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  • Food Tasting Walking Tour, Saturday, February 1, 2025 12:00 am Food Tasting Walking Tour, Saturday, February 1, 2025 12:00 am
    Food Tasting Walking Tour November 1, 2025
    10:30 am–2:00 pm

    Food Tasting Walking Tour

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    Saturday : 10:30am–2:00pm
    Sunday : 10:30am–2:00pm
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    Experience Old Pasadena in a different way on this Old Pasadena Food Tasting Walking Tour. Colorful alleys and secret thru-ways spice up your walk as you seek out spectacular ethnic eateries and sweet-stuff havens on Melting Pot Tours' Old Pasadena Tour. Enjoy all the fascinating stories behind the foods when you explore this historic district, once just a sunny haven of bountiful orange groves.

    Whenever possible, you’ll be met and hosted by the special merchants who proudly share their incredible offerings. The tour concludes back at the original starting point. The food samples along the way are filling enough so that for most people lunch afterward is not necessary.

    Here's what you can expect on the Old Pasadena Food Tour:

    • Ethnic Eateries
    • Artisan Chocolates
    • Specialty Bakery

    This walking tour covers 1.25 miles (approx. 5,400 steps) visiting 10 stops, and is about 3.5 hours long.

     

     

  • UCLA Football Season, Saturday, August 30, 2025 12:00 am UCLA Football Season, Saturday, August 30, 2025 12:00 am
    UCLA Football Season August 30, 2025 - November 18, 2025
    ONGOING

    UCLA Football Season

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    Since 1982, UCLA Bruins have called the Rose Bowl Stadium home. 

    Come out early and enjoy all that Old Pasadena offers.  Use the convenient Shuttle service and park in Old Pasadena or take the Metro. Grab a delicious bite and a cold beer, or do some shopping in our historic walkable downtown before heading over to the Rose Bowl, which is under 2 miles away. Use our directory to find all the dining options.  

    Here is the 2025 schedule with kick-off times to be announced:

    • SAT AUG 30 - 8:00 PM - UCLA Bruins vs. Utah Utes
    • FRI SEP 12 - 7:00 PM - UCLA Bruins vs. New Mexico Lobos
    • SAT OCT 04 - TBD - UCLA Bruins vs. Penn State Nittany Lions
    • SAT OCT 18 - TBD - UCLA Bruins vs. Maryland Terrapins
    • SAT NOV 08 - TBD - UCLA Bruins vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers 
    • SAT NOV 22 - TBD - UCLA Bruins vs. Washington Huskies

    Click the link to purchase your tickets today!  

    The nation's most famous college football stadium - The Rose Bowl - has been the home of UCLA football since 1982. One of the finest football stadiums in America, the Rose Bowl was built specifically for football, but was used for portions of the 1932 Olympic Games, and was also the soccer site for the 1984 Olympics. The Rose Bowl has also been the site for four Super Bowls, the 1994 World Cup and the 1999 Women's World Cup. The Rose Bowl was completed in 1922 and was first used for the USC-California game that same year. Although the stadium has held well over 100,000 fans over the years, the current seating capacity is 91,136.

    Tickets
    Tickets for Bruin football games can be purchased at UCLA's Central Ticket Office by calling 310-UCLA-WIN (310-825-2946) or online at https://ucla.evenue.net/events/FBHOME.

    General Parking
    Those wishing to park on-site are strongly encouraged to purchase in advance. Advance passes are $38 (including $3 technology fee) for regular-sized vehicles and $128 (including a $3 technology fee) for oversized vehicles, available until 11:45 pm the evening prior to the game you are attending. After this point, parking will be available on the day of the game at the entry to parking areas for $44 (including a $4 technology fee) for regular-sized vehicles and $179 (including $4 technology fee) for oversized vehicles (no cash). All vehicles must vacate the parking areas no more than 90 minutes following the conclusion of the game.

