United Against Hate Week Neighborfest
Launching our Neighborfest digital toolkit with step-by-step guides to help host a block party, backyard gathering, or community activity—at home, school, or with a faith group. Â
Celebrate Community, Kindness & Belonging!
Come together in a vibrant space where everyone belongs. Welcoming neighbors from Altadena, Pasadena, and South Pasadena! Join us for an afternoon of warmth, connection, and community spirit. Celebrate kindness, share stories, and make new friends as we move beyond what divides us. Whether you’re with family, friends, or on your own, you’ll find a place to connect and be inspired.
This FREE, all-ages event is indoors with air conditioning—so you can beat the heat while enjoying delicious food, live music, family-friendly activities, voter registration, and resources that foster unity and inclusion.
Neighborfest is part of United Against Hate Week (UAHW), a national movement celebrated by local governments and community groups across the country. In the greater Pasadena area, this marks our fifth year recognizing UAHW. Just last week, the Pasadena City Council passed a resolution officially recognizing United Against Hate Week—a noteworthy milestone for our community.
Report hate safely and anonymously in Altadena, Pasadena, or South Pasadena at LAvsHate.org or by calling 211—no police involvement required.
Let’s stand together for kindness and belonging. We can’t wait to celebrate with you!
Date
Sunday, October 18, 2026
Time
1:30–4:30 p.m.
 Location
Western Justice Center
55 South Grand Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91105
Featured Speakers
Judy Chu
Congresswoman
Robin Toma
LA County Human Relations Commission Executive Director
Steve Madison
City Councilmember
Neighborfest Toolkit
We’re launching our digital toolkit to help you host a backyard or block party or organize activities at your school, faith congregation, or community group. If you’ve moved or been displaced, you can still join—host a Zoom Neighborfest and connect from wherever you are!
Our Coalition & Government Partners
Neighborfest is powered by the United Against Hate Week-DENA Coalition—a partnership of local government and community organizations dedicated to building a safer, more inclusive region.
Voices of Neighborfest: Speaker Testimonials
But really it starts with: do we know our neighbors? Are we building community with them? Are we trying to find common ground—the places where we can agree and make a difference together? And so that’s really how Neighborfest was born, and that’s our theme. We can feel very overwhelmed and powerless in this moment—this is something that you can do.
Elissa Barrett
Judy Chu
Solidarity is not just a feeling we have—it’s really a fierce deliberative practice that we have to engage in regularly. It’s that decision we make to do the uncomfortable, to reach out and build a bridge to others when forces are trying to drive us apart. And it’s a shield that we hold up to protect our neighbors when hate threatens their safety.
Robin Toma
Event Photo Album
Thank you to everyone who joined us for an afternoon of kindness, connection, and community spirit.
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