These 226 activities are worth leaving the house for.
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October 20 at 1:30pm
Elizabeth F. Gamble Garden · Old Palo Alto • $15
Step back into 1902 on a guided stroll through Elizabeth Gamble's historic estate, where the gardens shift their starring blooms each month and the house still whispers with her story.
October 23 at 11:30am +51
Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University · Stanford • Free
Walk through the largest Rodin collection in the US with a guide who knows every sculpture's story. Nearly 100 bronzes and marbles wait across airy galleries and a garden where The Thinker broods in the California sun.
October 23 at 4pm
Eataly · Central San Jose • $35-$60
Sip Barolo like Italian royalty. This guided tasting pours three Fontanafredda wines from the 1858 Piemonte estate founded by Italy's first king, paired with traditional cheeses and expert storytelling.
October 30 at 6pm
Eataly · Central San Jose • $35-$60
Sip your way through a shipwreck story. Vecchio Magazzino's Calabrian liqueurs, born from Captain Jefferson's lost cargo, get the deep-dive treatment with guided tastings and Italian cheese pairings.
October 18 at 7pm +30
Martin Ranch Winery · Gilroy
Taste five seasonal wines at this family-run hillside winery, where rolling vineyards and pond views set the scene. You'll learn the stories behind each pour from owners who treat you like old friends.
November 5 at 10:30am
Jagalchi · Serramonte
A guided wander through a 75,000-square-foot Korean market, from gochujang to fresh banchan. Learn the specialties, snag easy recipes, then stay for lunch.
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Sun, Oct 18 · 7:00 PM
Cow Palace Arena & Event Center · Bayshore Heights
Sun, Oct 18 · 4:00 PM
643 Main St · Half Moon Bay
$0-$86
Mon, Oct 19 · 12:00 PM
History San Jose · Little Saigon
Free
Mon, Oct 19 · 10:00 AM
The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay · Half Moon Bay
Mon, Oct 19 · 10:00 AM
New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU) · Los Gatos
Mon, Oct 19 · 8:30 AM
Garrod Farms · Saratoga
Tue, Oct 20 · 10:00 AM
Terminal 2 · SF
Free
Tue, Oct 20 · 1:30 PM
Elizabeth F. Gamble Garden · Old Palo Alto
$15
Tue, Oct 20 · 10:00 AM
Terminal 2 · SF
Free
Thu, Oct 22 · 11:00 AM
The Hoover Institution · Stanford
Free
Thu, Oct 22 · 11:00 AM
The Hoover Institution · Stanford
Free
Sat, Oct 24 · 10:00 AM
Palo Alto Demonstration Garden · Crescent Park
Sat, Oct 24 · 5:00 PM
Wavecrest Beach · Half Moon Bay
Sun, Oct 25 · 11:00 AM
Eataly · Central San Jose
$50
Fri, Oct 30 · 2:00 PM
Yu-Ai Kai Japanese American Community Senior Service · Central San Jose
$3
Fri, Oct 30 · 2:00 PM
Hobby Lobby · Morgan Hill
$$
Sun, Nov 1 · 2:00 PM
New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU) · Los Gatos
Free
Sun, Nov 1 · 1:00 PM
Burlingame · Downtown
Sun, Nov 1 · 11:00 PM
Menlo Park Fine Wine & Spirits · Menlo Park
Sun, Nov 1 · 1:00 PM
Burlingame · Downtown
Free
Fri, Nov 6 · 10:00 AM
San Mateo County History Museum · Centennial
Free
Sat, Nov 7 · 12:00 PM
Gonzales/Peralta Adobe - Fallon House Historic Site · Little Italy
Free
Sat, Nov 7 · 12:30 PM
Nike Missile Site SF-51L · Sharp Park
Free
Sat, Nov 7 · 12:30 PM
Nike Missile Site SF-51L · Sharp Park
Free
Sat, Nov 14 · 10:00 AM
Wavecrest Beach · Half Moon Bay
$15
Sun, Nov 15 · 2:00 PM
Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University · Stanford
Fri, Nov 20 · 3:00 PM
David Rumsey Map Center · Stanford
Thu, Dec 10 · 12:00 PM
Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University · Stanford
Thu, Dec 17 · 11:00 AM
New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU) · Los Gatos
$0-$50
Sun, Dec 20 · 12:00 PM
Winchester Mystery House · West Valley
Free
Mon, Feb 1 · 10:00 AM
New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU) · Los Gatos
Free
Thu, Feb 4 · 12:00 PM
Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University · Stanford
Thu, Mar 25 · 6:00 PM
Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University · Stanford
Sun, May 2 · 10:00 AM
New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU) · Los Gatos
Free
Sun, Jul 4 · 9:00 AM
Breathe Together Yoga · Los Gatos
Breathe Together Yoga · Los Gatos
Ravenswood Open Space Preserve · East Palo Alto
Bean Hollow · Pescadero
$37
Djerassi Resident Artists Program · Woodside
Five Wounds Portuguese National Parish · Five Wounds-San Jose High
Silicon Valley Asian Art Center · Winchester
The Mountain Winery · Saratoga
DaVinci Academy of Silicon Valley · Downtown
$0
Marine Science Institute · Redwood City
$100
Hellyer County Park · Hellyer
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles · Downtown San Jose
Elizabeth F. Gamble Garden · Old Palo Alto
Marine Science Institute · Redwood City
$45
Elizabeth F. Gamble Garden · Old Palo Alto
Free
The Foster Museum · Palo Alto
Thomas Fogarty Winery · Woodside
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