Repair Café Silicon Valley hosts repair events across Santa Clara County each month. Bring your electronics, small appliances, clothing, bikes, jewelry, computers, toys, or anything else you need fixing to be repaired by our skilled volunteers, for free.
Bring it to a Repair Café! Our volunteers love a challenge so if you can carry it in we’ll do our best to get it back in service for you. We have electronics experts who love to solder, woodworkers who love to glue, sewing experts who love to stitch, and bike mechanics who love to grease things.
Sometimes we can fix it, sometimes we can identify the problem and send you home with a plan, and sometimes it may be time to recycle an item. But we’ll have a good time and know we are helping the environment by extending the life of the things we love.
Check out our FAQ page for a list of items it’s best to leave at home.
Experienced tinkerer? Born organizer? Just want to learn? You can help, even if you’ve never used a screwdriver before you can make a difference.
Sign up for our email list below and you can help us save the planet one repair at a time. We are always looking for people who can troubleshoot and repair, help organize events, or even work on this website. Want to learn how to repair? Come hang out and shadow a fixer at our next event.
Students: sign up for our apprentice program! We’ll pair you up with an experienced fixer who will help you build your troubleshooting skills.
Donations to cover the cost of tools and supplies are always appreciated. send a donation via Zelle to donate@repaircafesv.org or use the link below for PayPal.
Saturday, June 13th, 2026
11:00 AM to 3:00 PM
266 Escuela Ave, Mountain View
Repair Café is returning to the Mountain View Senior Center. Everyone is welcome to bring items for repair. Limit two items per household. Check-in is scheduled to close at 2:30 PM, but may close earlier if we reach capacity.
Saturday, June 27th, 2026
11:00 AM to 3:00 PM
2635 Homestead Road, Santa Clara
We are back in Santa Clara at the Central Park Library offering free repairs on everything from bikes to broilers. Limit two items per household. Check-in is scheduled to close at 2:30 PM, but may close earlier if we reach capacity.
Saturday, July 11th, 2026
11:00 AM to 3:00 PM
13 S. San Antonio Road, Los Altos
Join us for the first ever Repair Café at the Los Altos Library! Bring your broken items for our volunteers to look at and we’ll help you get them working again. Limit two items per household. Check-in is scheduled to close at 2:30 PM, but may close earlier if we reach capacity.
Saturday, July 18th, 2026
11:00 AM to 3:00 PM
491 E. Empire St, San Jose
Join us for the first ever Repair Café at the Joyce Ellington Library in San Jose. Bring your broken items for our volunteers to look at and we’ll help you get them working again. Limit two items per household. Check-in is scheduled to close at 2:30 PM, but may close earlier if we reach capacity.
Saturday, July 25th, 2026
11:00 AM to 2:00 PM
6445 Camden Ave, San Jose
Do you have a torn garment, broken zipper, or a teddy bear that’s lost its stuffing? Bring it to our textiles-only Repair Café! We are partnering with Eco-Catalyst and the Almaden Library to offer free repairs and beginner-friendly workshops.
No appliances, electronics, or bike repairs at this event.
Sunday, August 2nd, 2026
11:00 AM to 3:00 PM
351 Homer Avenue, Palo Alto
Join us as we return to the Museum of American Heritage in Palo Alto to fix your favorite things. Limit two items per household. Check-in is scheduled to close at 2:30 PM, but may close earlier if we reach capacity.
Sunday, August 16th, 2026
11:00 AM to 3:00 PM
266 Escuela Ave, Mountain View
Repair Café is returning to the Mountain View Senior Center. Everyone is welcome to bring items for repair. Limit two items per household. Check-in is scheduled to close at 2:30 PM, but may close earlier if we reach capacity.
Saturday, August 22nd, 2026
11:00 AM to 3:00 PM
160 North Main Street, Milpitas
Join us at the Milpitas Library for another Repair Café! We will be repairing everything from toasters to trousers. Limit two items per household. Check-in is scheduled to close at 2:30 PM, but may close earlier if we reach capacity.
Saturday, August 29th, 2026
2:00 PM to 5:00 PM
2175 Lincoln Ave, San Jose
Repair Café and the Willow Glen Neighborhood Association are teaming up again to provide free repairs on everything from rice cookers to ripped jeans. We will be at the Willow Glen Community Center.
This is an afternoon event (later start then our other events). Limit two items per household. Check-in is scheduled to close at 4:30 PM, but may close earlier if we reach capacity.
Special thanks to San Jose City Council District 6 for making this event possible.
Wednesday, September 16th, 2026
10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
14000 Fruitvale Ave, Saratoga
Repair Café is once again partnering with the West Valley College Democracy Institute to provide free repairs. We will be in the Cilker Lounge and this event is open to the public as well as faculty and students.
Saturday, September 19th, 2026
11:00 AM to 3:00 PM
350 W. Sixth Street, Gilroy
We are coming back to Gilroy! We’ll be at the Gilroy Library offering free repairs and repair advice. So gather up your broken household items and come on by. Limit two items per household. Check-in is scheduled to close at 2:30 PM, but may close earlier if we reach capacity.
Sunday, September 27th, 2026
11:00 AM to 3:00 PM
855 Maude Ave, Mountain View
We are partnering with Hacker Dojo to offer free repairs, bring your broken household items, bikes, electronics, or anything else you can carry. Limit two items per household. Check-in is scheduled to close at 2:30 PM, but may close earlier if we reach capacity.
Be the first to know about upcoming Repair Café events throughout Silicon Valley.
We send out a newsletter about once a month, and if you choose the volunteer opportunities list you’ll receive a second email with details about upcoming events where your skills would be most welcome.
Partners
MOAH has provided us with the perfect venue for hosting Repair Cafés in Palo Alto over the years. We thank MOAH staff and board members for their help and support in growing this community event.
Zero Waste Palo Alto’s mission is to help the community reach its Zero Waste goal of virtually eliminating waste being burned or buried. ZWPA supports the Repair Café through generous Waste Reduction Project Fund grants and on-going community outreach.