Thursday, October 9, 2025

ArtNight Pasadena Returns Friday With Free Access to 18 Cultural Venues

ArtNight Pasadena offers free arts and culture citywide from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. with two new partners

ArtNight will return Friday night with free admission to 18 arts and cultural venues across the city, offering everything from haunted puppets to show tune sing-alongs.

The fall edition of the popular event runs from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. on October 9 and includes two new partners: Fulcrum Arts and Pasadena Heritage. Highlights include a Mushroom Boat journey across the Catalina Channel with Fulcrum Arts, a spooky puppet showcase at Pasadena City Hall, and a Batchelder tile exhibition with storytelling at Pasadena Heritage.

Other attractions include interactive art from the Light Bringer Project, show tune sing-alongs at the Pasadena Playhouse, and a four-gallery series at the Art Center College of Design exploring subjects from Japanese car culture to deep sea mining. The Pasadena Conservatory of Music will host multi-cultural performances at its new campus, while the USC Pacific Asia Museum will showcase 1,300 years of cultural exchange along China’s Silk Road.

Additional venues include Boston Court, which will preview its set for “Night of the Iguana,” Alkebu-lan Cultural Center with live painting and music, and Red Hen Press, which will present haunted literary tales for all ages. Pasadena City College, Remainders Creative Reuse, and artWORKS Teen Center are also among the participants.

The event is supported in part by the City of Pasadena’s Arts and Culture Commission, which provides mini-grants to small arts groups and individual artists. Food trucks will be stationed at several venues, and Braille versions of the ArtNight brochure will be available.

For more details and a full list of venues, residents can visit ArtNightPasadena.org.

Friday, October 10, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Citywide event. Suggested hub: Pasadena City Hall, 100 N. Garfield Ave., in Pasadena. For more call (626) 744-7887 or visit ArtNightPasadena.org. Tickets: Free.