    Shuttle
    Express shuttle service is provided to-and-from the Parsons Engineering Complex in Old Town to the Rose Bowl Stadium, Lot B/Gate B, on major event days. The service will begin at 12:30 PM and continue for approximately 90 minutes following the conclusion of the game. The cost to park at Parsons is $24.00 (available day-of, on-site, only) and shuttle service is free for UCLA Football games.

    Metro Rail
    The A Line (Blue) Metro rail stop (Memorial Park Station) is less than a ½-mile walk to the Parsons Shuttle which provides express service to-and-from the Rose Bowl Stadium on major event days. For assistance planning your trip visit www.metro.net, or call (323) 466-3876.

    Rideshare & Taxi
    For UCLA Football games, all rideshare and taxi services must drop-off and pick-up in Old Pasadena. Shuttle service will be provided, free of charge, to-and-from the Parsons Engineering Complex in Old Pasadena to the Rose Bowl Stadium, Lot B.

    Thank you in advance for your continued support to the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation to help create moments at America's Stadium - a National Historic Landmark and California Civil Engineering Landmark.

     

  • Bring Levitt Back Home, Friday, September 5, 2025 12:00 am Bring Levitt Back Home, Friday, September 5, 2025 12:00 am
    Bring Levitt Back Home September 5, 2025 - November 18, 2025
    10:00 am–5:00 pm
    ONGOING

    Bring Levitt Back Home

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    Presented by: City of Pasadena
    85 E. Holly Street
    Pasadena, CA 91103
    vote.levitt.org/sign-up


    Open to all Pasadena residents

    UPDATE:  Pasadena is one of the 50 finalists! The Levitt Foundation will review the finalists and announce the Levitt Music Series grant recipients on November 18, 2025.

     

    The City of Pasadena Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department (PRCS), in collaboration Pasadena Recreation and Parks Foundation (PRPF) is competing to bring a vibrant, free outdoor music series to the Memorial Park Band Shell in Old Pasadena beginning in 2026.

    To make this dream a reality, community support is essential.

    Residents are encouraged to cast their vote during the public voting period:

    FRI SEP 05 ~10 AM - MON SEP 15 ~ 5 PM

    Vote online at https://vote.levitt.org, or 

    TEXT-to-VOTE at (877) 409-5525 with keyword PASADENA

    Levitt Vibe Music Series

    Voting Takes Place September 5–15!

    Reflecting their commitment that all Levitt programs be community-driven, the top 50 Levitt Music Series finalists will be selected through public voting (online and text-to-vote) this September 5 – 15, 2025.  The Levitt Foundation will review the finalists and announce the Levitt Music Series grant recipients on November 18, 2025. (Levitt Foundation, 2025, https://vote.levitt.org/sign-up)

    History of the Levitt in Memorial Park

    "As the first venture philanthropy project of the Levitt Foundation, Levitt Pavilion Pasadena launched in 2003. Since its opening, the venue has been celebrated for bringing vitality and high-caliber programming back to Memorial Park, which for years prior was largely abandoned and a magnet for crime. Through 2017, free Levitt concerts at the restored WPA-era gold bandshell brought people of all ages and backgrounds together from both Pasadena and the greater Los Angeles metro region, attracting over 75,000 people each summer. The Levitt Foundation is proud of our investment in the Pasadena community, providing significant annual funding to Levitt Pavilion Pasadena for nearly 15 years, and the meaningful social and economic impact created by the Levitt program in Memorial Park." (Levitt Foundation, 2025, https://levitt.org/pasadena-past)

    Please click here to read the full press release on the City of Pasadena's website.

  • Small Business Saturday NOV 29 Old Pasadena Shop Small , Wednesday, October 15, 2025 12:00 am Small Business Saturday NOV 29 Old Pasadena Shop Small , Wednesday, October 15, 2025 12:00 am
    Small Business Saturday October 15, 2025 - November 29, 2025
    ONGOING
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  • Old Pasadena Walking Tour, Saturday, November 1, 2025 12:00 am Old Pasadena Walking Tour, Saturday, November 1, 2025 12:00 am
    Old Pasadena Walking Tour November 1, 2025
    10:00 am–11:30 am

    Old Pasadena Walking Tour


    10:00am–11:30am
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    Pasadena Heritage offers their popular Old Pasadena Walking Tour and Old Pasadena Management District is a proud sponsor of these educational and enjoyable tours of our historic district. 

