After a two-year hiatus, Active Streets | Mission-to-Mission is slated to return to the San Gabriel Valley on Sunday, April 28, 2024, creating 5 miles of car-free streets for the public to walk, bike, run, skate, scoot, dance, explore, and play. The free, family-friendly event will once again connect the historic San Gabriel and South Pasadena Mission Districts with downtown Alhambra.
The event route will feature three activity hubs with live music, play zones for kids of all ages, a diverse array of food and beverages, and community groups. Other highlights will include inflatable obstacle courses in South Pasadena, carnival games in San Gabriel, an Earth Day festival in Alhambra, and e-bike test ride zones in San Gabriel and South Pasadena. A 5k fun run/walk will start from the South Pasadena Hub at 8:30am. The San Gabriel High School Marching Band will perform in San Gabriel from 9:00-9:30am. A full list of event activities can be found here. “ActiveSGV is excited to partner with the the cities of San Gabriel, Alhambra, and South Pasadena, Metro Los Angeles, and the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments, to celebrate Earth Month with another Mission-to-Mission ciclovia” shared ActiveSGV Program Director Danielle Zamora. “The route linking the historic Mission Districts in San Gabriel and South Pasadena is one of our most popular., a big reason why this will be our third time staging this wonderful community event.” Participants can attend the event via the Metro Rail (A Line, Mission Station), which provides direct access to the South Pasadena Activity Hub. Children four or under ride free on Metro buses and trains, and bikes and scooters may be brought on board at no extra cost. The day will kick-off with a special Opening Ceremony at 8:20am in front of South Pasadena City Hall with local dignitaries, including the Mayor of South Pasadena and Gabe the Sasquatch!
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In June 2003 the original “ArroyoFest” opened up the historic Arroyo Seco Parkway for the public to enjoy on foot and bike. Ahead of its time, the event was successfully staged despite many, many obstacles. For those who had the opportunity to experience the historic parkway by foot, it left an indelible mark. It was the first time the iconic stretch of parkway was accessible to pedestrians since its opening in 1940. The novelty of the event was such that regional and national media outlets covered it in depth. And the assumption was it wouldn't be 20 years until the public had the chance to do so again. Many things have changed in the intervening 20 years. Metro Los Angeles added light rail service along the corridor to Pasadena, and then extended the line to Azusa. The formerly Gold, now "A" line, helped connect the communities of the Arroyo Seco to the larger LA Metro region, a project that is still underway with the recent opening of the Regional Connector and under construction extension to Pomona. During this time the Arroyo Seco walking and bicycling path was connected to South Pasadena. However the path still lacks a connection to the Los Angeles River. Will the second coming of ArroyoFest inspire a new generation to engage on sustainable mobility, safety and health issues along the Arroyo Seco? 2003 ArroyoFest Resources
Happy Earth Day 2022! For the re-staging of Mission-to-Mission Gabe and the team at ActiveSGV committed to making the first 626 Golden Streets in three years our most sustainable event to date. In addition to highlighting sustainability-focused organizations, small businesses, and community groups, Mission-to-Mission 2022 will integrate a number of steps to improve upon the 2019 event. In the downtown Alhambra Hub, where there is no access to power in the City right-of-way, a zero-emission, solar-battery trailer will be utilized to power the main stage and all live performances. Perhaps just an exciting, the vendor ActiveSGV is renting the trailer from - Aztlan Athletics - purchased it as a result of our request, and has already begun employing it for all their community events. Aztlan's solar-battery trailer is also now available for members of the community to rent as part of their suite of event support services. Another first, each activity hub will incorporate some of the latest and greatest, non-polluting, zero-emission technology, allowing the public to see, touch, and feel some of the latest electric technology. Foothill Transit is bringing one of its new, first-in-the-USA, double-decker, electric buses for the public to step aboard (Alhambra Hub). AGZA will showcase an array of all-electric yard equipment at Alhambra Park. Electric vehicle startup IndiEV will display its crossover EV in downtown Alhambra. ActiveSGV will utilize its upcycled, all-electric, solar-powered, formerly gas-powered, cargo van to transport e-bikes to the event and power a DJ along the route (Alhambra Park). The vehicle was recently purchased to support the GoSGV electric bike share program, which will offer free test rides in each activity hub. Speaking of E-bikes, Propel Bikes (South Pasadena hub) and Stan's Bike Shop (San Gabriel Hub) will be on hand with innovative cargo e-bikes and small electric vehicles, respectively. The team at ActiveSGV has also upped its commitment to reducing waste by promoting reusables. Vendors will not permitted to distribute single-use plastic from their booths. Reusable utensil sets including a bamboo fork, knife, spoon, and chopsticks will be raffled off to survey participants, opening ceremony attendees, and event volunteers. Event marketing and promotion will also include reminders for the public to bring their own cup/bottle to the event. As always, attendees are strongly encouraged to travel to the event via foot, bike, skate, scooter, and/or public transit. Children four or under ride free on Metro buses and trains, and bikes and scooters may be brought on board at no extra cost.
