Join us Saturday, September 27 for this FREE global celebration!

Be part of a worldwide movement! The Association of Children’s Museums and Nickelodeon have partnered to create a day dedicated to experiencing joyful learning through play – because together, we’re building a world where children thrive.

Right here in Pasadena, we’re celebrating with:

Interactive Water Play with Pump and Splash’s amazing water tables – pump, splash, and discover cause-and-effect through play!

Bubble Blowing – Catch, pop, and chase shimmering bubbles and let curiosity, observation, and experimentation blow your mind. 

Rhythm & Beats with our friends from Rhythm Child! Join our hands on drum circle at 10:30am to drum, dance, and create together

Let’s Stick Together Community Art with our partner Meri Cherry! Join us to create collaborative sticker art, connect with community, and experience the joy of sticking together.

UPDATE: Reservations for this event are sold out!

Walk-up entry is welcome, but very limited and subject to capacity. We can’t guarantee spots, but we’d love to have you if space allows!

Worldwide Day of Play programming is supported, in part, by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Department of Arts and Culture.

Thank you LAC Board of Supervisors for supporting our community!

Important Information

Tickets

Tickets are FREE for this event! We strongly recommend you pre-reserve a spot. Our ability to accommodate walk-up admission is very limited, and we will only be able to allow in folks as fire capacity allows.  

Reservations

Your reservation is admission for up to two hours* from the time the reservation begins. We will allow entry up to 30 minutes after your reservation start time.

*Please note reservations for 3pm will only extend to 4:30 pm, when the museum closes

Entry and Exit

Entry will be at our rear entrance, off of Los Robles. Please note our Colorado entrance will be closed and used for exit-only for the day.

Parking

The museum parking lot will be closed to the public for this event. We recommend you access parking at one of Pasadena’s nearby public-parking garages.

Be mindful of posted restrictions for street parking, and of our neighbor’s parking policies. If you park at the Pacific Asia Museum, your car may be towed.

Terms and Conditions

This reservation is non-transferable. All guests entering using this reservation are subject to our Museum Terms & Conditions.