Los Gatos Art & Wine Festival 2025

What Makes the Los Gatos Art & Wine Festival Special

Each fall, the heart of downtown Los Gatos comes alive during the Los Gatos Art & Wine Festival (Fiesta de Artes), a beloved community tradition held on the Civic Center Lawn at 110 E. Main Street. Featuring more than 200 artists, live music throughout the weekend, fine wine from local vintners, craft beer, and gourmet food trucks, the festival offers something for everyone—and it’s completely free to attend.

Founded in 1971 and proudly hosted by the Kiwanis Club of Los Gatos since 1996, the event is about more than art and entertainment: all proceeds go directly back into the community, supporting scholarships for at-risk local high school students, leadership programs, and hands-on service projects throughout Los Gatos.

With over 50 years of history, the Art & Wine Festival remains one of the town’s most iconic and meaningful celebrations.

The Kiwanis Club of Los Gatos

At the core of the Los Gatos Art & Wine Festival is its host, the Kiwanis Club of Los Gatos, a nonprofit community service organization dedicated to making Los Gatos and the greater Silicon Valley a better, happier place. The festival is the Club’s largest fundraiser of the year, and every dollar raised goes directly back into the community.

Through their work, Kiwanis supports scholarships for local youth, leadership clubs in area schools, Special Games for special-needs youth across Silicon Valley, and a wide range of hands-on volunteer projects that create lasting local impact.

What makes the event even more remarkable is that it is run entirely by volunteers. Under the leadership of Chair Rusty Rinehart and Co-Chair Nancy Pearson—along with dozens of dedicated Kiwanis members—the festival comes together through sheer community effort, passion, and service. Their commitment is what transforms a weekend of art, wine, and music into something far more meaningful: a celebration that gives back.

Festival Highlights, Local Sponsors, and Community Spirit

From live music echoing across the Civic Center Lawn to rows of artist booths, local wine, craft beer, and gourmet food trucks, the Los Gatos Art & Wine Festival delivered a full weekend of creativity and connection.

With more than 200 artists, continuous live performances, and an incredible lineup of local sponsors, the event showcased the very best of what makes downtown Los Gatos special.

The support of these community-minded businesses helped bring the festival to life—funding live entertainment, supporting local vendors, and ensuring proceeds continued to benefit meaningful programs throughout Los Gatos and beyond.

2025 Festival Sponsors included:

• TSE Group Real Estate
• Technology Credit Union
• Silicon Valley Clean Energy
• Cinnamon Energy Systems
• Provident Credit Union
• Spare the Air Org
• School of Rock Sunnyvale
• Leaf Filter Gutter Protection
• Advanced Chiropractic
• System Pavers
• Angelé Price
• A-1 Heating and Cooling
• Renewal by Andersen
• Farm Fresh to You
• SecureSpace Storage
• El Camino Health
• Well Being Dentistry
• Gali Vineyards
• Garrod Farms
• Testarossa Winery
• And many more

Together, these sponsors played a vital role in creating an event that celebrated art, craftsmanship, and community. Below are a few highlights from the weekend, capturing the energy, people, and moments that made the 2025 festival unforgettable.