Freeport/Clarksburg Festa

09/01/2026

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It’s important to celebrate culture. It’s even more important to maintain and support those in our current community while honoring those who helped build it.

Little Portugal Day is a great opportunity for us to come together, celebrate our Portuguese heritage, support our local community, and make sure the traditions and history of San Jose’s Little Portugal continue for generations to come. 🇵🇹

Right now, we are in the early stages of putting this event together. The date, time, and location are still being finalized, but before anything else, we want to build a strong team of people who care about making this happen.

We’re looking for volunteers, vendors, local businesses, organizations, artists, musicians, community members, and anyone who wants to contribute or simply show their support.

This isn’t about one person or one organization. It’s about bringing together the different generations of our Portuguese community — honoring the people who built Little Portugal, supporting the people who keep it alive today, and giving the next generation something they can be proud to continue.

Our parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents built churches, halls, businesses, festas, traditions, and a community here in San Jose. Now it’s our responsibility to make sure that community continues to have a future.

The goal is to make Little Portugal Day something that can grow and continue year after year — a day that belongs to the community and celebrates where we came from, where we are today, and where we’re going. 🇵🇹❤️

WE NEED YOU.

If you’re interested in becoming a vendor, volunteering, helping organize, sponsoring, contributing ideas, or getting involved in any way, please reach out.

Even if you can’t volunteer, come out when the day arrives and SHOW SUPPORT.

Let’s build something our older generations will be proud to see and our younger generations will be proud to carry on.

LITTLE PORTUGAL DAY 🇵🇹
SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA

08/16/2026

If you missed the Bom Vinho event today, you can still be a part of the celebration tomorrow! Freeport W**e Country Inn

Email from Carvalho Family W**ery Great Portuguese Dished THIS WEEKEND   This Weekend's Menu! Freeport W**e Country Inn OPEN Friday 11:30am-7pm Saturday 11am-7pm Sunday 10am- 7pm Carvalho Family W**er

08/15/2026

Email from Carvalho Family W**ery Great Portuguese Dished THIS WEEKEND   This Weekend's Menu! Freeport W**e Country Inn OPEN Friday 11:30am-7pm Saturday 11am-7pm Sunday 10am- 7pm Carvalho Family W**er

08/15/2026

🍳🍛☕️CABRILLO DAY BREAKFAST🍳🍛☕️
Sunday - September 27, 2026
8:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Cabrillo Clubhouse - 4605 Karbet Way, Sacramento

SEE YOU THERE!!!

06/09/2026

We are overwhelmed with gratitude and joy! 🕊️🙏🫶
This year's Festa has officially gone down in the record books as the most successful in our 133-year history, and in part, it is thanks to an incredibly generous, monumental act of kindness.

We want to extend our deepest, most heartfelt thank you to Jerry Balshor & Al Balshor Jr. for providing the largest donation our organization has ever received.

Your generosity didn't just support this year's event—it secured a vibrant future for our beloved tradition.

🌹 A Legacy of Beauty and Devotion
The Balshor name has been woven into the fabric of the Freeport Festa for generations. For many, many years, Al & Marie Balshor of Balshor’s Flowers brought pure magic to our celebration. Until the flower shop closed its doors, they graciously provided the stunning floral arrangements for the Freeport Festa Queens and their courts.

Year after year, their beautiful bouquets didn't just adorn our royalty; they brought a unique beauty and reverence to our capela, St. Joseph’s Church, our queens & their courts.

To the entire Balshor family: thank you for your decades of devotion, for the beauty you’ve brought to our Festa, and for this historic gift that ensures our heritage continues to bloom. 🌹

06/07/2026

133 years of faith, family, and tradition—and we couldn’t do it without YOU! 🇵🇹🕊️❤️

A massive, heartfelt THANK YOU to every single volunteer, donor, and supporter who showed up to make this year’s Freeport Festa an unforgettable success.

Keeping a 133-year-old tradition alive takes an entire village, and our community proved once again just how strong, dedicated, and full of heart we are.

From those who worked tirelessly behind the scenes preparing food and setting up, to everyone who joined us in celebration—your devotion to the Holy Spirit and to each other is what keeps this beautiful legacy thriving year after year.

Tradition isn't just about preserving the past; it's about keeping the spirit alive for the future.

We are so grateful for your hard work, your smiles, and your unwavering support. You are the heartbeat of the Freeport Festa! 🙏

06/06/2026

In Loving Memory of Frank (Butch) Azevedo

The Freeport Festa community is mourning the loss of a true pillar of our tradition, Frank (Butch) Azevedo. Butch was a longtime member, a fierce supporter, and a familiar face whose presence defined the very spirit of our annual celebration.

In a heartbreaking turn of events, Butch passed away just days before Sunday’s Festa. Yet, even in the depths of their sudden grief, the Azevedo family showed us the true definition of devotion. Honoring a commitment Butch surely would have insisted upon, they made the drive to Hilmar to ensure that Festa attendees received their traditional sweetbread.

We extend our deepest condolences, love, and prayers to his beloved wife, Bev, and the entire Azevedo family. Butch will be deeply missed, but his spirit will live on in every Festa to come. 🇵🇹🕊️🫶🙏

06/02/2026

With gratitude we present more coverage of the 2026 Freeport Festa from KCRA 3 just in time for June’s Portuguese Heritage Month!

The 133rd Portuguese Festa brought music, pageantry, and centuries-old traditions to Clarksburg on Sunday.

05/12/2026

ICYMI - Recently the water pump broke at our Freeport / Clarksburg Festa IDES Hall leaving us without any running water just weeks before our annual Festa.

After some sleepless nights and prayers to the Holy Spirit, an angel stepped up to cover the cost to replace the water pump.

That angel is Roger Valine and the Valine Family. While he didn’t ask for recognition for his incredibly generous donation, we extend our deepest thanks to Roger & Marie Valine.

His support comes at a pivotal time for the IDES Portuguese Hall as we are just weeks away from our 133rd Annual Freeport Festa the weekend of May 30th & 31st.

Maintaining a tradition of this magnitude is truly a labor of love, and it is also a significant undertaking. Today, the average cost of hosting the Festa exceeds $25,000.

While the world around us changes, our commitment to our heritage remains steadfast. We are immensely proud of our 133-year history, yet like many, we have faced our share of struggles over the past couple of years.

It is no exaggeration to say that The Valine Family’s contribution brings us a profound sense of relief, renewed hope AND we now have running water!

Because of our supporters, we have been able to pour care back into our beloved hall—from repairing the Capella and installing new front doors to updating the electrical system and maintaining our park-like grounds.

When you donate, you aren't just donating to a fundraiser; you are ensuring a beautiful, safe home for our traditions to continue.

To donate please visit: https://freeportclarksburg-ides.square.site/

See you at Festa! 🕊️💧🇵🇹