Patriotic Festival

& Drone Show

We're lighting up the sky a little differently this year.

Downtown Arcadia’s First-Ever

Drone Show Takes Flight on:

SATURDAY

June 28, 2025

5:00 PM – 9:30 PM

(Drones Fly at 9 pm)

First Ave. in Downtown Arcadia between Huntington Dr. and Diamond St.

Enjoy food and drinks, browse vendor booths, and bring the kids for free fun. Live entertainment all night long in Downtown Arcadia.

Win Exciting Prizes!

You could win:

BLɅϽKPIИK TICKETS donated by Steven Rhee from Re/Max Commercial.
ONE-NIGHT STAY at the new Hilton Hotel in Arcadia.
REI BIKE. Donated by the Downtown Arcadia Improvement Association.
DODGERS TICKETS Behind Home Plate on July 4th vs. Houston. Donated by Steven Rhee from Re/Max Commercial.
$100 GIFT CERTIFICATE to a Downtown Arcadia restaurant of the winner's choice donated by Arcadia Chinese Association.

The BIG GIVEAWAY will be held at 7:00pm at First Avenue Middle School Stage.

YOU MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN at the event on June 28, 2025.

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Downtown Arcadia events are FREE because FREE is fun!

Downtown Arcadia is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.

VIP Experience with First Avenue Middle School PTSA

Front-row drone show seating, behind-the-scenes tour, and complimentary refreshments.

$25 per person

$80 for a family 4-pack.

https://first-avenue-ptsa.square.site/

Schedule

12 Noon Road Closure Begins (First Avenue)
5:00 pm Event Opens: enjoy music, food trucks, free activities for kids
5:15 pm Opening Remarks Neighborhood Music School
5:45 pm Mini Walking Parade with Arcadia High Pep Band and community groups. Huntington Dr. to First Avenue Middle School
5:00 pm - 8pm Carnival Game Zone
5:45 pm - 8:30pm Neighborhood Music School Performances
5:00 pm - 9pm Dance Syndicate at First Avenue Middle School stage
6:00 pm Arcadia Chinese Parent Booster Club Singers at First Avenue Middle School stage
6:30 pm A Pair of Pears (David Prasetyo, Leilani Vuong) at First Avenue Middle School stage
7:00 pm BIG GIVE AWAY at the First Avenue Middle School Stage
8:15 pm Licata Brothers at First Avenue Middle School stage
8:55 pm Shirley Xiao Ling Wang
9:00 pm DRONE SHOW at First Avenue Middle School

NEIGHBORHOOD MUSIC STAGE PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

5:00 pm Jayden Szeto - solo piano
5:05 pm Advanced Pop Instrumental (Braden Fung, Ethan Liu, Jayden Szeto)
5:15 pm DTA Parade (Arcadia dignitaries)
5:45 pm A Pair of Pears (David Prasetyo, Leilani Vuong)
6:15 pm Young Soloists (Jensen Forbes, Arisa Paryas, Karun Puranam, Divya Lakshmanan )
6:30 pm Intermediate Instrumental Band (Andrew Moy, Matthew Moy, Seamus O'Kelly, Joaquin Tangonan, Jay Vuong)
7:05 pm Piano Duet America the Beautiful (Samantha Wong & Haley Hua) Piano Duet Stars & Stripes (Matthew Szeto & Kelly Law)
7:15 pm Licata Brothers (Jimmy & Tony Licata, Daniel Markus, Edward Pan)
7:45 pm Teens Summer Rock Band Camp (Seamus O'Kelly, Joaquin Tangonan, Lucille Velasquez, Jay Vuong, Leilani Vuong)

OTHER DTA STAGES

6:30 pm A Pear of Pears (1st Ave Middle School stage)
8:15 pm Licata Brothers (1st Ave Middle School stage)
8:55 pm Shirley Xiao Ling Wang

Carnival Game Zone

Back by popular demand, Dave Arvizu is bringing back the Carnival Game Zone! Try your luck, test your skills, and enjoy a variety of exciting games—new for this year’s festival!

Water Balloon Fun Zone

Sponsored by Re/Max Commercial- Steven Rhee

Kids can beat the heat with epic water balloon battles and non-stop fun!

Pasadena Humane Society's Wiggle Waggle Waggin'

Meet some adorable dogs at the Patriotic Festival who are looking for a forever home.

Bring donations for Foothill Unity Center's Back to School Drive

They need new backpacks (no blue or red), calculators, colored pencils, markers, and crayons, erasers, folders and binders, glue sticks, highlighters, pencil boxes & pouches, mechanical pencils, standard pencils, pens, and spiral notebooks.