Thursday, September 10, 2026
49 events across 11 South Bay cities · search & filter on the Events tab →
- 9:00 AM
The Alliance for Civics in the Academy discussing What's New in Civics for 2026?
Hear Stanford's Alliance for Civics in the Academy discuss emerging civics programs in higher education.
- 9:00 AM
Stanford Future of Medicine Workshop: Accessing & Assessing Medical Truth in 2026
Hear speakers tackle how AI and data systems are reshaping trust in medical information.
- 9:00 AM
Sort food @Second Harvest Note: you must sign up at their site
Sort donated food alongside fellow volunteers at Second Harvest's Curtner Center.
- 10:00 AM
Cafecito Book Club
Share coffee and books with a Spanish-language book club.
- 10:00 AM
Drop-in Tech Help
Bring your laptop, tablet, or phone and get one-on-one help with your tech questions.
- 10:00 AM
Digital Marketing & Branding Business Workshop
Learn digital marketing and branding strategies to help grow your small business.
- 10:00 AM
Build Your Own Bouquet: O'Donohue Family Stanford Educational Farm
Cut and arrange your own seasonal bouquet from flowers grown at the O'Donohue Family Stanford Educational Farm.
- 10:00 AM
Magical Bridge Storytime
Sing along and hear picture books read aloud at Magical Bridge Playground's storytime.
- 10:00 AM
Small Business Accounting Workshop
Learn how to read financial statements, budget cash flow, and track basic business records for free.
- 10:30 AM
Toddler Storytime
Sing songs and hear picture books read aloud with your early walker or toddler in the Orchard Room.
- 10:30 AM
Baby Storytime (0-12 months) + Stay and Play
Bring your baby for songs, fingerplays, and stories designed for infants under one year, plus playtime after.
- 10:30 AM
Toddler Storytime: Stories and Songs for 12-36 Month Olds
Sing, move, and clap along with your toddler during Thursday morning stories at Milpitas Library.
- 10:30 AM
Baby Lapsit for Ages 0 - 18 Months
Sing along to songs, fingerplays, and rhymes with babies and caregivers at Baby Lapsit.
- 10:30 AM
Bilingual Family Storytime
Sing, rhyme, and move along with Señorita Juliana as she reads stories in Spanish and English.
- 11:00 AM
Qigong
Practice slow qigong movements taught in English and Mandarin with instructor Amy Yang.
- 11:00 AM
ESL Class Session
Build your English skills in this in-person class led by a professional ESL instructor.
- 11:00 AM
Family Storytime
Sing songs, act out fingerplays, and hear picture books read aloud with your little ones at Saratoga Library.
- 11:30 AM
Continue to a Chinese land! Dimsum!
Meet up with Bay Area Social Hub for a Thursday dim sum lunch at Mayflower in Milpitas.
- 12:00 PM
Vintage Media Lab
Reserve a slot to digitize your old cassettes, records, and home movies at Rinconada Library.
- 12:00 PM
Black Mental Wellness Group
Join Black staff and faculty for a monthly mental wellness gathering hosted at Stanford University.
- 12:00 PM
Laser Sharp Speakers
Watch Toastmasters members deliver speeches and hone public speaking skills at this meetup.
- 12:00 PM
Creative Marketing That Works Workshop
Learn low-cost marketing tactics like email campaigns, partnerships, and referrals to grow your customer base.
- 1:00 PM
Getting Started with Genealogy - Genealogy Toolbox Class
Learn how to gather, record, and evaluate family history sources in this beginner genealogy class.
- 1:30 PM
ESL Conversation Club
Practice speaking English in a relaxed group setting and swap stories with other conversation partners.
- 2:00 PM
Vintage Media Lab
Reserve a slot to digitize your old cassettes, records, and home movies at Rinconada Library.
- 2:00 PM
Summer 2026 Plant a Seed, Read: Nature Journaling Workshop
Sketch and write outdoors with playful nature journaling prompts to slow down and observe.
- 3:00 PM
Let's Create
Make art projects with hands-on materials and creative guidance.
- 3:00 PM
Homework Help for K-6 Grade
Bring your K-6 student in for free homework help from college volunteer tutors at the library.
- 3:30 PM
Preschool Storytime
Bring your 3-to-5-year-old for stories, songs, and movement at Los Altos Library's Thursday preschool storytime.
- 3:30 PM
Homework Help for Grades K-5th
Get homework help from tutors for grades K-5 at Campbell Library on Thursday afternoon.
- 4:00 PM
Community Preservation Lab Scanning Service
Bring old photos and documents to get scanned and digitized by preservation experts.
- 4:00 PM
Cascada de Flores: El Abuelo (Ages 2-13)
Watch Cascada de Flores perform El Abuelo, a family folk tale set to live music.
- 4:00 PM
Homework Help for Grades K-6
Bring K-6 homework and get one-on-one tutoring help at the Milpitas Library on Thursday afternoon.
- 4:30 PM
Teen Dungeons and Dragons Social Club
Watch teens roll dice and build campaigns together at this ongoing Dungeons and Dragons drop-in session.
- 4:30 PM
Homework Help for Grades K-6
Meet a trained tutor for free homework help if you're a student in grades K-6.
- 6:00 PM
Book Launch with James Ponti
Meet author James Ponti and get your copy signed at his book launch.
- 6:00 PM
Drawing at Tt-Deli
Bring your sketchbook to T-T Deli and draw alongside other artists at this casual meetup.
- 6:30 PM
Sci-Fi Trivia Night
Test your sci-fi knowledge with friends at this trivia night at Mountain View Public Library.
- 6:30 PM
Pageturners: The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
Discuss The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon with fellow readers at the library's regular book club.
- 6:30 PM
Preschool Storytime for Ages 3-5
Listen to longer picture books and flannel board tales during this half-hour storytime for ages 3 to 5.
- 6:30 PM
San Jose Giants — California League Division Series
Cheer on the San Jose Giants as they fight through the division series at Excite Ballpark.
- 6:30 PM
Talk: Changing the Medium, Not the Mission
Hear a UX Wizards talk on shifting design mediums without losing sight of the core mission.
- 6:30 PM
Late Summer Farm-to-Table Dinner
Taste a multi-course farm-to-table dinner paired with Testarossa wines on the winery's outdoor patio.
- 7:00 PM
Graphic Novel Book Club
Discuss this month's graphic novel pick with fellow readers ages 16 and up.
- 7:00 PM
3D Printing Thursdays
Tinker with 3D printers alongside fellow makers at Maker Nexus's weekly session.
- 7:00 PM
Karaoke Contest at Mimosas!
Grab the mic and compete against other singers at Mimosa's karaoke contest on a Thursday night.
- 7:30 PM
Disney's Beauty and the Beast (Touring)
Watch Disney's touring production of Beauty and the Beast bring the classic tale to the stage.
- 8:00 PM
Soda Stereo
Watch Argentine rock band Soda Stereo perform live.
- 8:00 PM
Murder Mystery Trivia
Solve a comic whodunit while answering trivia questions in this interactive murder mystery night.