AAPI Night Market at Sender One LAX

A climbing gym near LAX is turning into an AAPI Heritage Month gathering spot tonight. Sender One LAX is hosting an AAPI Night Market on Wednesday, May 13, with Asian Climbing Collective, FilipinUp, and ACE Next Gen. The draw is not just shopping or food — it’s the mash-up of local AAPI vendors, music, art, and discounted climbing in one place. The only wrinkle is that public listings disagree on the end time, so if you’re going, the smart move is to treat 7 p.m. as firm and the closing hour as worth double-checking. ### What is happening tonight? The event is an AAPI Night Market at Sender One LAX, the climbing gym at 11220 Hindry Avenue in Los Angeles. Sender One’s own page frames it as a community night market for AAPI Heritage Month with climbing, music, art, local small businesses, and vendors. The partner list is consistent across sources — Asian Climbing Collective, FilipinUp, and ACE Next Gen show up everywhere. (senderoneclimbing.com) ### Is it really free? Yes — if you just want the market. Sender One says admission to the market is free if you RSVP as a participant. If you want to climb during the event, the gym is offering a discounted $24 day pass that includes rentals. That makes this less like a ticketed street festival and more like an open community event with an optional activity layered on top. (senderoneclimbing.com) ### What’s the confusing part? The timing. Sender One’s event page says Wednesday, May 13, and describes the night market without an end-time conflict in the snippet, but We Like L.A. lists it as running from 7 to 11 p.m. The Asian Pacific Community Fund calendar lists the same event, same address, and same partners, but gives a 7 to 9 p.m. window. LAist also lists 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. So the safe read is that the event definitely starts at 7 p.m., but the end time is inconsistent across event calendars. (senderoneclimbing.com) ### Why put a night market in a climbing gym? Because that’s the point of this one. It is not trying to be a giant outdoor food bazaar. It is using a niche social space — indoor climbing — to pull together people who might come for different reasons and end up in the same room. That matters for groups like Asian Climbing Collective, which are built around making outdoor and climbing culture feel more welcoming and less socially narrow. (welikela.com) The gym becomes the venue, but the actual product is community. ### What kind of crowd is this for? Mostly adults. We Like L.A. lists the event as 21+ only, which is an important detail if you were imagining a broad all-ages family market. Other listings emphasize vendors, music, raffles, and community connection more than formal performances, so expect a social mixer with shopping and activity, not a stage-heavy festival program. (senderoneclimbing.com) ### How does it fit into May in LA? It lands in the middle of a packed AAPI Heritage Month calendar across Los Angeles. But this event stands out because it is small-scale and cross-purpose — part cultural celebration, part community organizing, part recreation. In the same week, LA also has larger AAPI-focused market and heritage events, which makes this feel like one node in a broader citywide push rather than a one-off. (welikela.com) ### So what should you know before going? Treat this as a Wednesday-night pop-up with a firm start time, free market entry, and optional paid climbing. The catch is logistics — RSVP, expect an adult crowd, and verify whether the event wraps at 9 or 11 p.m. before you head over. ### Bottom line This is a very LA kind of event — heritage-month programming folded into a climbing gym, with culture and commerce sharing the same floor. (aapila.org) If that mix sounds appealing, tonight is the night. (senderoneclimbing.com)