What's on in El Monte for free?
24 upcoming events
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Events in El Monte for free
Mon19
Tomorrow
Wed21
Wednesday 21 October
Thu22
Thursday 22 October
Fri23
Friday 23 October
Later
Fri 23 · 4 PMFree
🏷️Other
Teen Advisory Board
El Monte Library
Fri 23 · 5 PMFree
🚴Cycling🌳Outdoors
El Monte & South El Monte Youth Movie Night Bike Ride
ActiveSGV Headquarters @ Jeff Seymour Center/Mulhall Elementary School
Sat 24 · 11 AMFree
✂️Workshop🪡Crafts
Fiber Arts Club
El Monte Library
Sun 25 · 8 AMFree
🚴Cycling🌳Outdoors
Spooky Community Bike Ride
ActiveSGV Headquarters @ Jeff Seymour Center/Mulhall Elementary School
Wed 28 · 5 PMFree
📚Literature
Book Club: The Silent Patient
El Monte Library
Thu 29 · 2 PMFree
🎪Street party
Western Dental Kids Trunk or Treat
Western Dental & Orthodontics Kids
Thu 29 · 5 PMFree
🏷️Other
ActiveSGV at City of El Monte Día de los Muertos Celebration
Main Street
Fri 30 · 4 PMFree
✂️Workshop🔬Science
MākMō: Code Your Own Music
El Monte Library
Sat 31 · 11 AMFree
🎨Creative workshop🐣Animals
Owl Art: Creatures of the Night
El Monte Library
Sun 1 · 9 AMFree
Learn to Bike Class in El Monte - Beginner Friendly!
ActiveSGV Headquarters @ Jeff Seymour Center/Mulhall Elementary School
Sat 7 · 9 AMFree
🌱Ecology🌳Outdoors
Tire Recycling Event (El Monte)
City Of El Monte Public Works Department (Enter on Valley Circle)
Sun 8 · 9 AMFree
Bike Rodeo and Bike Skills Course in El Monte
ActiveSGV Headquarters @ Jeff Seymour Center/Mulhall Elementary School
Sun 15 Nov · 9 AMFree
Electric Bike Demo in El Monte!
Jeff Seymour Family Center
Sun 22 Nov · 8 AMFree
Intermediate Community Bike Ride
ActiveSGV Headquarters @ Jeff Seymour Center/Mulhall Elementary School
Sun 29 Nov · 9 AMFree
SGV Carshare EV Showcase in El Monte!
Jeff Seymour Family Center
Wed 2 Dec · 10 AMFree
🏷️Other
Aviation Commission Meeting
San Gabriel Valley Airport
Sun 6 Dec · 9 AMFree
Learn to Bike Class in El Monte - Beginner Friendly!
ActiveSGV Headquarters @ Jeff Seymour Center/Mulhall Elementary School
Sun 13 Dec · 8 AMFree
🚴Cycling🌳Outdoors
Intermediate Community Bike Ride
ActiveSGV Headquarters @ Jeff Seymour Center/Mulhall Elementary School
See also in El Monte for free
Sat 24 · 8 PM$28.52–81.88
🎤Hip-Hop🎫Concert
Melloween x Psycho Screamz
Fusion Bar, El Monte
At 5 PM$28.52–71.21
🎹Blues🎸Rock
LANCE LOPEZ - Burnin' Texas Blues-Rock Guitarist - in Arcadia!
Matt Denny's Ale House Restaurant, Arcadia
Fri 16$23.10
🍽️Food
Beer Stein PRESALE
Haven City Market - West Covina
At 4 PM$23.18–49.87
✨Pop🎫Concert
Kuriru's Birthday Live 2026
4915 Walnut Grove Ave, San Gabriel
Sun 8 · 2:30 PM$25
✨Pop🎸Rock
After November — ReCo 若可·拾音 Live 2026
La Music Tribe, San Gabriel
Tue 20 · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz🎫Concert
Trivia Night at Wild Parrot Brewing Company
Wild Parrot Brewing Company, Pasadena
At 3 PM$0–7.18
🌳Outdoors🎫Concert
SPOOKCHELLA 2026: A Halloween Music & Vendor Festival Experience
Britestar Tavern, glendora
At 4 PMFree
🎻Opera🎻Classical
Carmen | LA Opera’s Free “Opera in the Park” Simulcast at Steinmetz Park
1545 S Stimson Ave, Hacienda Heights
At 4 PMFree
🧺Market🌳Outdoors
"Guys and Ghouls Night Out" Outdoor Night Market on Sat, October 17, 2026
Mt. Lowe Brewing Company, Arcadia
Tomorrow · 9 PM
🎉Parties
Sunday SIP
Dave & Buster's - Arcadia
Fri 23
🎪Street party🌳Outdoors
2026 Los Angeles Fall Fair
La Prada Event Plaza, South El Monte
Fri 23 · 1 PMFree
🎪Street party
Halloween Party
1441 Santa Anita Ave, South El Monte
Sat 24 · 6 PM$10–40
✨Belly dance🎊Socials
Garba & Dandiya Night 2026 – Arcadia | Dinner, Live Entertainment & Glow Night
Arcadia Masonic Center
Sun 25 · 4 PMFree
🎪Street party
2026 Harvest Festival, Trunk & Treat, Petting Zoo, and lots more
MidEast Evangelical Church, Temple City
Thu 29 · 7 PM$25
🎪Street party
Singles Soiree: "Love at First FRIGHT" in Monrovia
Viola’s Bar & Bistro, Monrovia
Fri 30 · 7:30 PMFree
🎩Ballroom🎷Swing
Halloween Dance Social with Live Music
Dance Around The Clock Monrovia
