BAO Cultural Events

SPECIAL NOTICE:For indoor settings, face masks must be worn by all attendees when not eating or drinking.

Learn about new cultures, history, technology and more! This year we have FREE environmental volunteering events.

BAO members receive a discount on the events. BAO Premium Members receive up to 50% discount and Basic Members (free) receive up to a 25% discount on BAO events. If you are not already a BAO member, and want to join to receive discounts, please Click Here before registering for the events.

**REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED** and space is limited, so please sign up as soon as possible using the registration button below. Detailed information, such as directions, will be sent one week and one day before the event date.

Event 3 Guadalupe River Cleanup Day

Thursday September 18, 2025 from 9:00 AM to 1:30 PM

Come show your support for our native fish and keep our drinking water clean by joining this FREE social volunteering event! Six of our drinking water reservoirs are part of Guadalupe Watershed. The watershed also supports warm and cold water native fish such as Pacific lamprey, Chinook salmon, threespine stickleback and prickly sculpin. All activities will be standing up and supplies and tools are provided in addition to snacks, lunch and a bottle of water. This program is hosted in partnership with Valley Water. Image by Anne Ferguson.

Location: Meeting location: San Jose 95120 or San Jose 95110
Additional Benefits: Transportation, large hearty sandwich, snacks and water are included.

Event 4 Overfelt Garden Cleanup Day

Thursday October 16, 2025 from 9:00 AM to 1:30 PM

Join us for a FREE social volunteering event and improve wildlife habitat and our cultural history! Overfelt gardens is an historic site representing San Jose agriculture and Chinese history. It is also home to percolation ponds that provide habitat for local wildlife. All volunteering activities will be standing up and supplies and tools are provided in addition to snacks, lunch and a bottle of water. This program is hosted in partnership with Valley Water. Images by Anne Ferguson.

Location: Meeting location is Cupertino, CA 95014
Additional Benefits: Transportation, snacks, bottled water and lunch are included.

Event 5 Alviso Habitat Restoration Day

Sunday October 19, 2025 from 8:30 AM to 1:00 PM

Join other BAO members for this FREE social and environmental volunteering event to help restore the wetlands for the vital birds, insects and mammals that live by the bay! Help with raking and mulching to prepare the area for native plants. All activities will be standing up and supplies and tools are provided in addition to snacks, lunch and a bottle of water. This program is hosted in partnership with Valley Water.

Location: Alviso, CA 95002
Additional Benefits: Lunch, snacks and water are included.

Event 6 Don Edwards Habitat Restoration Day

Saturday October 25, 2025 from 8:15 AM to 1:00 PM

Join other BAO members for this FREE social and environmental volunteering event to help restore the wetlands for the vital birds, insects and mammals that live by the bay! Help with raking and mulching to prepare the area for native plants. All activities will be standing up and supplies, tools, snacks and bottled water are provided. At the end of our hard work, we will have an included social lunch. This program is hosted in partnership with Valley Water and San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory.

Location: Transportation from San Jose 95120 or meet at Don Edwards Wildlife Refuge San Jose
Additional Benefits: Transportation, snacks, bottled water and lunch are included.

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