On Sunday, May 1, 2022 the San Gabriel Valley’s largest ciclovia or “open streets” event will return to the Cities of Alhambra, San Gabriel, and South Pasadena. The first 626 Golden Streets since Fall 2019 will provide attendees an opportunity to walk, bike, run, skate, scoot, dance, and play across five miles of car-free streets. A follow-up to the successful 2019 event, Mission-to-Mission will link the historic San Gabriel and South Pasadena Mission Districts with downtown Alhambra.
Like cicLAvia in Los Angeles, 626 Golden Streets is a FREE, family-friendly “ciclovia” that temporarily opens streets for people of all ages and backgrounds to enjoy in a healthy, fun, and novel fashion. The festivities will kick off at 8:30am with the official Opening Ceremony on Main Street in downtown Alhambra featuring special guests, entertainment, and community raffle. At 9am a family-friendly 5K Fun Run FREE to all youth 17 and under (www.run626.com) will start from the San Gabriel Hub. The event is free to the general public. Attendees can start and stop at any point along the route, at any time from 9am to 4pm. Activity zones in each participating community will host live music, cultural performances, family-friendly games and activities, kids play zones, vendors, zero-emission demo zones, and more! Participants are encouraged to enjoy the day by foot, bike, skate, skateboard, scooter, or any other type of human-powered vehicle!
For route map and more info visit www.626goldenstreets.com One of Gabe's favorite things to do at the start of every new year is pull out his calendar and save-the-dates for more #OpenStreets | #ciclovia fun! At least 8 major ciclovias are scheduled to take place across Los Angeles County in 2020, not including all the events organizations are planning in other parts of California. As huge fans of these transformative events, Gabe and his friends at #ActiveSGV team have once again put together a list of some of the most interesting and exciting ciclovias scheduled for the year ahead. The calendar includes several new routes and even one of the first twilight events in SoCal, appropriately scheduled for All Hallow's Eve! Get a head start on creative costume ideas, and be sure to give Gabe and friends a high 5 if you seen them exploring car-free streets outside the San Gabriel Valley. Also, be sure to thank Metro Los Angeles staff if you see them. Their Open Streets Program makes most of these events possible! Sunday, February 23, 2020 (9a-3p) - CicLAvia South LA The 2020 schedule will kick off with a new route connecting neighborhoods in South LA. Easily accessible via the Metro Blue (A) Line, the 6 mile route traverses much of historic Central Avenue in Los Angeles. The 35th cicLAvia to date, the event will also include photo booths, arts & crafts projects, games, and lots of food options. More info at ciclavia.org Saturday, March 21, 2020 (10a-4p) - Beach Streets The City of Long Beach's home-grown ciclovia returns on March 21st with a route connecting to Cal State Long Beach. The 4-mile route will include 4 festival hubs with their own unique vibe, music, activities, and family-friendly activities. If you haven't been to a "Beach Streets" before, Gabe highly recommends checking it out. More info here. Sunday, April 19, 2020 (10a-4p) - Heart of the Foothills Third in line is a #GabeTheSasquatch production! Golden Streets Heart of the Foothills will connect the cities of San Dimas, La Verne, and Pomona. Honoring the 50th Anniversary of Earth Month, the event will feature an array of eco-minded activity hubs, games, art installations, and more along the five mile route linking historic downtown San Dimas and La Verne to Palomares Park in Pomona. Join Gabe and friends for a special kick-off celebration at 8:45am at Palomares Park for a guaranteed selfie and a chance to win some Golden Streets prizes! More info here. Other Upcoming Ciclovias!
Dates sometimes subject to change. Be sure to check back later in the year to confirm!
