Santa Cruz Music Festival, Oct 10, 2015

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SoFA Street Fair, San Jose CA, Sept 13, 2015

Beginning with its debut in 1992, The SoFA Street Fair drew music-lovers of all ages to experience world-class music by legendary local acts, while taking in the unique (counter)culture of the neighborhood. In no time, the festival became one of the most highly anticipated events in downtown San Jose, drawing crowds of 20,000 in its prime. Some would say it helped define what the community is today—a thriving arts and live music destination.

Now, the event is back and better than ever with three outdoor stages, 12 indoor stages, and up to 100 performances throughout the day. Food trucks, beer gardens, all-ages activities and artisan vendors will fill the streets, with LīVE events all day and night in adjacent arts and music venues. It’s all happening Sunday, September 13, for all ages, and always FREE to all, just as it was in 1992.


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Italian Family Festa, San Jose Ca., Aug 29-30, 2015

Guadalupe River Park & Gardens Next to the SAP Center / SJ Shark Tank San Jose, CA

Sat Aug 29 (11am) Sun Aug 30 (11am)

Stop by and experience what Italians already know. Now in its 36th year, the Italian Family Festa draws more than 35,000 attendees annually. Share the day with friends and family while enjoying authentic Italian food, live entertainment and seeing the arts and crafts from merchants.

The festival features live continuous entertainment, a wine tasting garden in the Piazza Piccola Italia, Italian foods both sweet and savory, culinary demonstrations, bocce ball, bambino bocce, a grape stomp contests, opportunities to win prizes, unique arts & crafts and other activities for the entire family to enjoy.

All proceeds from the Festa help the Italian American Heritage Foundation (IAHF) maintain and promote Italian history in the Santa Clara Valley area, as well as to continue and enhance our IAHF Scholarship Program.

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Assyrian Food Festival, San Jose Aug 22-23, 2015

Bring the whole family and join us in celebrating the 23rd Annual Assyrian Food Festival: The Celebration Continues! This two-day event, open Saturday 11am-9pm and Sunday 11:30am-9:00pm, will feature traditional Assyrian food (real kabobs!); live music, dancing, and entertainment; a wine bar; the original Samovar Alley featuring exotic teas, coffee, and pastries; arts, crafts, and exhibits; vendors from all over the world; and a Kids' Zone, as well as $5 Raffle for a chance to win one of the Great Raffle Prizes. It’s a great deal of fun!!! ( Watch our YouTube videos in Assyrian or English)

The annual festival is an opportunity to showcase Assyrian food, traditions and educate the community about the Assyrian heritage as well as to preserve and to continue passing on Assyrian cultural traditions to the next generation. If you enjoy trying authentic food, music, and dance, make plans to attend the festival! You can mingle with and learn about the people whose ancestral homeland is known in history as "the cradle of civilization."

The festival will be held at the Assyrian Church of the East, Mar Yosip Parish. ADMISSION IS FREE, PARKING & SHUTTLE FREE, no pets please.
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Bacon Festival of America, San Jose CA, Sept 5-6, 20

Do you like bacon and craft beer? Do you on occasion listen to music? Are you a carnivorous human or maybe a service dog?
You are going to love this news: the ambitiously named Bacon Festival of America is return to San Jose this Labor Day.
This year is the festival’s third, and the Silicon Valley food truck company Moveable Feast (the organization throwing it) will bring around 15,000 people to nosh on delicious pork and swig excellent brews.

Bacon Festival of America (Labor Day Weekend)
Moveable Feast
Saturday, September 5, 2015 at 12:00 PM - Sunday, September 6, 2015 at 7:00 PM (PDT)
San Jose, CA

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San Jose Tamale Festival, Emma Prusch Farm Park, Aug 1, 2015

The Tamale Festival serves the community for two days to reflect on the beauty of family, tradition, and Hispanic contributions to San Jose and the world. The Tamale Festival’s weekend long event is a multicultural event that is enjoyed by families and friends from all over the San Jose area.
Participants come to showcase their families favorite tamale recipes in hopes of winning the coveted Best Tamales title. While sampling some the delicious recipes festival attendees will be treated to some outstanding music and multicultural performances.

The Tamale Festival takes place at the 47 acre Emma Prusch Farm Park located in San Jose, Ca. Emma Prusch Park contans rare fruit orchards, two community gardens, a small animal enclosure and lush lawns and picnic areas. In 2014 The Tamale Festival has become part of The Vibe: Music + Soccer + Food to become even larger than ever before.
Bring out your entire family to indulge in some of the best tamale recipes around!
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Gilroy Garlic Festival, July 24, 25 and 26, 2015

