Viva CalleSJ Sunday September 13th 2026

A couple at Martial Cottle Park

Three Schwinn bikers at Santa Teresa/Cahalan
Runners on Snell Road
Two riders at De Anza Park
Viva CalleSJ booth at Cahalan Park


On Sunday, September 13th, 2026, Viva CalleSJ held a car-free, smog-free, and safe and stress-free bicycle riding event, attracting over 100,000 bicyclists, walkers, runners, skaters, and scooter riders to the streets of southern San Jose.

Historically, southern San Jose was called the “Valley of Heart’s Delight”, because most of the land was fruit orchards. The route on September 13th consisted of activity hubs at Martial Cottle Park, a historic working farm, and the City of San José’s De Anza Park and Cahalan Park.

Viva CalleSJ 2018

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The San Jose Bike Clinic repair station at the SoFA hub at Viva CalleSJ 2018

On Sunday September 23rd, 2018 over 100,000 enthusiastic bike riders, skaters, and walkers converged on the streets of San Jose. There were thousands of families, students, friends, the young, the old, stingrays, tandems, fixies, cruisers, unicycles, and recumbent bicycles. Viva Calle is an open street project by the City of San Jose transforming the streets free of automobiles, motorized vehicles, and carbon emissions for one day. The 2018 route started at the SoFA district in downtown San Jose then went southbound on Monterey Road past Santa Clara Co. Fairgrounds and ended at Martial Cottle Park in south San Jose. It was a fun day for all.