Downey Job Fest October 22: Free Hiring Spree LA Fair at Stonewood Center

DOWNEY, CA — The Hiring Spree LA crew is setting up in the Southeast. Job Fest 2026, a free hiring event run by the LA County Office of Education's GAIN Division, takes over the parking lot at Stonewood Center on Thursday, October 22, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. If you live between the 605 and the 710, from Norwalk to Bellflower to South Gate, this is your closest screened job fair this fall.

A free, in-person Downey job fair with resume help on site, right as stores and warehouses lock in holiday crews.

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📍 At a Glance

Event	Job Fest 2026 (Hiring Spree LA)
Date	Thursday, October 22, 2026
Time	10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Location	Stonewood Center parking lot, 251 Stonewood St., Downey, CA 90241
Cost	Free for job seekers
Format	In person
Registration	Free online form through Hiring Spree LA
Organizer	LA County Office of Education, GAIN Division

🏆 Who's Behind It and Why It's Different

Hiring Spree LA is the job fair program of the LA County Office of Education's GAIN Division, the team that ran the Step Into Success fair in Hawthorne last month and runs the Holiday Hiring Spree in Palmdale on October 29. Exhibitors are screened for real, open positions before they get a table.

The program advertises resume help on the spot, and interview clothing on site when supplies allow. Stonewood Center lists the event on its own events calendar as a partnership with LACOE, held in the mall parking lot.

What is not public yet: the employer list. None had been posted as of this writing, and no headcount has been announced. Check the organizer's page the week of the event.

💼 What Kind of Jobs to Expect

Without a list, we won't guess at names, but we know the local market. Downey is a health care town, with the Kaiser Permanente Downey Medical Center, PIH Health Downey Hospital and Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center all inside city limits. The Gateway Cities around it are thick with warehouse, trucking and distribution work along the 5, the 105 and the 605. And a regional mall in mid-October is surrounded by retailers that need holiday help before Black Friday.

If you hold a forklift card, a CNA certificate, a guard card or a clean driving record, write the numbers down and bring them.

📋 How to Show Up Ready

Register first. It's free, and the form is linked from the Hiring Spree LA page.
Print more resumes than you think you need. Ten is a sensible floor.
Dress for an interview and bring photo ID plus your real availability, nights and weekends included.
Plan for an outdoor event. It's in the parking lot, so bring water and wear shoes you can stand in for a while.

Different event, different day: if you're north of the San Gabriels, the same organizer's Holiday Hiring Spree runs October 29 in Palmdale. Details are in our Antelope Valley job fairs guide, and every other fall date is in the Fall 2026 Los Angeles job fairs guide.

🔎 Start Searching Downey Jobs Now

Employers who take tables at fairs like this usually post the same openings online. Apply before October 22 and you walk up as a name they've already seen.

Start here:

Frequently Asked Questions

When and where is the Downey Job Fest?

Thursday, October 22, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the parking lot at Stonewood Center, 251 Stonewood St., Downey.

Is it free?

Yes. Hiring Spree LA lists the event as free for job seekers.

Do I need to register?

The organizer asks job seekers to sign up through a free online form linked from the Hiring Spree LA page.

Which employers will be there?

No employer list had been published as of October 6. Hiring Spree LA screens exhibitors for active openings, so whoever takes a table is expected to be hiring now.

Do I have to be on GAIN or CalWORKs to attend?

The organizer has not published an eligibility limit for this event, and its page describes the fair as free for job seekers. If you want certainty, ask the GAIN Division before you go.

Don't Wait for October 22

A job fair puts you in front of whoever showed up that day. Create a free LocalJobPage account and set alerts so new Downey and Southeast LA County openings reach you before the fair and after it, then dig into role-by-role pay and requirements in the Los Angeles Career Center.

Employers: can't make it to Stonewood? Post your Downey openings on LocalJobPage and reach Gateway Cities job seekers every day of the season.