Category: Past Events

Sunday, August 16th, 202611:00 AM to 3:00 PM266 Escuela Ave, Mountain View Repair Café Silicon Valley is returning to the Mountain View Senior Center. This free event is open to everyone. Bring up to two broken household items and our volunteer fixers will help you repair them. Special guest Sharp Mom Co. will be on-site offering free…

Saturday, August 15th, 202611:00 AM to 3:00 PM2355 Oakland Road, San Jose Our friends at the Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation are holding a Sustainable Style Exchange and Mending Clinic. Exchange once-loved threads for a new look, get items mended, learn how to restyle and upcycle clothes, win a sewing machine, and more. Only textile repairs…

Sunday, August 2nd, 202611:00 AM to 3:00 PM351 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.

Saturday, July 25th, 202611:00 AM to 2:00 PM6445 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…

Thursday, July 23rd, 20265:00 PM to 7:00 PM1213 Newell Road, Palo Alto We are returning to the Rinconada Library in Palo Alto for another weeknight event! There will be sewing, jewelry, and general repairs, but no bikes this time.

Saturday, July 18th, 202611:00 AM to 3:00 PM491 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…

Saturday, July 11th, 202611:00 AM to 3:00 PM13 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…

Saturday, June 27th, 202611:00 AM to 3:00 PM2635 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, June 13th, 202611:00 AM to 3:00 PM266 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.

Sunday, May 31st, 202611:00 AM to 3:00 PM100 Villa Ave., Los Gatos We are back at the Los Gatos Library! Join us for free repairs on household items, electronics, bikes, clothing and more. Limit two items per household, check-in closes at 2:30 PM.

Thursday, May 28th, 20265:00 PM to 7:00 PM1213 Newell Road, Palo Alto Join us for our first ever weeknight event at the Rinconada Library in Palo Alto. We will be offering free repairs on small items, no bikes please.

Saturday, May 16th, 20267:00 AM to 11:00 AM97 Boston Ave, San Jose Repair Café volunteers will be at the Burbank Sanitary District Annual Cleanup day to give residents the option to repair instead of trashing broken household items. Join us at the corner of Boston Ave. and Olive Ave. Anyone is welcome to stop by…

Saturday, May 9th, 202611:00 AM to 3:00 PM665 W Olive Ave., Sunnyvale We are back at the Sunnyvale Library offering free repairs on everything from robots to raincoats. Limit two items per household, check-in closes at 2:30 PM.

Sunday, May 3rd, 202611:00 AM to 3:00 PM2355 Oakland Road, San Jose One of our biggest events ever was the inaugural Repair Café with Tzu Chi in January. Join us as we once again offer free repairs to help reduce waste and give your items a second life, while enjoying the warmth of tea and…

Sunday, April 26th, 202611:00 AM to 3:00 PM351 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 closes at 2:30 PM.

Saturday, April 11th, 20269:00 AM to 2:00 PM5283 Snell Ave., San Jose Join us at the Master Gardener’s Spring Garden Fair in Martial Cottle Park. Bring your garden tools or anything else you want help fixing, but remember your little red wagon (we can fix that too) because it’s a bit of a walk from…