos of well known locals. Match the correct baby photos to their adult counterparts and you could be a winner!

All correct entries will be placed in a drawing for a Pasadena Restaurants Package — valued at over $250 — to be awarded during the Cake Cutting Ceremony on June 23. Winner MUST be present!

To Enter: Scan the QR code on the poster or visit www.pasadenahistory.org for the Contest Entry Form and to view the images.Submit your answers online. All entries must be submitted by the start of the Happy Birthday Pasadena festivities – at 12:00 Noon on Saturday, June 23.

All About Cake

The decorated cakes, courtesy Vons/Pavilions, will reflect the six themes highlighted at this year’s Happy Birthday Pasadena event: Art, Neighborhoods, Sports, Technology, Transportation, and Water.They will showcase Vons/Pavilions’ “edible photo” technology, with sugary reproductions of vintage images from the Museum’s archives.“You can’t have a birthday without a cake,” says Vons spokesman Carlos Illingworth. “Vons/Pavilions is delighted to play a leading role in the City’s 126^th birthday celebration, just as our bakeries do for thousands of Pasadena families every year.”

Following the ceremonial first cut, party guests will be allowed to view and photograph the theme cakes while additional cakes will be served to the crowd from nearby cake stations.

Event Activities

The Happy Birthday Pasadena festivities, which will take place throughout the grounds of Pasadena Museum of History from 12:00 to 4:00 pm, will also include:

• Nonstop music & entertainment
• Storytelling and crafts activities for children and families
• Pasadena’s Untold Stories: displays and live presentations 
• Appearances by Pasadena’s Olympic athletes, award-winning authors, our City’s centenarians, and other local VIPs�
• Favorite snack vendors
• Spectacular Raffle opportunities 
• Vintage cars and bicycles

Happy Birthday Pasadena is presented by Pasadena Museum of History in partnership with the City of Pasadena and sponsored in part by Pasadena Water and Power; Vons/Pavilions; Pasadena Star-News; Foothill Transit; Lagerlof, Senecal, Gosney & Kruse, LLP; Paloheimo Foundation; Tournament of Roses Foundation and West Pasadena Residents’ Association; and with support from numerous individuals, businesses, and community organizations.Please visit wwww.pasadenahistory.org for a complete list of sponsors.

TICKETS: Admission and Parking (at Avery and on Walnut St.) are Free.For additional information, please visit www.pasadenahistory.org