In the wake of Elon Musk’s meme-worthy cyber truck unveiling, this year’s Silicon Valley Auto Show is sure to be buzzing with both futuristic wheels and good old-fashioned, gas-guzzling muscle. All the name brands will be there—Bentley, Lamborghini, Maserati, Rolls Royce—along with the most dazzling examples of bleeding-edge technologies including electric vehicles and alternative fuels. The best news? Test drives are available. Just be prepared for the letdown when you eventually have to drive home in your bucket of bolts.

Silicon Valley Auto Show
Thu-Sun, $12
McEnery Convention Center

The catch phrase for this year’s Silicon Valley Auto Show is “The Future of Drive,” which alone is enough to get the hearts of Bay Area car fanatics revving at dangerously high RPMs. All the pulse-quickening name brands will be there—Bentley, Lamborghini, Maserati, Rolls Royce—along with the most dazzling examples of bleeding-edge technologies including electric vehicles and alternative fuels. The best news? Test drives are available. Just be prepared for the letdown when you eventually have to drive home in your bucket of bolts.

Silicon Valley Auto Show
Fri-Sun, $12
McEnery Convention Center, San Jose

The Harvest Festival is making its way back to San Jose this weekend for three days of arts and crafts. Visitors will find all kinds of American handmade products just in time for the holidays. The event also features three days of family-oriented fun, with oscillating performances by John Park the Funny Waiter, Tom Rigney & Flambeau and the Bay Area Showcase Chorus show choir. For those bringing the kiddos, there’s an area exclusively for make-and-take craft activities geared toward youngsters; that’s led by San Jose illustrator CD Hullinger.

Harvest Festival
Wed, 10am, $9
McEnery Convention Center, San Jose

San Jose continues its streak as the de facto South Bay city for all things pot, as the Cannabis Business Summit and Expo comes to town for three days of keynote speeches, expert panels and plenty of networking. Businesses big and small from across the legal weed space will converge on San Jose this week to share ideas and get up to speed on the latest on THC and CBD science, cannabis law, therapeutic applications and trends in the recreational reefer. Growers, smokers, patients lawyers and more all stand to learn a thing or two. For more info go to cannabisbusinesssummit.com.

Cannabiz Summit
Wed-Fri
McEnery Convention Center, San Jose

Dust off that Saitama costume. Northern California’s biggest anime convention is back. For the uninitiated, FanimeCon is that time of year when thousands of cosplaying eccentrics descend on the McEnery Convention Center. But the annual celebration of all things anime is much more than that. Fans can expect plenty of screenings, vendors, video games and tabletop games, discussion panels and big names from the world of anime. There will even be dancing—with swing, waltz and rumba lessons for those who get inspired competing in the Dance Dance Revolution tournament. The convention runs through Monday, May 28. (YK)

FanimeCon
Fri, 3pm, $55+
McEnery Convention Center, San Jose