    OLD PASADENA WALKING TOUR SOUTH

    Saturday, November 1, 2025 | 10:00 – 11:30 AM
    $28.45 Nonmembers (Become a Member to receive all the benefits and discounts supporting Pasadena Heritage.)

    The Old Pasadena South February Walking Tour explores the rich and diverse history of Dayton Street and some of Pasadena’s earliest Black-owned businesses, the first Fire Station, and the Friendship Pasadena Church (previously the Friendship Baptist Church). This narrated and guided tour will also include the story of Mills Place alley, the site of an 1885 fire at a Chinese laundry, which resulted in the expulsion of Pasadena’s Chinese population from the city’s original commercial district.

    Without Pasadena Heritage, this National Register Historic District would have been destroyed! Now it is one of the finest examples of downtown revitalizations in the country. Let one of our trained docents lead you through the historic neighborhood and reveal its many hidden and unusual architectural details, old alleyways, and historic signs.

    The tour is approximately 1.5 hours and covers approximately 1.5 miles.

    Please note that the tours are exterior only.  

     

     

  • Pasadena Walking Film Tour, Saturday, November 1, 2025 12:00 am Pasadena Walking Film Tour, Saturday, November 1, 2025 12:00 am
    Pasadena Walking Film Tour November 1, 2025
    10:00 am–12:00 pm

    Pasadena Walking Film Tour


    10:00am–12:00pm
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    On Saturday, November 1, My Valley Pass returns with the popular Pasadena Walking Film Tour.

    On this offshoot of their popular Pasadena (bus) Film Tour, join My Valley Pass co-founder Jared Cowan for a jaunt through Old Pasadena and the Pasadena Civic Center, and learn about a number of the popular movies and TV shows that have used this visually dynamic and historic area as a filming location. You'll even visit a few locations where a tour bus can't go!

    Space is limited, so get your tickets today!

    About Your Tour Guide:

    Jared Cowan is a photographer and film journalist who has written extensively on the subject of filming locations for various publications including Los Angeles Magazine, L.A. TACO, and LA Weekly. He leads our My Valley Pass film tours of the San Fernando Valley, Pasadena, and the Langham Huntington Hotel. On his podcast, On Location with Jared Cowan, he interviews filmmakers on-site at the locations from their movies. Find it at Apple Podcasts and SoundCloud. Jared is also the co-editor of the recently releasedbook, World Film Locations: Los Angeles, Volume 2.

     

     

  • Food Tasting Walking Tour, Saturday, February 1, 2025 12:00 am Food Tasting Walking Tour, Saturday, February 1, 2025 12:00 am
    Food Tasting Walking Tour November 2, 2025
    10:30 am–2:00 pm

    Food Tasting Walking Tour

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    Saturday : 10:30am–2:00pm
    Sunday : 10:30am–2:00pm
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    Experience Old Pasadena in a different way on this Old Pasadena Food Tasting Walking Tour. Colorful alleys and secret thru-ways spice up your walk as you seek out spectacular ethnic eateries and sweet-stuff havens on Melting Pot Tours' Old Pasadena Tour. Enjoy all the fascinating stories behind the foods when you explore this historic district, once just a sunny haven of bountiful orange groves.

    Whenever possible, you’ll be met and hosted by the special merchants who proudly share their incredible offerings. The tour concludes back at the original starting point. The food samples along the way are filling enough so that for most people lunch afterward is not necessary.

    Here's what you can expect on the Old Pasadena Food Tour:

    • Ethnic Eateries
    • Artisan Chocolates
    • Specialty Bakery

    This walking tour covers 1.25 miles (approx. 5,400 steps) visiting 10 stops, and is about 3.5 hours long.

