Jackalope Music & Makers Festival Pasadena
- Jackalope Arts opened its spring Old Pasadena fair on Saturday, April 25, turning Central Park into a free two-day market with more than 200 local artisans, live music, food vendors, and family activities. - The event runs 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on April 25 and 26 at 275 S. Raymond Ave., with hand-feeding in an interactive butterfly garden and a $15 floral mosaic workshop among the attractions. - The semiannual market has been held in Old Pasadena since 2015, making this its 11th year under the park’s oaks. (pasadenanow.com)
Jackalope Arts opened its spring Old Pasadena fair on Saturday, April 25, with more than 200 artisans filling Central Park for a free weekend market. (jackalopeartfair.com) (oldpasadena.org) The event runs Saturday and Sunday, April 25 and 26, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Central Park, 275 S. Raymond Ave. in Pasadena. Admission is free, and organizers say the site is open to all ages, handicap accessible, and welcomes leashed pets. (oldpasadena.org) (visitpasadena.com) Jackalope says shoppers can expect original fashion, jewelry, paper goods, home décor, housewares, art, photography, and food from 200-plus hand-selected makers. Old Pasadena lists the fair as one of the district’s signature events. (jackalopeartfair.com) (oldpasadena.org) The weekend program goes beyond shopping. Jackalope’s official page lists an interactive butterfly garden, free flower picture frame building, friendship bracelet making, slime customization, custom poetry, live caricatures, face painting, and on-site screen printing. (jackalopeartfair.com) Pasadena Now reported that visitors can hand-feed hundreds of butterflies in the garden and that Piece by Piece is offering a floral mosaic workshop for $15 per session. The same report said Los Angeles poet Bryan Mahoney is writing custom poems on vintage typewriters during the fair. (pasadenanow.com) Live music is scheduled both days. Pasadena Now reported Paul Falcon plays from 10 to 11 a.m., Ricky England from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Ricky and Song from 1 to 1:30 p.m., and Rusty Perez from 2 to 5 p.m. (pasadenanow.com) Food is part of the draw too. Pasadena Now listed Kogi BBQ, Bao Bao Express, Boba Bestie, La Pinsa Mia, Thai Mex Cocina, Mariscos Arenita, and Agnes Restaurant and Cheesery among the vendors. (pasadenanow.com) The fair has become a recurring spring and fall stop in Old Pasadena. Pasadena Now said Jackalope Arts has held semiannual markets at Central Park since 2015, and Altadena Now described this spring edition as the event’s 11th year under the oaks. (pasadenanow.com) (altadena-now.com) For Pasadena this weekend, the pitch is simple: one park, no admission charge, and two days of local makers selling directly to shoppers. (pasadenanow.com)
