These 164 activities are worth leaving the house for.
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Taplands · Santa Clara • $$
Santa Clara's beloved neighborhood tap room pours 24 constantly rotating craft beers alongside home-cooked comfort food. Expect friendly bartenders, a dog-friendly patio, and the kind of welcoming vibe where everyone becomes a regular.
Blue Oak Brewing Company · San Carlos
A San Carlos brewery with rotating food trucks, a chill outdoor area, and a solid lineup of IPAs, sours, and lagers. Hidden behind an industrial alley but worth the hunt.
Spartan Keyes
Gold medal winner hiding in plain sight on an industrial corner. Narrative Fermentations pours ever-changing brews from pastry stouts to fresh-hop IPAs, with food trucks rolling in and musicians settling in for blues jams. Grab a flight and wander back to the warehouse beer hall: concrete floors, brewing tanks, and zero pretension.
Gilroy • $
Pour your own adventure at Gilroy's first self-serve taproom, where 32 craft beers await and you only pay for what you pour. The spacious, game-filled space is built for lingering with friends over IPAs, sours, and lagers.
Morgan Hill
A family-run microbrewery where open fermentation meets serious fun. Sip house-made sours and stouts inside by the pool table, or head to the spacious patio for Saturday live music and rotating food trucks.
San Carlos
Thirty-two rotating taps pour the best of California's independent craft breweries at this industrial-chic taproom steps from the San Carlos train station. Grab a flight on the patio, bring your pup, and discover your new favorite brew.
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Tue, Oct 27 · 4:00 PM
Town & Country Village · Palo Alto
Tue, Oct 27 · 6:30 PM
Half Moon Bay Brewing Company · Half Moon Bay
Free
Tue, Oct 27 · 4:00 PM
Town & Country Village · Palo Alto
Tue, Oct 27 · 8:00 PM
Loma Brewing Company · Los Gatos
$$
Tue, Oct 27 · 5:00 PM
The Lexington House · Los Gatos
$$$$
Wed, Oct 28 · 3:00 PM
Menlo Tavern · Menlo Park
$$$
Wed, Oct 28 · 3:00 PM
Mama Mia's Mediterranean & Italian Cuisine - Morgan Hill · Morgan Hill
$$
Wed, Oct 28 · 6:00 PM
Ludwigs Biergarten · Old Mountain View
$$
Wed, Oct 28 · 4:00 PM
Blue Ocean Brewing · Half Moon Bay
Wed, Oct 28 · 6:30 PM
Ludwigs Biergarten · Old Mountain View
$$
Wed, Oct 28 · 6:30 PM
Ludwigs Biergarten · Old Mountain View
$$
Wed, Oct 28 · 4:00 PM
K&L Wine Merchants · South Fair Oaks
$$
Wed, Oct 28 · 5:00 PM
Clandestine Brewing · Washington
Thu, Oct 29 · 7:00 PM
Pour Me Taproom · Gilroy
$
Thu, Oct 29 · 7:30 PM
Clandestine Brewing · Washington
Thu, Oct 29 · 7:30 PM
Clandestine Brewing · Central San Jose
Fri, Oct 30 · 5:00 PM
Bubbles & Brew · Morgan Hill
$$
Sun, Nov 1 · 4:00 PM
Narrative Fermentations · Spartan Keyes
Sun, Nov 1 · 2:00 PM
Pour Me Taproom · Gilroy
$
Sun, Nov 1 · 3:00 PM
St. James Gate · Belmont
$$
Sun, Nov 1 · 4:00 PM
Narrative Fermentations · Spartan Keyes
Mon, Nov 2 · 6:00 PM
eCr Pub · Belmont
$
Mon, Nov 2 · 9:00 PM
eCr Pub · Belmont
$
Wed, Jan 6 · 7:00 PM
Kelly Brewing Company · Morgan Hill
Fri, Jan 8 · 5:00 PM
Kelly Brewing Company · Morgan Hill
Thu, Jan 14 · 5:00 PM
Kelly Brewing Company · Morgan Hill
Blue Oak Brewing Company · San Carlos
Winters Tavern · Sharp Park
$
Gourmet Haus Staudt · Centennial
$$
Blue Oak Brewing Company · San Carlos
SmokeEaters Hot Wings · South San Jose
$$
Kelly Brewing Company · Morgan Hill
Blue Oak Brewing Company · San Carlos
Blue Oak Brewing Company · San Carlos
San Pedro Square Market · Ballbach and SOFA
$50
Steins Beer Garden & Restaurant · Old Mountain View
$$
Blue Oak Brewing Company · San Carlos
Alpha Acid Brewing Company · Belmont
Blue Oak Brewing Company · San Carlos
eCr Pub · Belmont
$
Blue Oak Brewing Company · San Carlos
State of Mind Public House and Pizzeria · North Los Altos
$$
Kelly Brewing Company · Morgan Hill
The Neon Exchange · Gilroy
Pour Me Taproom · Gilroy
$
State of Mind Public House and Pizzeria · North Los Altos
$$
Gourmet Haus Staudt · Centennial
$$
South San Jose
Heritage District
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University South
Centennial
Downtown North
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Saratoga
Downtown
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Los Gatos
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Belmont
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