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
San Jose International Short Film Festival — Thursday, Oct. 22 – Sunday, Oct. 25 at Cinemark CinéArts Santana Row, San Jose
Tickets: https://sjsff.com/
Sunnyvale Community Players present Alice in Wonderland — Saturday, Oct. 24 – Sunday, Nov. 8 at Sunnyvale Community Theatre
Opening Night Gala on Saturday, Oct. 24
Backstage Tour and Cast Q&A add-on available
Tickets: https://www.sunnyvaleplayers.org/aliceinwonderland/
Fall One Act Festival — Saturday, Oct. 24 – Sunday, Oct. 25 at Fess Parker Studio Theatre, Santa Clara University
Tickets: https://scupresents.org/
Festival Fright Nights — Friday, Sept. 18 – Sunday, Nov. 1 at Winchester Mystery House, San José
Tickets: https://festivalfrightnights.com/
Friday, Oct. 23
Cabrillo’s Trunk or Treat — 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. at Cabrillo Montessori Parking Lot (2495 Cabrillo Ave, Santa Clara)
Event page: https://msosv.com/cabrillo-community-event-trunk-or-treat/
Sunset Cinema: Coco (PG) and Día de los Muertos celebrations — 6 p.m. at Mission City Memorial Park (420 N Winchester Blvd, Santa Clara)
“The Community Ofrenda will be open to the public from 2 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 28 through Friday, Nov. 6.”
Event page: https://www.santaclaraca.gov/our-city/departments-g-z/parks-recreation/special-events/sunset-cinema
Saturday, Oct. 24
Harvest Festival — 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. at Redwood Square, Sunnyvale
Free family-friendly event
Event page: https://www.citylinesunnyvale.com/event/44259-harvest-festival
Children’s SpooktaClara Halloween Party — 12 p.m. – 4 p.m. at Central Park, Santa Clara
This free event is for ages 10 and under.
Artist In-Gallery: Sieglinde Van Damme — 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. at Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara
Free event
Event page: https://www.tritonmuseum.org/events
A Musical Altar – Una ofrenda musical — 3 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. at Sunnyvale Public Library
Event page: https://www.sunnyvale.ca.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/13266/19
Sunday, Oct. 25
Sunnyvale Halloween Pet Parade — 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. at Downtown Sunnyvale, Murphy Avenue
Free and open to the public
Event page: https://www.sunnyvale.ca.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/13506/19
Family Movie: Elio (PG) — 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. at Sunnyvale Public Library
Event page: https://www.sunnyvale.ca.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/12714/19
Upcoming Events
Santa Clara Players present I Am a Camera — Friday, Oct. 30 – Saturday, Nov. 14 at Triton Museum – Hall Pavilion (1511 Don Ave, Santa Clara)
Tickets: https://scplayers.org/shows/
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 – Fridays from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.; Saturdays & Sundays from 12 p.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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