Kaylee Tran, 7, of San Jose poses for a picture at the Tet Festival 2026 at Eastridge Center Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in San Jose, Calif. The three-day festival includes live music and entertainment, lion dancers, a fashion show and carnival rides, as well as retail, food and drink vendors. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group)
The Bay Area’s largest Vietnamese Tet festival, a three-day event in San Jose, attracted thousands of revelers Friday and Saturday and will wrap up tonight.
The celebration runs from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. outdoors at Eastridge Mall.
Presented by UStar Productions, the Year of the Horse festival features lion dancing, live music, carnival rides and other entertainment; competitions including Little Miss Vietnam California, Little Prince, Miss Áo Dài and Real Men Wear Áo Dài; plus Asian retail, food and drink vendors.
Community members attend the Tet Festival 2026 at Eastridge Center Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in San Jose, Calif. The three-day festival includes live music and entertainment, lion dancers, a fashion show and carnival rides, as well as retail, food and drink vendors. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group) Dieu Vo of Milpitas attends the Tet Festival 2026 at Eastridge Center Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in San Jose, Calif. The three-day festival includes live music and entertainment, lion dancers, a fashion show and carnival rides, as well as retail, food and drink vendors. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group)