Santa Clara Art & Wine Festival 2024 in San Jose, CA

Santa Clara Art & Wine Festival is a family-friendly event with over 160 arts and crafts vendors, fine wine and craft beer, a Kids Kingdom, international food, live entertainment on two stages, and exciting shopping. The beloved community festival is fundraising for local non-profits, serving Santa Clara residents. The two-day art fest takes place at Santa Clara Central Park every September.

Entertainment

Live music is one of the main crowd-pleasers at the festival. Every day, attendees can enjoy a variety of continuous performances on two outdoor stages at Central Park. The SVP Stage at the Pavillion hosts eight bands performing in various genres: jazz, classic rock, pop, salsa, 80s, funk, and dance party music. Kids Kingdom offers live entertainment for all ages at Community Stage: music, dance, and martial arts, music.

Shopping

Dozens of makers and artists bring their works to Santa Clara Art & Wine Festival. Spend your afternoon strolling on the Pavilion side of Central Park as well as in the Meadow area and browse through multiple crafts booths, offering paintings, glass, woodwork, photography, ceramics, jewelry, specialty foods, apparel, and more. Festival food and drinks selection will impress any foodie: from Italian sausage sandwiches to tacos, pulled pork, BBQ Chicken plates, charcuterie cups, samosas, and much more. Fine wine and micro-brewed beer are also available at the Meadow Garden or the Wine & Beer Booth near the SVP Main Stage.

Hours and Parking

The festival runs from 10 am to 6 pm on Saturday and from 10 am to 5 pm on Sunday. Free parking is available on Patricia Drive. Paid parking is available on the Bob Fatjo Softball field.