Dancing on the Lincoln Avenue

Every June thousands of people descend on Lincoln Avenue to celebrate Willow Glen's Dancing on the Avenue festival. This year was the sixth annual Willow Glen festival that has drawn crowds between 20,000 and 30,000 in past years. This is a much looked forward to event in the Willow Glen calendar. The event is sponsored by the Willow Glen Business and Professional Association.

The entertainment is varied and endless and most of them are sponsored by local businesses and services. All the volunteers are local too. About 100 volunteers from a variety of Willow Glen businesses and organizations help out at this annual fete. The arrival of thousands of people for the festival makes it a very lucrative time for the local businesses.This year saw a record crowd. The association actually ran out of water as the crowds exceeded their anticipation.

Bands at four stages kept the crowd tapping their feet. Fontain's M.U.S.E., hosted by the Willow Glen Coffee Roasting Company, Vin Santo restaurant and Violet Johnson's Wellness Spa, played near Minnesota Avenue from 5 to 7 p.m. Liquid Audio, hosted by Art Made to Match, played from 4 to 7 p.m. near Willow Street. Headliners FlashBack and the Joe Sharino Band closed out the evening, playing from about 6 to 10 p.m. Sharino and his band headlined Willow Glen's Dancing on the Avenue for the third time. They rocked the street from 7 to 10pm at the corner of Lincoln and Willow.

Police closed the busy thoroughfare from Minnesota Avenue to Willow Street at 3 p.m., so vendors could set up their booths and bands could prepare for their gigs. The street was cleaned up and reopened by midnight.

Willow Glen is located three miles southwest of downtown San Jose, Willow Glen is bordered by the Guadalupe River, the Los Gatos Creek and Coe and Curtner Avenues.

It has a very friendly community and is a great place to live in. To become a part of this beautiful community and to get far, far away from the madding crowd contact realtor Dale Warfel who specializes in properties in this community and can guide you in your search for your ideal house.