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Children Events in Pasadena

Saturday, July 12, 2025

Time: 9:30 a.m.

Little Explorers   click for more information »

Explore, play, and create with Descanso Gardens at Little Explorers. Families with young children (aged 2–5 years old) will enjoy doing arts, crafts, and nature exploration each month. "Specific projects and activities vary, come see what we’re up to this time!" This program is generously f...

Event Location: Descanso Gardens

Cost: $5.00 - $15.00

Saturday, July 12, 2025

Time: 10:30 a.m. & 2:00 p.m.

Block Party Prints at SCCM   click for more information »

Join Southern California Children's Museum (SCCM) for Block Party Prints at 10:30am and 2:00pm every day! Experience this twice-daily hands-on art activity where your little artists can explore color, shape, and pattern using wooden blocks and vibrant paints. Inspired by our Summer in the City them...

Event Location: Southern California Children's Museum

Cost: $9.00 - $10.00

Saturday, July 12, 2025

Time: 10:30 a.m.

Family Storytime All ages   click for more information »

South Pasadena Public library story time is a fun-filled experience that promotes early literacy skills, engages young children in age-appropriate cognitive and physical developmental activities, and provides an opportunity to learn and practice social skills -- like listening, following directions,...

Event Location: South Pasadena Library (Outside)

Cost: Free

Saturday, July 12, 2025

Time: 10:30 a.m.

Pokemon Engineering using LEGO Materials   click for more information »

Calling all Pokémon trainers! With the Pokémon Championship approaching, join us as we build and catch our favorite Pokémon. Come along on our journey to catch them all!!...

Event Location: Hill Avenue Branch Library

Cost: Free

Saturday, July 12, 2025

Time: 11:00 a.m.

Artful Adventures   click for more information »

Join La Pintoresca Branch Library for a morning of fun art activities with the family. Learn how to use a variety of different art materials that inspire you to use your imagination and get creative. Art supplies provided. For families. For more information, call (626)-744-7268....

Event Location: La Pintoresca Branch Library

Cost: Free

Saturday, July 12, 2025

Time: 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Wired for Wonder x The Chill Lab   click for more information »

Art and science collide in Wired for Wonder, a multisensory maze for families of all ages. Come explore, touch, smell, taste, and lose yourself in more than 25 art and science exhibits created in collaboration with international multisensory experts and scientists from the Getty Conservation Institu...

Event Location: Kidspace Children's Museum

Cost: $13.50 - $15.50

Saturday, July 12, 2025

Time: 5:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

High School Basketball League   click for more information »

The City of Pasadena’s Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department invites the community to the 14th Annual Parks After Dark High School Basketball League, taking place from July 12 to August 9, 2025, at the Robinson Park Gym. For more information, visit https://www.cityofpasadena.net/park...

Event Location: Robinson Park Gym

Cost: Free

Saturday, July 12, 2025

Time: 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Aqua Boogie Nights   click for more information »

The Pasadena Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department welcomes residents to the 14th annual Parks After Dark Aqua Boogie Nights at Kennedy Pool, located in Robinson Park. This lively community event features an evening of swimming, music, and dancing under the summer sky. Guests should ar...

Event Location: Kennedy Pool

Cost: Free

Saturday, July 12, 2025

Time: 7:00 p.m.

Circus of Worldly Wonders A Steampunk Ballet   click for more information »

It's 1885, and the Leigh Purtill Ballet Company's Circus of Worldly Wonders is steaming into town on its majestic locomotive, bringing an extraordinary spectacle. Witness the incredible story of a young, orphaned ballerina's rebirth. See how her shattered and broken life is put back together usin...

Event Location: Lanterman Auditorium

Cost: $27.45

Saturday, July 12, 2025

Time: 7:30 p.m.

Into the Woods Jr   click for more information »

Stephen Sondheim’s and James Lapine’s cockeyed fairytale comes to life in this adaptation of their groundbreaking, Tony Award-winning musical. Into the Woods JR. features all of your favorite characters - Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack (and his beanstalk), and the Witch - in this lyri...

Event Location: SPHS Little Theatre 1

Cost: $30.00

Sunday, July 13, 2025

Time: 10:00 a.m.

Kidspace Campout   click for more information »

Summer is here! Kidspace Campout returns - a celebration of the best iconic summer experiences from camping out, fishing, and singing around a campfire and creating camp crafts. Learn about native wildlife, splash through the Arroyo stream, and hop on a trike for a road trip over the Golden Gate Bri...

Event Location: Kidspace Children's Museum

Cost: $13.50 - $15.50

Sunday, July 13, 2025

Time: 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Wired for Wonder   click for more information »

You are invited it be scientist and subject, examining how your brain interprets and integrates sensory input with emotion and memory. Wander the all ages maze to discover that perception is more than what your nose, eyes, ears, or hands detect. Wired for Wonder is presented in collaboration with Ge...

Event Location: Kidspace Children's Museum

Cost: $13.50 - $15.50

Sunday, July 13, 2025

Time: 10:30 a.m. & 2:00 p.m.

Block Party Prints at SCCM   click for more information »

Join Southern California Children's Museum (SCCM) for Block Party Prints at 10:30am and 2:00pm every day! Experience this twice-daily hands-on art activity where your little artists can explore color, shape, and pattern using wooden blocks and vibrant paints. Inspired by our Summer in the City them...

