South Bay Today
Friday, June 12, 2026
☀️ sunny · high 93°, low 59°
Brit Floyd plays Pink Floyd's full catalog at Mountain Winery tonight with the amphitheater open and a 7:30 start. The free-music slate is unusually deep around it: ¡Wepa! Fest brings salsa and Caribbean food to Parque de los Pobladores, Careless Whisper does 80s covers on the Mountain View plaza, and a French cafe trio plays Palo Alto's Museum of American Heritage at 5. James Ellroy is at Kepler's at 7 with his new novel.
Today's field guide
Palo Alto anchor, Mountain Winery finish
Coffee in Palo Alto, a morning at Los Gatos Creek Park, then Korean fried chicken in Mountain View. Anderson Collection runs a free drop-in drawing hour at noon, dinner on Waverley, and Brit Floyd up the hill at Saratoga to close the night.
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Breakfast
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Breakfast · Palo Alto · $15–30/person
Casual coffee shop offering espresso, chai, cold brew, whole beans & snacks.
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Morning
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Morning · Campbell
Dog-friendly public space with an AstroTurf lawn, hiking trails, bicycle paths & fishing ponds.
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Lunch
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Lunch · Mountain View · $15–30/person
Casual chain serving cooked-to-order Korean fried chicken, plus other traditional eats.
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Afternoon
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12:00 PM · Anderson Collection · Palo Alto
Draw for free with provided materials at any skill level and any age welcome.
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Dinner
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Dinner · Palo Alto
Palo Alto New American restaurant for seasonal New American plates and cocktails on Waverley St.
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Evening
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7:30 PM · The Mountain Winery · Saratoga
Hear Pink Floyd's catalog performed by a tribute band in an amphitheater.
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Tonight's pick
¡Wepa! Fest 2026
5:00 PM · Parque de los Pobladores · San Jose
¡Wepa! Fest takes Parque de los Pobladores from 5 PM with salsa, bomba, and plena, plus Caribbean food. Free and outdoors in downtown San Jose.
Event details →
Also on the calendar
Two free outdoor concerts on opposite ends of the valley, a redwoods history walk, an Ellroy reading at Kepler's, sharp theater at the Pear, and Finding Nemo on a Santa Clara lawn after sunset. Open the full calendar →
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9:00 AM · Bear Creek Redwoods Preserve · Los Gatos · Free
Tour Bear Creek Redwoods and learn its sawmill and seminary past.
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5:00 PM · Museum of American Heritage · Palo Alto · Free
Listen to a trio play French cafe and Jazz Manouche music on accordion, violin, guitar, bass.
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6:00 PM · Civic Center Plaza · Mountain View
Hear a free live 80s band concert at Civic Center Plaza.
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7:00 PM · Kepler's Books · Palo Alto
Hear James Ellroy present Red Sheet, his most daring and subversive work of fiction to date.
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8:00 PM · The Pear Theatre · Mountain View
Watch Yasmina Reza's sharp comedy unfold as two couples clash over a schoolyard incident.
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8:15 PM · Warburton Park · Santa Clara
Watch Finding Nemo on a giant outdoor screen at sunset with snacks available.
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Newly opened
A new malatang counter on South De Anza where you build your own spicy hot pot bowl.
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Golden Malatang Restaurant — 1089 S De Anza Blvd, San Jose
Opened 4 days ago
Chinese spicy broth hot pot with customizable ingredient selections.
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Around the South Bay
A free Saturday fix-it day at the Mountain View Senior Center, advocates pushing the county to keep its suicide prevention team, and a Sunnyvale homebuyer asking about the San Miguel neighborhood.
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Free household item repair event at Mountain View Senior Center this Saturday.
r/MountainView
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Mental health advocates urge Santa Clara County to maintain suicide prevention team.
r/siliconvalley
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First-time homebuyer asking about San Miguel area for young families.
r/Sunnyvale
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