This season’s 626 Golden Streets is right around the corner, and you might be asking yourself what there is to do that day. The short answer is: There’s never a shortage of exciting things to do! Whether it’s your first open street event or your 100th, there’s always something new to discover. This year, we’re bringing you a whole array of fun, family-friendly activities to enjoy along the route and discover this side of the SGV. From a Halloween costume contest to e-Bike demos, live music and arts and crafts, a community garden, and a Day of The Dead Parade, the options are endless. What will you choose? 626 Golden Streets | Streets and Treats is from 9am-4pm on October 26th in the cities of El Monte and South El Monte. Gabe’s Opening Ceremony begins promptly at 8:45am in the City of South El Monte Civic Center Hub! 26 Things To Do at #626GoldenStreets 1. Ride rollerblades, a bike, skateboard, scooter, unicycle, or other human powered vehicle. 2. Test out your Halloween costume and go trick-or-treating! Special treats will be spread out across 4 miles of #OpenStreets! 3. Enjoy a sweet treat at a local Bike-Friendly Business, Cyber Yogurt located right along the event route - 3305 Tyler Ave, El Monte. 4. Visit the Annual Dia de los Muertos festival in Downtown El Monte, featuring Children’s Zone (Face Painters, Balloon Artists, Vendors), Day of the Dead Altars, Photo booth, and Procession - Downtown El Monte Hub, 11am-6pm. 5. Experience an “E-bike” for FREE! Gotcha will be providing sneak peaks and test rides of the San Gabriel Valley’s first dockless, regional E-bike program - South El Monte and Jeff Seymour Family Center Hubs. 6. Join Gabe the Sasquatch and special guests for the Grand Opening Ceremony! The first 150 attendees will receive FREE tickets for a raffle of Patagonia gear, 626 Golden Streets swag, and other Gabe-approved prizes. Get your tickets starting at 8:30am at the South El Monte Activity Hub Info Booth. 7. Participate in a sticky scavenger hunt! Collect 4 unique stickers by SGV-based artist and friend-of-Gabe, Dan Sipple, while supplies last - find the Info Booth of each Activity Hub to collect! 8. Take a break and enjoy an eclectic lineup of live music and performers at each Activity Hub. 🎺🎼🥁🎷🎹🎸 9. Get a special, spooky #626GoldenStreets t-shirt! Available for sale or by free raffle if you take an event-day survey!!! Visit any Info Booth for details! 10. Join Gabe and friends for a special tour of the event route. Casual pace with brief stops to regroup. All welcome ! Meet up at 9am at the South El Monte Activity Hub. 11. Play a variety of street and giganto games, located Jeff Seymour Center and South El Monte Activity Hubs. 12. Test ride a variety of electric-assist cargo bikes with @propelbikesusa - South El Monte Activity Hub. 13. Help us celebrate the launch of El Monte's new Pump Track at the Jeff Seymour Family Center! Inauguration is at 10am!! 14. Help launch a new Community Garden with SBCCThrive and Day One. Bring your own reusable bag or cart and take home free, fresh produce - Jeff Seymour Family Center Hub. 15. Experience one of the newest Buddhist Temples in the SGV, located right on the event route in El Monte - Hai Nam Association, 2806 Tyler Ave. 16. Try your hand at cyclocross with an introductory obstacle course for kiddies big and small - Jeff Seymour Family Center Hub. 17. BE with BUBBLES, big and small! Bubblicious, family-friendly entertainment for all ages - South El Monte hub. 18. Help transform two Utility Boxes into local works of art with the support of professional artists - South El Monte hub. 19. Take a break and enjoy live entertainment from the comfort of a Go Human pop-up parklet - Cyber Yogurt, South El Monte Hub. 20. Got yourself a neat costume!? Show it off and YOU can win some awesome prizes! We’re hosting our first ever human AND pet costume contest - 12pm, South El Monte Hub. 21. Stop by the El Monte Airport “Air Fair” to check out small planes of all types, located just a block from the event route - Jeff Seymour Family Center hub. 22. Get your groove on at our Silent Disco, located at the Main St. Hub! Party starts at 11am! 23. Not riding your bike to this one? No worries!! Enjoy FREE pedicab rides along the route! - Pickup/dropoff location adjacent to the Info Booth in each Activity Hub. 24. Enjoy artistic crosswalks, a pop-up protected bikeway, and curb extensions by GoHuman - various locations along the route, including the South El Monte hub.
