Experimental around Pasadena
72 upcoming events
Get experimental around Pasadena in your weekly roundup.
See it on a mapVenues at a glanceOazis lists 72 experimental events around Pasadena, pulled from ticket sites and venue calendars, updated every day.
Right now, most of the action is around Healing Force of the Universe, Lodge Room and Zebulon.
Events — experimental around Pasadena
Sat10
Today
Sun11
Tomorrow
Tomorrow · 7:30 PM$15–30
🌙Indie🔬Experimental
DROP DEAD, GORGEOUS
Hello Stranger
Tomorrow · 8 PM$17
🔬Experimental🔊Techno
Shikkoku Sunrise II: Rubber (() Cement, Sigtryggur Berg Sigmarsson, Moment Trigger, Skynthia, Hollywood Johnny, Sadomachina, Stag Reel + Rookestar - Girl w/ No Gear
Coaxial
Tomorrow · 8 PM$12.51–28.52
📜Poetry slam🔬Experimental
Aine Nakamura Residency: Earthly Beings in Dreams
Oracle Egg
Tomorrow · 8 PM$25
🎷Jazz🌐World music
Jon Armstrong’s Voluntary Breath + Bridge to Everywhere
Motivo LA
Sun 11
🔬Experimental🎫Concert
Democracy Sessions: The Room Begins to…
REDCAT
Mon12
Monday 12 October
Tue13
Tuesday 13 October
Wed14
Wednesday 14 October
Thu15
Thursday 15 October
Wed 14 · 6 PM$27
🎸Rock🔬Experimental
Rev.John & Maldoror - The Hunger X Das Bunker
216 N Brand Blvd
Wed 14 · 7 PM
🔬Experimental🎫Concert
Giraffe (Dave Harrington, Robert Walter, Spencer Zahn, Kosta G) – Album Release Show – In the Round
Lodge Room
Thu 15 · 2 PMFree
✂️Workshop🔬Experimental
Make a Spooky Soundtrack!
Glendale Central Library- Auditorium
Later
Thu 15 · 6 PM
🔬Experimental🎫Concert
Issued Nights Vol 11: Listening Edition
Lore Bookstore, Leimert Park
Thu 15 · 7:30 PM
🔬Experimental🎫Concert
Kevin Corcoran, Adam Lion & Wilson Shook; Music Research Strategies; Cherlyn Hsing-Hsin Liu & Michael Pisaro-Liu; A ∩ D
Human Resources
Thu 15 · 7:30 PM
🔬Experimental🎫Concert
Kevin Corcoran, Adam Lion & Wilson Shook; Music Research Strategies; Cherlyn Hsing-Hsin Liu & Michael Pisaro-Liu; A ∩ D
Human Resources Los Angeles
Thu 15 · 8 PM$33.77–44.43
🔬Experimental🎷Jazz
Sound Connections - Vol. 45 - "Space" - ITAI x Amalgamy
Zula Den
Fri 16 · 7 PM$38.44
🔊Techno🔬Experimental
Actress
Echoplex
Fri 16 · 7 PM$35–65
🔬Experimental
Reddening
516 S Anderson St
Fri 16 · 7 PM
🔬Experimental🎫Concert
Propositional Attitudes / Scorebook / Open Score(d)
Human Resources
Fri 16 · 7 PM
🔬Experimental🎫Concert
Propositional Attitudes / Scorebook / Open Score(d)
Human Resources Los Angeles
Fri 16 · 8 PM$19.27–22
🔬Experimental🎫Concert
Heartopener, Pedro TqM
Healing Force of the Universe
Fri 16 · 8 PM
🔬Experimental🎫Concert
The Terminator Live
Dolby Theatre
Sat 17
🎷Jazz🔬Experimental
Angel City Arts: Jazz Refractions
REDCAT
Sat 17 · 5 PM
🌊Contemporary🔬Experimental
Young Boy Dancing Group
Human Resources Los Angeles
Sat 17 · 6 PM
🔬Experimental
In(ti)mate Lives: Laundry Days After the Jailhouse Ball
Pieter Performance Space
Sun 18 · 1 PM$11.23
🎻Classical🔬Experimental
Wild Up Democracy Sessions - @SEA: DEMOCRACY
2220 Arts + Archives
Sun 18 · 2 PM$13.39
🌙Indie✨Pop
Ryder Bach, Corey Apple, Paris (Matinee Show)
Gold-Diggers
Sun 18 · 7 PM$17
🔬Experimental🎷Jazz
Grex • Jonathon Haffner • Steve Blum
The Airliner
Sun 18 · 7:30 PM$23.08
🔬Experimental🎙️Small gig
Open Gate Presents
Scribble
Sun 18 · 8 PM$30