Event Location: Southern California Children's Museum

Cost: $9.00 - $10.00

Sunday, July 13, 2025

Time: 2:00 p.m.

Into the Woods Jr   click for more information »

Stephen Sondheim’s and James Lapine’s cockeyed fairytale comes to life in this adaptation of their groundbreaking, Tony Award-winning musical. Into the Woods JR. features all of your favorite characters - Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack (and his beanstalk), and the Witch - in this lyri...

Event Location: SPHS Little Theatre 1

Cost: $30.00

Sunday, July 13, 2025

Time: 3:00 p.m.

Kids Machine Sewing 1   click for more information »

This small group session is perfect for young people who have never used a sewing machine or have some sewing machine knowledge. They will learn the basics of the machine, different types of stitches, notions and tools to have on hand and how to use them and make one or more simple projects. Pare...

Event Location: Remainders Creative Space

Cost: $30.00

Sunday, July 13, 2025

Time: 3:00 p.m.

Stories in the Afternoon Ganeshas Great Race   click for more information »

Ganesha, the Hindu god known as the remover of obstacles, must solve a big problem when he is challenged by his brother, Kartikeya, to a race around the world. Hear about Ganesha’s efforts to beat his brother in Ganesha’s Great Race, written by Sanjay Patel and Emily Haynes and illustrated by Sa...

Event Location: Norton Simon Museum

Cost: $15.00 - $20.00

Sunday, July 13, 2025

Time: 4:00 p.m.

Circus of Worldly Wonders A Steampunk Ballet   click for more information »

It's 1885, and the Leigh Purtill Ballet Company's Circus of Worldly Wonders is steaming into town on its majestic locomotive, bringing an extraordinary spectacle. Witness the incredible story of a young, orphaned ballerina's rebirth. See how her shattered and broken life is put back together usin...

Event Location: Lanterman Auditorium

Cost: $27.45

Monday, July 14, 2025

Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Explorers Camp   click for more information »

Kids ages 5-13 can join The Huntington's Explorers Camp and go behind-the-scenes of the art, library, and garden collections with hands-on experiences that inspire wonder, discovery, and fun! Explorers Club runs five consecutive days (Monday through Friday) from 9 a.m.–noon with a different theme...

Event Location: The Huntington's Education and Visitors Center, Haaga Hall, and Various Gardens

Cost: $400.00

Monday, July 14, 2025

Time: 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Musical Theater Boot Camp   click for more information »

Musical Theater Boot Camp is back! Over the course of two fun-filled weeks (9am to 3:30pm, Monday through Friday) students will hone their audition skills, develop a repertoire of monologues and songs, and learn how to find material appropriate for their age and type. Industry professionals and gues...

Event Location: Carrie Hamilton Theatre

Cost: $1,070.00

Monday, July 14, 2025

Time: 10:00 a.m.

Noteworthy Puppets   click for more information »

Sierra Madre Library is bringing a special treat to storytime this July, thanks to Noteworthy Puppets! "Join us for a lively performance of Three Little Pigs: The Puppet Musical at the Memorial Park Bandshell" - a fun, musical twist on a classic tale. This special event will take the place of S...

Event Location: Memorial Park Bandshell

Cost: Free

Monday, July 14, 2025

Time: 10:30 a.m. & 2:00 p.m.

Block Party Prints at SCCM   click for more information »

Join Southern California Children's Museum (SCCM) for Block Party Prints at 10:30am and 2:00pm every day! Experience this twice-daily hands-on art activity where your little artists can explore color, shape, and pattern using wooden blocks and vibrant paints. Inspired by our Summer in the City them...

Event Location: Southern California Children's Museum

Cost: $9.00 - $10.00

Monday, July 14, 2025

Time: 10:30 a.m.

Read and Play   click for more information »

Enjoy a short family storytime followed by self-guided play activities. This session encourages creativity, imagination, and dexterity and increases children's physical, cognitive, and emotional development. For ages 0-5 and their caregivers....

Event Location: Santa Catalina Branch Library

Cost: Free

Monday, July 14, 2025

Time: 11:30 a.m.

Lunch the Library   click for more information »

Free lunches and activities for ages 0-18 at Jefferson Branch Library and Villa Parke Branch Library. Available on a first come, first served basis, as supplies last. Activities provided during the lunch period include STEM projects, art, crafts, homestead, nutrition, wellness, movies, games, music,...

Event Location: Villa Parke Branch Library

Cost: Free

Monday, July 14, 2025

Time: 11:30 a.m.

Lunch at the Library   click for more information »

For children and teens 18 and under. Join Altadena Library for a free lunch and fun activity Monday-Friday, June 9-August 1 (except for June 19 and July 4). This institution is an equal opportunity provider. The Summer Food Service Program is a program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, admin...

Event Location: Altadena Library

Cost: Free

Monday, July 14, 2025

Time: 1:00 p.m.

STEAM in the Sun Ages 311   click for more information »

Sun printing combines the power of the sun and the science of photography, and is a perfect summer STEAM project. Kids ages are invited to explore this science activity and leave with a special solar souvenir. This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Library. Registration is not required. ...

Event Location: Crowell Public Library

Cost: Free