Activity Hubs

Three Activity Hubs along the event route will offer opportunities for play, discovery, and rest. Each activity hub will offer core services, including:

• Live entertainment and performances
• Visual arts and family-friendly games
• Special collectibles including limited edition stickers​​
• Local small businesses, vendors and exhibitors
• Free water, restrooms, and hand-wash stations
• Free basic bike repair and bike valet​

​For hub programming details, please visit the Hubs page.​​

Activity Hub Info

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South El Monte Hub​

Location: ​Santa Anita Avenue between Central and Vacco

​Opening Ceremony

• 10:45 am - 11:00 am - Welcome Ceremony with special guests and surprises!

Performances:

• 9:00 am - 10:30 am - Valle Lindo School District Dance Teams
• 11:00 am - 1:00 pm - Soto Band - Latin - Funk - R&B
• 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm - The Treedom - Latinx jazz-tinged indie quartet
• 2:30 pm - 3:00pm - Shively Student Band 

Activities:

• Fruit Tree giveaway with TreePeople!
• Giant games (Chess, Badminton, Jenga, Corn Hole, etc)
• Inflatable obstacle courses
• Inflatable basketball, soccer
• Professional chalk artist
• Public chalk zone
• Food trucks
• GoSGV E-Bike Demo Zone
• SGV Car Share Demo
• Dia de los Muertos celebrations including community ofrenda

Downtown El Monte Hub​

Location: Main Street between Tyler and Santa Anita​

​Performances:
Main Street Stage

• 11:00 am - 1:00 pm - Mariachi Las Catrinas 
• 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm - Lxs Cochinxs - Cumbia Cochina

Lexington Stage

• 10:00 am - 11:00 am - Cumbia La Gran Sonora
• 11:00 am - 12:00 pm - Los Cadetes de Linares
• 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm - La Expectativa

Activities:

• Dia de los Muertos celebrations and festivities​
• Face painting
• Community ofrenda/altars
• Games! (e.g., Giant Checkers, Giant Connect 4, Corn hole, Street Badminton, etc)
• Mahjong Underground - learn how to play Mahjong!
• Live mural making (on utility boxes)
• Professional chalk artist (and make-your-own-chalk-art zone)
• Megan the Bubbleologist!
• Food vendors
• Student performances
• 12:30 pm - 3:00 pm - A Portal Between Two Worlds: Experience a free, 15-minute meditation session with El Monte Vision to honor, remember, and reconnect with our loved ones who have departed. Text (626)-444-0360 to RSVP.

Jeff Seymour Center Hub​

Location: Tyler and Emery
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Performances:

• 11:00 am - 12:00 pm - The Nextdoors - cello-soaked Americana
• 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm - O Que Nube
• 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm -  San Gabriel Valley Symphony

Activities:

• Bicycle Park / Pump Track
• Arts activities for children
• Face painting
• Inflatable obstacle course
• Games 
• Food trucks
• Community ofrenda
• Gabe's Yard Sale - FREE vintage SGV magnets, stickers, signs and more!