Here are the Los Gatos events worth putting on your calendar from now through the holidays: Halloween weekend, harvest wine dinners, museum evenings, hikes in the hills, and the town’s December traditions. The list comes from LosGatosEvents.com, a local calendar for Los Gatos and Monte Sereno, and I checked the major dates against the organizers’ own pages. Plans can change, so check the organizer’s page before you go.
Halloween Weekend
- Halloween Harvest Kid & Pet PAWlooza — Sunday, Oct. 25, 9 a.m.–1 p.m., Town Plaza Park. Free. The Chamber and the Sunday farmers’ market host face painting, crafts, live music, and a costume contest and parade for kids and dogs.
- Spook-tacular Crafts Day at NUMU — Thursday, Oct. 29, 10 a.m.–1 p.m., New Museum Los Gatos. Free admission, with Halloween and Día de los Muertos crafts for all ages.
- Halloween Spook-Easy with The Kibort Brothers — Friday, Oct. 30, 6–9 p.m., the Los Gatos Speakeasy at Wine Cellar Restaurant. Live music, costumes and cocktails.
- Harvest Dinner at Testarossa — Friday, Oct. 30, 6:30 p.m. (a second dinner is Friday, Nov. 13). A five-course dinner at long tables, with chef Nadiv Geiger cooking. Testarossa expects both dinners to sell out.
- Wine & Halloween Candy Pairing — Saturday, Oct. 31, 2 p.m., Testarossa Winery.
November
- Día de los Muertos at Pedro’s — Sunday, Nov. 1, from 11:30 a.m., Pedro’s Cocina & Cocktails. A community ofrenda (bring a photo of a loved one), brunch, and mariachi music.
- NUMU Free First Sunday — Sunday, Nov. 1, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Free admission and tours, registration requested (NUMU).
- Harvest Wreath Workshop — Thursday, Nov. 5, 5:30–7:30 p.m., NUMU, with Catherine Somers of Centerpiece. $120, or $100 for NUMU members.
- Kidsave’s Hike With Your Heart — Saturday, Nov. 7, 9:30 a.m., Civic Center Lawn. $15–$40, raising money for older children in foster care.
- Reawakening Community Day — Saturday, Nov. 7, noon–4 p.m., NUMU. Free with registration, celebrating Muwekma Ohlone culture (NUMU).
- Makers Market Local Artist Fair — Saturday, Nov. 7, 11 a.m.–6 p.m., Old Town Los Gatos. Handmade gifts and seasonal décor.
- Fall Sipping Session — Saturday, Nov. 7, 1–5 p.m., Burrell School Vineyards, with an artist reception the same afternoon.
- Sentinel in the Sky — Sunday, Nov. 8, 1–3 p.m., Sierra Azul Preserve. An easy-paced docent walk about Cold War life at the Almaden Air Force Station on Mt. Umunhum (repeats Sunday, Dec. 13).
- Tempranillo Day — Thursday, Nov. 12, at Gali Vineyards and Tasting House.
- Graham Family Vineyard Vertical Tasting — Saturday, Nov. 14, 2 p.m., Testarossa. Several vintages of one Pinot Noir side by side, with cheese and charcuterie. A Brosseau Vineyard vertical tasting follows on Saturday, Nov. 21.
- Los Gatos Creek Trail Clean-Up — Saturday, Nov. 14, 10–11:30 a.m., hosted by the Kiwanis and the Los Gatos High Key Club. Meet at the Old Forbes Mill lot behind 55 Church St. (repeats Saturday, Dec. 12).
- Talk of the Town: Neal Cassady & the Beats — Thursday, Nov. 19, 11–11:45 a.m., NUMU. Free with registration. Los Gatan publisher Dan Pulcrano shares memories of Cassady’s Los Gatos years.
- Manzanita Morning Hike — Sunday, Nov. 22, 9 a.m.–noon, St. Joseph’s Hill Preserve. A docent-led climb to the 1,253-foot summit.
- Cellar Alumni Sale — Friday through Sunday, Nov. 27–29, noon–5:30 p.m., Burrell School Vineyards. Rare older wines poured in the Barrel Room.
December Traditions
- Los Gatos in Lights — Friday, Dec. 4, 5–7 p.m., Town Plaza Park. The Town’s yearly tree lighting kicks off the season (Los Gatos Chamber of Commerce).
- 70th Children’s Christmas/Holidays Parade — Saturday, Dec. 5, 11 a.m., downtown Los Gatos, rain or shine. Streets along the route will be closed that morning (LGS Recreation).
- Fantasy of Lights, walk-through only — Dec. 5, 6, 12 and 13, 4–9 p.m., Vasona Lake County Park. Every guest needs a ticket bought in advance: $25 for ages 13 and up, $10 for ages 4–12, free for ages 3 and under. Tickets go on sale Nov. 1 at 8 a.m., and ticket holders can park free at Netflix (121 Albright Way) and take a shuttle (The Mercury News, NBC Bay Area).
- NUMU Free First Sunday — Sunday, Dec. 6, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.
- Magical Memories Holiday Trolley — Dec. 6 and Dec. 10–13, from Town Plaza Park. A free hop-on, hop-off trolley loop through downtown, run by the Chamber.
- Festive Night at the Museum — Friday, Dec. 11, 5–8 p.m., NUMU. Free admission and late hours, and a stop on the holiday trolley route (NUMU).
- Wine & Chocolate Pairing — Saturday, Dec. 12, 2 p.m., Testarossa Winery.
- Billy Jones Holiday Night Train & Carousel — Dec. 14–23 and Dec. 26–27, 6–9 p.m., Oak Meadow Park. Train $10, carousel $6, combo $15, sold at the ticket booth. The train doesn’t run in the rain (Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad).
- Makers Market Local Artist Holiday Fair — Saturday, Dec. 19, 11 a.m.–6 p.m., Old Town Los Gatos.
- Joy & Jazz Holiday Benefit Concert — Monday, Dec. 21, Rinconada Hills Clubhouse. Los Gatos Music & Arts, the producers of Jazz on the Plazz, present Tony Lindsay and Janice Maxie-Reid. Doors at 6 p.m., concert 7–9:30 p.m. $200, or $1,000 for a reserved table of six.
Every Sunday
Los Gatos Certified Farmers’ Market — 9 a.m.–1 p.m., Town Plaza Park, with more than 40 farmers and food vendors (California Farmers’ Markets Association).
For the full, daily-updated calendar, including live music, family programs and library events, visit LosGatosEvents.com.
Questions about living in Los Gatos or Monte Sereno? Call Annette Seaborn, Coldwell Banker Realty, at (408) 859-5881.