Come to the 2015 Gilroy Garlic Festival (July 24, 25 and 26) for great garlicky food, live cooking competitions, and lots of fun for the whole family!
The heart of the Garlic Festival is Gourmet Alley, the gigantic outdoor kitchen where the world-famous “Pyro Chefs” put on a spectacular flame-up show while preparing garlic-laced calamari and scampi in huge iron skillets. Other Festival favorites include pepper steak sandwiches, pasta con pesto, fried calamari, and sausage sandwiches, as well as Gilroy garlic fries and garlic bread. And don’t forget the only-in-Gilroy garlic ice cream!
You’ll also find live entertainment on three stages, live cooking contests and demonstrations, arts & crafts, wine tasting, and a fun Children’s Area and Teen Zone too. This year celebrity chef Daphne Oz from ABC-TV’s The Chew will be on hand to emcee the Garlic Showdown on Sunday, and we’ll also be hosting the first-ever Garlic Dream Wedding
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Santa Clara County Fair 2015, July 30th - Aug 2nd, 2015

 

 

Join your community at the Santa Clara County Fair for the best value-for-money, fun-filled, family days out in Silicon Valley. July 30th - August 2nd.
Carnival; Kids’ Zone; Karaoke: entertainment - music, magic, and more; Demo Derby on Saturday; Roller Derby on Sunday. Country star Austin Webb in concert Thursday night. Hear and see your friends and neighbors perform on the Community Stage. Sea lions. Farm animals. Cooking demonstrations. Fair food. Competitive exhibits. Junior Auction on Sunday. Fun for all the family.

For more information see www.thefair.org

Cost: Payment required - General admission $8; Youth/Seniors $5.

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San Jose Renaissance Faire, Aug 1-2, 2015

Experience The Magic & The Merriment

Renaissance Productions presents 5th Annual San Jose Renaissance Faire. Taking place at Discovery Meadow (next to the Children's Discovery Museum) there will be shopping, arts & crafts, 100's of costumed performers and activities for all ages.

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Silicon Valley Beer Week, July 24 - August 1, 2015

http://www.svbeerweek.com/

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San Jose Japantown Obon Festival, July 11 and 12, 2015

Saturday and Sunday, July 11 and 12

Japantown celebrates the San Jose Obon festival, a time when generations of families and friends come together and enjoy a rich cultural experience in one of the three remaining Japantowns in the United States.

Partake in traditional dancing and indulge in Japanese culinary favorites like sushi, beef and chicken teriyaki, gyoza, udon, tempura, and festival favorites such as corn on the cob and strawberry shortcake.

Japantown's largest festival with two days of game booths, food booths, cultural exhibits and demonstrations, the Chidori Band, San Jose Taiko and over 1,200 dancers in full costume each evening. A San Jose Buddhist Church Betsuin event
Read more at http://www.jtown.org/events/2015/7/11/obon-festival#vCAccF1HeVvoE6r7.99

 

 

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California Beer Festival, Marin County June 20, 2015

Marin County, Novato, California, June 20, 2015
Beer sampling times: 1pm-4:30pm

VIP tickets: $​70​ | General tickets: $50​ | Designated Driver tickets: $25

The Legendary California Beer Festival (CBF) is coming back to Marin County! With over 70 craft brews on tap, live entertainment, bocce ball and food and retail vendors!

Enjoy great craft beer and mouthwatering food throughout the day, all while enjoying live music, including local favorites Wonderbread 5, The Grain and IrieFuse! CBF is THE event of the year for any beer or food enthusiast! CBF's main goal is to shine a light on the craft beer movement and celebrate great beer!

Stafford Lake Park, just a few miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge, features a pretty lake with an island and is nestled in the Marin County hills near Novato. Stafford Lake is the most picturesque location of all CBF's locations and is the perfect place to spend a Saturday afternoon with great friends, live music, delicious sliders and of course, amazing Craft Beer!

http://www.californiabeerfestival.com/

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San Jose Fantasy Faire! April 11th from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m - April 12th from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m

Come to the San Jose Fantasy Faire!  

April 11th from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

April 12th from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

 

 

More fun than you can shake a wand at. If you stand too close, you'll get GLITTER all over you!

 

Attire yourself in your most beautiful princess or faerie finery, don your wings or pick up a wand, belt on a sword or pull on an eye patch, then gather your friends and family and cross the threshold of the San Jose Fantasy Festival where, on April 11-12, 2015, characters from folklore, fairy tales and fantasy will come alive to frolic for a magical spell of time.

 

The event is a family-friendly festival, a blending of myth and popular fantasy. Find yourself a part of a wondrous gathering of knights and princesses, as they stand side-by-side with elves and fairies, on a weekend filled with performances to enchant children and grown-ups alike.

Come and celebrate the Fantasy Faire by dancing in your faerie finery, princess gowns, knightly garments, pirate garb, steampunk attire, or superhero wardrobe in the large dance area

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ArtSplash, Montalvo Arts Center, Saturday, April 18, 11am-4pm.

A free and family-friendly festival, ArtSplash is an invitation for the community to explore and enjoy the beautiful Montalvo Arts Center! Join the fun on Saturday, April 18, 11am-4pm.

Now in its fifth year, ArtSplash features live musical performances, hands-on art activities, tours of the historic Villa and gardens, visual arts throughout the property, and more. Guests will also have the unique opportunity to go behind the scenes in open studios at Montalvo's Lucas Artists Residency—and the chance to talk with the artists-in-residence and witness them in creative action.

