{"id":208131,"date":"2026-03-07T00:02:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T00:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/208131\/"},"modified":"2026-03-07T00:02:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T00:02:07","slug":"10-ways-to-celebrate-the-hindu-festival-of-colors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/208131\/","title":{"rendered":"10+ ways to celebrate the Hindu festival of colors"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cities across the Bay Area are celebrating Holi, the springtime Hindu festival, traditionally celebrated at March\u2019s full moon, that signifies the triumph of good over evil. From neon dance parties to events with free Holi beverages and color-throwing, every style of celebration is taking place around the Bay this Holi. The day with the most events scheduled is Saturday, March 7, but other celebrations extend the festivities throughout the month.<\/p>\n

All-white neon party with face paints: 10 p.m. Friday, March 6-1:30 a.m. Saturday, March 7, at Myth Lounge, 152 Post St., San Jose. Wear all white to this Holi party featuring Bollywood beats and neon face paint and props. 21+ only, \u00a0$18 and up. eventbrite.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Fremont Holi festival: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, March 7, Washington High School, 38442 Fremont Blvd., Fremont. Bring the family to this festive event featuring Bollywood dance performances; eco-friendly, organic colors; food; and more, organized by Festival of Globe. $5, with kids 4 and under free. eventmozo.com\/fogholi<\/a><\/p>\n

AIA Holi Fest of Colors: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, March 7, Discovery Meadow Park, 180 Woz Way, San Jose. Nonstop dancing, food booths, and free color packets and thandai \u2014 an Indian cold drink made with milk, spices and nuts \u2014 are on offer at this festive celebration. $11, kids under 7 are free. aiaevents.org<\/a><\/p>\n

\"PeoplePeople dance during Holi Fest hosted by the Association of Indo Americans at Discovery Meadow in San Jose on Saturday, March 15, 2025. (Shae Hammond\/Bay Area News Group)\u00a0<\/p>\n

Oakland Holi festival: 1-5 p.m. Saturday, March 7, 1255 Seventh St., Oakland. Non Stop Bhangra hosts a daytime Holi party featuring interactive dance lessons, performers, DJs, dhol drummers, bars, food vendors, color throws, a kid-friendly arcade and more. White clothing encouraged. eventbrite.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Union City Holi: 3-4 p.m. Saturday, March 7, 34007 Alvarado-Niles Road, Union City. The Union City Library is hosting a Holi event, providing food-grade colors to throw outdoors in front of the library. Free. aclibrary.bibliocommons.com\/events<\/a><\/p>\n

Patio Party: 5-9 p.m. Saturday, March 7, The Continental Bar Lounge & Patio, 349 South First St., San Jose. This Holi party promises free colors, $7 drinks until 6 p.m., and bhangra, Bollywood and Indo-house beats from DJ Brown Buoy, with limited capacity and professional photography. $10. eventbrite.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Dublin Day Party: Noon-5 p.m. Saturday, March 14, Baithak Dublin, 4590 Dublin Blvd., Dublin. Wear white to this day party featuring a beer garden, nonstop color play, brunch, DJ sets and more. $17. events.sulekha.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Bollywood Neon Party: 10 p.m. Saturday, March 14-2 a.m. Sunday, March 15, Pure Nightclub, 146 S. Murphy Ave., Sunnyvale. This neon-on-white Holi rave, organized by Bollywood in Hollywood, aims to be the \u201csexiest Bollywood Holi experience of the year.\u201d \u00a0$22 and up. events.sulekha.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Livermore Holi Moly: 9 p.m. Saturday, March 21-2 a.m. Sunday, March 22, Elevation LVK, 682 Terminal Circle, Livermore. This glow-in-the-dark party offers complimentary neon paint, with Bollywood, Punjabi and South Indian DJ music. $13. eventbrite.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Holi Kids Celebration: 5-7:30 p.m., March 25, 1208 Apollo Way, Suite 500, Sunnyvale. This kids-only Holi celebration, targeted toward 5-to-10-year-olds, features a pizza dinner, story time, Pictionary, charades and painting. $40. events.sulekha.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cities across the Bay Area are celebrating Holi, the springtime Hindu festival, traditionally celebrated at March\u2019s full moon,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":208132,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[967,584,839,1040,181,971,6163,88,90,89,420],"class_list":{"0":"post-208131","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-jose","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-events","10":"tag-festivals","11":"tag-holiday","12":"tag-latest-headlines","13":"tag-lifestyle","14":"tag-religion","15":"tag-san-jose","16":"tag-san-jose-headlines","17":"tag-san-jose-news","18":"tag-things-to-do"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208131","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=208131"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208131\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/208132"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=208131"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=208131"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=208131"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}