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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Studio 8 Nightclub - San Jose Ca, New Years Extravaganza 2015

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Los Gatos Lodge Halloween Bash - Oct 25, 2014

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

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Fahrenheit's 8th Annual Halloween Bash, Saturday, Oct 26th at 9pm

Featuring Over $1,000 in Prizes!

Costume Prizes:
Best Costume - $300
Sexiest Costume - VIP Bottle Package
Best Couple - $100 Dinner Certificate

In the Mix:
Charly Fusion & DJ Melvis
Hip Hop, Top 40, Dance, Halloween Classics

Dresscode:
Sexy Spooky, Funny Outrageous & More!
Complimentary Entry With Costume, before 10pm

Fully Decorated Venue:
Fahrenheit transforms into a completely Halloween themed venue

Halloween Inspired Drink Specials:
$5 Deadly Sin Cocktail
$5 Zombie Punch

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Los Gatos Brewing Co at San Pedro Square, New Years Party, 12/31/2012

Los Gatos Brewing Co at San Pedro Square 163 West Santa Clara Street San Pedro Square - Downtown San Jose

Call 408.292.9928 or Email for more info. www.LGBrewingCo.com Los Gatos Brewing Co on Facebook

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El Jardin Tequila Bar, Bikini Beach Party, July 21, 2012

El Jardin Tequila Bar & Cointreau presents...
BIKINI Beach Party 2012
Live Mariachi y Latin Music
Vip Bottle Service
Celebrity Red Carpet Appearances
Party All day & Night at this summers Premier Santana Row Event
No Cover Charge
Gates open 12pm
Must be 21 and over after 6 pm
Seating space is limited so get here early
Call for more info
(408)246-1744


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Santa Cruz Mystery Spot, Santa Cruz Ca

465 Mystery Spot Rd., off Branciforte Dr., Santa Cruz, CA

831.423.8897

The Mystery Spot might be the manifest source of Santa Cruz's weirdness. Practically unchanged since its opening in 1939, the promotional literature still says things like, "It's Unusual, It's Amazing, It's Wholesome, Interesting Entertainment." This campy spot is open every single day of the year and draws visitors from all over the world. A couple years ago, a professor from Berkeley took it upon himself to debunk the Santa Cruz Mystery Spot, claiming it all to be nothing more than clever optical illusion. Whatever. According to Randall, a tour guide at the Mystery Spot in Santa Cruz and the kind of guy who likes wagon wheels lying around in the front yard, the place "is testimony to the power of disbelief.

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The Caravan, Downtown San Jose, Ca

 

The Caravan

98 S Almaden Ave, San Jose, CA 95113-2103
 Contact: +1 408 995 6220
Open Hours: 9a-2a M-Su
This local dive is frequented by the blue-collar crowd, younger refugees from the club scene, and the occasional stray from the Greyhound station next door. It’s not the most chic place you can choose for a drink, but it does have a distinct character all its own. You can play pool or drop a few dollars in the jukebox while you swill drinks from the better-than-average booze selection. You can even buy six packs to go.
CLICK HERE FOR THERE WEBSITE.

Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant, San Jose, Ca

Gordon Biersch

33 E San Fernando St, San Jose, CA 95113-2508
 Contact: +1 408 294 6785
Open Hours: 11:30a-11p Su-W, 11:30a-1a Th-Sa
Gordon Biersch is a mid-scale meeting spot in downtown San Jose. Many hi-tech professionals often dine here when in town for a convention, so the place is renowned far beyond San Jose. It brews its own lager. Pilsner, Marzen, and Dunkles are available. Favorite eats include the individual pizzas and the salads and there is always live jazz to entertain you at night.
“Fresh, hand crafted beer and premium, made-from-scratch food… all served up in a friendly and fun atmosphere – that’s what the Gordon Biersch experience is all about.”

How It All Began

What began over twenty years ago as a dream of bringing together fresh, handcrafted beer and made-from-scratch, world class cuisine – is today a reality at Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurants from coast to coast and across the Pacific to Hawaii and Taiwan.
This dream of exceptional beer and delicious food became a reality on July 6, 1988 when the first Gordon Biersch opened in Palo Alto, California. Acquired by Big River Brewing Company in 1999, Gordon Biersch currently operates 29 restaurants in the United States, including Honolulu, Hawaii. Additionally, two Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurants operate in Taiwan. The Gordon Biersch heritage of superior beer, great food and good times are now being served up fresh daily.
CLICK HERE FOR THERE WEBSITE.

Trial’s Pub, Downtown San Jose, Ca

 

And Then There Was Trial's Pub

265 N 1st St, San Jose, CA 95113-1014
  Contact: +1 408 947 0497
Open Hours: 5p-midnight M-Su
Down the street from the San Jose courthouse TRIAL’S offers a full selection of beer, wine, spirits, and has a well deserved reputation for serving the best fish & chips in San Jose, not to mention the best curry this side of Edinburgh.
Trials Pub is a rarity. It is an authentic British Pub selling 20oz pints of Britain’s favorite beers and British food. Trials Pub is a home-away-from-home for people from around the world and around the corner.
Situated in an historic landmark – the building dates back to 1894 – Trials is just the latest occupant in one of the most interesting Victorian buildings in the heart of Silicon Valley.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO THERE WESITE.

