Eight towering alebrije animal sculptures are touring San Jose as a public exhibition, attracting extensive public attention and nighttime illumination. The Ritmos y Colores festival at Plaza de Cesar Chavez highlights the alebrijes on Saturday, beginning at 5 p.m. with live musical performances and a community procession that features Aztec dance group Calpulli Ocelocihuatl, lowrider cars, the SJZ High School All Stars Float, Mariachi Alma Bohemia de Angel Mendez, and Grupo Folklorico Los Lupeños. An 8 p.m. drone show over Park Avenue and Almaden Boulevard is presented by the San Jose Downtown Association. Additional related events include a CityDance salsa night, outdoor movies, and art workshops, and the original alebrijes exhibition Sueños Fantasticos is on display at San Jose City Hall through Dec. 19. Full schedules are available at alebrijes.sanjosejazz.org.
The "Ritmos y Colores" festival at Plaza de Cesar Chavez will celebrate the colorful Mexican folk art on Saturday night. The statues made their debut last month during the San Jose Jazz Summer Fest, and you couldn't count how many people were taking selfies in front of them. That number might have actually grown after dark when the statues are illuminated from within, giving off a very unearthly glow.
Saturday's festivities start at 5 p.m. and include several live musical performance and a "community procession" featuring Aztec dance group Calpulli Ocelocihuatl, lowrider cars, the SJZ High School All Stars Float and music from Mariachi Alma Bohemia de Angel Mendez and Grupo Folklorico Los Lupeños. It sounds like a parade to me, too, but it also sounds like fun whatever you call it. At 8 p.m., there'll be a drone show over the intersection of Park Avenue and Almaden Boulevard presented by the San Jose Downtown Association.
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