The following is a calendar of events happening this weekend near Santa Clara and Sunnyvale. Want to share an event to be featured? Please email the details to info@svvoice.com for consideration.
This Weekend
26th Annual Festival of Lights — Friday, Dec. 5 & Saturday, Dec. 6 at Mission Santa Clara
Friday tickets: Adults – $30, Faculty/Staff/Senior/18&Under – $25, SCU Students FREE.
Saturday tickets: Adults – $32, Faculty/Staff/Senior/18&Under – $28, SCU Students FREE.
Event page: https://scupresents.org/university-music-concerts/#fol-25
Santa Clara Historic Home Tour — Friday, Dec. 5 (6 p.m. – 10 p.m.) & Saturday, Dec. 6 (12 p.m. – 5 p.m.)
Tickets: $30
Event page: https://sc-hometour.com/
Friday, Dec. 5
Santa Clara Holiday Tree Lighting — 5:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. at Central Park (909 Kiely Blvd, Santa Clara)
Free event
Saturday, Dec. 6
De Anza Flea Market — 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. at De Anza College in Parking Lots A&B (21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino)
Event page: https://www.deanza.edu/fleamarket/
Breakfast with Santa — 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. at the Senior Center (550 E. Remington Dr, Sunnyvale)
Tickets: $15
Event page: https://www.sunnyvale.ca.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/9993/19
Holiday Art Fair — 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the Triton Museum of Art (1505 Warburton Ave, Santa Clara)
Free event
Event page: https://www.tritonmuseum.org/events
Santa Paws — 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at Santana Row (377 Santana Row, San Jose)
“Photos with your pet are a minimum donation of $10. Registration is from 9:30 a.m. – 1:45 p.m.”
Event page: https://santanarow.com/event/santa-paws/
26th Annual Sunnyvale Holiday Tree Lighting Celebration — 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. at Redwood Square (241 S Taaffe St, Sunnyvale)
Holiday Market: 3 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Free event
Event page: https://www.citylinesunnyvale.com/sip-shop-eat-winter
Sunday, Dec. 7
Photos with Santa — 12 p.m. – 2 p.m. at Harris-Lass House Museum (1889 Market St, Santa Clara)
Free event
Event page: https://harrislass.org/events/photos-with-santa/
Muppets Christmas Carol Drag Brunch — 2 p.m. at San Jose Improv (62 S Second St, San Jose)
Tickets: $31+
Event page: https://improv.com/sanjose/event/muppets+christmas+carol+drag+brunch/14648943/
Recurring Activities
The Triton Museum of Art — Tuesdays – Sundays from 11 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. at 1505 Warburton Ave., Santa Clara
Current exhibitions: https://www.tritonmuseum.org/on-view
de Saisset Museum — Tuesdays – Sundays from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. at Santa Clara University
Current exhibitions: https://www.scu.edu/desaisset/exhibitions/current/
The Vargas Gallery — located inside the Mission College Gillmor Center (3000 Mission College Blvd., Santa Clara)
Current exhibitions: https://missioncollege.edu/academics/art/vargas/index.html
Sunnyvale Farmers’ Market — Saturdays from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. at Murphy Avenue, Downtown Sunnyvale
Event page: https://uvfm.org/sunnyvale-saturday
Santa Clara Farmer’s Market — Saturdays from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. at Jackson Street and Homestead Road, Santa Clara
Event page: https://uvfm.org/santa-clara-saturdays
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