Music & local events
Dante covers San Jose music, sports gatherings and the city’s events calendar.
Music & local events / News & features
Purple Lotus’s downtown NFL Block Party put food, a DJ, and brand booths at 66 W Santa Clara St. for Sept. 12. Read the ticket math and public-consumption limits before you treat it like a free sidewalk sale.
Music & local events / Local guide
April 2026 put a ticketed 420 weekend on the plaza calendar. The lasting change is cultural visibility, not a rewrite of public-use law.
Music & local events / Local guide
Plaza de César Chávez is downtown’s living room. Cannabis culture may appear on festival posters, public consumption still generally may not.
Music & local events / Local guide
Downtown shows reward timing. Buy legal earlier, keep product sealed, and do not treat plazas or sidewalks as green rooms.
Music & local events / Local guide
BBQ lines and DJ sets borrowed festival grammar for adult retail weekends. The food is the point outdoors, the cannabis waits for private property.