San Jose, CA

Jazz it up at the San Jose Jazz Festival, one of the top jazz festivals in the nation! Listen to the fresh sounds of emerging musicians like Electro-jazz cellist, Dana Leong and composure mixing hip-hop, jazz, electronics and leader of the band Milk and Jade. Support your community through music!

Address: 145 West San Carlos, San Jose, CA 95113 - MAP
Phone: (408) 288-7557
Web: www.sanjosejazz.org

Art lovers and music lovers are at the San Jose annual Tapestry Arts Festival held at the city's famed History Park. This festival makes headline news in the bay area celebrating local artists, musicians and businesses. Find original art work, cheer for the battle of the bands and eat great food!

Address: 1650 Senter Road, San Jose, CA 95112 - MAP
Phone: (408) 521-5016
Web: www.tapestryartssanjose.com

Get your ticket to the Cinequest Film Festival. The Silicon Valley film festival is where maverick filmmakers get the red-carpet treatment. More than 80,000 attendees watch over 150 indie films vying for the festival's coveted Maverick Spirit Award and film distribution from a major studio.

Address: 410 South 1st Street, San Jose, CA 95113 - MAP
Phone: (408) 995-5033
Web: www.cinequest.org

Be Greek for a day at the annual San Jose Greek Festival! Taste authentic Greek foods like the popular BBQ souvlaki dipped in olive oil, oregano and lemon juice. Drink specialty wines from Greece. Listen and dance to Greek music, and invite the family, your neighbors and your friends to spend a day in Greece!

Address: 1260 Davis Street, San Jose, CA 95109 - MAP
Phone: (408) 246-2770
Web: www.saintnicholas.org

iVivaFest! Join in on the spicy celebration at the annual San Jose Mexican Heritage and Mariachi Festival! Explore the festival's Latino heritage, cuisine, music and arts. Dance the salsa or find your inner mariachi at a dance workshop. This free festival heats up for twelve-days of flavorful community fun!

Address: 1700 Alum Rock Avenue, San Jose, CA 95116 - MAP
Phone: (800) 642-8482
Web: www.sanjosemariachifestival.com

Go to Hawaii at the Tahiti Fete in San Jose, a Tahitian Dance Competition Extravaganza! Watch the colorful polyrhythmic, hip-shaking dance companies from America and around the world that come to San Jose to the largest Tahitian cultural exposition outside the Hawaiian Islands. Enjoy crafts, food and most of all, a whole lot of shaking!

Address: 290 South Seventh Street, San Jose, CA 95192 - MAP
Phone: (808) 935-3002
Web: www.tahitifete.com