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Halloween/Fall Fests
Photo is of the GoMilpitas Haunted Yard at the east end of Grand Teton Dr. Haunted again in 2023! If you have a community-wide October Halloween or Fall Fest Drive-Trough Celebration that you’d like to publicize here, please email your Go Milpitas guide, Ann Zeise. Please leave the Milpitas address of your “haunted” yard or driveway or parking lot. Since such displays may be going up early, if you wish visitors over a range of dates, include those dates. If you have a time range when the display will be on, include that. Leave me your phone number or email address just incase I need to contact you with questions…
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Bicycling
Milpitans love to go bicycling in the flatlands along the Bay or up in the mountains to Ed Levin Park or Mission Peak. Sometimes the Amgen Bike Tour of California has gone through Milpitas. Locate groups to go biking with. Find a map of local bikeways. Bicycling Events Buy, Sell, Give Away, or Rent Bikes Clubs & Bicycling Organizations Information, Plans Laws Mountain Biking Online Trails & Maps Bicycling Events Movie I took of Amgen Bike Tour 2006 First leg of the loop along Piedmont Road near Seacliff here in Milpitas. Amgen Bike Tour of California Stage 3 of the race went along Piedmont Rd., Milpitas, CA, on May 15,…
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Fun Inside
Milpitas and Silicon Valley have lots of fun places to go and things to do indoors. Here’s how to find the best! Come play in Milpitas. Activities Big Al’s sports bar, bowling center and arcade Dogs welcome in our courtyard. Integrated in to the fabric of local communities and with 45,000-70,000 SQFT of the latest arcade games, 18-42 bowling lanes, and the region’s largest HD projection screens (55’!) as focal points of stadium-style Sports Bars, Big Al’s appeals to families, sports enthusiasts, event planners and anyone looking for a great time with great food in a contemporary NW-style atmosphere. 27 Ranch Drive 669-271-0011 Bowlero Everything you need to make bowling…
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Hobbies & Interests Groups in Milpitas
If you’d like to join with others who have a hobby, talent or interest like you in Milpitas, you’ll find a long list here. Advocacy and Service Arts & Creative Hobbies Charitable Groups Ethnic Organizations Gardening History Kids & Teenagers Neighborhood Associations Resources for Clubs Technical Hobbies Advocacy & Service Graffiti Terminators Become a graffiti terminator and help beautify Milpitas Silicon Valley Women’s Organizations and Resources Whether you are a woman wanting to network with other moms or business women or those of your culture, we have links to women’s organizations for you! Arts & Creative Hobbies Camera Club Meets monthly for a meeting on second Tuesdays, and holds field…
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Newspapers
Stop by here to get the daily news or place a classified advertisement in local Milpitas newspapers: the Beat, The Post & The Union. Milpitas Newspapers GoMilpitas News Archives Current and past news stories on this site. Milpitas Post News stories now a part of the Mercury News, so you will only see a few news stories. To contact the Mercury News, use this page to get to the right department. No longer any physical presence in Milpitas. Ian Bauer was let go. No way to publish your local events or advertisements. Please consider using the GoMilpitas Events listings here for free. Contact me about advertising on GoMilpitas.com. The Milpitas…
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Teenagers in Silicon Valley & Milpitas
What’s there to do for teenagers in this town? How do Milpitas and other Silicon Valley cities treat their teenagers? Commentary Kids of the Silicon Valley Housing Crisis Gabriel’s parents paid $1,200 a month for close to two decades. But with the Silicon Valley housing explosion, rents are rapidly rising and the family is now priced out of their neighborhood. The Most Interesting Teenager In Silicon Valley During his first semester at USC, Lavingia was contacted by Pinterest’s founders. He dropped out of school to become a founding member of the site. Pressure to Succeed: Silicon Valley Teens Face Culture of High Expectations “Having that sort of constant weight of,…
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Fishing in Milpitas Lakes
We’ve got some of the best fishing spots around! No activity can be as rewarding as relaxing near a crystal clear waterway with fishing pole in hand and line in one of Milpitas’ lakes. Department of Fish and Game plants larger fish. To enhance anglers abilities to enjoy lakes close to home, the Fishing in the City program provides supplemental stocking of 1 pound rainbow trout and 1 to 2 pound catfish at lakes around the Bay Area, including Sandy Wool Lake and Spring Valley Lake in Milpitas. CDFW Wildlife Area Operational Changes due to COVID-19 The Department plans to operate wildlife areas to provide recreational opportunities while keeping the…
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Trails & Bike Paths
Within Milpitas City Limits Bay Trail through Milpitas Map of the Bay Trail where it passes near and through Milpitas. Might be possible to hike or bike it. Catch it at the McCarthy Ranch shopping center. Best Paved Bike Trails near Milpitas Yelp reviews of the best bike trails in and near Milpitas. Calaveras, The Wall For me, “the wall” is the final section on Calaveras Road going east from Milpitas. It’s difficult and made more so by the effort reaching it from Piedmont. Someone had spray-painted “the wall” on the pavement near the start. City of Milpitas Bike Map 2022 Maps of roads with bike lanes in Milpitas. Avoid…
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Art Clubs and Associations in Milpitas
Join Milpitas art clubs to share tips. Come to a gallery to view our art. Take a class to learn or improve your favorite art form. Arts Commission-Civic Art Art Clubs and Associations Art Clubs, Classes, Studios and Galleries Ceramics Grants for the Arts Arts Commission Serves as an advisory body to the City Council on matters pertaining to the Arts, performance or visual in the City of Milpitas. The Commission reviews Phantom Art Gallery artist applicants, and reviews the Cultural Arts Support Program. The Arts Commission meets at the Milpitas City Hall, Committee Conference Room, 455 East Calaveras Boulevard. It holds regular meetings on the fourth Monday at 7:00 p.m.…
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Games & Toys
Where you can hang out and play various sorts of games. Also a places that makes stuffed toys. And the history of Atari Games here in Milpitas. Game Hangouts Big Al’s sports bar, bowling center and arcade Food available through DoorDash. Integrated in to the fabric of local communities and with 45,000-70,000 SQFT of the latest arcade games, 18-42 bowling lanes, and the region’s largest HD projection screens (55’!) as focal points of stadium-style Sports Bars, Big Al’s appeals to families, sports enthusiasts, event planners and anyone looking for a great time with great food in a contemporary NW-style atmosphere. 27 Ranch Drive 669-271-0011 Dave & Busters Gaming club, bar…
