Haven't you heard? Friend Fest back!!!!
Happening on Feb. 13-14, 2027, our 8th annual Friend Fest event will bring together 250+ creative small businesses in a celebration of all things friendship: best friends, new friends, old friends, "we're just friends", "wanna be more than friends" or whatever!
In addition to our large-scale friendship-themed vendor marketplace, Friend Fest 2027 will feature plenty of special programming and activities, door giveaways and most importantly, lots and lots of good vibes!!!
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Event Details
Event Dates & Times
- Saturday, February 13–14, 2027: 11 am to 6 pm both days
Location:
- South Hall, 435 S. Market Street, San José, CA 95110 (view on Google Maps)
Event Details:
- This event is indoors and free admission to attend.
- No outside food & beverage will be allowed into the event EXCEPT for unopened bottles of water and empty canteens. The venue will have its concessions areas open. They will offer sandwiches, snacks and non-alcoholic beverages.
- Per the venue's rules, strictly only service animals are allowed inside the venue. The venue's security team will ask any non-service animals to be removed from the venue if they encounter any.
Accessibility
- Accessibility parking is available within the on-site parking lot surrounding South Hall as well as in the San José Convention Center Parking Garage located next to South Hall.
- Drop-offs should enter the South Hall Parking Lot which surrounds the event venue. This makes for the most convenient drop-off option.
- Attendees with accessibility needs should proceed directly to the front entrance of the event, even if there is a line to get into the event.
Parking
For those driving to the event, we highly recommend using the ParkSJ website to find a nearby parking lot or parking garage. The nearest lots are:
- San Jose Convention Center Parking Garage (view). The entrance is located at 408 S Almaden Blvd, San Jose, CA 95113.
- 2nd & San Carlos Parking Garage (view). The entrance is located at 280 S. Second Street, San Jose, CA 95113.
- Almaden & Woz Parking Lot (view). The entrance is located at 253 Woz Way, San Jose, CA 95110.
On Sunday, most street parking in downtown San José is free all day. Please check the parking signs in the area in which you are parking before leaving your vehicle. There are some nearby streets with permit-only parking, even on Sundays.
There is accessibility parking available at all of the ParkSJ parking garages & lots.
There is also a VTA Light Rail Station near the venue in downtown San José. Plan your light rail trip to the event here: https://www.vta.org/trip-planner
Vendor Application
- The application is available here.
- Please only use sanjosemade.com to apply for SJMADE events.
- We do not use any other means to sell booth space and we will not be able to accommodate any vendors who purchased booth spaces through illegitimate channels.