St. Mary's Country Fair in Los Gatos

St. Mary's Country Fair in Los Gatos is a fun, annual community event that always occurs the second weekend of October. This year, it's October 7th - 9th, beginning at 5pm on Friday. 

Open to everyone, and with no admission fee, the three day fundraiser is a great place to enjoy so many cool things, including:

• carnival rides
• bouncy house (several)
• country store shopping
• arts & crafts (such as pumpkin decorating)
• martial arts displays
• dancing
• dining (good and affordable!) - several food booths to choose from
• pancake breakfast on Sunday morning
• car raffle
• play games
• giant slide
• spaghetti dinner
• full service coffee shop
• talent show
• live bands
• bingo (of course!)

This is a fabulous place to walk through and simply bump into friends & neighbors from all over Los Gatos and the nearby communities. It's also a fun place to take photos. Each day is a little different, some return again and again! 

Details

St. Mary's Church and School are located in downtown Los Gatos on Bean Avenue near Tait (and near North Santa Cruz Avenue). in the historic Almond Grove neighborhood. You can also reach the party by coming from Main Street and Lyndon Avenue.

View the fair map online. To get all the details on the hours, booths, events, please check the St Mary's Country Fair website.

Extra tips:

Like a bargain? There's an easy way to save money.  Visit the parish or school office before Friday at 2pm and buy your Butler ride tickets at a substantial discount - and avoid the lines! (Tickets are sold in the 2 weeks leading up to the fair most years.)

Also, much of the Almond Grove District of Los Gatos has permit parking only in the evenings. So don't park in the neighborhood! There are lots of public parking spaces between North Santa Cruz and University Avenues in Los Gatos, and they are no cost, so park there instead! I usually like to park behind Pursnickety and Bow-Wowser in the large public lot there.