AKASSA Summer Makers Market: When I Grow Up

What did you want to be when you grew up? Before the world handed you a more "realistic" answer — who were you dreaming of becoming?

AKASSA Summer Market: When I Grow Up is a celebration of that wide-open kind of dreaming, no matter your age now. Pull up a chair and spend the afternoon with 20+ AAPI and women-owned makers, creatives, and small businesses, all building something they weren't supposed to want either.

Details
📍 Whimsy Pasadena, 40 mills pl, pasadena, ca 91105
🗓️ August 22, 2026
🕐 12–4pm
🎟️ FREE admission — RSVP to receive free market passport

While You're Here
🎨 DIY tote bag craft station, $5 — grab a blank canvas tote and decorate it however your inner kid would've wanted. Astronaut. Chef. Dinosaur expert. We've got the materials, you bring the daydream. Carry your books, your snacks, your whole life in it after.
📘 Market passport — fill it out while you shop and redeem it for prizes at check-in
🅿️ paid parking structures and metered street parking available nearby

Giving Back
This market supports the Asian Youth Center, whose mission is to empower low-income, immigrant, and at-risk youth of all communities to overcome barriers to success through culturally and linguistically competent education, employment, and social services.