Things to Do This Weekend, October 10th - 11th, in the South Bay.

Downtown San Jose has gotten genuinely good, and Mountain View and Los Gatos are worth the drive from wherever you are.

These events are worth leaving the house for. Ask me for something more specific.

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Nightfall at Filoli

Nightfall at Filoli

Sat, Oct 10 · 5:30 PM

Woodside

Storybook Halloween estate walk

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Witch & Mischievous Clowns

Witch & Mischievous Clowns

Sat, Oct 10 · 6:00 PM

Willow Glen

Front-yard frights

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The Art and Architecture of Maybe

The Art and Architecture of Maybe

Sat, Oct 10 · 11:00 AM

Saratoga

Sculptural gardens & trails

Salsa & Bachata Lessons, Salsa & Bachata Social

Salsa & Bachata Lessons, Salsa & Bachata Social

Sat, Oct 10 · 8:15 PM

Old Mountain View • $

Latin dance lessons & social

Latin Dance Nights

Latin Dance Nights

Sat, Oct 10 · 8:15 PM

Old Mountain View • $

Salsa & bachata nights

Audio Tours of Journeys on Exhibition

Audio Tours of Journeys on Exhibition

Sat, Oct 10 · 12:00 PM

Palo Alto

Watercolor wilderness journeys

Rising artist
Dracula

Dracula

Sat, Oct 10 · 7:30 PM

Old Mountain View

Gothic vampire thriller on stage

Poetic Utterances: Work by Viviana Paredes

Poetic Utterances: Work by Viviana Paredes

Sat, Oct 10 · 12:00 PM

SoFA

ancestral memory in glass

Rising artist
Secret Wine Bar

Secret Wine Bar

Sat, Oct 10 · 5:00 PM

Downtown

Guided wine tasting experience

The Secret Wine Bar

The Secret Wine Bar

Sat, Oct 10 · 5:00 PM

Downtown

Curated wine flights & rare finds

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Thai Food Sales and Community Engagement

Thai Food Sales and Community Engagement

Sun, Oct 11 · 10:00 AM

San Bruno

Temple street food feast

Salsa & Bachata Dance Lessons

Salsa & Bachata Dance Lessons

Sun, Oct 11 · 6:00 PM

Santa Clara

Latin dance with heart

Beginner Surfing

Beginner Surfing

Sat, Oct 10 · 12:00 PM

Linda Mar

Beginner surf school

Adult & Teen Ballet (Intermediate / Advance)

Adult & Teen Ballet (Intermediate / Advance)

Sat, Oct 10 · 7:30 PM

Little Saigon

Serious ballet training

Electric Contrasts: the Art of the Detail

Electric Contrasts: the Art of the Detail

Sun, Oct 11 · 12:00 PM

Stanford

Photography meets art history

EXHIBITION: Musical Experience by Greta Waterman

EXHIBITION: Musical Experience by Greta Waterman

Sat, Oct 10 · 12:00 PM

San Carlos

Abstract jazz paintings

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