Welcome to our special holiday events page, where we've curated the most festive and joyous activities happening in Silicon Valley this season! From enchanting light displays to heartwarming holiday markets, we've got everything you need to make your holiday season merry and bright. Discover the magic of Silicon Valley as it transforms into a winter wonderland, offering an array of events that are sure to delight everyone in the family.
For more holiday fun, be sure to see our blog posts Silicon Valley's Best Christmas Tree Farms and Silicon Valley's Dazzling Holiday Light Displays. These posts are your go-to guides for making the most out of the holiday season in our vibrant community.
The 54th annual Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival is going virtual this year! The festival will be streamed from 3pm to 5pm over the two weekends of April 10th - 11th and 17th - 18th. The festival showcases many cultural performers, highlighting San Francisco's Japanese and Japanese American communities while watching our cherry blossoms bloom […]
Spring 2021 Munk Dialogues is on the fate and future of democracy. The dialogues include in-depth, online conversations with some of the world’s brightest thinkers. From Monk Debates: It’s become a truism to say the pandemic has accelerated everything. From technology to geopolitics to the economy, COVID-19 has fast-forwarded us into a confusing and uncertain […]
The Nikkei Matsuri Planning Committee presents Celebrating Nikkei Matsuri — a virtual festival showcasing Japanese American culture and its contributions to the cultural fabric of Silicon Valley. This year, given ongoing concerns about Covid-19, Celebrating Nikkei Matsuri will be hosted virtually on their website instead of taking place in the heart of historic San Jose […]
The Cupertino Cherry Blossom Festival will be presented virtually this year. Enjoy the following audience favorites! Tea Ceremony Calligraphy Demonstrations Taiko (Japanese Ceremonial Drums) Choral and Dance Performances Japanese Instrumental (Koto, Shamisen, Shakuhachi) The festivities will be livestreamed on April 24, 2021, at 1pm at the following sites: Facebook Youtube
Hilary Mantel will discuss The Mirror and the Light, the final volume in her Thomas Cromwell trilogy. These three novels, including Wolf Hall and Bring Up The Bodies, chronicle a time in which Henry VIII’s appetite for marriage plunged England into religious turmoil, and create a fascinating portrait of the mercurial Cromwell. The Mirror and the Light concludes Mantel’s story […]
Spring 2021 Munk Dialogues is on the fate and future of democracy. The dialogues include in-depth, online conversations with some of the world’s brightest thinkers. From Monk Debates: It’s become a truism to say the pandemic has accelerated everything. From technology to geopolitics to the economy, COVID-19 has fast-forwarded us into a confusing and uncertain […]