A variety of delicious food trucks (and ice cream!) will be on hand with options to satisfy anyone's palate. So, bring your walking shoes and your appetite and plan to spend the day.
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Harvest Festival Original Arts and Craft Show - Nov 28,29,30, 2014

With 24,000 handmade American art & crafts in hundreds of booths, all day entertainment, and kids activity center, each Harvest Festival features hundreds of artisans exhibiting American handmade items including beautiful jewelry, clothing, specialty foods, photography, original art, hand-turned wood, music, ceramics and much more.

Enjoy three fun-packed days of shopping, stage and strolling entertainment, and festival food all for the price of one ticket. Remember to get your hand stamped to return as many times as you want without paying again.

There's something for everyone in the family, including Kidzones with craft activities for the little ones in most venues - make a day of it.


San Jose Convention Center
150 West San Carlos Street
San Jose, CA       

Fri Nov 28 (10am)

Sat Nov 29 (10am)

Sun Nov 30 (10am)

                                             
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2014 SJ Classic Chevy Club's Car Show & Toy Drive - Nov 22, 2014 - 10AM

The SJ Classic Chevy Club's Car Show & Toy Drive is not just a car show, it's an event for the entire family. Hot San Jose Nights brings together car guys & gals showing off an incredible array of custom Chevy's for a fun day in the sun.

The Cathedral of Faith

2315 Canoas Garden Ave, San Jose , CA 10AM

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The Commons at St. James Park: Wall of Sound - Oct 24, 2014

Join us for the second gathering of The Commons at St. James Park on October 24th at 6pm!
We have an exciting lineup that promises to be just as exciting as our last round.

Hosted by Santa Clara County Poet Laureate - David Perez and featuring:

Violinist Ilana Blumberg Thomas will be showcasing her virtuostic chops as innovative choreographer and dancer Jenny Stulberg creates a spontaneous dance performance.

San Jose duo Dreams Of June will be taking the stage to present their own original concoction pop, alternative rock and soulful blues.

cellojoe the international bicycle touring vagabond troubadour cellist beatboxer will be looping and layering beatboxing beats (vocal percussion) and funky cello to form a rich soundscape for intelligent lyrics AND

Cello Joe will be leading our "Wall of Sound" improvisers into synchronized chaos as they show off their chops and lead each other down the rabbit hole of effects and amplification! If you've ever wondered what could happen when you give concert hall musicians with the finest skills a chance to shred, now is the chance to find out!

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Los Gatos Lodge Halloween Bash - Oct 25, 2014

http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/853719

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Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival - October 18-19, 2014

World Pumpkin Capital Celebrates The Great Gourd
October 18–19, 2014 * 9am to 5pm
Main Street, Half Moon Bay, California

Saturday, October 18
7 a.m.	Pancake Breakfast, Mac Dutra Park, Main St. @ Kelly Ave.
9 a.m.	Festival Opens
10 a.m.	Costume Contest, HMB Library Parking Lot, 620 Correas St.
12 noon	Great Pumpkin Parade
2 p.m.	Pie Eating Contest (age 11 and under), Bank of America lot
2:15 p.m.	Pie Eating Contest (age 12 and over), Bank of America lot
5 p.m.	Festival Closes
Sunday, October 19
7 a.m.	Pancake Breakfast, Mac Dutra Park, Main St. @ Kelly Ave.
8 a.m.	Pumpkin Run/Walk on Coastside Trail 5K Run + "Enhanced" 5K Run, 5K Walk, & Kids Fun Run Starts at Hatch School (Kelly Ave. @ Hwy. 1) Run Info-line: 650-712-7322 or www.seniorcoastsiders.org
9 a.m.	Festival Opens
10 a.m.	Pumpkin Carving for Fun (not a contest), Bank of America lot
2 p.m.	Pie Eating Contest (age 11 and under), Bank of America lot
2:15 p.m.	Pie Eating Contest (age 12 and over), Bank of America lot
5 p.m.	Festival Closes
Admission is free No Pets Please Info-Line: 650-726-9652 Facebook: www.facebook.com/HalfMoonBayPumpkinFestival Twitter: www.twitter.com/HMBPumpkinFest

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Emergency Preparedness Fair Save the Date and JOIN US! - October 17, 2014

Office of Emergency Services from City of San Jose

WHAT: Great California Shake Out and Emergency Preparedness Fair
WHEN: Friday October 17th, 2014
TIME: 10 am to 4 pm
WHERE: City Hall Rotunda
WHY: Free to the public, informative, many vendors, and free starter kits!

• Where were you in 1989 when the big quake hit the Bay Area?
• If you work for the City, County, or State do you know what DSW means?
• Want to find out how to be prepared at home, work, school, or the office?
• Want to find out how to help your neighbors when a disaster strikes?
• Want to find out how to help emergency first responders?
• What is RACES, and what is CERT?
• How can you be involved to help your community?

We would love to help answer some of these questions so please join us.
It takes all of us working together to prepare for, respond to, and recover from whatever comes our way.

Sponsored by your San Jose Fire Department Office of Emergency Services
Approved for Posting by Division Chief Colleen Mulholand Harrison

Call us at 408-794-7055

Shared with City of San Jose in Crime & Safety

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