     

     

  • Food Tasting Walking Tour, Saturday, February 1, 2025 12:00 am Food Tasting Walking Tour, Saturday, February 1, 2025 12:00 am
    Food Tasting Walking Tour November 8, 2025
    10:30 am–2:00 pm

    Food Tasting Walking Tour

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    Saturday : 10:30am–2:00pm
    Sunday : 10:30am–2:00pm
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    Experience Old Pasadena in a different way on this Old Pasadena Food Tasting Walking Tour. Colorful alleys and secret thru-ways spice up your walk as you seek out spectacular ethnic eateries and sweet-stuff havens on Melting Pot Tours' Old Pasadena Tour. Enjoy all the fascinating stories behind the foods when you explore this historic district, once just a sunny haven of bountiful orange groves.

    Whenever possible, you’ll be met and hosted by the special merchants who proudly share their incredible offerings. The tour concludes back at the original starting point. The food samples along the way are filling enough so that for most people lunch afterward is not necessary.

    Here's what you can expect on the Old Pasadena Food Tour:

    • Ethnic Eateries
    • Artisan Chocolates
    • Specialty Bakery

    This walking tour covers 1.25 miles (approx. 5,400 steps) visiting 10 stops, and is about 3.5 hours long.

     

     

  • Food Tasting Walking Tour, Saturday, February 1, 2025 12:00 am Food Tasting Walking Tour, Saturday, February 1, 2025 12:00 am
    Food Tasting Walking Tour November 9, 2025
    10:30 am–2:00 pm

    Food Tasting Walking Tour

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    Saturday : 10:30am–2:00pm
    Sunday : 10:30am–2:00pm
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    Experience Old Pasadena in a different way on this Old Pasadena Food Tasting Walking Tour. Colorful alleys and secret thru-ways spice up your walk as you seek out spectacular ethnic eateries and sweet-stuff havens on Melting Pot Tours' Old Pasadena Tour. Enjoy all the fascinating stories behind the foods when you explore this historic district, once just a sunny haven of bountiful orange groves.

    Whenever possible, you’ll be met and hosted by the special merchants who proudly share their incredible offerings. The tour concludes back at the original starting point. The food samples along the way are filling enough so that for most people lunch afterward is not necessary.

    Here's what you can expect on the Old Pasadena Food Tour:

    • Ethnic Eateries
    • Artisan Chocolates
    • Specialty Bakery

    This walking tour covers 1.25 miles (approx. 5,400 steps) visiting 10 stops, and is about 3.5 hours long.

     

     

  • Food Tasting Walking Tour, Saturday, February 1, 2025 12:00 am Food Tasting Walking Tour, Saturday, February 1, 2025 12:00 am
    Food Tasting Walking Tour November 15, 2025
    10:30 am–2:00 pm

    Food Tasting Walking Tour

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    Saturday : 10:30am–2:00pm
    Sunday : 10:30am–2:00pm
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    Experience Old Pasadena in a different way on this Old Pasadena Food Tasting Walking Tour. Colorful alleys and secret thru-ways spice up your walk as you seek out spectacular ethnic eateries and sweet-stuff havens on Melting Pot Tours' Old Pasadena Tour. Enjoy all the fascinating stories behind the foods when you explore this historic district, once just a sunny haven of bountiful orange groves.

    Whenever possible, you’ll be met and hosted by the special merchants who proudly share their incredible offerings. The tour concludes back at the original starting point. The food samples along the way are filling enough so that for most people lunch afterward is not necessary.

    Here's what you can expect on the Old Pasadena Food Tour:

    • Ethnic Eateries
    • Artisan Chocolates
    • Specialty Bakery

    This walking tour covers 1.25 miles (approx. 5,400 steps) visiting 10 stops, and is about 3.5 hours long.