25, Jam out while on our bike! We have a ton of micro-music located along the route! Be sure to listen and enjoy along the way. 26. Snap a selfie with #GabeTheSasquatch, if you can find him!!! 😁Hint, he’ll definitely be at the Opening Ceremony - 9am, South El Monte Hub! #GotSasquatch There are countless things you could do across the three-city, 5-mile Mission-to-Mission event route, from visiting famous film sites to embarking on a culinary tour of the west San Gabriel Valley. However with only 7 hours of event time to play with, you will have to make some choices! To help you review some of the options, check out our curated list of 26 things you could do at 626 Golden Streets | Mission to Mission! 1) Collect three free SGV City stickers! Available while supplies last at the Info Booth in the Alhambra, SouthPasadena, and SanGabriel Hubs. 2) Enjoy a sweet treat at one of the oldest soda fountains in SoCal, the Fair Oaks Pharmacy, a South Pasadena Landmark since 1915, located right along the event route on Historic Route 66! 3) Walk your dog, or bike your dog! 4) Adopt a dog or cat! The Pasadena Humane Society “Wiggle Waggle Wagon” (aka the ‘Waggin) will be stationed along the route in #SouthPasadena from 9am-1pm! 5) Try boba for the first time! Labobatory in San Gabriel City, or up your boba game by purchasing a reusable boba straw! 6) Check out professional chalk artists with Light Bringer Project at the Alhambra Activity Hub. 7) Watch the award-winning Alhambra Unified School District Matador Marching Band in action at the San Gabriel Activity Hub, 2-3:30pm. 8) Sample some fresh produce at the #Alhambra Farmers Market. 9) Ride rollerblades, a bike, skateboard, scooter, unicycle, or other human powered vehicle. 10) Make new friends, even ones from the dark side!!! Look out for members of the awesome 501st Legion - SoCal Garrison. 11) Get a cool #626GoldenStreets t-shirt! Available for sale or via free raffle if you take an event-day survey!!! Available at any Info Booth. 12) Experience the Mission San Gabriel Arcángel, a historic landmark and 4th of 21 Spanish missions in California. Free tours at 1pm! #SanGabriel Hub. 13) Participate in the second, sometimes annual Tour de Cacciotti with South Coast Air Quality Management District Board Member and bike commuter extraordinaire Michael Cacciotti. Meet 9am South Pasadena Hub stage, ride casually to Alhambra and San Gabriel Hubs. 14) Drive or ride in some of the newest electric cars on the market with Plug In America. Free demo zone in the San Gabriel Activity Hub. 15) Test ride a cargo e-bike at the South Pasadena (Cero Bikes, LA Bike Center) and Alhambra (Propel Bikes) Activity Hubs. 16) Get your kicks, on Route 66!!! Did you know part of the #626GoldenStreets Mission-to-Mission event route traverses Historic #Route66? Now ya do! #SouthPasadena hub. 17) Try the famous spring rolls at Golden Deli right on the event route in #SanGabriel! 18) Miss the SoCal #SuperBloom-mania? No worries, take a free make-up picture at the #ActiveSGV booth at the San Gabriel Hub. 19) Build with GIANT LEGOS with at the Day One Family Zone in the South Pasadena Hub!!! 20) Learn a dance routine with Unbound Dance Studio. 1:50-2:20pm at the South Pasadena Activity Hub 21) Master Jakob’s Ladder without having to pay dime! #SouthPasadena Hub 22) Join kids of all ages in playing in one of 3 game zones! #Alhambra, #SouthPasadena, #SanGabriel Hubs. 23) Enjoy specials at 19 businesses along the route, including Happy Hour All Day at 38 Degree Alehouse, Chicken Koop, Dog Haus, and Limericks Tavern! Full list here. 24) Walk or run a 5k, 10k, or ten miler! 👟 25) Take a break and enjoy an eclectic lineup of live music and performers at the #Alhambra, #SouthPasadena, and #SanGabriel Activity Hubs. 🎺🎼🎷🎹🎸
26) Snap a selfie with #GabeTheSasquatch, if you can find him!!! 😁 At least 9 more major #OpenStreets events are scheduled to take place across Los Angeles County in 2019. These events provide a rare opportunity for locals and visitors alike to explore, experience, and envision their communities at a slower, more casual pace. They also offer LA County residents who increasingly tend to stick to their sub-region of our sprawling metropolis an excuse to get out of their bubbles and explore new neighborhoods. As huge fans of #OpenStreets, #GabeTheSasquatch and his friends at #ActiveSGV have put together a list of some of the most interesting and exciting ciclovias scheduled for 2019. Interestingly, the 2019 calendar includes more Saturday events than ever before (5 in total), including a twilight event and several multi-city events. Be sure to save-the-dates and say hi if you see Gabe and friends exploring territory outside the San Gabriel Valley. Also, be sure to thank Metro Los Angeles staff when you're at the events, as their Open Streets Program is supporting 8 of the 9 ciclovias on our list! Sat April 27, 2019 | Beach Streets West (Long Beach)The City of Long Beach brings