Monday, June 15, 2026

A Pasadena Landmark and an Altadena Wine Shop Return to the Gamble House Lawn for Summer Fridays

The twice-monthly series, presented with West Altadena Wine + Spirits, continues June 12 with $5 admission and first-floor access to the 1908 Craftsman home

A Pasadena Craftsman landmark and an Altadena wine retailer will return to the Gamble House lawn Friday, June 12, for the next installment of a twice-monthly summer evening series that pairs picnics and live music with after-hours access to the historic home’s first floor.

The series, called “Friday Nights at The Gamble House with West Altadena Wine + Spirits,” opened May 8 and runs on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of each month through August, with eight evenings total. The remaining 2026 dates are June 12, June 26, July 10, July 24, August 14, and August 28, each from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Non-members pay $5 for general admission or $40 for admission with a wine tasting. Members enter free and pay $35 for the tasting. Children 12 and under are admitted at no charge.

The Pasadena–Altadena partnership is built into the name. West Altadena Wine + Spirits, located on North Lincoln Avenue in Altadena, pours the wine flights. Triple Beam Pizza fires slices from a mobile oven on the grounds. Picnics are permitted; outside alcohol and pets are not. Wine tasting is limited to guests 21 and older, who must show identification at check-in. Inside the house, docents are stationed in each room to answer questions about the architecture and its history.

“While people are on site, the first floor of the house is open for touring, and we have docents stationed inside the house to answer people’s questions,” Sheryl Scott, director of communications and operations for the Gamble House Conservancy, said in an interview with Pasadena Weekly. “So that’s part of the ticket price.”

The series is part of a broader push by the Conservancy to draw casual visitors who might not book a guided tour. “We have really increased our public programming to welcome the public in,” Scott said.

The Gamble House sits at 4 Westmoreland Place near Orange Grove Boulevard. The 1908 Greene & Greene house was created by architects Charles and Henry Greene as a winter residence for David and Mary Gamble of the Procter & Gamble Company. The home was deeded to the City of Pasadena in 1966 and designated a local, state, and National Historic Landmark in 1977. The nonprofit Gamble House Conservancy operates the property. Last year, the Conservancy installed the Hummingbird Cantina on the grounds in response to the Eaton Fire, according to NBC Los Angeles.

The series schedules a different musical act each Friday. According to the Gamble House website, upcoming performers include the rock band Maiden Names on June 26, reggae and ska musician Alfredo Gonzalez on July 10, the Wise Guys Big Band on July 24, R&B and soul artist Gal Pearl on August 14, and Pasadena Youth Night on August 28.

Tickets are available at gamblehouse.org or by calling (626) 793-3334. Free public parking is available on Westmoreland Place and along Orange Grove Boulevard.

“Not everyone wants to engage with the house in the same way,” Scott said. “It allows people to kind of dip their toe in and see what we have as far as programming.”

Friday Nights at The Gamble House — 4 Westmoreland Place, 5:30–7:30 p.m. | 🔗 https://gamblehouse.org/mec-events/friday-nights/ newsnroses