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2024 Palo Alto Festival of the Arts

August 24, 2024 @ 10:00 am – 6:00 pm

Palo Alto Festival of the Arts

Palo Alto Festival of the Arts returns to beautiful downtown Palo Alto on University Avenue from 10am-6pm.

Featured Family Fun at the Palo Alto Festival of the Arts:

Kids as Artists: Kids of all ages can participate in Chalk-a-Lot benefiting Youth Community Service, happening near the Italian Street Painting Expo at University and Tasso. Come create your own chalk art!

Festival goers will have the opportunity to become immersed in some exceptional artistry while strolling through the event. Don’t miss the Italian Street Painting Expo where “paintings” made from chalk pastels are created at ground level – on the pavement, live musical performances on two stages and street corner concerts, performing and interactive exhibits,

Emerging art
Italian Street Painting Expo will again offer 17 chalk artists creating larger-than-life works of art all weekend long on Tasso Street. Come watch the art come to life.

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.

Image credit/courtesy: Palo Alto Festival of the Arts.

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Palo Alto Festival of the Arts

Florence St and University Ave
Palo Alto, CA 94301 United States + Google Map

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2022 Palo Alto Festival of the Arts

August 28, 2022 @ 10:00 am – 6:00 pm

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Palo Alto Festival of the Arts returns to beautiful downtown Palo Alto on University Avenue from 10am-6pm.

A stunning showcase of art is displayed across all mediums with 300 talented contemporary artists from all over the country and the Bay Area. Many unique and one-of-a-kind art pieces are available for the perfect souvenir for your home, business, and art collectors alike.

Palo Alto Festival of the Arts Kids Art Studio
Palo Alto Festival of the Arts Kids Art Studio courtesy of Palo Alto Festival of the Arts

Festival goers will have the opportunity to become immersed in some exceptional artistry while strolling through the event. Don’t miss the Italian Street Painting Expo where “paintings” made from chalk pastels are created at ground level – on the pavement, live musical performances on two stages and street corner concerts, performing and interactive exhibits,

Featured Family Fun at the Palo Alto Festival of the Arts:

Free – Kids’ Art Studio with “hands on” art & crafts area. Look for the Kids’ Art Studio located at the Kipling intersection
Emerging high school artists
Italian Street Painting Expo will again offer sixty chalk artists creating larger-than-life works of art all weekend long on Tasso Street.

There’s plenty of tasty foods and beverages throughout.

PLEASE NOTE: the City of Palo Alto has a ban on the use of plastic & paper bags for carrying purchased merchandise. The Chamber of Commerce highly recommends that festival attendees bring their own tote bags for easy transportation of multiple purchases.

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Palo Alto Festival of the Arts

Florence St and University Ave
Palo Alto, CA 94301 United States + Google Map

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Cupertino Holi Festival

April 7, 2024 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm

Cupertino Holi Festival

Holi ” Cupertino Festival of Colors”! This is a FREE event open to everyone.  The festival celebrates the arrival of spring and for many, a festive day to meet others, enjoy delicacies, play & laugh!

So come join us to celebrate “LIFE” and enjoy FOOD, MUSIC & COLORS with friends and family!

Bags of color are $4.

Free RSVP tickets: [LINK]

What is Holi?
From Hilifestival.org Holi is a famous Hindu festival that is celebrated in every part of India with utmost joy and enthusiasm. The ritual starts by lighting up the bonfire one day before the day of Holi and this process symbolizes the triumph of good over the bad. On the day of Holi people play with colours with their friends and families and in evening they show love and respect to their close ones with Abeer.

Holi is considered as one of the most revered and celebrated festivals of India and it is celebrated in almost every part of the country. On the day of Holi people play with colours with their friends and families and in evening they show love and respect to their close ones with Abeer.

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Florence St and University Ave
Palo Alto, CA 94301 United States + Google Map

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2024 Bay Area Diwali Festival | Cupertino

October 12, 2024 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Bay Area Diwali Festival of Lights

The Annual Diwali-Festival of Lights will be held at Memorial Park in Cupertino  from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m.

Admission, parking, and dance entertainment are all free.

The festivities include a wonderful feast of food, music, and dance, including a traditional Rangoli display, art and craft booths. Come to enjoy the festive atmosphere of a cultural kaleidoscope of activities and performances.

From 11 am to 6pm, the festival appeals to all the senses; delicious Indian food, music, and dancing featuring classical Kathak and Bharatanatyam to Bhangra and popular Bollywood dances, and a Kids Zone.

Diwali is a traditional Indian festival of thanksgiving. It celebrates the victory of light over darkness, knowledge over ignorance, hope over despair, and good over evil. Celebrated throughout the world, typical Diwali traditions include family and friends gathering to light lamps, exchanging gifts, new clothes, meeting new and old friends, and offering traditional sweets.

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Memorial Park – Cupertino

Mary Ave and Stevens Creek Blvd
Cupertino, CA 95014 USA + Google Map
(408) 777-3120
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2022 Cupertino Cherry Blossom Festival at Memorial Park

This fun family festival honors Cupertino’s sister city relationship with Toyokawa, Japan by sharing Japanese arts & culture with the entire community. Hours are from 10 AM to 5 PM, admission is FREE, entertainment is FREE, and parking is FREE at De Anza College (Lots A&B).

Outdoor entertainment is held at the Amphitheater and includes Taiko drum groups, Japanese dancers, various martial arts, and musical performances throughout the day.

Throughout the lawn areas will be arts and crafts exhibits and special interest groups such as Japanese dog and koi fish clubs. Children’s activities feature games, hands-on arts & crafts, and a petting zoo.

Indoor cultural exhibits and demonstrations take place throughout the day in the Quinlan Community Center, featuring music and dance performances and cultural displays, demonstrations, workshops, and hands-on activities presented by professionals, non-profits, and special interest groups.

Japanese cultural arts and crafts vendors and a pictorial timeline of Cupertino’s sister city relationship with Toyokawa will be grouped at the “Japanese Artisan Pavilion” located at the Cupertino Senior Center and patio.

Food and drink include sushi, spam musubi, gyoza, Asian chicken salad, yakisoba, mochi, teriyaki chicken skewers, hot rice, shave ice, fruit bowls, kettle corn, cotton candy, coffee, smoothies, beer, sake, plum wine, sodas, and lemonade.

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