back its annual "Beach Streets" event on April 27, 2019. Unlike most ciclovias in the region, Beach Streets has traditionally taken place on a Saturday, and the Earth Month 2019 edition is no different. The new event route will traverse almost 2.5 miles of Pacific Avenue, featuring 3 activity hubs along the way. If the event is anything like previous editions, there will be great live music and performers spread across the route, as well as plenty of family-friendly activities at the event hubs. The #ActiveSGV and #626GoldenStreets team has attended several #BeachStreets events in previous years, and can attest to their unique feel, relaxed atmosphere, and diverse offerings. For those attending from inland communities, the Long Beach events also are very accessible via Los Angeles County's major river greenways, including the San Gabriel and Los Angeles River Trails. Although the Blue Line remains under construction - Metro Rail will not be an option for the April 28 Beach Streets event - we highly recommend making the trek to Long Beach for their popular ciclovia. More info at www.beachstreets.com. Sun April 28, 2019 | CicLAvia 2050 (Wilmington)This may be the first time, ever, that back-to-back ciclovias have been hosted in Los Angeles County, with cicLAvia Wilmington following on the heels of Beach Streets in Long Beach. The two events on the weekend of April 27-28 are only a stone's throw apart, too, providing an opportunity for #OpenStreets lovers traveling from further afield to make a weekend of it by booking a room or reserving a warm shower. We thus have dubbed April 27-28, 2019 super ciclovia weekend in SoCal and challenge our friends to make it out to both of these great events. Also noteworthy, the April 28th Wilmington route will be CicLAvia's 30th event, and only the second in this unique part of the City of Los Angeles. Start planning your day on cicLAvia's website here. Sat May 18, 2019 | Rose Pedal (Pasadena)This may be the second time, ever, that back-to-back ciclovias are hosted in Los Angeles County!!! Not to be outdone, neighboring communities in the San Gabriel Valley will host #OpenStreets events the weekend of May 18-19, less than a month after the neighboring coastal communities of Long Beach and Wilmington host their own events on consecutive days. Perhaps upping the ante even further, the first event will directly follow the final stage of annual Tour of California, the largest professional bicycle race in the United States, and one of the biggest stage races in the world. After the Men's and Women's Races finish (10am-2pm), the 5K loop around the Rose Bowl Stadium will remain open for guests to run, walk, and bike freely without vehicle traffic (2pm until sundown). The event will also offer participants access to Brookside Park, free fitness and health classes led by Orangetheory Fitness and Stadium Fitness, and a variety of food trucks. More information on Rose Pedal here. Sun May 19, 2019 | 626 Golden Streets - Mission to Mission (South Pasadena, Alhambra, San Gabriel)After a two-year hiatus -- #GabeTheSasquatch needed a sabbatical after experiencing a fire-and-rain in 2016 and 2017, respectively -- 626 Golden Streets is on track to make up for lost time with two new event routes in 2019! The May 19th event will open five miles of streets in the cities of San Gabriel and Alhambra for the first time. Dubbed "Mission-to-Mission", the route connects the historic San Gabriel Mission in the City of San Gabriel to Mission Street and the historic Mission District in the City of South Pasadena. Each downtown district will feature an array of activities including live music and performances, games, electric bike/scooter/car demos, and more; for a full lineup check out the hub page. The route will also connect directly to the South Pasadena station, allowing for easy event access via the Metro Gold Line. If you like tasting the diversity of southern California - the route is lined with some of the (626)'s best eateries - this will be one of the tastiest ciclovias in 2019. Add the tour of California and Rose Pedal the day prior, and May 18-19, 2019 is shaping up to be an excellent excuse to spend a weekend in the San Gabriel Valley! Sat June 1, 2019 | Paramount & Bellflower Open Streets Neighborhood Connectivity EventWe were not able to find out much about this first-time, multi-jurisdictional ciclovia the Cities of Paramount and Bellflower are planning other than it is scheduled for June 1, 2019, estimated to be a respectable 5.5 miles long, and appears to be the first "loop" ciclovia we have seen staged in Los Angeles County. The City of Paramount was awarded grant funding to host the event within the most competitive field of open streets proposals in Los Angeles County to date (only 15 of 26 applications were awarded funding). Fortunately the silver lining for those projects that did not receive funding was that the Metro Board heard from a number of communities