South Bay Today
Friday, June 5, 2026
First Friday pulls the South First Street galleries open while Santa Clara kicks off its Night Market on Lafayette, both free and outdoors. Saratoga Civic raises the curtain on In the Heights, Damon Wayans Jr. plays two sets at the Improv, and SCU premieres a Guggenheim-commissioned piece for bowed piano.
Today's field guide
Vineyards in the morning, salsa after dark
Mount Eden up the hill in Saratoga for an early pour, then Tasting House in the Los Gatos Village for lunch with another flight. Cap the night at Alberto's in Mountain View, where the salsa class rolls straight into social dancing.
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Breakfast
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Breakfast · Los Gatos · Under $15/person
Counter-serve chain specializing in bagels. Also sells breakfast sandwiches & pastries.
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Morning
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Morning · Saratoga
Wine pours and small plates in Saratoga on Mt Eden Rd.
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Lunch
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Lunch · Los Gatos
Wine pours and small plates in Los Gatos on Village Ln.
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Afternoon
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Afternoon · Los Gatos
Los Gatos massage studio on Winchester Blvd — book ahead or walk in.
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Dinner
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Dinner · Cupertino · Under $15/person
Beer, taps, and pub bites in Cupertino on Club House Ln, $.
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Evening
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8:30 PM · Alberto's Night Club · Mountain View
Take salsa classes and dance socially at Alberto's Night Club in Mountain View.
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Tonight's pick
South First Fridays #ArtwalkSJ
5:00 PM · South First Street · San Jose · Free
South First Street opens its galleries with vendors and street art on foot, the monthly downtown ritual that pulls the biggest crowd of San Jose's First Friday calendar. Free, walkable, and exactly the answer to where to be after 5.
Event details →
Also on the calendar
Free outdoor anchors run from afternoon into the evening with Santa Clara's Night Market and Daze on the Green in Mountain View, and SCU's bowed-piano premiere is the night's most unusual ticket. Open the full calendar →
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9:00 AM · Oaks Shopping Center · Cupertino · Free
Shop for local produce, artisan goods, and ready-to-eat food weekly.
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4:00 PM · Santa Clara
Experience food, live music, local art, and cultural performances at this free community celebration.
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6:00 PM · Civic Center Plaza · Mountain View
Catch a free outdoor concert by party cover band Daze on the Green with food and drinks for sale.
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7:30 PM · San Jose Improv · San Jose
See Damon Wayans Jr. perform stand-up comedy live.
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7:30 PM · Music Recital Hall · Santa Clara
Hear the world premiere of a commissioned work for bowed piano by Guggenheim Fellow Benavides.
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8:00 PM · Saratoga Civic Theater · Saratoga
Sing along to Lin-Manuel Miranda's salsa and hip-hop musical set in Washington Heights.
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Newly opened
Dumpling Time arrives on El Camino in Palo Alto with a Kappo concept attached, and Bonbon Aoyama brings a matcha bakery to Vallco Pkwy in Cupertino.
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Dumpling Time/Kappo — 180 El Camino Real Tenant 1410, Palo Alto
Opened 2 days ago
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Bonbon Aoyama Matcha Bakery & Cafe — 19900 Vallco Pkwy, Ste. B170, Cupertino
Opened 4 days ago
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From the threads
Campbell's old Snake & Butterfly space is becoming Nature's Organic Ice Cream, the Earthquakes name El Camino Health as a presenting partner, and a Bay Area commuter walks through the SF-to-Milpitas BART-plus-VTA route.
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Nature's Organic Ice Cream opening in Campbell's former Snake & Butterfly location.
r/campbell
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San Jose Earthquakes announce El Camino Health as presenting partner and new fan zone opening June 15.
r/sjearthquakes
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New intern shares experience commuting from SF to Milpitas via BART and VTA.
r/bayarea
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