Sat 31 · 7 PM$31.74
🎉Parties
Dave and Boo-ster's - Arcadia
Dave & Buster's Arcadia - Santa Anita, Los Angeles
At 6 PMFree
🎉Parties
Miss HalloQueen 2026 (LADIES ONLY)
Vintage nail bar, Covina
At 7 PM$13
🎉Club🔊Techno
A Night In The Octagon
UFC GYM Alhambra
At 7 PM
🎉Club💿DJ set
2N1T3 PARK AND RAVE #05.2
Moncha Cafe, Los Angeles
Tomorrow · 2 PM$15
🎪Street party
Azusa Golden Days Carnival- (10/18) SUNDAY WRISTBANDS
Veterans Freedom Park, Azusa
At 8 PM$12
🎤Stand-up🎤Karaoke
Erick Esteban's All -Stars at Astronaut City
Astronaut City, Arcadia
Sat 24 · 6:30 PM$9.99
🎤Stand-up
This Good Comedy 这个好喜剧 10/24 中文开放麦
Kung Fu Acting Star Academy, Temple City
Thu 5 · 7 PM$15.45–36.05
🎭Theatre
Animal Farm - Thursday Nov. 5th @ 7:00 PM
Arcadia Performing Arts Center
At 10 PMFree
🎤Stand-up
FREE TICKETS 3 MAJOR LATINO HEADLINER SHOW (Jesus Sepulveda, Jerry & J Val)
Laugh Factory Covina
Tomorrow · 2 PM$455
🎭Theatre🕺Musical
Come From Away
A Noise Within Theatre, Pasadena
Fri 16 · 7:30 PM$10–17.07
🎭Theatre
PCC Mainstage Theater presents “Frankenstein”
Center for the Arts Theater - Pasadena City College (CA 135)
Tue 20 · 6 PMFree
📚Literature
Adult Book Club : Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books
Baldwin Park Library
Fri 23 · 4:15 PMFree
📚Literature
Teen Book Club: Heartless by Marissa Meyer
Live Oak Library, Arcadia
Sun 15 Nov · 10 AMFree
🗣️Talk🔬Science
November 2026 Saturday Science Days: Science Rewind (Escape Room)
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center - Duarte
Tomorrow · 6 PMFree
📖Manga & Comics📚Literature
GalaXic Baseball League Book Signing with Acky Bright
Kinokuniya Santa Anita
Thu 22 · 6 PM$135
🍽️Food
An Ultimate Rare Champagne and Sushi Omakase Experience
W Bar at Wing Hop Fung, Arcadia
Fri 23 · 5 PMFree
🎬Cinema🌳Outdoors
Halloween Spooky Night: Movie on The Promenade
The Shops at Santa Anita, Arcadia
Sat 24 · 9 AMFree
🗣️Talk🏛️Politics & Economy
Is California Voting Fair?
L.A. County Election Center, City of Industry
Sat 24 · 11:30 AM$25–100
🍽️Food
Pie it Forward - Food Festival
The Loveday Kitchen, Temple City
Sat 24 · 2 PMFree
🗣️Talk🌱Ecology
Smart Gardening: Composting 101
Rosemead Library
Sun 25 · 4 PM$8–18
🍽️Food🪡Crafts
Día de los Muertos at The Arboretum
Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden, Arcadia
Sun 25 · 5 PM$80–87.21
🍽️Food🌳Outdoors
A Taste of Old Town Monrovia 2026
534 S Myrtle Ave, Monrovia
Tue 27 · 6 PMFree
🗣️Talk
The Power of Positive Parenting
South El Monte Library
Sat 31 · 12 PM$7.18
🪡Crafts🍽️Food
EAST 2026 — Immersive Asian Arts, Culture & Lifestyle Festival in Arcadia
Arcadia Woman's Club
Fri 6 · 8 PM$29.86–104.90
🌳Outdoors☀️Open air
DroneArt Show: Space Chase at Santa Anita Park
Santa Anita Park, Arcadia
Fri 13 · 6 PM
🖼️Exhibition
2026 Monrovia Holiday Art Night
Grey and Cash, Monrovia
Sat 14 · 6 PM$33.85–55.20
🖼️Exhibition🛶Migration
Noche de Testimonios
10809 Garvey Ave, El Monte
At 5 PMFree
🖼️Exhibition🥂Opening
Voces Magicae: A Heikala Solo Exhibition
Nucleus Art Gallery, Alhambra
At 6 PM
🎪Street party
Halloween Terror Trail
Industry Hills Expo Center
At 6:30 PMFree
📚Literature
Sip & Shush: Silent Book Club
RT Rogers Brewing, Co., Sierra Madre
At 7:30 PM
🕺Musical🎭Theatre
Come From Away
A Noise Within
Wed 21 · 3 PMFree
📚Literature
Book Club for Adults
San Gabriel Library
Wed 21 · 4 PMFree
🗣️Talk
Holiday Blues 假日憂鬱
Hacienda Heights Library
Thu 22 · 4 PMFree
🗣️Talk
Understanding Child and Adolescent Behaviors and Disorders
La Puente Library
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Venues in El Monte for free
El Monte Library
9 events
Main Street
2 events
Western Dental & Orthodontics Kids
1 event
Professional Institute of Beauty
1 event
Siren Aerial Fitness
1 event
10809 Garvey Ave
1 event
City Of El Monte Public Works Department (Enter on Valley Circle)
1 event
Fusion Bar
1 event
San Gabriel Valley Airport
1 event
Jeff Seymour Family Center
2 events
ActiveSGV Headquarters @ Jeff Seymour Center/Mulhall Elementary School
7 events