🎷Jazz🔬Experimental
Mekala Session & PAPA + Qur'an Shaheed
REDCAT
Mon 19 · 7 PM$12–15
🔬Experimental🌙Indie
Emiliano Melis • Litvar • Preyhound
The Airliner
Mon 19 · 7 PM
⚡Electro🔬Experimental
Actress
Echoplex
Mon 19 · 8 PM$15
🎬Cinema🔬Experimental
Channel Surfing: 3D Short Films Curated by Blake Williams
2220 Arts + Archives
Tue 20 · 8 PM$32.71
🎸Rock🔬Experimental
1922 Nosferatu Silent Film Soundtrack by Dallas Acid and Paz Lenchantin
Zebulon
Tue 20 · 8 PM$17.50
🔬Experimental🎫Concert
MSHR, The Tenses, Special Collections, Joe Potts
2220 Arts + Archives
Tue 20 · 8 PM$12.51–23.18
🔬Experimental🎫Concert
Jakob Heinemann, Judith Berkson, mattie barbier, Elif Dinçer
Oracle Egg
Wed 21 · 8 PM$15
🔬Experimental🎫Concert
Jaffe / Dahl / Reinhart / Haffner Quartet + Christina Wheeler
2220 Arts + Archives
Thu 22 · 7 PM$17
🔬Experimental🎫Concert
Signs Of Life: Laura Shumate, Environmental Studies, Adam Lion + Mike Meanstreetz + Clementine Wink, Hexpressionist
Coaxial
Thu 22 · 7 PM
🌙Indie🔬Experimental
Weatherday – Hornet Disaster Tour 2026
Lodge Room
Thu 22 · 8 PM$26.78
⚡Electro🔬Experimental
Tyondai Braxton
Zebulon
Thu 22 · 8 PM$33.77–44.43
🎷Jazz🌐World music
The Residency - Sound Connections - Vol. 46 - "Roots" - ITAI x Aviv Hadari
Zula Den
Sat 24 · 6 PM
🎸Rock🔬Experimental
Substance
Belasco Theater
Sat 24 · 8 PM$15
🔬Experimental⚡Electro
Holy Sun Opera House x Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs
2220 Arts + Archives
Sat 24 · 8 PM$22–26
🎷Jazz🔬Experimental
Phi-Psonics, Mathias Kunzli
Healing Force of the Universe
Sat 24 · 8 PM$12.51–28.52
🔬Experimental🎫Concert
Cecyl Ruehlen Residency: Casting Phases Through A Cloud-Stone Piano
Oracle Egg
Sat 24 · 9 PM
🔬Experimental🎫Concert
Animal Collective
The Fonda Theatre
Sun 25 · 5 PM$15
🎬Cinema⚡Electro
YOKAI MONSTERS: 100 MONSTERS w/ Live Electronic Score by 92Jelani and yuk.!
Philosophical Research Society
Sun 25 · 8:30 PM$20
🔬Experimental🎷Jazz
Chris Ryan Williams Vibration Trio + Kalia Vandever
2220 Arts + Archives
Tue 27 · 7 PM
🎷Jazz🔬Experimental
Resavoir
Lodge Room
Wed 28 · 8 PM$15
🪕Folk / Acoustic🔬Experimental
Herb Lore, Ian MacPhee
2220 Arts + Archives
Fri 30 · 7 PM$64
🔬Experimental🎫Concert
Olafur Arnalds
The Wiltern
Sat 31 · 6 PM$10–15
🎤Hip-Hop🎷Jazz
RARE CANDY ★ AKAI SOLO, DJ Earl, DJ Strawberry, Dom McClennon, Tommaso, Bobbyy, Lastword
De La Playa Records & Leisure
Sun 1 · 7:30 PM$10
🎬Cinema🎞️Arthouse cinema
LA Filmforum: Francisco Romero – Local Reconstructions
2220 Arts + Archives
Tue 3 · 7 PM$19.57
🌙Indie🎸Rock
Bizou w/ LANDROID & Nightjacket
Gold-Diggers
Wed 4 · 7 PM
🔬Experimental🎊Socials
Normal Dreams – Liana Zhen-Ai + Astrid Sonne
Human Resources
Sat 7 Nov · 12 PM$175
✂️Workshop🔬Experimental
Hands-On Synthesizers I: Fundamentals of Synthesis Workshop
Vintage Synthesizer Museum
Sat 7 Nov · 8 PM$12.51–28.52
🔬Experimental
Demetris Charalambous & Quique Rios Ellis: Earwalk Towards the Clavicle
Oracle Egg
Sun 8 Nov · 7 PM$20–24.52
🤘Metal🎸Rock
Desert Eagle, Erscheinung, Laughing Chance
Oblivion
Tue 10 Nov · 7 PM
🔬Experimental🎫Concert
Shanghai Qiutian with Dabda
Echoplex
Tue 10 Nov · 8 PM$20
🎬Cinema🔬Experimental
Shungu live scores Faith in the Unknown
2220 Arts + Archives
Fri 13 Nov · 1 PM$0
