The San Antonio Festival

The inaugural San Antonio Festival takes places today from 10am to 5pm on Paseo de San Antonio between 1st and 2nd Street in Downtown San Jose. This is a key corridor that connects San Jose State University to the central core Downtown.

This family friendly event will feature a local pop-up market in collaboration with Moment, community workshops, entrepreneurial resources, live performances, and immersive art experiences. For more info head over here.

Thanksgiving Feast at Scott's Ballroom in Downtown San Jose

Thanksgiving is just a week away. If you don't feel like cooking this year, Scott's Seafood is doing a Thanksgiving Brunch and Dinner Buffet in a ballroom overlooking Downtown San Jose. It'll feature all of the classics plus prime rib and shellfish. You can make reservations on OpenTable.

Culture Night Market at Paseo de San Antonio in Downtown San Jose

Winter Wonderland presents: Culture Night Market at Paseo de San Antonio in downtown San Jose! This exciting event will take place over two weekends, from November 29th to December 8th, right next to the beloved Christmas in the Park at Cesar Chavez Plaza. 

The event runs from 5-10 PM and includes a festive holiday market featuring 38 local small businesses, artists, and artisans offering unique gifts.

Shop Small in Downtown San Jose

The San Jose Downtown Association is running a holiday promotion to encourage people to visit local restaurants and businesses in Downtown San Jose. If you spend $150 at Downtown San Jose businesses between November 20th and December 24th, you'll receive a $50 gift card to a Downtown business. There is also a mysterious Grand Prize drawing. 

Included in the spend are boutiques, cafes, bars, restaurants, and galleries. Each person can submit up to two entries and there are a total of 100 people that can qualify for this reward. There are some exclusions and rules, which you can find over here.

Downtown Ice is back!

San Jose's famous Downtown Ice rink is located at 120 S. Market Street in the Circle of Palms Plaza, nestled between the San Jose Museum of Art and the Signia by Hilton Hotel. 

Visit ParkSJ.org to find free 90-minute parking and a live look at parking availability.

Downtown Ice is a result of a lot of amazing people and a great partnership between SJDA and Special Ice along with with support from the City of San Jose and various local partners.

Tickets are $21 for each two-hour window of skating and you can purchase them over here.

Content 17.1

The latest issue of Content Magazine is about to drop and as is tradition it will be launched with a party for subscribers on Friday, November 22nd from 6-9pm. This time it will be at Fiesta Hall at the Santa Clara Fairgrounds (344 Tully Road). 

The event will include food trucks curated by Feast Mode such as Chicken Bros, Road House 48, and Veros Kitchen. Beer will be provided by the excellent Foxtale Fermentation Project. They will actually be doing a special Fall beer release featuring artwork from Fabricio Ponce. There will ben be an onsite mural and gallery exhibition presented in partnership with 1CLTURE as well as DJ and breakdancing.

Parking is free at Gate C and guests are welcome. The first 150 Content members to check in will get a complimentary beverage and Hors D'oeuvres. 100 Content members will also receive a unique holiday gift.

Here are some of the people featured in the upcoming issue:

DJ - Brotha Reese | Muralist - Cameron “Camer1” Moberg | Breakdancer - Vicki “La Vix” chang | Painter/muralist - Scotty Greathouse | Textile Artist - Jaya Griscom | Grafitti Legend - King157 | Mural - “The Grand Strike,” Analyn Bones, Juan Velazquez, Miguel Machuca, Jordan Gabriel, Eddie Romo, and Melissa Manuel | Grafitti Legend - Nexus | Painter/Illustrator - Fabricio Ponce | Graffiti Primer - Joey Reyes | Shades of Brown Collective - Joey Castaneda, Jade Castaneda, Louie Andrade, Edward Valdez, Isaiah Kittles, Angelica Jimenez, Desiree Villescaz, Taylor Cherry, Itzayana Silva, Julian Torres, Sarah Cassandra Guizar Retana, Darlene Cordova

To learn more or subscribe, head over here.

Winter Wonderland 2024/25

It's almost that time of year! Winter Wonderland is coming back to Downtown San Jose on November 29th and runs until January 1st, 2025. This year there will be quite a few changes based on feedback from Downtown stakeholders.

There will be a new Winter Wonderland Night Market on November 29 and 30 as well as December 1st and 5th-8th. The Night Market runs from 5-10pm and features handmade ornaments, holiday-themed goods, and seasonal treats. On December 13th, several family-friendly rides and games will join the giant Ferris Wheel. 

In order to minimize unpermitted vendors, there will be a curated section for Food Trucks and Food Booths from November 29th to January 1st. These will be placed next to the Ferris Wheel on Market Street and along Paseo de San Antonio.

There will also be more seating areas to relax and enjoy a meal this season. For more info head over to the Winter Wonderland website. 

San Jose has the healthiest residents in the US

A recent Forbes study looked at the 46 most populous cities in the country and compared health metrics including heart disease deaths, opioid deaths, the percentage of adults with diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity, as well as the percentage of people that binge drink, smoke, or are deficient in physical activity.

After all the numbers were crunched, San Jose ranked as the #1 healthiest city in the United States. San Jose has consistently ranked high for longevity in previous years, adding more credence to this ranking.

Second on the list was Austin, Texas while San Francisco made it to the 6th spot. The unhealthiest populations were Detroit and Milwaukee.

Source: SFGATE