Labor Day Weekend Events: 626 Night Market, Best Public Pools, Family Fairs!

The end of summer is nearing, but you wouldn’t think so with this heatwave! Enjoy this Labor Day Weekend with events around town, particularly lots of family friendly, OUTDOOR fun. When we think of Labor Day, we think of pools (and poolside drinking duh), BBQ and grilling, and eating loads of fried food at the local fair. Grab the whole family and head out to enjoy the Cali heat on this long weekend! 626 Night Market: CELEBRATING 5 YEARS OF . . . Delectable foods. Innovative small businesses. Imaginative crafts. Expressive art. Inspired entrepreneurship. Spirited community. New friendships. Lasting love. 626 Night Market.

The original and largest Asian-themed night market in the United States, 626 Night Market boasts hundreds of food, merchandise, crafts, arts, games, music, and entertainment attractions in one jam-packed weekend of festivities for the whole family. 626 Night Market aims to unite and empower the community by serving as a platform for showcasing local entrepreneurs, businesses, artists, and talent.

Where: Santa Anita Park –  285 W. Huntington Drive – Arcadia, CA 91007 (Enter through Gates 3 & 5 on Huntington Drive or Gate 8 on Baldwin Ave.) Labor Day Weekend: September 2–4 / Friday & Saturday & Sunday 4pm–1am Free parking. $3 admission at the door only. Children 6 and under get in free.

Labor Day Weekend Events: 626 Night Market

Fiesta Hermosa Arts and Crafts Festival: The largest FREE arts & crafts fair in Southern California with over 300 artists and crafters, including painters, photographers, ceramicists, jewelers, sculptors, and handcrafters. The festival takes place in downtown Hermosa Beach, with the ocean as a backdrop. Activities include two stages of live music, popular Charity Beer & Wine Garden, Kiddie Carnival + petting zoo, and tons of FOOD vendors!!! Where: Downtown Hermosa Beach – Pier Ave, Los Angeles CA, 90254 Labor Day Weekend: September 3–5 / Saturday – Monday 10am–6pm FREE!!

Labor Day Weekend Events: Fiesta Hermosa Arts & Crafts Festival

LA County Fair: Kicking off the festival season is the largest Southern California outdoor party for the whole family, not to mention all the fried goodness you can possibly eat in a day. yahooo! This year new attractions include:

• The Igloo Ice Skating Rink,
• Jurassic Planet Dinosour Exhibit,
• OUR BODY: THE UNIVERSE WITHIN (fascinating, artful and educational exhibit consisting of actual human bodies and organs),
• The Art of Watercolor,
• Historic Trains (See the Union Pacific Centennial DD40X diesel-powered locomotive up close and personal),
• National Parks Museum
• America’s Kids Exhibit…and SO MUCH MORE

Adult Single Day ticket only $20, Children $12 . More ticket Where: 1101 West McKinley Ave. – Pomona, CA 91768 Labor Day Weekend: Friday 12pm-midnight; Saturday 10am-midnight; Sunday 10am-midnight; Monday 10am-10pm

Labor Day Weekend Events: LA County Fair

If staying cool is more your speed, why not head with the family to one of these local pools. They’re so pretty you wouldn’t know they were PUBLIC and available to all. Annenberg Community Beach House (Santa Monica): Beautiful pool just steps from the Pacific Ocean and all that the beach cities have to offer. $10 adults, $4 kids 17 and under, $5 seniors 60+, free under age 1; $1 Mondays, excluding holidays Hansen Dam Aquatic Center (Valley): A pool that looks like we’re at the beach?! (minus the 2 hours traffic jam to get there)..sign us up! Oh, and water slide included. $3.50 adults, $1 for 17 and under, 65 and up and persons with disabilities Rose Bowl Aquatic Center (Pasadena): Beautifully nestled in the trees and enough pool for lap swimming, diving, or just relaxing with the kids. $2 adults, $1 for 17 and under during Family Swim hours; $12 for adults, $9 young adults and seniors during Lap Swim hours Stoner Park Pool (Westside): This pool is perfect for the kiddos; as there’s slides, a wading pool that’s barely four feet, and jungles of fun fountains. $3.50 adults, $1 for 17 and under, 65 and up and persons with disabilities LA84 Foundation/John C. Argue Swim Stadium (Expo Aquatic Center):

Feel like an Olympian in this leftover Olympic ’84 pool in DTLA Exposition Park. Get your butterfly stroke on in the morning and hand out with the family in the afternoon recreation time.

$3.50 adults, $1 for 17 and under, 65 and up and persons with disabilities

Whatever you get into this Labor Day Weekend, stay cool, eat tons, and don’t forget the sunscreen!! Cheers!!

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