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Art & museums

Cubberley Artist Studio Program: Open Studios

City of Palo Alto Events · 7:00 PM

Free
Theater & dance

The Addams Family

Palo Alto Players · Through Nov 15

Theater & dance

Bob Marley: How Reggae Changed the World Featuring Duane Forrest

Stanford Live · Through Nov 15

Festivals & markets

Holiday Toy Drive

City of Palo Alto Events · Through Dec 16

Music

Stanford Jazz Orchestra

Stanford Live · 7:30 PM

Art & museums

The Gay Divorcee

Stanford Theatre · Through Nov 15

Art & museums

Flying Down to Rio

Stanford Theatre · Through Nov 15

Music

Stanford Symphony Orchestra

Stanford Live · Through Nov 15

1 more date through Nov 20
Event

Second Saturday (November)

Gamble Garden · 10:00 AM

Art & museums

Cubberley Artist Studio Program: Open Studios

City of Palo Alto Events · 7:00 PM

Free
Music

Stanford Wind Symphony

Stanford Live · 7:30 PM

Music

Stanford Afro-Latin Jazz Ensemble

Stanford Live · 7:30 PM

Music

Stanford Chamber Chorale: Echoes

Stanford Live · 8:00 PM

Art & museums

Tour of Gamble Garden

Gamble Garden · 11:00 AM

1 more date through Dec 20
Festivals & markets

Mental Health Fair

City of Palo Alto Events · 7:00 PM

Art & museums

Guided Tour

Gamble Garden · 1:30 PM

1 more date through Dec 15
Event

Harvest Social

Gamble Garden · 4:00 PM

Music

Rachel Willis-Sørensen Vocal Recital

Stanford Live · 7:30 PM

Music

Stanford University Singers

Stanford Live · 7:30 PM

Art & museums

Top Hat

Stanford Theatre · Through Nov 22

Art & museums

Roberta

Stanford Theatre · Through Nov 22

Event

Harvest Table Garlands

Gamble Garden · 9:30 AM

Art & museums

Swing Time

Stanford Theatre · Through Nov 29

Art & museums

Follow the Fleet

Stanford Theatre · Through Nov 29

Festivals & markets

Opening Night Party

Gamble Garden · 5:00 PM

Music

The Hot Club of San Francisco: Hot Club Cool Yule

Stanford Live · 7:00 PM

Art & museums

Carefree

Stanford Theatre · Through Dec 6

Art & museums

Shall We Dance

Stanford Theatre · Through Dec 6

Festivals & markets

Holiday Marketplace

Gamble Garden · 10:00 AM

1 more date through Dec 5
Food & drink

Holiday Tea

Gamble Garden · 11:00 AM

1 more date through Dec 5
Festivals & markets

Once Upon a Garden (family night)

Gamble Garden · 5:00 PM

Music

ArcoStrum

Stanford Live · 7:00 PM

Festivals & markets

2026 Palo Alto Art Center Studio Holiday Sale

Palo Alto Art Center · 10:00 AM

Free
Music

Holiday Musicale

Stanford Live · 2:30 PM

Music

Hélène Grimaud Piano Recital

Stanford Live · 2:30 PM

Food & drink

Holiday Luncheon (Tuesday)

Gamble Garden · 12:00 PM

Food & drink

Holiday Luncheon (Wednesday)

Gamble Garden · 12:00 PM

Music

Canadian Brass: Making Spirits Bright

Stanford Live · 7:30 PM

Food & drink

Holiday Luncheon (Thursday)

Gamble Garden · 12:00 PM

Event

Wreath-Making Workshop (Thursday)

Gamble Garden · 6:00 PM

1 more date through Dec 12
Art & museums

Miracle on 34th Street

Stanford Theatre · Through Dec 13

Music

A Chanticleer Christmas

Stanford Live · 7:30 PM

Art & museums

Christmas in Connecticut

Stanford Theatre · Through Dec 13

Food & drink

Holiday Luncheon (Friday)

Gamble Garden · 12:00 PM

Music

Winter Holiday Concert with the Stanford Medicine Chorus and Orchestra

Stanford Live · 6:30 PM

Music

Annual Sing/Play Along Messiah

Stanford Live · 7:30 PM

Event

Rose Pruning Workshop

Gamble Garden · 10:00 AM

Food & drink

Holiday Luncheon (Saturday)

Gamble Garden · 12:00 PM

Art & museums

Corita's Legacy: A Panel Discussion

Palo Alto Art Center · 2:00 PM

Free
Music

A Christmas Show with Camila Fernández

Stanford Live · 4:00 PM

Event

Watercolor Workshop

Gamble Garden · 10:30 AM

Art & museums

The Shop Around the Corner

Stanford Theatre · Through Dec 20

Art & museums

Meet Me in St. Louis

Stanford Theatre · Through Dec 20

Art & museums

It's a Wonderful Life

Stanford Theatre · 4:00 PM

Art & museums

Poetry Live!

