South Bay Landmarks & Cultural Calendar

Great America Sets Sept. 6, 2027 Closure as SJSU Pauses Events

The 112-acre Santa Clara park sold to Prologis for $310 million will close on Labor Day 2027, while Mountain View hosts Día de Muertos at 500 Castro Street.

By Tri-Valley Weekly
Published November 13, 2026 at 7:30 AM PST · 2 min read

Candid 35mm documentary photograph of a sunlit South Bay civic plaza decorated with orange marigolds along stone steps in front of modern glass and concrete architecture. — Vibrant orange marigolds arranged along civic plaza steps in front of municipal architecture in the South Bay. · Tri-Valley Weekly Staff Photo

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Across Santa Clara County, major institutions are marking generational transitions and renewing community traditions. In Santa Clara, California's Great America set a final closing date for its 112-acre theme park following its 2022 land sale, while San Jose State University paused campus heritage programming to strengthen consultation with the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe and Mountain View prepared its annual Día de Muertos gathering at Civic Center Plaza.

California's Great America to Close After Labor Day 2027

California's Great America announced that the 112-acre Santa Clara theme park will permanently close after the Labor Day weekend on September 6, 2027. Parent company Six Flags Entertainment Corp. sold the underlying land to logistics real estate developer Prologis in 2022 for $310 million under a leaseback agreement.

Opened in 1976 alongside Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, the amusement park has operated for five decades as a major South Bay entertainment employer and destination. Santa Clara city officials are working with Prologis on long-term zoning and mixed-use redevelopment plans for the 112-acre site following the 2027 closure.

SJSU Postpones Heritage Month Events to Consult Muwekma Ohlone Tribe

At San Jose State University, administrators paused several Native American Heritage Month events after leaders of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe raised concerns over tribal consultation protocols. Tribal representatives said university organizers scheduled campus panels and land acknowledgments without properly consulting the ancestral tribe of the Santa Clara Valley.

University administrators apologized for the communication breakdown and paused the programming to meet directly with Muwekma Ohlone elders and student groups. Both sides said they plan to reschedule the educational events once updated cultural protocols and partnership guidelines are finalized.

Mountain View Hosts Día de Muertos at Civic Center Plaza on Nov. 7

In downtown Mountain View, the city's annual Día de Muertos celebration returns to Civic Center Plaza at 500 Castro Street on Saturday, November 7, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The free community event features community-built ofrendas (altars), mariachi and folklórico performances, sugar skull decorating, and traditional pan de muerto pastries.

Local schools, cultural organizations, and families designed outdoor altars honoring departed loved ones with marigolds, photographs, and paper banners. City staff encouraged attendees to walk, bike, or take Caltrain and VTA light rail to the 500 Castro Street plaza.

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