Event Details
Más Mariachi Information
Transportation
For information about how to get to and from San José (including which airlines fly in and out of SJC) and the various venues for the Mariachi Festival, click on the link below: http://www.sanjose.org/visitors/maps/transportation.php
Hotels
The Official Hotel Sponsor of the 2006 San Jose International Mariachi Festival is The Hotel Montgomery.
| Hotel Montgomery 211 South First Street San Jose, California 95113 P: 408.282.8800 | F: 408.282.8850 Reservations: 866.823.0530 http://www.jdvhospitality.com/hotels/packages/295 Hotel Montgomery detailed images PDF about the package |
The following hotels are also hotels for the 15th Annual San José International Mariachi Festival. Please call the reservations desk and let them know you are with the San José Mariachi Festival.
| A. | Wild Palms Hotel 901 E Fremont Sunnyvale, CA 94087 (408)738-5000 http://www.jdvhospitality.com/hotels/packages/20 $79/night, includes breakfast |
| B. | Moorpark Hotel 4241 Moorpark Ave San Jose, CA 95129 (408) 864-0300 http://www.jdvhospitality.com/hotels/packages/19 $89/night deluxe room $109/night club room, includes breakfast - PDF about the package |
Maps, Directions, Parking
Mexican Heritage Plaza
1700 Alum Rock Avenue
San José, CA 95116
Map and Directions: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=1700+Alum+Rock+Ave,+95116&iwloc=A&hl=en
Parking: At the Mexican Heritage Plaza, Parking is free and on site for the first 200 cars. One parking lot entrance is located on Alum Rock Avenue and a second parking lot is located on King Road. Additional parking on city streets is available.
The McEnery Convention Center and HP Pavilion, Downtown San José
Maps: http://www.sanjose.org/visitors/maps/maps.php
San José McEnery Convention Center
150 W. San Carlos Street
Downtown San José, CA 95112
http://www.sjcc.com
Directions: http://www.sjcc.com/getting_here/sjmccdrive.html
Parking: The San José McEnery Convention Center parking garage entrances are located on Almaden Boulevard and Market Street. Parking is $1 per hour with a maximum of $18/day. There is a flat rate on event days. See map for other nearby parking locations (click on link below). There are more than 21,000 parking spaces in downtown San José; parking locations are subject to change due to downtown development. For the most up-to-date information on downtown parking including free parking and validation programs, public transportation and the DASH shuttle, click on the link below:
http://www.sjdowntownparking.com/parking_map.php
HP Pavilion
525 Santa Clara Street
San José, CA 95113
http://www.hppsj.com
Directions: http://www.hppsj.com/directions/directions.asp
Parking: At the HP Pavilion, there is on site parking for a fee, as well as free and pay for parking lots in the surrounding area. On site parking will cost between $8.00 and $15.00. For a map of locations of the lots, click on the link below:
http://www.hppsj.com/directions/parking.asp
Children’s Discovery Museum
180 Woz Way
San José, CA 95110
408-298-5437
http://www.cdm.org
Directions: http://www.cdm.org/viewPage.asp?mlid=4
Parking: Parking is available in the city-owned lots on Woz Way and around the Museum (daily rate varies from $3.00-$7.00). The parking lots that surround the Museum charge variable rates based on events scheduled in the downtown area, and CDM has no control over the daily rate. Handicapped parking is available in the Museum's loading zone, adjacent to Woz Way. You may check the downtown parking map for more parking information: http://www.sjdowntownparking.com/parking_map.php
History Park at Kelley Park
1650 Senter Road
San José, CA 95112
Map and directions: http://historysanjose.org/visiting_hsj/history_park/directions_maps_parking.html
Parking: At History Park at Kelley Park, parking is available in the City of San José’s Kelley Park lot for $6 per car. Other parking suggestions may be added at a later date.
Restaurants
You’ll find almost 100 eateries in walking distance from the San José McEnery Convention Center. Consider dining in any one of our downtown hotels.
They have a reputation for serving up some of the top dining experiences the city has to offer. Whatever your choice, we invite you to eat and enjoy the dining delights of San Jose. For a listing of restaurants in downtown San José, click on the link below:
http://www.sanjose.org/visitors/eat/main.php
For a great Mexican meal before the Student Showcase at a restaurant near the Mexican Heritage Plaza, we recommend:
Plaza Garibaldi
1170 East Santa Clara Street
San José, CA 95116
(408) 298-0121