     

     

  • Jackalope Indie Artisan Fair NOV15&16 Central Park, Saturday, November 15, 2025 12:00 am Jackalope Indie Artisan Fair NOV15&16 Central Park, Saturday, November 15, 2025 12:00 am
    Jackalope Indie Artisan Fair November 15, 2025 - November 16, 2025
    10:00 am–5:00 pm
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  • Food Tasting Walking Tour, Saturday, February 1, 2025 12:00 am Food Tasting Walking Tour, Saturday, February 1, 2025 12:00 am
    Food Tasting Walking Tour November 16, 2025
    10:30 am–2:00 pm

    Food Tasting Walking Tour

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    Saturday : 10:30am–2:00pm
    Sunday : 10:30am–2:00pm
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    Experience Old Pasadena in a different way on this Old Pasadena Food Tasting Walking Tour. Colorful alleys and secret thru-ways spice up your walk as you seek out spectacular ethnic eateries and sweet-stuff havens on Melting Pot Tours' Old Pasadena Tour. Enjoy all the fascinating stories behind the foods when you explore this historic district, once just a sunny haven of bountiful orange groves.

    Whenever possible, you’ll be met and hosted by the special merchants who proudly share their incredible offerings. The tour concludes back at the original starting point. The food samples along the way are filling enough so that for most people lunch afterward is not necessary.

    Here's what you can expect on the Old Pasadena Food Tour:

    • Ethnic Eateries
    • Artisan Chocolates
    • Specialty Bakery

    This walking tour covers 1.25 miles (approx. 5,400 steps) visiting 10 stops, and is about 3.5 hours long.

     

     

  • Holly Street Holidays on Holly Open House, Thursday, November 20, 2025 12:00 am Holly Street Holidays on Holly Open House, Thursday, November 20, 2025 12:00 am
    Holidays on Holly November 20, 2025
    11:00 am–8:00 pm

    Holidays on Holly


    11:00am–8:00pm
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    Presented by: Shops on Holly
    E. Holly Street
    Pasadena, CA 91103


    Free and open to the public

    Once again the delightfully indie Shops on Holly Street host the Holidays on Holly Annual Open House.  Stores will stay open late with discounts, trunk shows, and festive cocktails and nibbles!  

    • AMT Vintage
      Open house until 8 pm
      10% OFF on all clothing
      Brand new exclusive vintage Designer and Estate jewelry collections 
      Drinks & nibbles 
    • Commune Records
      Open from 11 am - 8 pm
      20% OFF your purchase storewide

    • Gold Bug
      Open house from 5 - 8 pm
      Serving champagne beginning at 5 pm
      Offering 10% off all ornaments purchased that day
      ALSO OFFERING a free discovery Parfum, any scent of your choosing,
      from Italian-based brand Coreterno, with ANY purchase
      This includes their newest, and recently released scent ULTRALOVE
    • Homage
      Open house from 4 - 8 pm
      Refreshments will be served
      One Night Only! 20% off all jewelry
      Homage Holiday Bingo kick-off

    • Jenette Bras 
      Open house until 7 pm
      Free gift wrapping and 15% OFF total purchases all day

    • Maude Woods
      Open house 2 - 8 pm
      20% OFF Storewide
      Food & drinks
    • Mignon Chocolate
      Open house until 8 pm
      Chocolate samples and 15% off all purchases

    • Retreat
      Open house 11 am - 8 pm
      FREE Greeting Card with $100 purchase

  • Food Tasting Walking Tour, Saturday, February 1, 2025 12:00 am Food Tasting Walking Tour, Saturday, February 1, 2025 12:00 am
    Food Tasting Walking Tour November 22, 2025
    10:30 am–2:00 pm

    Food Tasting Walking Tour

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    Saturday : 10:30am–2:00pm
    Sunday : 10:30am–2:00pm
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    Experience Old Pasadena in a different way on this Old Pasadena Food Tasting Walking Tour. Colorful alleys and secret thru-ways spice up your walk as you seek out spectacular ethnic eateries and sweet-stuff havens on Melting Pot Tours' Old Pasadena Tour. Enjoy all the fascinating stories behind the foods when you explore this historic district, once just a sunny haven of bountiful orange groves.

    Whenever possible, you’ll be met and hosted by the special merchants who proudly share their incredible offerings. The tour concludes back at the original starting point. The food samples along the way are filling enough so that for most people lunch afterward is not necessary.

