January
Cupertino Farmer's Market
Location is behind JC Penny's store at Cupertino Square Mall in the parking lot. Experience farm fresh fruit, vegetables, bread, seafood, pastries, popcorn, flowers and more! (Closes December and reopens mid January each year)
March
Lunar New Year Unity Parade
Lunar New Year Unity Parade brings our community's broad spectrum of cultures together. The City of Cupertino shares responsibilities with its citizens for organizing, funding and managing the event. It kicks off with the Parade which starts at Jollyman Park and goes to Memorial Park. There are festivities at the Memorial Park. For more information visit Lunar New Year Unity Parade website.
April
Big Bunny Fun Run.
The Big Bunny Fun Run brings members of the entire Cupertino community together to kick-off the start of Spring. The Parks and Recreation Department looks forward to seeing you and your family on April 4, 2009, as the community takes a step forward for health and fitness.
The Cherry Blossom Festival
The Cherry Blossom Festival honoring Cupertino's sister city of Toyokawa, Japan, is held at Memorial Park in April.
The event offers a wide selection of Japanese food and beverages, entertainment, demonstrations, cultural exhibits, art, crafts and clothing for sale. All-day entertainment takes place in the park amphitheater. 
The festival benefits the nonprofit Cupertino Sister City Committee, which promotes friendship and student exchange programs between the two cities. Local nonprofit organizations that support services for disadvantaged, youth sports, music and language programs will have booths which raise funds for their groups.
For further information about the Cherry Blossom Festival, call Lucille Honig, festival coordinator, at (408) 257-7424, or visit the website at www.cupertinotoyokawa.org.
May
Cupertino Recognizes Extra Steps Taken (CREST) Awards
CREST awards are given annually to outstanding community volunteers by the City of Cupertino. The awards recognizes individuals or organizations making major contributions to the quality of life in Cupertino. Any person, agency or organization can submit nominees for this award. The awards are given in May of each year. In 2008 the awards will be presented on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 from 7 - 9 pm, in the Cupertino Community Hall, 10350 Torre Avenue. For more information, download the CREST flyer.
June
Summer Concert Series
Enjoy an evening in the park! Pack a picnic, blanket, and bring your friends and family! All concerts are free and take place at the Memorial Park Amphitheater. Concerts occur weekly beginning in June. Click here for the 2009 schedule.
July
4th of July
The City celebrates the 4th of July with a pancake breakfast, hosted by the De Anza Optimist Club. Following breakfast, there is a children's parade that winds through Memorial Park, ending at the Quinlan Community Center. The event ends with a community sing-a-long of patriotic music.
Free Shakespeare in the Park
Free Shakespeare in the Park began in 1983, with its debut production of The Tempest in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. It is now one of the major free Shakespeare programs in the nation. This program provides an opportunity for everyone to see high quality, professional theater free of charge. Click here for the 2009 performance schedule.
Visit the Free Shakespeare in the Park website for more information on the Shakespeare Festival, Bay Area Shakespeare Camps, Midnight Shakespeare, Shakespeare Tours, and Professional Development for Teachers.
August
Cinema at Sundown
Cinema at Sundown is Cupertino's free outdoor film series. Enjoy a movie with your friends and family! All shows are free. Movies are shown on Thursday evenings beginning in August. Click here for the 2009 schedule.
Cupertino Historical Society Annual Dinner
Cupertino Historical Society Dinner is a fund-raising event to benefit the Historical Museum, and is held annually each August. The Historical Society was established in 1966, and the museum opened in 1990. For more information on the museum or the society, visit their website at Cupertino Historical Society & Museum website.
September
West Valley Community Services Annual Barbeque
Fun to be had by all with live and silent auctions and entertainment in addition to children's games. Proceeds from this event helps West Valley Community Services provide emergency assistance and housing services to low-income families in the West Valley Area. Donate items to our live and silent auctions. For information call (408) 255-8033 or visit the West Valley Community Services website.
The Cupertino Citywide Garage Sale
Each September families in the City of Cupertino choose to pass along usable items to their neighbors, rather than sending them to the dump. The fewer materials are send to landfills for burial, the fewer natural resources are wasted, the less the City spends on disposal and the more money residents make at their garage sale.
The city encourages neighbors to work together to hold block sales and multifamily sales. Block Sales and Multi-Family sales tend to draw more attention from customers, and are highlighted on the garage sale promotion material.
Garage sale participants register online with the city and the city also provide them with helpful garage sale kit. The garage sale customers can access the garage sale information by picking up the printed garage sale list and map or by viewing the information online on the city's website. For more information, contact Environmental Division of the Public Works Department at (408) 777-3354.
Cupertino Fall Festival
The Cupertino Fall Festival is held annually, and is sponsored by the Cupertino Rotary. The event is held at Memorial Park and Quinlan Community Center. Admission is free and parking is available.
Diwali Festival
The Cupertino Chamber of Commerce hosts the annual Diwali Festival at Memorial Park. This free event showcases multicultural music, dance, arts and crafts, fun, frolic and food. The purpose of this festival is to get together and celebrate intercultural understanding that promotes economic prosperity.
Both admission and parking are free. Visit the Cupertino Chamber of Commerce website for more information.
Tournament of Bands
Bay Area high school marching bands compete annually in October. The event features a rousing marching band parade at 10:00 a.m. on Stevens Creek Boulevard and Torre Avenue. The parade ends at Cupertino High School on Finch Avenue. Visit Tournament of Bands website for more information.
December
Community Tree Lighting
Kick off the holiday season with this annual Cupertino tradition.
The event features a community sing-along and the arrival of Santa Claus fire truck. This event is open to all Cupertino residents. Participants are asked to bring a non-perishable food item or a new toy to the event. Items are donated to West Valley Community Services and distributed throughout holiday season.
Breakfast with Santa
You better watch out, you better not cry because Santa Claus is coming to Cupertino for a morning your children will fondly remember. Come join Mrs. Claus for her delicious North Pole Pancakes that she serves to Santa and his little helpers as they prepare for the busy holiday season. Visit with Santa Claus, and make some holiday crafts during this special holiday morning. Pre-registration is required for this event. For more information, please visit here.