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16th Annual SubZERO Festival 2025

Focused on emerging and present subcultures thriving in our region, SubZERO is a DIY, artistically bent, hi/lo-techno mashup where street meets geek.

Join us on First Friday June 6th 5pm–10pm & Saturday June 7th 2pm–8pm out on S. 1st St. in SoFA District downtown San Jose.

Free admission with RSVP via Eventbrite.
(TICKET COVERS BOTH DAYS OF SUBZERO.)

All Hail the Progenitors of Culture!

ARITSTS 2025:

Animate One / Isaac Bassard
BAGI / Bay Area Glass Institute
The Blunt Letters
Julianne Bonnet
Becky Arrguiano
Breanna Contreras
Bungalow Glow Candle Co.
CADRE SJSU
Column Synth hosted by Peter Nyboer
Content Magazine
Bryan Corbin
Crossroads Trading Co.
Current Tattooing
Jennifer DeChenne
Joesph Demaree
Mario Dimas
DJs Notorious PIG, Jswizza, & Dougie
Lorenz Dumuk
Eleventh Dimension Tattoo
Mahsa Emoventur
Eraeon Designs
Faded Visualz
Bernadette Fahmy
Betsy Fessler
Flora Art Studio
Force129
Fuse Presents
Game Development Club at SJSU
Jared Gochuico
Go Go Skateboarding hosted by Teen Tech Center at MACLA
Heiko Greb
Katie Green
Hand in Hand Henna
Andrew Heine
Higher Fire Clayspace
Maureen Holcomb
"Hop 32" by Cole Pergerson & James Morgan
Hull House Market
ICA San Jose
Inside Out Clothing
Zak Jahn
Jimmy Paints
Jodi 408
Leysar Garcia
Mighty Mike McGee
Machu Picchu Gallery of the Americas
MACLA
MAGWest
Rayos Magos
Joe Mandrick
Yasushi Matsui
Mikey’s Used Car & Circus
More Más Maram
Mountain Medusa Designs
Roger O.
Katherine Orjuela
Poetry Center San Jose
Purl Bailey Crafts
Leah Ragavon
Francisco Ramirez
Steven nizzotes Rubalcaba
Jacob Sandoval
Anya Satysheva
“The Seeds Of Harmony Hourly Ritual” by Containher Erthangel & The Yay Area Love Cats
South Bay Sonic Circuits hosted by Steve Cooley
Space Palette by Tim Thompson
Stardrop Facepaints
Sundry 3D Treasures
Talk of the Town
UpSwell SJ Showcase hosted by Kyle Clifton Patrick
Heylu Wheat

SubZERO LIVE MUSIC MAIN STAGE:

• Saturday, June 7th
3:15pm Go Gravity
4:15pm Tell Me Tell Me
5:30pm Strange Cities
6:45pm Dear Banshee

MAGWest GAMER MUSIC STAGE:

• Friday, June 6th
6:30pm Carlos/bayLiGHTS
7:30pm Bi Score
8:30pm Dubldragon
9:30pm Ultra Combo

• Saturday, June 7th
3:00pm SundaY
4:00pm Bayokyo
5:00pm Love Talkin' Sound
6:00pm Ryan McGaughey + Friends

COLUMN STAGE:
hosted by Peter Nyboer

• Friday, June 6th (S. 1st & San Salvador)
Live performance by:
LYFRM
Lobie
Woven
nbor
Stridah
REAL WARE
Derek Scott

documented by: Steve Cooley

SOUTH BAY SONIC CIRCUITS STAGE:
hosted by Steve Cooley

• Saturday, June 7th (S. 1st & San Salvador)
2:00pm AstroN8te
2:25pm Joerg Ferber
2:50pm Bob Amstadt
3:15pm David Leikam
3:40pm R Duck
4:20pm Digital Larry
4:45pm Syd and I
5:10pm Quantum Synths
5:35pm Dream Static
6:15pm REALWARE
6:40pm Rudo Rudeboi
7:00pm Haptic Synapses

BEER GARDEN regional breweries and live music
Free admission. All ages welcome. Must be 21+ with valid ID to drink alcohol.

Location: Parque De Los Pobladores (South First St. and William Street)

Friday, June 6th:
DJs Notorious PIG, Jswizza, & Dougie

Saturday, June 7th:
UpSwell SJ Showcase hosted by Kyle Clifton Patrick

Brews On Tap:
Clandestine
Fox Tale Fermentation Project
21st Amendment

Food Trucks:
3 Hermanos Mexican Grill
Daily Grind Burgers
Fire & Slice Woodfired Pizza
Luv’s Brownies
Quick Dog

SubZERO Festival is produced by CURATUS , in collaboration with ArtWalk SJ, and powered by local artists, musicians and indie-creatives.

Contact: [email protected]

Supported in part by a Cultural Affairs grant from the City of San Jose. Additional support provided by , , & .

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