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The City of San Jose and a non-profit (Christmas in the Park Inc) worked together to host a 2.5 acre holiday celebration. [citation needed] The event was moved to Plaza de César Chávez in the early 1980s. [5] In 2011 the City could no longer afford to manage or raise funds for the event and it was scheduled to be closed.
SoFA (South First Area) is an arts, cultural, and entertainment district of Downtown San Jose, California.Home to numerous cultural institutions, art galleries, and theatre companies, including the Institute of Contemporary Art San José, the San José Opera, and the Silicon Valley Symphony, SoFA bills itself as "Silicon Valley's Creative District".
Christmas in the Park, downtown San Jose; Cinequest Film Festival, multiple venues; FanimeCon, downtown San Jose; Los Altos Art and Wine Festival, Los Altos [8] Mountain View Art and Wine Festival, Mountain View [9] Palo Alto Festival of the Arts, Palo Alto [10] San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival, downtown San Jose
The popular Los Gatos Creek Trail, which runs from Lexington Dam to western downtown San Jose in two segments, passes through the park. It is one of the most popular parks in the south bay. Since 1999, the Park organizes the annual event Vasona Fantasy of Lights.
In 2000, the parade was named "One of the Top 25 Parades in America" by the International Festival and Events Association and USA Today. In 2006, International Festival and Event professionals honored the San Jose Holiday Parade with the Grand Pinnacle Award. [2] This award is presented annually to recognize the overall top international event.
The second 01SJ Biennial in 2008 drew 45,000 attendees, generated $9 million in revenue for the local economy, and established the Biennial as a significant new festival of contemporary art. The Biennial's primary venues are located in downtown San Jose but with each subsequent Biennial more satellite projects and parallel programs have been ...
Downtown San Jose is the central business district of San Jose, California, United States. Downtown is one of the largest tech clusters in Silicon Valley , as well as the cultural and political center of San Jose.
The San Jose Convention Center opened in 1989, replacing a convention hall of the same name at San Jose Civic. It is named after Tom McEnery, a former mayor of San Jose. The South Hall opened in 2005, and the main hall was renovated and expanded in 2013. Team San Jose manages the convention center along with several nearby event centers.