The San Mateo County History Museum will join in Redwood City’s annual celebration of the Asian Lunar New Year.
Outdoor performances on Courthouse Square and indoor activities within the History Museum will be free to the public.
Children’s activities within the History Museum will include making traditional New Year’s red envelopes, writing lucky symbols in Chinese calligraphy, making paper lanterns, learning to use chopsticks, adding with an abacus and playing folkloric games.
Please double check the event information on the event website as sometimes events are canceled or details changed.
The San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade is the highlight event of the annual Chinese New Year celebrations in San Francisco.
The San Francisco Chinese New Year celebration is now the largest Asian event in North America as well as the largest general market event in Northern California. The celebration includes two major fairs, the Chinese New Year Flower Fair and Chinatown Community Street Fair. All the festivities culminate with Chinese New Year Parade.
Nowhere in the world will you see a lunar new year parade with more gorgeous floats, elaborate costumes, ferocious lions, and exploding firecrackers.
Sit along the parade route or secure your seat by purchasing Bleacher Seats in advance.
Please double check the event information on the event website as sometimes events are canceled or details changed.
Mother’s Day Community Day Happy Mother’s Day! All mothers—and especially mamás latinas—are invited to celebrate this special holiday with their families at the Exploratorium.
To honor this day, we offer bilingual programming for moms y toda la familia.
Enjoy fabulous performances of folklórico dances and a mariachi concert serenading mothers.
Make paper flowers as a gift, and learn all about the “mother food” of the Americas, maize.
Pay what you wish for a day of fun at the Exploratorium! Please note: Pay what you wish on Community Days, when museum entry is on a first-come, first-served basis. Entry is subject to capacity; admission is not guaranteed. Daytime Member & Donor Hours (Sundays, 10:00 a.m.–noon) will not be available this day.
Please double-check the event information on the event website as sometimes events are canceled or details changed after they are added to CelebrateFamily.us.
The Harlem Globetrotters return to the Bay Area with 7 games, Saturday, January 14th through Sunday, January 22nd. Witness some of the world’s best athletes execute unbelievable feats of ball handling… trick shots… and comedy. It’s the team’s most epic tour and a lifelong memory in the making.
Harlem Globetrotters Magic Pass
Get down on the court with the players with a the Harlem Globetrotters Magic Pass. Magic Pass is the pre-game event where your family will hang out with the stars of the team, right on the court, and will have the chance to:
Shoot Hoops with Globetrotter Stars
Learn Tricks with Globetrotter Stars
Get Autographs and Selfies with Globetrotter Stars
Harlem Globetrotters Magic Pass are just $22 per person. All customers must have a game ticket and Magic Pass for entry. Soft/rubber soled shoes must be worn on court.
Score your tickets at Ticketmaster.com. And don’t miss your chance to get in on in the action at SAP Center at San Jose and Oracle Arena, January 14th through 22th!
The Harlem Globetrotters will be in the Bay area January 14 – 22, 2017! Catch the action at Oracle Arena and SAP Center. Don’t forget to purchase your MAGIC Pass for their pre-game show on the Court!
If you haven’t heard yet, San Jose Public Library is offering a way for library visitors to get rid of their library fines by volunteering in the library at the equivalent of $20 per hour.The first city wide date will be January 21, 2017 to coincide with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, but there are several other ‘volunteer away your fines’ dates on the San Jose library event calendar.
Time to review and practice. The Town Hall will kick off at 9:00 a.m. at the Cypress Community Building and will feature; Office of Emergency Services, San José Fire Department, and San José Police discussing their how they respond and their roles during local disasters. After the Town Hall, San José Prepared will be offering emergency preparedness training for residents. For more information, you can contact Ed Brooks in the District 1 Office at (408) 535-4901 or by email at: ed.brooks@sanjoseca.gov
Teen Opportuniites
>> Summer Jobs – Start Applying now to Great America and Raging Waters
>> San Jose Young Placemakers pilot project: New 10 week program at Park & Rec. Participants will identify neglected spaces within San José and implement their own placemaking “activation” (bringing public activity into a given space (i.e. a park, a street, a building, etc.). DTE: January 31st, 2017 by 5:00 PM.Link
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