Jackalope Pasadena honors artists hit hard by wildfires – Pasadena Star News

Crowds peruse handmade items at a previous Jackalope Pasadena indie artisan fair. (Photo courtesy of Gil Riego Jr.)

A visitor uses a large plastic bag for cover while passing by Jackalope Pasadena at Central Park in Pasadena on Saturday, April 26, 2025, as rain falls over the indie artisan fair. (Photo by Mark Savage, Contributing Photographer)

A dog bundled in a raincoat walks with its owner past Jackalope Pasadena at Central Park in Pasadena on Saturday, April 26, 2025, as rain falls over the indie artisan fair. (Photo by Mark Savage, Contributing Photographer)

More than 200 artisans will offer their handmade wares for sale at Jackalope Pasadena, this weekend at Central Park in Pasadena. Jackalope Gives, the event’s new nonprofit, will support artists who lost their homes, businesses, studios and inventory in the Eaton and Palisades fires. (Courtesy, Gil Photography)

Musicians performing all-ages tunes will entertain attendees of this weekend’s Jackalope indie artisan fair from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, April 26 and 27, at Central Park, 275 S. Raymond Ave., in Old Pasadena. (Courtesy Gil Photography)

Jackalope Pasadena indie fair will help Eaton and Palisades fire artisans who lost their homes and businesses in the wildfires. The handmade fest takes over Central Park in Old Pasadena this Saturday and Sunday, April 26 and 27. (Photo courtesy Jackalope Pasadena)

Younger Jackalope Pasadena attendees try hula hoops on for size at the indie artisan fair in 2024. The all-local, all-handmade celebration is set for this weekend at Central Park in Old Pasadena. (Courtesy Jackalope Pasadena)

A visitor carries a dog bundled in a raincoat while leaving Jackalope Pasadena at Central Park in Pasadena on Saturday, April 26, 2025, as rain falls over the indie artisan fair. (Photo by Mark Savage, Contributing Photographer)

Visitors shield themselves from the rain with umbrellas as they browse handmade goods at Jackalope Pasadena, an indie artisan fair held at Central Park in Pasadena on Saturday, April 26, 2025. This year’s event also supported six artists who lost their homes or businesses in the Eaton Fire, along with one artist affected by the Palisades Fire. (Photo by Mark Savage, Contributing Photographer)

A large dog rides in a stroller as its owner pulls it through Jackalope Pasadena at Central Park in Pasadena on Saturday, April 26, 2025. Rain fell throughout the morning but cleared by the afternoon at the indie artisan fair. (Photo by Mark Savage, Contributing Photographer)

Visitors browse booths at Jackalope Pasadena at Central Park in Pasadena on Saturday, April 26, 2025. After a rainy morning, the skies cleared by early afternoon, giving way to blue skies and scattered clouds over the indie artisan fair. (Photo by Mark Savage, Contributing Photographer)

René Amy of Altadena Maid, a purveyor of artisan-made wildflower seedbarks, speaks with a visitor at his booth during Jackalope Pasadena at Central Park in Pasadena on Saturday, April 26, 2025. (Photo by Mark Savage, Contributing Photographer)

With a little help from his dad, Lu, 4-year-old Nicholas Yin climbs down from a tree during Jackalope Pasadena at Central Park in Pasadena on Saturday, April 26, 2025. (Photo by Mark Savage, Contributing Photographer)