    Here's what you can expect on the Old Pasadena Food Tour:

    • Ethnic Eateries
    • Artisan Chocolates
    • Specialty Bakery

    This walking tour covers 1.25 miles (approx. 5,400 steps) visiting 10 stops, and is about 3.5 hours long.

     

     

  • Food Tasting Walking Tour, Saturday, February 1, 2025 12:00 am Food Tasting Walking Tour, Saturday, February 1, 2025 12:00 am
    Food Tasting Walking Tour November 23, 2025
    10:30 am–2:00 pm

    Food Tasting Walking Tour

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    Saturday : 10:30am–2:00pm
    Sunday : 10:30am–2:00pm
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    Experience Old Pasadena in a different way on this Old Pasadena Food Tasting Walking Tour. Colorful alleys and secret thru-ways spice up your walk as you seek out spectacular ethnic eateries and sweet-stuff havens on Melting Pot Tours' Old Pasadena Tour. Enjoy all the fascinating stories behind the foods when you explore this historic district, once just a sunny haven of bountiful orange groves.

    Whenever possible, you’ll be met and hosted by the special merchants who proudly share their incredible offerings. The tour concludes back at the original starting point. The food samples along the way are filling enough so that for most people lunch afterward is not necessary.

    Here's what you can expect on the Old Pasadena Food Tour:

    • Ethnic Eateries
    • Artisan Chocolates
    • Specialty Bakery

    This walking tour covers 1.25 miles (approx. 5,400 steps) visiting 10 stops, and is about 3.5 hours long.

     

     

  • Food Tasting Walking Tour, Saturday, February 1, 2025 12:00 am Food Tasting Walking Tour, Saturday, February 1, 2025 12:00 am
    Food Tasting Walking Tour November 29, 2025
    10:30 am–2:00 pm

    Food Tasting Walking Tour

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    Saturday : 10:30am–2:00pm
    Sunday : 10:30am–2:00pm
    Tags:

    Experience Old Pasadena in a different way on this Old Pasadena Food Tasting Walking Tour. Colorful alleys and secret thru-ways spice up your walk as you seek out spectacular ethnic eateries and sweet-stuff havens on Melting Pot Tours' Old Pasadena Tour. Enjoy all the fascinating stories behind the foods when you explore this historic district, once just a sunny haven of bountiful orange groves.

    Whenever possible, you’ll be met and hosted by the special merchants who proudly share their incredible offerings. The tour concludes back at the original starting point. The food samples along the way are filling enough so that for most people lunch afterward is not necessary.

    Here's what you can expect on the Old Pasadena Food Tour:

    • Ethnic Eateries
    • Artisan Chocolates
    • Specialty Bakery

    This walking tour covers 1.25 miles (approx. 5,400 steps) visiting 10 stops, and is about 3.5 hours long.

     

     

  • Food Tasting Walking Tour, Saturday, February 1, 2025 12:00 am Food Tasting Walking Tour, Saturday, February 1, 2025 12:00 am
    Food Tasting Walking Tour November 30, 2025
    10:30 am–2:00 pm

    Food Tasting Walking Tour

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    Saturday : 10:30am–2:00pm
    Sunday : 10:30am–2:00pm
    Tags:

    Experience Old Pasadena in a different way on this Old Pasadena Food Tasting Walking Tour. Colorful alleys and secret thru-ways spice up your walk as you seek out spectacular ethnic eateries and sweet-stuff havens on Melting Pot Tours' Old Pasadena Tour. Enjoy all the fascinating stories behind the foods when you explore this historic district, once just a sunny haven of bountiful orange groves.

    Whenever possible, you’ll be met and hosted by the special merchants who proudly share their incredible offerings. The tour concludes back at the original starting point. The food samples along the way are filling enough so that for most people lunch afterward is not necessary.

    Here's what you can expect on the Old Pasadena Food Tour:

    • Ethnic Eateries
    • Artisan Chocolates
    • Specialty Bakery

    This walking tour covers 1.25 miles (approx. 5,400 steps) visiting 10 stops, and is about 3.5 hours long.

     

     

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