Events and Things to Do in Palo Alto, CA

Saturday, September 12

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54th Annual Mountain View Art & Wine Festival "A Festival Like No Other"

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11:00 AM

Mountain View, CA

One of the Bay Area’s largest and most celebrated festivals returns to Downtown Mountain View for one massive weekend of art,...

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Sunday, September 13

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54th Annual Mountain View Art & Wine Festival "A Festival Like No Other"

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10:00 AM

Mountain View, CA

One of the Bay Area’s largest and most celebrated festivals returns to Downtown Mountain View for one massive weekend of art,...

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Friday, September 18

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Gilles Vonsattel: "Encountering Beethoven"

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7:00 PM

Martin Family Hall, 50 Valparaiso Ave, Atherton, CA

For Music@Menlo's 2026–27 season, pianist Gilles Vonsattel presents Beethoven's complete Piano Sonatas across eight concerts....

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Saturday, September 19

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Gilles Vonsattel: Beethoven Piano Sonatas

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4:00 PM

Spieker Center for the Arts, 50 Valparaiso Ave, Atherton, CA

For Music@Menlo's 2026–27 season, pianist Gilles Vonsattel presents Beethoven's complete Piano Sonatas across eight concerts....

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Saturday, September 12

• 54th Annual Mountain View Art & Wine Festival "A Festival Like No Other" 11:00 am

  Downtown Mountain View, Mountain View

  
  
• Gamble Garden Plant Sale (Saturday) 10:00 am

  Elizabeth F. Gamble Garden, 1431 Waverley St, Palo Alto

  
  
• Second Saturday (September) 10:00 am

  Elizabeth F. Gamble Garden, 1431 Waverley St, Palo Alto

  
  
• Biodiversity in Urban Gardens (BUG) Initiative Workshop 10:00 am

  Elizabeth F. Gamble Garden, 1431 Waverley St, Palo Alto

  
  

Sunday, September 13

• 54th Annual Mountain View Art & Wine Festival "A Festival Like No Other" 10:00 am

  Downtown Mountain View, Mountain View

  
  

Monday, September 14

• Gardener's Hour (September) 5:30 pm

  Elizabeth F. Gamble Garden, 1431 Waverley St, Palo Alto

  
  

Tuesday, September 15

• September Tour of Elizabeth Gamble House and Garden 1:30 pm

  Elizabeth F. Gamble Garden, 1431 Waverley St, Palo Alto

  
  

Thursday, September 17

• Japanese Bookbinding Workshop 10:30 am

  Elizabeth F. Gamble Garden, 1431 Waverley St, Palo Alto

  
  
• Ms. Sharon's Puppet Party 4:00 pm

  Jessica Lynn Saal Town Square, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto, CA 94303

  
  

Friday, September 18

• Gilles Vonsattel: "Encountering Beethoven" 7:00 pm

  Martin Family Hall, 50 Valparaiso Ave, Atherton

  
  
• U.S. Postal Service Job Fair 10:00 am

  United States Postal Service, 2085 E Bayshore Rd, East Palo Alto

  
  

Saturday, September 19

• Gilles Vonsattel: Beethoven Piano Sonatas 4:00 pm

  Spieker Center for the Arts, 50 Valparaiso Ave, Atherton

  
  
• Parent & Me Yoga 9:00 am

  Elizabeth F. Gamble Garden, 1431 Waverley St, Palo Alto

  
  
• California Native Garden Design (Part 1) 10:00 am

  Elizabeth F. Gamble Garden, 1431 Waverley St, Palo Alto

  
  

Sunday, September 20

• Free Gamble Garden Tour 11:00 am

  Elizabeth F. Gamble Garden, 1431 Waverley St, Palo Alto

  
  

Saturday, September 26

• Salmon Dinner 2026 4:00 pm

  4243 Manuela Ave, Palo Alto

  
  
• Art Exhibition Opening: "Beyond the Endgame" at Qualia Contemporary Art 4:00 pm

  Qualia Contemporary Art, 229 Hamilton Ave, Palo Alto

  
  
• Flamenco de A 7:00 pm

  Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St, Mountain View

  
  

Friday, October 2

• Ragnarocktoberfest 2026 3-Day Nerf Event 12:00 pm

  Independence High School, 617 N Jackson Ave, San Jose

  
  

Saturday, October 3

• Fall Baylands Bioblitz with Environmental Volunteers 9:00 am

  Environmental Volunteers EcoCenter, 2560 Embarcadero Rd, Palo Alto