Pasadena Elks Lodge Celebrates 125 Years With Western-Themed Festival

Pasadena Elks Lodge 672 is celebrating its 125th anniversary with a Western-themed outdoor festival. The event will take place on Sunday, October 25, from 2 to 8 p.m. It will include live music, food from local vendors, and a classic car show.

The festival will benefit five local nonprofits: Ronald McDonald House, Door of Hope, Altadena Girls, Pasadena Humane Society, and Villa Esperanza. Organizers have planned a range of entertainment. Performers include Maurice Smith & the Magnolia Outlaws, Ginny Luke, DJ Manu Seve, Dusty Bojangles & the Shooting Breeze, and South Pasadena native Cole Gallagher.

Food options will be available from tents operated by Deluxe 1717, El Patron, and Foothill Restaurant. Five food trucks are also scheduled to participate: Fire & Wood Catering, John Que’s Smokeout, 8E8 Thai Street Food, Flaming Grain, and Handel’s Ice Cream. Attendees can also visit a Bandero Tequila bar and three other specialty drink bars.

Additional activities include cornhole, roping games, a mechanical bull, and a staged jail for photographs. Caltech Employees Federal Credit Union is the official sponsor, and Keck Medicine is the charity sponsor.

This festival offers Pasadena residents an opportunity to enjoy a community event with diverse entertainment and food options. It also supports several local charitable organizations.

Need to know

• Date: Sunday, October 25
• Time: 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.
• Contact: Chiara Tellini at 626-437-7350