San Jose Events

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Address: 7473 Monterey St, Christmas Hill Park, Gilroy, CA 95020 Category: Fair / Festival - Food / Drink Dates: July 24 - July 26, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

Gilroy Garlic Festival is now over 20 years old and going stronger than ever. Always held the last full weekend of July, the festival features the great Gilroy Garlic Cook-off, along with wines, arts and crafts, gourmet foods, a beauty pageant, and loads of amazing sights and scents.

Address: 476 Park Ave, Cesar Chavez Park, San Jose, CA 95110 Category: Fair / Festival - Music Dates: August 7 - August 9, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

The San Jose Jazz Festival, which is held downtown every August, is a series of free concerts that usually attracts more than 100,000 people. It is the largest free jazz concert in the world. Most of the festival's best performances take place in Cesar Chavez Park. The festivalgoers are fairly eclectic – as are the...

Address: Various venues, San Jose, CA 95113 Category: Fair / Festival - Film / Video Dates: February 23 - March 7, 2010 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

The Cinequest San Jose Film Festival, which was started by a group of local filmmakers in order to promote innovation in film and appreciation for the filmic arts, takes place at several venues throughout the city. The schedule usually includes a variety of screenings, guest lecturers, and demonstrations. Famous names...