that really want to continue to host these events -- including Long Beach and Santa Monica -- and subsequently authorized a second, mini-grant cycle with an additional $1 million to support community ciclovias (stay tuned for even more open streets events in 2020!). In any event, we strongly encourage folks to get out of their bubbles and explore parts of the County they haven't seen firsthand or normally do not travel to. Open Streets events are an excellent excuse to do so. More info on the City of Paramount's website. Sun August 11, 2019 | CicLAvia Meet the Hollywoods (West Hollywood, Los Angeles)The biggest and most experienced open streets event organizer in Los Angeles County -- over two dozen major ciclovias since 2010 and counting -- cicLAvia will unveil a whole new event route on Sunday August 11, 2019. This will be the City of West Hollywood's first time hosting an open streets event, in partnership with the City of LA City. In the works for several years, the event route has yet to be unveiled, but it is anticipated to be the longest on the 2019 calendar at 6.5 miles. CicLAvia organizers generally release details one event at a time, so save-the-date and stay tuned for more information about this hotly anticipated cicLAvia after their April 28, 2019 event! Sun October 6, 2019 | CicLAvia Heart of LA (DTLA)The first (10/10/10) and still one of the best, cicLAvia's Heart of LA route has become an October tradition for open streets lovers in Los Angeles County. Traditionally staged on the first Sunday in October, the 2019 event is scheduled for Sunday October 6th. Each year the event route changes a little bit, connecting LA's historic core to adjacent neighborhoods, including Chinatown, Little Tokyo, MacArthur Park, Boyle Heights, Grand Park, and the Arts District. Sat October 26, 2019 | 626 Golden Streets - SGV Streets and Treats (El Monte, South El Monte)The second 626 Golden Streets event of 2019 will feature a whole new route connecting ActiveSGV's headquarters and the SGV Bicycle Education Center Campus at the Jeff Seymour Family Center in North El Monte to El Monte Main Street and the South El Monte Civic Center. To be staged on a Saturday, the event will feature trick-or-treating stops along the route for costumed participants of all ages, as well as coincide with El Monte's annual Dia de los Muertos celebration on Main Street. The route will also directly link to the Rio Hondo River Path, the El Monte Metrolink Station, and El Monte Bus Station (the largest west of the Mississippi), offering lots of ways to attend without a car. More info to come on the 626 Golden Streets website after the 5/19/19 Mission-to-Mission event. Sat November 23, 2019 | San Fernando Street Festival: Nocturnal Ride (San Fernando)Last staged on March 31, 2018, the San Fernando Street Festival is back with a new concept on Saturday November 23, 2019. In the 2018 Metro Call for Open Streets projects Metro staff encouraged applicants to consider experimenting with the Open Streets model by staging events with unique themes, building upon other events, and/or at different times of the day than the 9am-4pm window that has become the "standard" for most events in Los Angeles County. Based on the name of San Fernando's 2019 event, it appears the event organizing team took staff's recommendation to heart, and the City will host the only the second evening ciclovia to be staged in Los Angeles County this Fall; the other local, twilight ciclovia was a Beach Streets event hosted by the City of Long Beach in August 2018, which took place from 5-10pm. Event details have yet to be released for the 2019 event, per the San Fernando Street Festival Facebook page.
After a one-year hiatus, we are excited to share that 626 Golden Streets is scheduled to return in 2019 with two great, multi-city, open streets events! The first event scheduled for Sunday May 19th will connect the historic San Gabriel Mission to downtown Alhambra and the historic Mission District in South Pasadena. The five mile route will pass through some of the San Gabriel Valley's most beloved commercial districts, home to a wide array of culinary offerings. Participants who go the distance will also travel pass three local parks, Garfield Park in South Pasadena, Alhambra Park in Alhambra, and Plaza Park in San Gabriel, providing welcome green space to take a break in the shade and watch participants stream by. As with the original 2017 event, 626 Golden Streets will include an activity hub in each community where participants will be able to collect a unique City sticker, fill up a water bottle, listen to live entertainment, valet park bikes/skateboards/strollers/scooters, explore small businesses, check out local community group booths, play some games, and maybe even take a selfie with #GabeTheSasquatch! Stay tuned for more details about event day activities, schedules, and ways to participate.
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