🔬Experimental🎫Concert
One-Day Choir: Ólafur Arnalds & Talos - "A Dawning"
Pico Union Project
Tue 17 Nov · 8 PM$24.11
🌙Indie💿DJ set
First Ever Hologram Teen Concert (with Fred Armisen on Drums)
Zebulon
Sun 29 Nov · 8 PM$26.78
🔬Experimental⚡Electro
Jeremiah Chiu 'Edge Conditions' Album Release
Zebulon
Thu 3 Dec · 6 PM$26.96
⚡Electro🔬Experimental
Minty Boi Presents: Boy2000 in Los Angeles
El Cid
Tue 8 Dec · 8 PM$28.33
🔬Experimental🎫Concert
L'Rain
2220 Arts + Archives
Thu 10 Dec · 8 PM$15
🎬Cinema🔬Experimental
Lightstruck: THE FILM STRIP - The 16mm Medium as Subject
2220 Arts + Archives
Thu 17 Dec · 8 PM$26.78
🔬Experimental🌙Indie
Whitney Johnson/Lia Kohl/Macie Stewart, Duffy x Uhlmann, Claire Rousay DJ Set
Zebulon
See also around Pasadena
Thu 15 · 5 PMFree
🎪Street party
Open House
San Gabriel Police Department
Fri 30 · 5 PMFree
🎪Street party🌳Outdoors
San Gabriel’s Annual Fall Fun Festival
324 S Mission Dr, San Gabriel
Sat 17 · 7 PM$13
🎉Club🔊Techno
A Night In The Octagon
UFC GYM Alhambra
Sat 17 · 10 AMFree
🎪Street party
Welcome to the Mat Gala
7772 Garvey Ave, Rosemead
Sun 25 · 4 PMFree
🎪Street party
2026 Harvest Festival, Trunk & Treat, Petting Zoo, and lots more
MidEast Evangelical Church, Temple City
At 7 PM
💿DJ set🎉Club
Freak Scene With DJ Jenny LSQ
Sid The Cat Auditorium, Pasadena
Tomorrow · 1 PM
🌺Bachata🫂Kizomba
Urban Nights Dance Fundraiser #29
Monterey Park
Sat 24 · 6 PM$10–40
✨Belly dance🎊Socials
Garba & Dandiya Night 2026 – Arcadia | Dinner, Live Entertainment & Glow Night
Arcadia Masonic Center
Tomorrow · 7 PM$23.18
🎯Board games💿DJ set
Plei Game Night - PASADENA
The Mixx, Pasadena
Sun 11 · 11 AM$33.85
🌀Ecstatic dance🧘Wellness
Ecstatic Dance
Alexandria 2, Pasadena
Sat 24 · 4:30 PM
🩰Classical🎭Shows
Kabuki in Motion: The Lion Returns
Rothenberg Hall at The Huntington
At 7 PM$28.52
✨Cabaret🎷Jazz
An Evening with Toots McApplesauce: Only Slightly Misbehaving
1020 Mission St, South Pasadena
At 7 PM$9.85–17.85
🎤Stand-up🎲Improv
Halloween Special Improv Standup Show: New Joke City
Astronaut City, Arcadia
Sun 11 · 7 PM$10–25
💋Burlesque
Miss Spent Youth's Big Reveal
Crown City Dance, Pasadena
Sun 11 · 7:30 PM$12.51–23.18
💋Burlesque
The Big Reveal -Spooky Edition Oct 11th
Crown Theatre, Pasadena
At 7:30 PM$455
🎭Theatre
Come From Away - Preview Performance
A Noise Within Theatre, Pasadena
At 7:30 PM
🎭Theatre
Come from Away (Touring)
A Noise Within
At 9:45 PM
🎤Stand-up
No Filter Friday
The Ice House Comedy Club, Pasadena
Tue 13 · 6 PMFree
🗣️Talk
ADU (Accessory Dwelling Unit) Seminar - San Gabriel
500 S Del Mar Ave, San Gabriel
Wed 14 · 5 PMFree
🎬Cinema
Film Screening: Tortila Soup
San Gabriel Library
Sat 17 · 5 PMFree
🖼️Exhibition🥂Opening
Voces Magicae: A Heikala Solo Exhibition
Nucleus Art Gallery, Alhambra
Sun 25 · 1 PMFree
🗣️Talk
10月25號Medical咨詢會
529 E Valley Blvd, San Gabriel
Wed 14 · 7 PMFree
🗣️Talk🏰Heritage
Will Thrall: The Great Hiking Era in Alhambra
Masonic Lodge Alhambra # 322
Fri 16 · 6 PM$23.18
🗣️Talk
Invest in Yourself in the Age of AI: How a UFO Book Inspired Me
401 N Garfield Ave ste 1, Alhambra
Sat 24 · 2 PMFree
🗣️Talk🌱Ecology
Smart Gardening: Composting 101
Rosemead Library
Sat 7 NovFree
🖼️Exhibition🗣️Talk
Second Sundays: “This Land Is ...”
