san jose california

San Jose, officially the City of San José, is the largest city in Northern California by both population and area. With a 2022 population of 97…
San Jose, officially the City of San José, is the largest city in Northern California by both population and area. With a 2022 population of 971,233, it is the most populous city in both the Bay Area and the San Jose–San Francisco–Oakland Combined Statistical Area—which in 2022 had a population of 7.5 million and 9.0 million respectively—the third-most populous city in California after Los Angeles and San Diego, and the 13th-most populous in the United States. Located in the center of the Santa Clara Valley on the southern shore of San Francisco Bay, San Jose covers an area of 179.97 sq mi. San Jose is the county seat of Santa Clara County and the main component of the San Jose–Sunnyvale–Santa Clara Metropolitan Statistical Area, with an estimated population of around two million residents in 2018.
  • Country: United States
  • State: California
  • County: Santa Clara
  • Region: San Francisco Bay Area
  • Incorporated: March 27, 1850
  • Elevation: 82 ft (25 m)
  • Lowest elevation: 0 ft (0 m)

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Japan Outlook 2025

Today · 4 – 5:30 PM

GLOBIS USA San Francisco Office

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Wyoming Cowgirls at San Jose State …

Today · 7 PM

Event Center Arena

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Desi Banks

Today · 7 PM

San Jose Improv

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Yves

Jan 30 · 7 – 11 PM

Palace of Fine Arts

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San Francisco Ballet: Manon

Today · 7:30 PM

Bill Graham Civic Auditorium

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Stockton Kings vs. Grand Rapids Gold

Jan 30 · 7 PM

Stockton Arena

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San Francisco Symphony @ Dav…

Jan 30 · 2 PM

Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall

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Stanford CA - Syracuse Orange …

Today · 8 PM

Maples Pavilion

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Stanford Cardinal Mens Basketball …

Today · 8 PM

Maples Pavilion

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Kat Edmonson @ SFJAZZ Center

Jan 30 · 7 PM

SFJAZZ Center

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SF Sketchfest

Jan 31 · 7 PM

Punch Line San Francisco

(multiple times)

Excision with Barely Alive (2-Day Ticket)

Fri, Jan 31

Bill Graham Civic Auditorium

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SF Sketchfest Dozen

Jan 31 · 9:30 PM

Punch Line San Francisco

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SF Sketchfest

Jan 31 · 9:45 PM

Bimbo's 365 Club

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Jessica Kirson

Jan 31 · 7:30 PM

San Jose Improv

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Herbert Blomstedt @ Davies Symph…

Jan 31 · 7:30 PM

Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall

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Syracuse Orange at California Golde…

Feb 1 · 7 PM – 1 AM

Haas Pavilion

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Pacific Tigers at Santa Clara Bronc…

Feb 1 · 4 PM

Leavey Center

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Jessica Kirson

Jan 31 · 7:30 PM

San Jose Improv

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San Jose CA - Henderson Silver …

Jan 31 · 7:30 PM

Tech CU Arena

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Illusions Drag Brunch - San Jose

Feb 1 · 1:30 PM

Illusions - San Jose

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San Jose Barracuda vs. Henderson Sil…

Jan 31 · 7:30 PM

Tech CU Arena

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Some Like it Hot - San Francisco

Jan 31 · 7:30 PM

Orpheum Theatre - San Francisco

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The Queen's Cartoonists - San …

Feb 1 · 7 PM

Joe Henderson Lab at the San Francisco Jazz Center

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WEEKLY WEDNESDAY ❔ …

Today · 6:30 – 8:30 PM

Retro Junkie

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Wednesday Night Big Band Jazz

Today · 7 – 10 PM

Big Easy

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AUR @ The Regency Ballroom

Today · 7 PM

The Regency Ballroom

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Modern Calligraphy for Be…

Today · 6:30 – 8 PM

The Cheese Parlor

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Art of Bonsai Workshop

Jan 30 · 6:30 – 7:30 PM

luludi living art

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Gonzaga Bulldogs at Saint Mary's G…

Feb 1 · 8 PM

McKeon Pavilion

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