🙌 Things to do around SJ this weekend (11/8-11/10)

🌟 4 Weekend Events to Attend

San Jose Water Lantern Festival

• When: Fri. to Sun. (11/8-11/10), 3-7:30PM

• Where: Almaden Lake Park (6099 Winfield Blvd, San Jose, CA 95120)

• Price: $45.99-$55.99 (buy tickets)

• Description: Experience the magic of floating lanterns at this water lantern festival. Decorate a lantern and release it with hundreds of other lanterns after sunset. Make sure to buy tickets by the end of today for cheaper prices!

FandomCon

• When: Fri. (11/8) 5-11PM, Sat. (11/9) 10AM-8PM, Sun. (11/10) 10AM-6PM

• Where: San Jose McEnery Convention Center (150 West San Carlos Street, San Jose, CA 95113)

• Price: $27-$37 per day (buy tickets)

• Description: Celebrate your love for a. There’ll be TCG tournaments, a fandom fashion cosplay show, live performances, and even a maid cafe. Plus, there will be celebrity guests including voice actors from Genshin Impact, Avatar: The Last Airbender, and Encanto.

Ohlone College Flea Market: Thanksgiving Trinkets and Treasures

• When: Sat. (11/9), 9AM-2PM

• Where: 43600 Mission Boulevard Fremont, CA 94539

• Price: Free admission

• Description: Find your next piece of treasure at this flea market/farmer’s market. There will be over 70 small businesses offering everything from antiques to handmade crafts. Plus, you can help out by bringing non-perishable food donations to donate to the Alameda County Community Foods Bank.

Santana Row: Outdoors Artisan Fair

• When: Sat. and Sun. (11/9-11/10), 11AM-5PM

• Where: Santana Row (377 Santana Row, San Jose, CA 95128)

• Price: Free

• Description: Start your holiday shopping early at this open air artisan fair. Check out unique goods from over 60 local makers, including handcrafted jewelry, eco-friendly home goods, handmade art, and plants. Dog friendly!

🚗 1 Restaurant to Try

Curry Hyuga

• Where: 19650 Stevens Creek Blvd Cupertino, CA 95014

• Description: If you want some comfort food to warm you up, there’s nothing better than a steaming bowl of curry. Check out Curry Hyuga’s signature katsu curry ($15.50), double menchi curry ($17), and karaage chicken ($7).* This place is pretty popular, but you can grab a treat at the nearby dessert shops (like Izumi Matcha and Beard Papas) while you wait.

👀 New to SJ

Eos & Nyx

• Where: 201 S Second St Ste 120 San Jose, CA 95113

• Description: An elegant dining spot in downtown San Jose with coastal and Mediterranean flavors created from local produce—perfect for date nights or special occasions. Try their duck pappardelle ($36), octopus ($22), and New York strip ($58).*

*Prices based on online sources; might change.

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See you next week,
Cindy

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