The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Sat 24 · 11:30 AM$25–100
🍽️Food
Pie it Forward - Food Festival
The Loveday Kitchen, Temple City
Tomorrow · 2 PMFree
🗣️Talk🍽️Food
Citrus Talk & Tasting with George Geary
Library Community Room, South Pasadena
Thu 15 · 12 PMFree
🗣️Talk
ADU Resource Lunch & Learn
251 S Lake Ave suite 800, Pasadena
Sat 17 · 9 AMFree
🔬Science🗣️Talk
PCC Astronomy and Physics STEM Saturday - Fall 2026
Pasadena City College
Sat 17 · 11 AM
🧺Market🪡Crafts
2026 Pasadena Makers Market
Pasadena Commons
Tue 20 · 3:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk
Free Educational Seminar on Estate Planning - Monterey Park
Marie Callender's - Monterey Park
Fri 6 · 10 AM$161.90–317.69
🗣️Talk
2026 Hackaday Superconference
ArtCenter College of Design South Campus, Pasadena
Sat 7 Nov · 11 AMFree
🧺Market🪡Crafts
Bloom in Autumn Fall Market
California Closets Pasadena
TodayFree
🖼️Exhibition
Exclusive exhibition Sarah Wiggins-Artistry spanning California to Oregon
27 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena
Tomorrow · 2 PMFree
🖼️Exhibition🥁Afro
Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration
The Shops at Santa Anita, Arcadia
Tomorrow · 2 PM$30–50
🍽️Food🌳Outdoors
Vino in the Village
38 S El Molino Ave, Pasadena
At 6 PMFree
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
Friday Night Magic Commander Free Play
PokeBoxUSA, San Gabriel
At 7 PM$5
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
Reality Fracture Commander Party
The Game Cellar, San Gabriel
At 7 PMFree
❓Quiz🌳Outdoors
Trivia Night at Ogopogo Brewing
Ogopogo Brewing, Los Angeles
Tue 13 · 6:30 PM
👾Video games🏆Tournament
Shark Tank #217: Skill Issue Awareness Day
2124 Huntington Dr, San Marino
At 6 PMFree
🃏Trading cards
Casual Commander
Odyssey Games - Pasadena
Tomorrow · 1 PMFree
🐉Tabletop RPG
Table Top Rpg Horror Night
Castle Clubhouse, Pasadena
Tomorrow · 7:30 PMFree
🔢Bingo
Pasadena Midnight bingo
2242 E Foothill Blvd, Pasadena
Sat 17 · 10:30 AMFree
🀄Mahjong
Mahjong at the Library with South Pasadena Chinese American Club
South Pasadena Community Room
Tue 13 · 8 PMFree
❓Quiz
Trivia Night at T. Boyle's Tavern
T. Boyle's Tavern, Pasadena
At 4:30 PM$5
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
CoreTCG Commander
CoreTCG, Pasadena
Your passions nearby
Tap what you're into — we'll find the outings around you.
Venues — experimental around Pasadena
Frequently asked questions
How many experimental events are there around Pasadena?
72 coming up on Oazis.
Where can you catch experimental around Pasadena?
Notably Healing Force of the Universe, Lodge Room and Zebulon. See the full list of venues above.