Stanford Live · 7:00 PM

Theater & dance

Clue

Palo Alto Players · Through Jan 31

Comedy

Hysterical: Nick Thune

Stanford Live · 7:00 PM

Music

Don Ross & Julie Malía

Stanford Live · 7:00 PM

Theater & dance

Kodo: LUMINANCE

Stanford Live · 7:30 PM

Theater & dance

Kodo Student Matinee

Stanford Live · 11:00 AM

Music

Balourdet Quartet and Terra String Quartet

Stanford Live · 2:30 PM

Theater & dance

The Surge: An Ode to Sinéad O'Connor

Stanford Live · 7:30 PM

Music

Renée Qin and Ania Filochowska: The World We Speak Into Being

Stanford Live · 7:00 PM

Music

Mary Halvorson and Tomas Fujiwara

Stanford Live · 7:00 PM

Music

Njioma Grevious Violin Recital

Stanford Live · 7:30 PM

Event

Weeds 101

Gamble Garden · 10:00 AM

Music

A Night at the Piano Bar with Brandon James Gwinn

Stanford Live · 7:00 PM

Music

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra and Chorale: Vivaldi and the Oud

Stanford Live · 2:30 PM

1 more date through Apr 11
Art & museums

Rob Kapilow What Makes It Great? Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix and the Summer of Love

Stanford Live · 7:30 PM

Music

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Featuring Wynton Marsalis

Stanford Live · 8:00 PM

Music

International Guitar Night

Stanford Live · 4:00 PM

1 more date through Feb 22
Event

Itajime Workshop

Gamble Garden · 10:30 AM

Music

Rihab Chaieb: Nomad, the Eternal Wanderer

Stanford Live · 7:30 PM

Theater & dance

300 Paintings by Sam Kissajukian

Stanford Live · Through Mar 6

Event

Wearable Flowers Workshop

Gamble Garden · 10:00 AM

Music

Jaemin Han Cello Recital

Stanford Live · 7:30 PM

Event

Sogetsu Ikebana

Gamble Garden · 6:30 PM

Music

Stanley Clarke and Hiromi with the PUBLIQuartet

Stanford Live · 7:30 PM

Theater & dance

I AM by Camille A. Brown and Dancers

Stanford Live · 7:30 PM

1 more date through Mar 18
Music

Sérgio and Clarice Assad in Recital

Stanford Live · 7:30 PM

Comedy

Hysterical: Zavior Phillips

Stanford Live · 7:00 PM

Event

Don't Squash That Bug!

Gamble Garden · 10:00 AM

Music

Jack West: Guitars on Life

Stanford Live · 7:00 PM

Music

Eric Lu Piano Recital

Stanford Live · 2:30 PM

Event

Peony Flower Arranging

Gamble Garden · 10:00 AM

Art & museums

Trees by Sam Green with Rebecca Solnit, featuring Sō Percussion

Stanford Live · 7:30 PM

Music

Aga Khan Master Musicians

Stanford Live · 7:30 PM

Music

Gilles Vonsattel Piano Recital

Stanford Live · 2:30 PM

Theater & dance

Ten Thousand Hours by Gravity and Other Myths

Stanford Live · 7:30 PM

Theater & dance

Disney's Mary Poppins

Palo Alto Players · Through May 9

Music

Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain

Stanford Live · 2:30 PM

1 more date through Apr 26
Music

Lucas and Arthur Jussen Piano Duo Recital

Stanford Live · 2:30 PM

Music

Sheku Kanneh-Mason and Benjamin Grosvenor Recital

Stanford Live · 7:30 PM

Music

The Verona Quartet

Stanford Live · 2:30 PM

Theater & dance

On Golden Pond

Palo Alto Players · Through Jun 27

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