Bring your Halloween pumpkin to SMASH, a free maker fair run by Saratoga High's robotics team, on Sunday, November 1, 2026, from 2:00 to 5:00 PM at Saratoga High School . Student-built machines smash pumpkins so they can be composted, and more than 40 booths from makers, school clubs and robotics teams offer hands-on science. All ages, no registration, drop in any time. Click here for more information .
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Japanese tea ceremony demonstration by Sensei John Larissou at the Cultural Exchange Center, teaching fundamental principles and offering hands‑on experience, ages 5 and up.
4th Lowrider Art Showcase celebrating Dia de los Muertos at Villa Montalvo in Saratoga.
Brennan Wenck-Reilly presents an introduction to mushrooms and safe foraging practices at Saratoga Library’s Maple Room, ages 18 and up.
Create colorful corn and bean mosaics while learning about the Three Sisters crops and their indigenous and agricultural history, at the Plant Science Center, ages 8–12.
Saratoga Library hosts a monthly knit and crochet circle in the Orchard Room, offering project sharing, pattern borrowing, and limited needles and hooks, for ages 13 and up.
Local artisans display handmade goods, food stalls, and a Saturday morning Santa visit at Sacred Heart Parish for all ages.
Saratoga Federated Church hosts a Trunk or Treat with decorated trunks, games, and costume fun in its parking lot, all ages.
Witchy Walk‑A‑Bout in Historic Saratoga Village offers games, crafts, costume showcase, festive scarecrows, trick‑or‑treating at local shops, a robotics team demo and a giant bubble booth, free.
Mayor Chuck Page holds office hours at the Saratoga Farmers’ Market, fielding community questions and ideas amid market stalls.
Teen Crafternoon (Saratoga Library, Maple Room) — Painting mini canvases, snacking, and watching Gilmore Girls, for ages 13–18.
Art Club (Alum Rock, San Jose) — Afternoon of arts and crafts with all tools and supplies provided, free, for ages 10 and under.
