🙌 Things to do around SJ this weekend (9/27-9/29)

🌟6 Weekend Events to Attend

29th Annual Great Glass Pumpkin Patch

• When: Sat & Sun. (9/28-9/29), 10AM-5PM

• Where: Palo Alto Art Center (1313 Newell Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94303)

• Price: Free admission

• Description: What’s cooler than glass pumpkins to get into the autumn mood? Check out over 10,000 unique handcrafted glass pumpkins, gourds, and autumn trinkets made by local artists. There will also be live glass blowing demos, food trucks if you get hungry, and family-friendly activities.

Tully East Festival

• When: Sat & Sun. (9/28-9/29), 11AM-6PM

• Where: Outdoors at Eastridge Center (2200 Eastridge Loop, San Jose, CA 95122), near the Aloha Fun Center

• Price: Free admission

• Description: A cute street fair for an easy weekend afternoon. There will be over 150 makers, specialty drink vendors, dessert makers, food stalls and more. Dog friendly!

Sunnyvale Mid-Autumn Festival

• When: Sat & Sun. (9/28-9/29), 10AM-5PM

• Where: 235 South Murphy Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94086

• Price: Free admission

• Description: Indulge in some delicious Asian street food and trinkets at this Mid-Autumn themed festival. There’ll be over 100 vendors offering special Asian street food and unique arts & crafts. Plus, there’ll be live bands, dancing, singing, and a Kung Fu show to add some fun!

Cupertino Citywide Garage Sale

• When: Sat & Sun. (9/28-9/29), 9AM-4PM

• Where: Around Cupertino (See garage sale map)

• Description: Drive around and pick up some new treasures at amazing bargains. There are over 100 registered garage sales happening offering everything from antiques to iPads, so check out the garage sale map to strategize your route.

Sofa Street Fair

• When: Sun. (9/29), 2-8PM

• Where: 501 South First St, San Jose, CA 95113

• Price: Free admission

• Description: 66 bands. 13 stages. 3 blocks. 1 day. Celebrate our local music scene with live music and cool artist/maker vendors.

🚗 1 Place to Visit

Garden to Table Silicon Valley

• Where: 200 West Taylor Street, San Jose, CA95112

• Price: Free admission

• Description: Tired of city life? Visit this small local oasis of green in downtown San Jose. This Saturday, destress with some adorable goats — you’ll get to pet goats, learn how to milk them, and take some Instagram-worthy selfies. You can also visit during volunteer hours Mondays and Wednesdays (4-5:30PM) and Saturdays (10AM-12PM) — just shoot them an email before going!

👀 New to SJ

Feng Hotpot

• Where: 1669 Hollenbeck Ave Ste A, Sunnyvale, CA 94087

• Description: A much-hyped Chinese hotpot place with flavors straight from Chengdu. Bring some buddies and build the ultimate hot pot with your choice of broth ($15.98-$24.89), sliced meat ($9.98-$16.98), seafood ($5.98-$12.98), and side dishes ($5.98-$16.98).*

*Prices based on online sources; might change.

Thanks for reading!

See you next week,
Cindy

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