Name: The Mixx: Salsa Bachata Dance Nights
Start: 2026-10-27T20:00:00-07:00
End: 2026-10-27T20:00:00-07:00
Location: The Mixx

Featured Activities

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Passing Strange: Nov 4-Nov 29

Pasadena Heritage: Sounds of the Sixties: Nov 12 | 6:30PM-8:45PM

CicLAvia: Nov 15 | 9AM-3PM

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October 2026
Vroman’s Bookstore: Local Author Day Introducing Jerell Hill, Elliot Blake & Travis Johns

October 18 @ 4:00 pm In-Person Event

Vroman's Bookstore 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, United States

Jerell Hill presents Developing Conscious Gratitude in Schools: A Blueprint for Shifting from Burdens to Brilliance Developing Conscious Gratitude in Schools transforms how educators address systemic inequality in American education. Jerell Hill presents a comprehensive blueprint for creating inclusive, empowering learning environments that shift students from burdens to brilliance, particularly those from low-income and marginalized […]

Free
Third@First: Piano Extravaganza

October 18 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm In-Person Event

First United Methodist Church 500 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, United States

Acclaimed faculty pianists Bernadene Blaha (USC), Kevin Fitz-Gerald (USC), Sarkis Baltaian (Orange County School of the Arts), and First UMC’s own Junko Ueno Garrett (Occidental College) unite to play with eight hands on two pianos! Come hear music by Beethoven, Rachmaninov, Moscheles, Ravel, and Rossini.

Free
Vroman’s Bookstore: John Stephens discusses & signs Age of Fury

October 20 @ 7:00 pm In-Person Event

Vroman's Bookstore 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, United States

In Gilded Age New York, a fierce seventeen year-old Irish girl joins forces with a notorious gangster to hunt down her sister's killer. Told from both perspectives, their search for justice pulls them from the city’s darkest corners to glittering ballrooms, where a secret can mean death, and love comes at a perilous price. Two […]

Free
Vroman’s Bookstore: Vroman’s Bookstore & The Braille Institute Present: Barbara Kingsolver discussing Partita

October 21 @ 7:00 pm In-Person Event

Vroman's Bookstore 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, United States

The Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Demon Copperhead discusses her highly-anticipated new novel The story of a brief, passionate, life-changing love affair, wrapped up in what might be the greatest romance of all: our eternal human longing for art and beauty. Livia Cable has made her peace with her marriage and modest livelihood in the farm […]

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Vroman’s Bookstore: DC Frost and Gary Phillips: An evening of contemporary LA Noir moderated by Saul Gonzalez

October 23 @ 7:00 pm In-Person Event

A Shadow of Jaguars (Detective DJ Arias Mystery #2) "Pulling back the curtain in Hollywood . . . twisty enough to tie you in knots, exciting enough to keep you guessing, and smart enough to make you think."--Ilana Berry, author of The Peacock and the Sparrow A Shadow of Jaguars by D.C. Frost is a […]

Free
Vroman’s Bookstore: Liz Brizzi reads from & signs Milo & Twig

October 24 @ 11:00 am In-Person Event

Vroman's Bookstore 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, United States

A heartwarming and gentle story about the quiet courage it takes to let go and the joy in helping someone you love become their truest, happiest self. Twig is Milo's best friend. But what will happen when Twig needs to spread his wings? The day Twig falls from his nest, he meets a boy named […]

Free
Vroman’s Bookstore: Marie Lu, in conversation with Dahlia De La Vega, discusses & signs Mortal Things

October 24 @ 3:00 pm In-Person Event

Vroman's Bookstore 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, United States

This stunning first edition features a foiled jacket - a must-have for collectors everywhere! "A dark dream of a book." --Victoria Aveyard, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of the Red Queen series and the Realm Breaker trilogy "A riveting, magical read that is impossible to put down." --Rebecca Ross, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of […]

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The Mixx: Pre Halloween Tribute to The Cure and 80’s Dance Party and Live Show

October 24 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm In-Person Event

The Mixx 443 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, United States

🎃🎶 Celebrate Halloween at The Mixx Pasadena with a spooktacular live tribute to The Cure by Pictures of You, featuring special guest My Mix Tape performing favorite throwback hits live on stage! Dance and sing along to flashback music video mixes on the largest LED wall in town with DJ Jack Tames. 👻🦇 Come dressed […]

$13.00
Bark in the Park: Howl-O-Ween Parade & Costume Contest

October 25 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm In-Person Event

Playhouse Village Park 701 Union St, Pasadena, CA, United States

Playhouse Village invites dogs and their owners to celebrate Halloween and have a howling good time at the annual Bark in the Park: Howl-o-ween on Sunday, October 25 from 11 am to 2 pm at Playhouse Village Park. This free spooktacular event presented by Playhouse Village Foundation features a costume parade and contests with prizes, treat […]

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Vroman’s Bookstore: Daniel Kwan & Julia Pott read from & sign Have You Ever Seen a Ghost?

October 25 @ 1:00 pm In-Person Event

Vroman's Bookstore 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, United States

Help a shy ghost overcome their anxiety in time to attend a party in this whimsical picture book written by one of the creators of Everything Everywhere All at Once and the creator of Summer Camp Island! Ghost is going to a party tonight, and they are a little nervous. In fact... Would you go […]

Free
Walktober: Pasadena’s Sacred Spaces

October 25 @ 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm In-Person Event

Let's walk to 10 Churches in and around Downtown Pasadena and see as many interiors as possible. If you've looked around, you've no doubt noticed that Pasadena has a lot of beautiful, old churches. Haven't you wondered about their history, their architecture, and what they look like inside? Join walk leader, Noel McCarthy, for "Sacred […]

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The Mixx: Salsa Bachata Dance Nights

October 27 @ 8:00 pm In-Person Event The Mixx: Salsa Mixx

The Mixx 443 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, United States

Tropical Tuesday Nights are back at The Mixx Pasadena.Guests are invited to dust off their dancing shoes and enjoy an evening of Salsa and Bachata set to the hottest Latin rhythms in town. The night features sensational Salsa and Bachata dance lessons led by award-winning Los Angeles instructor Rogelio Moreno, followed by social dancing with […]

No Cover Charge

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October 2026