April 2025 - River Park Roundup | |
For $50, have a plaque inscribed with a personalized message for your loved one!
| | Celebrate your mother, grandmother, mentor, or friend by adopting a rose from the Heritage Rose Garden in their honor. Your rose will bloom as a living tribute to their love, strength, and beauty in our park all year long. |
Your gift helps to support:
- Public access and care of our region’s largest heritage rose collections
- The garden where generations honor and remember loved ones
- Preservation of local botanical archive and biodiversity
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- Date: Thursday, June 5th 2025 from 5:30pm-7:30pm
- Location: 438 Coleman Ave, San Jose CA 95110
| | Join us for an unforgettable evening of connection, entertainment, and impact! Uniquely located at San Jose’s first inclusive play space, the Rotary PlayGarden, this year's event promises fine dining, live music, inspiring stories, and exciting raffle prizes. | | Let’s celebrate progress and power the future together! | | Check out photos from last years event! | |  | Spaces are limited - secure your ticket today! | | | Our celebration is held at a playground with soft and uneven surfaces that we encourage you to explore! Please plan on wearing appropriate shoes and avoid heels. | | Pictured: San Jose Downtown Association Earth Day Clean Up at Arena Green | | As April comes to a close, we want to extend our gratitude to all the incredible volunteers who gave their time and energy to support our Earth Day initiatives. Your hard work—whether cleaning up the park, beautifying the Heritage Rose Garden, or planting and mulching trees in the Historic Orchard—makes a difference in restoring the Guadalupe Park & Gardens. | | | | Thanks to our community members, and corporate groups who came out to support, including BxP, Arista Networks, Samsung, HGA, ARM, Cisco, & Lattice Semiconductor. | With your help, 57 bags and 1,700 lbs of waste were collected! | | | Are you looking for a unique team building activity? Corporate workdays are a great opportunity to foster team bonding and make a positive impact on the environment. Whether you have 10 employees or 100, we are able to accommodate just about any sized group! | | Pictured: ARM team members mulching trees next to GRPC Visitor Center. | | Join a Community Workday | | All of these community workday offerings require volunteers to pre-register. Click the workday you're interested in to RSVP today! | | Events & Ongoing Programs | | | | City Cup Futsal Tournament | May 2nd, Check in: 4pm - Kick off: 5pm | We are collaborating with EMLN and the Sj Earthquakes to host a futsal tournament at Arena Green East! The Tournament will be hosted in an 8-team knockout format. Winners will receive a $1,000 cash prize with champion t-shirts. | | |
| San José State of the City | Saturday, May 17 - 10:00am - 2:00pm | Join us for San José’s 2025 State of the City! Be the first to hear Mayor Matt’s vision for the year ahead, participate in transformative service projects alongside your neighbors, and celebrate the city we all call home. | | | | Zumba in the Park with Yadira Vargas | Saturday, May 31 - 10:00am to 11:00am | Join us at the Confluence Plaza at Arena Green for a free 1-hr Zumba session! Move your body to the music and enjoy the outdoor vibe with experienced instructor Yadira Vargas! Please wear comfortable clothing, bring water, and wear sun protection. It's going to be a great time! | | | | Yoga in the Park with Lavina Jagwani | Saturday, May 31 - 11:30am to 12:30pm | Join us at Arena Green West for a free 1-hr Yoga session in the park! Ground yourself and connect in our urban oasis with our instructor Lavina Jagwani! We will have limited yoga mats to loan at no charge, but recommend bringing your own. Wear comfortable clothing, sun protection, bring water, and be prepared for a relaxing time! | | NIRVANA SOUL: Open Mic Nights (every Friday, 6-9PM @315 S 1st St.) Sign up at the door and perform your music, poetry, and comedy, or just stop by to grab a coffee and listen to our local talent. Follow us on ig @nsafterdark to stay up to date. LEARN MORE >> | | Pop the champagne, Moulin Rouge! The Musical is the winner of 10 Tony Awards® — including Best Musical! Get your tickets to Moulin Rouge! The Musical at the San Jose Center for the Performing Arts playing from July 8 – 20, 2025! GET TICKETS>> | | | | |