Cinebar, Downtown San Jose, Ca

 

cinebar

69 E San Fernando St, San Jose, CA 95113-2511
 Contact: +1 408 292 9562
Open Hours: 6a-2a
This is one of downtown San Jose’s quintessential dive bars, with all the typical accoutrements. Barflys, blue collar drinkers, washed-up skaters, punkers and even college students are found within its walls.The jukebox is always blasting and, for a time, the place was the only one in the area with a pool table. Since then there has been some competition for players, but not enough to make a dent in the volume of business this place pulls in, If you like a bread-n-butter dive bar, then the Cinebar is a San Jose icon for you. Noted for its lowbrow atmosphere and cheap beer, this is a favorite of locals and the college crowd alike. Pool, music, and booze, combine these here in this one room bar and you never know what will happen. Come in tonight and see for yourself.

Waves Smokehouse & Saloon, San Jose, Ca

 

Waves Smokehouse & Saloon

65 Post St, San Jose, CA 95113-2411
 Contact: +1 408 885 9283
Open Hours: Restaurant: 11a-9p Su-Th, noon-10p F-Sa, Bar: 11a-1:30a Su-Th, noon-2a F-Sa
Set in a former 19th century brothel, Waves is a BBQ restaurant and saloon and offers a great variety of smokehouse platters. You can go upstairs and eat dinner on the rooftop patio or, if you need to catch some television, you can chow down in the bar, which has a wide range of beers on tap and a load of single-malt scotches. The bar itself is about a century old and the sleek mahogany decor makes for a great hangout. This place is highly recommended to carnivores and suds-heads.

WET Nightclub, UPDATE- NOTE: CLOSED UP 3/2011

396 S 1st St
San Jose, CA 95113
(408) 282-8938

Hours:  Thu 10 pm – 2 am – Fri-Sat 9:30 pm – 2 am

WET Nightclub “Essence of an Element”
WET is Northern California’s premier Nightclub and Live Performance Venue. Located in the SOFA entertainment district of downtown San Jose area, WET has twice the offerings of you standard nightclub ushering in a new era of nightlife to the region. WET is over 16,000 square feet of world-class production space for live performers and DJ’s. WET Nightclub is designed to capture a sense of luxury and refined style, offering four levels of incredible panoramic views of the largest nightlife venue. The exquisite VIP area has been meticulously detailed to set a stunning scene for the ultimate nightlife experience, propelling Wet into a class of its own and on the leading edge. Exceptional amenities include: explosive sound and intelligent lighting, and International DJ’s flown in to rock the perfect dance floor.
CLICK HERE to go to their website.
San Jose’s biggest nightclub, Wet, is officially washed up. Caught up in the city’s clampdown on clubs following several incidents, owner Mike Hamod handed over the keys to the former Studio Theater at 396 S. First St. on Saturday.

Singlebarrel, Speak Easy Style, Downtown, San Jose Ca

 

43 W San Salvador St
San Jose, CA 95113
(408) 792-7356

There is no sign, just a single barrel on the wall.

It took us a few minutes to find this place but when we did, we didn’t want to leave. Its in the basement around the corner from Agenda Lounge @ the intersection of First & San Salvador.
Now, lets get to the good stuff. First off, this is an awesome place for us 30 somes to go & have a normal conversation without your ears bleeding from the loud muic.  The place has a old world feel to it with even the bartenders doing their bit by wearing retro clothes. Cheesy, but it works!  Secondly the bartenders are the best I have ever seen in the bay area. Cache is the head bartender, he calls himself the “mofo professor” compared to the other sophomers working there  They have a really good list of cocktails which they take a lot of care in making. I like the fact that he explained the history behind each of the drinks he made for us. I am more of a single malt guy but I have to say the “old fashioned” I had here was the best!
In Short:  Friendly & really knowledgeable bartenders
                Really good cocktails & beer/wine/single malt selection
                Good ambience
CLICK HERE for there website.

Agenda Bar, Restaurant & Lounge, Downtown San Jose Ca

 

399 S 1st St
San Jose, CA 95113
(408) 287-3991
Have been here a couple times and it’s one of my favorite spots in San Jose but not quite the best. Definitely the best alternative in that section of the city however. Have never really been in the downstairs area but I like the upstairs area. Comfortable chairs , good music , good drinks and perhaps the most diverse crowd in SJ which is a positive.
CLICK HERE for there website.

San Jose Giants, Baseball in San Jose Ca

San Jose Giants
Municipal Stadium, 588 East Alma Avenue, San Jose, CA 95112
Phone: (408) 297-1435 Fax: (408) 297-1453

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The Temple Bar and Lounge, Downtown San Jose

52 S 1st St
San Jose, CA 95113
(408) 288-8518

Wed-Fri 6 pm – 1:30 am / Sat 8 pm – 1:30 am

Went here the other nite and loved it. The music was great, the drinks were good, the ladies were beautiful and the bartenders were nice.  Overall I give this place two thumbs up. I will defiantly be visiting Temple again.

Bamboo 7, Karaoke Music, Japantown, San Jose Ca

http://siliconvalleyplaces.blogspot.com/p/nightclubs-bars.html
162 Jackson Street, San Jose, CA 95112-5107  /Japantown
(408) 279-9937
Great food during the day then watch out it is KARAOKE TIME…………..
This may look like a dive bar in Japantown, but Bamboo 7 also happens to be the happening place for karaoke. The clientele ranges from happy businessmen to bored, hyperactive college dropouts. No matter how good or bad a singer you may be, the audience will cheer you on. Add a couple of really stiff drinks from the bar, a friendly wait staff and the night will roll along just fine, no matter what key you are or are not.
CLICK HERE FOR THERE WEBSITE.