Huge SJMADE Fest Set For History Park

San José Made will bring its largest outdoor event of the year back to History Park San José on May 30 and 31, according to the organizer’s event page. The free festival is scheduled to run from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. both days at 635 Phelan Ave. in San José. Organizers say SJMADE Fest 2026 will feature more than 250 makers, artists, designers, chefs and other creative small businesses. The lineup also includes food vendors curated by sister company Moveable Feast, a “double-sized” kitten lounge by Mini Cat Town and live K-pop programming by K-Pop-Up. ### When and where is the festival happening? May 30 and May 31 are the event dates listed by San José Made, Visit San Jose and History San Jose. The venue is History Park San José, with the main event address listed as 635 Phelan Ave., San José, California 95112. Organizers describe the event as outdoors and free to attend. History Park will have two entrances for the festival, according to San José Made: one at 1650 Senter Road and another at 693 Phelan Ave. (sanjosemade.com) The organizer recommends the Senter Road entrance for attendees parking in nearby paid lots and the Phelan Avenue entrance for drop-offs and accessibility parking. The venue page also says the site is reachable by public transit at the Senter & Phelan bus stop and is accessible by bicycle. ### What will people actually find once they get inside? More than 250 vendors are expected at the festival, San José Made says, spanning makers, artists, designers, curators, bakers, crafters and other small businesses. Visit San Jose’s event listing repeats that scale and describes the event as San José Made’s largest outdoor event of the year. (sanjosemade.com) Moveable Feast is curating the food component, according to both San José Made and the sister company’s event listing. The organizer says the food section will include chefs, food trucks and food stalls, while a separate listing describes a lineup of more than 50 food trucks, food stalls, dessert vendors, beverage vendors and packaged food vendors. That higher food-vendor count appears on a third-party directory and should be treated as organizer-linked but less direct than the main event page. (sanjosemade.com) ### What is the kitten lounge and do you need a reservation? Mini Cat Town will run the kitten lounge, and San José Made says it will be “double-sized” this year. The organizer’s Linktree page says attendees can reserve a spot in advance and that one ticket secures 15 minutes of kitten playtime. The same listing says about 30 adoptable kittens will be on site. (sanjosemade.com) Limited walk-ins will also be available, according to San José Made’s event materials. The kitten lounge is one of the more prominent add-ons around the market and performance schedule, and it is separately promoted through San José Made’s event links before opening day. ### What is planned for the K-pop stage? K-Pop-Up will handle the K-pop programming, San José Made says. (sanjosemade.com) The organizer lists live K-pop dance performances, dance classes and random dance plays as part of the festival schedule. Visit San Jose’s event page also refers to live K-pop dance performances and entertainment. The event page does not, in the material reviewed, list a full timed performance schedule. (sanjosemade.com) San José Made instead directs attendees to follow event announcements and says more details are shared through its event channels. ### What should attendees know before they go? San José Made says no outside food or beverages will be allowed into the event except unopened bottles of water and empty canteens, and it says drinking-water stations will be available throughout the venue. (sanjosemade.com) The organizer also says pets are allowed only if leashed, and bicycles may be brought in but must be walked inside the event grounds. The first 1,000 attendees each day will receive a free door giveaway, according to the event page. San José Made says more details about that giveaway will be shared on the Monday before the festival, and History San Jose’s calendar lists the event as free from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on both May 30 and May 31. (sanjosemade.com)