San Jose, California Events

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Gateway to the San Francisco Bay Area, San Jose is the third largest city in California. The city’s beautiful location, perfect climate and exciting attractions make it an ideal destination for family vacations, meetings and conventions and an array of exciting sports events and performing arts. Recently named the third Most Fun City in America, San Jose offers world-class cultural arts, nightlife, professional sports (NHL's San Jose Sharks), theme parks, shopping, the San Jose Convention Center and nationally acclaimed museums, including the Tech Museum and the San Jose Museum of Art.


San Jose & Bay Area Events - Grand Prix to Performing Arts. World class open-wheel racing returns to the streets of downtown San José with one of California’s most anticipated sporting events - the San José Grand Prix. The San José Grand Prix - July 28, 29 and 30, 2006 - is a week-long festival that includes Speedfest, Pit Stop Park and Festival Areas with interactive games, live music, and driver autograph sessions.

Off-track events include a golf tournament, a drivers’ VIP party, the CXO Go Kart race and the Canary Fund gala fundraiser. Cheer for the NHL’s San Jose Sharks as they heat up the ice for 41 home season games at HP Pavilion in downtown San Jose. This state-of-the art San Jose arena hosts a variety of events and concerts every year, including Grammy winning musicians, Olympic athletes, world-class shows and theater, exhibitions, exciting family shows, boxing events, and tennis tournaments.

The acclaimed Center for the Performing Arts in San Jose presents exciting stage productions, events, concerts, dance and shows throughout the year. Explore classical and world music, dance, and spoken word performances by famous artists and astounding newcomers at Stanford Lively Arts, which makes performing arts an exciting part of the Bay Area. The Bay Area’s most amazing outdoor concert facility, Shoreline Amphitheater features state-of-the-art technical, visual, and sound systems. Hear the world's most talented musical entertainers in an award-winning concert space in Mountain View. [Top]


Kids Play In San Jose! For a day of family fun, experience Paramount's Great America, Northern California’s ultimate family theme park and entertainment destination. Located in Santa Clara, Paramount's Great America features 10 pulse-pounding coasters, exciting rides, live stage show, concerts, Nickelodeon TV characters and the wild water rides of Boomerang Bay.

Tour the beautiful and bizarre Winchester Mystery House, an architectural marvel filled with unexplained oddities, such as the staircase to the ceiling, a door that opens onto a wall and unique gardens. Cool down at Raging Waters in San Jose, the world’s wildest water adventure park with thrilling water rides, attractions, and wild Wave Pool. Your kids will enjoy “Oh, Suess Off to Great Places” at the Children’s Discovery Museum through May 30, 2006. [Top]


San Jose Events.

• San Jose Grand Prix - July 28 - 30, 2006 - Downtown San Jose
• Once Upon a Mattress - 3/11/2006 - 4/8/2006 - West Valley Light Opera
• The Crucible - 3/16/06 - 4/9/06 - Hillbarn Theater
• CATS - 3/17/06 - 4/2/2006 - Actors Theater Center
• The Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow - 3/18/06 - 4/16/06 - San Jose Repertory Theater
• Gypsy - 3/28/06 - 4/9/06 - American Musical Theatre of San Jose
• Inside Out - Selections from the Permanent Collection - Free Through 7/9/2006 - San Jose Museum of Art
• Auguste Rodin Sculpture Tour -Free Through 6/14/2006 - Canter Center for Visual Arts - Stanford University
• Genetics - Technology with a Twist - Through 12/3/2006 - The Tech Museum of Innovation
• Mithraic Mysteries Planetarium Show - Through 12/31/2006 - Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum [Top]