Events

Every year in San José

October 2026

15Santa Clara Broncos Womens Volleyball vs. Pacific Tigers Womens Volleyball The Phantom of the Opera (Touring)RUSH: Fifty Something+1 more

16San Jose Barracuda vs. Calgary Wranglers The Phantom of the Opera (Touring)Are You Garbage Podcast: Army of Garbage Tour+3 more

17Santa Clara Broncos Womens Volleyball vs. St. Marys CA Gaels Womens Volleyball The Phantom of the Opera (Touring)Ghoul, Dry Socket+6 more

18The Phantom of the Opera (Touring)Hocus Pocus Drag Brunch Bay FC vs. Portland Thorns FC+2 more

19San Francisco 49ers vs. Washington Commanders

21Bo Johnson

22Disney On Ice presents Find Your Hero Switchfoot Jim Henson’s Labyrinth: In Concert 40th Anniversary+2 more

November 2026

December 2026

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Every year

Downtown San Jose theaters, including the California Theatre, and Mountain View · March. The organizers say the 2027 dates will be announced soon

Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival

An independent film festival founded in San Jose in 1990, with premieres from around the world, writers’ events and a silent film accompanied on the theatre organ.

Read on Downtown San Jose theaters, including the California Theatre, and Mountain View ↗

357 E. Taylor Street, behind Gordon Biersch, in Japantown · Sundays, 8 am to noon, in season. In 2026: May 3 to October 25

Japantown Farmers’ Market

The Japantown Business Association’s certified farmers’ market.

Read on 357 E. Taylor Street, behind Gordon Biersch, in Japantown ↗

Japantown · Every spring

Nikkei Matsuri

A Japanese American festival in one of the country’s last historic Japantowns.

Read on Japantown ↗

5th Street between Taylor and Empire Streets, at the San Jose Betsuin · A weekend in July. In 2026: July 11-12

San Jose Obon Festival

Two days of food, taiko and games at the Buddhist temple, ending each night with thousands of bon dancers in the street.

Read on 5th Street between Taylor and Empire Streets, at the San Jose Betsuin ↗

Plaza de César Chávez and stages around downtown · Three days in August. In 2026: August 7-9; next: August 13-15, 2027

San Jose Jazz Summer Fest

Jazz, Latin and other music on indoor and outdoor stages around the downtown plaza.

Read on Plaza de César Chávez and stages around downtown ↗

Plaza de César Chávez (Plaza Park) and downtown · Late August. In 2026: festival and parade August 29-30

Silicon Valley Pride

San Jose’s largest LGBTQ+ celebration, with a festival in the park and a downtown parade.

Read on Plaza de César Chávez (Plaza Park) and downtown ↗

Plaza de César Chávez · Every summer, over two days

San Jose Fountain Blues & Brews Festival

Founded in 1981 and described as the longest-running blues festival on the West Coast.

Read on Plaza de César Chávez ↗

Plaza de César Chávez · Summer concert series

Music in the Park

A concert series held in the plaza since 1988.

Read on Plaza de César Chávez ↗

Alviso Marina County Park, 1195 Hope Street, Alviso · A Sunday in October

Day on the Bay

Santa Clara County’s free festival on the shore of the bay, begun in 2010, with kayak rides, music, food and a resource fair.

Read on Alviso Marina County Park, 1195 Hope Street, Alviso ↗

Lincoln Avenue, Willow Glen · September, in years when it is held

Willow Glen Founders’ Day

A parade down Lincoln Avenue celebrating the neighborhood’s history, including its years as a separate city.

Read on Lincoln Avenue, Willow Glen ↗

Plaza de César Chávez, downtown San Jose · Late November to January 1. This season: November 27, 2026 to January 1, 2027

Christmas in the Park

Free holiday displays and hundreds of decorated trees, a tradition that began with Don Lima’s Nativity scene in the 1950s.

Read on Plaza de César Chávez, downtown San Jose ↗