3 stages of Music, Wine, Beer, Food, Ten Scene, Action Day Kids Zone, Cinnabar Grape Stomp Challenge, Saratoga History Museum and More !
For more info www.celebratesaratoga.com
Sunday, September 16, 2012 from Noon to 7pm on Big Basin Way in Downtown Saratoga
Yoy are invited to the Grand Opening celebration of TechShop San Jose on Saturday, Sept 24 2011 from (10-6). Festivities include demonstrations and displays of a variety of creations ranging from a JetPack to handmade craft items like jewelry and wooden ties. During this free, family friendly event there will be tours of the facility, special guest speakers including presentations from some of the most influential people in Silicon Valley.
Visit us at www.techshop.ws for more information on speakers, presenters and special demonstrations that will impress and inspire.
Three Stages with Live Music. Renowned Cooking Competition. Award Winning Children’s Area. Arts & Crafts. Extraordinary Food !
July 29-31, 2011 www.gilroygarlicfestival.com
This 14-acre outdoor museum – with paved streets, running trolleys, and 27 original and replica homes, business and landmarks – is the largest and most evocative landscape of times-gone-by.
Pick up a map of the grounds at the museum store in the Pacific Hotel; tours are also available. There is a replica of lively barn Dashaway Stables, with carriages and buggies. A trolley barn holds antique vehicles, a horse-drawn streetcar and trolley cars.
In downtown San Jose, Peralta Adobe ( 175 W St. John Street, 408-287-2291) is San Jose’s oldest address. Visitors can view two rooms furnished with period pieces. An adjacent structure is the exquisite Fallon House, a Victorian mansion built in 1855, showcasing 15 rooms typical of the Victorian period. To schedule tours, call (408) 918-1047.
San Jose History Park , South End of Kelly Park www.historysanjose.org
In Downtown San Jose, there is no time of the year quite like the weeks between Thanksgivings and New Year’s. For the better part of the month, from Christmas in the Park, the Downtown Ice Rink , the Holiday Parade and of course Ballet San Jose’s version of ” The Nutcracker.
The Park
Christmas in the Park has been around since 1950s. It’s been in Plaza de Cesar Chavez for about three decades. It remains the best family fun during the holidays. For more information , visit www.winterwonderlandsj.com
The Parade
It may be ranked as one of the best holiday parades in the country, now in its 29th year, is still a homegrown event. The parade steps off at 8:30am on Dec 5th from HP Pavilion and includes big ballons, marching bands, floats, dance groups, cartoon favorites and sports mascots like Lou Seal from San Francisco Giants. For more information, go to www.holidayparade.com
The Rink
Downtown Ice – the rink at the circle of Palms between the Fairmont Hotel and San Jose Museum of Art – has become one of the focal points of downtown during holidays. Opening ceremony scheduled for Mon at 5pm and Kristi Yamaguchi will be on hand to skate . For more information, visit www.sjdowntown.com/downtownice