Thursday, September 17, 2026
48 events across 11 South Bay cities · search & filter on the Events tab →
- 12:01 AM
Open Enrollment Add Period
Handle open enrollment add requests for Santa Clara University classes starting at midnight.
- 9:00 AM
Bear Creek Redwoods Preserve - Trail Maintenance: New Multi-use Trail
Help preserve staff finish tread work on a new multi-use trail in Bear Creek Redwoods.
- 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
Spectacular Seeds
Search for seeds and learn how they spread with docent naturalists at Picchetti Ranch Preserve.
- 10:15 AM
AI and Your Job Search: Let's Fill the "Human Gap" and Stand Out!
Learn how to use AI to stand out in your job search at this Csix Connect meetup.
- 10:30 AM
Japanese Bookbinding Workshop
Learn traditional Japanese bookbinding techniques and create your own bound book.
- 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
Baby Lapsit for Ages 0 - 18 Months
Sing along to songs, fingerplays, and rhymes with babies and caregivers at Baby Lapsit.
- 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
Bilingual Family Storytime: Celebrate Latine & Hispanic Heritage Month!
Sing along with Señorita Juliana through Spanish and English stories, songs, and movement for the whole family.
- 10:30 AM
Citizenship Day: Naturalization Application Guidance
Get help with N-400 applications and citizenship questions from legal volunteers at the Redwood Room.
- 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.
- 11:00 AM
Talk of the Town: Violinist Yehudi Menuhin
Hear Robert Huguenor unpack violinist Yehudi Menuhin's ties to Los Gatos history at this free talk.
- 11:00 AM
The Comeback Conversation: Shifting from Surviving to Thriving with Yasmine Cheyenne
Hear Yasmine Cheyenne share tools for shifting from surviving to thriving in this online conversation.
- 12:00 PM
Vintage Media Lab
Reserve a slot to digitize your old cassettes, records, and home movies at Rinconada Library.
- 1:00 PM
Teatime Book Chatter
Chat over tea about My Friends by Fredrik Backman with fellow readers at the library.
- 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.
- 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
Sci-Fi Bingo
Play a round of sci-fi themed bingo and compete for prizes with fellow fans.
- 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
Homework Help for Grades K-6
Bring K-6 homework and get one-on-one tutoring help at the Milpitas Library on Thursday afternoon.
- 4:00 PM
Origami for School Age Kids
Fold three new origami projects step-by-step with paper provided at Cupertino Library.
- 4:00 PM
Autonomy in Motion: Drones, Uav, Usv, Uuv & Supply Chains - Physical AI Meetup
Hear founders and engineers break down drone, UAV, USV, and UUV supply chains at this Physical AI meetup.
- 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.
- 5:00 PM
Puzzle Swap!
Swap your completed puzzles for new ones to solve.
- 6:00 PM
Bootcamp in the River Park with GymParty
Sweat through another GymParty bootcamp session outdoors along the Guadalupe River Park trails.
- 6:00 PM
LGMSPD Community Police Academy
Tour Los Gatos-Monte Sereno police facilities, run a simulated car stop, and try crime scene fingerprinting Thursday evening.
- 6:00 PM
Kneipenabend
Chat over drinks with fellow German expats at Ludwig's Mountain View pub night.
- 6:00 PM
Drawing at Panera Bread!
Bring your sketchbook and draw alongside other artists over coffee at Panera Bread.
- 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
Asme-Scvs Thirsty Third Thursday Happy Hour at Garrett's Bar & Grill, Sunnyvale
Grab a drink and talk shop with engineering-business peers at Garrett's Bar & Grill happy hour.
- 7:00 PM
Yoga in the River Park: Sunset Sessions with GymParty
Stretch and flow through another sunset yoga session with GymParty in the river park.
- 7:00 PM
This Is Now with Angie Coiro: Casey Gerald
Hear writer Casey Gerald discuss his survival guide for a society in crisis with host Angie Coiro.
- 7:00 PM
Lotería at the Library!
Play lotería, the Mexican bingo-style game, at the library for Latine Heritage Month.
- 7:00 PM
Adult Book Discussion: Some Strange Music Draws Me In
Discuss the coming-of-age novel Some Strange Music Draws Me In with fellow readers.
- 7:00 PM
Matt Mathews
Laugh along with comedian Matt Mathews as he mixes Southern storytelling with sharp wit.
- 7:00 PM
CrafterEvening
Meet up with MV-to-SJ Downtowners for an evening of casual crafting and conversation at Olympus.
- 7:00 PM
Generative AI Social
Swap generative AI project ideas and tools with other builders over coffee at Panera Bread.
- 7:00 PM
Rust Meetup
Meet fellow Rust developers and swap notes at Hacker Dojo's Rust Meetup.
- 7:30 PM
The Temptations & Four Tops
Dance to Motown classics from two of the genre's defining vocal groups.
- 8:00 PM
Kam Patterson
Catch comedian Kam Patterson's stand-up set live at San Jose Improv.