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Give Thanks Festival

Give Thanks Festival: NOV 25-28, 2026, San Jose, CA
Give Thanks Festival, original concept poster (not official art)

In 36 daysFrom $300

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  • Confirmed
  • Tickets listed
  • Lineup not announced

Research checked 2026-10-05. Details below may refer to earlier editions; source dates and notes show the context.

Insomniac's Thanksgiving-weekend indoor festival in downtown San Jose: three nights across November 25, 27 and 28 at the convention center.

Recorded GA / 2026
$299.98
Days
3
Hours
Not confirmed
Camping
No camping
Age
18+
Capacity / day
Not confirmed

3-Day GA / fees included / recorded 2026-10-20Field notes & sources ↓

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Tickets & cost

Recorded prices, not live quotes

Check official tickets ↗

Availability, delivery, taxes and final totals must be checked with the official seller.

Recorded ticket tiers / 2026

Fig. 01.1 Ticket ladder / 2026 edition8 tiers on file

$0Recorded price$439.98

Full-event passes / cheapest first

  1. GA3-Day GA$299.98

    fees included / recorded 2026-10-20

    Price includes taxes and fees.

    Sources
    Sources

    These are the sources attached to this record. No fact confidence level is recorded.

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  2. VIP3-Day VIP$439.98

    fees included / recorded 2026-10-20

    Price includes taxes and fees.

    Sources
    Sources

    These are the sources attached to this record. No fact confidence level is recorded.

    1. 2

Single days & add-ons

  1. Single dayWednesday GA$119.98

    fees included / recorded 2026-10-20

    Price includes taxes and fees.

    Sources
    Sources

    These are the sources attached to this record. No fact confidence level is recorded.

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  2. Single daySaturday GA$149.98

    fees included / recorded 2026-10-20

    Price includes taxes and fees.

    Sources
    Sources

    These are the sources attached to this record. No fact confidence level is recorded.

    1. 2
  3. Single dayFriday GA$159.98

    fees included / recorded 2026-10-20

    Price includes taxes and fees.

    Sources
    Sources

    These are the sources attached to this record. No fact confidence level is recorded.

    1. 2
  4. Single dayWednesday VIP$179.98

    fees included / recorded 2026-10-20

    Price includes taxes and fees.

    Sources
    Sources

    These are the sources attached to this record. No fact confidence level is recorded.

    1. 2
  5. Single daySaturday VIP$189.98

    fees included / recorded 2026-10-20

    Price includes taxes and fees.

    Sources
    Sources

    These are the sources attached to this record. No fact confidence level is recorded.

    1. 2
  6. Single dayFriday VIP$209.98

    fees included / recorded 2026-10-20

    Price includes taxes and fees.

    Sources
    Sources

    These are the sources attached to this record. No fact confidence level is recorded.

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Prices are recorded snapshots. Fee status and tier notes stay with each record.

Read as a table
Recorded ticket tiers for the 2026 edition
TierKindRecorded priceFeesRecorded on
3-Day GAGA$299.98fees included2026-10-20
3-Day VIPVIP$439.98fees included2026-10-20
Wednesday GASingle day$119.98fees included2026-10-20
Wednesday VIPSingle day$179.98fees included2026-10-20
Friday GASingle day$159.98fees included2026-10-20
Friday VIPSingle day$209.98fees included2026-10-20
Saturday GASingle day$149.98fees included2026-10-20
Saturday VIPSingle day$189.98fees included2026-10-20

Payment plans, refunds & resale

Payment plan
Not confirmed
No payment-plan detail found.
Official
Official

Recorded from the organiser or another primary authority. Check the linked page for changes.

No source link is recorded for this fact.

Refunds
Not confirmed
No refund policy found.
Official
Official

Recorded from the organiser or another primary authority. Check the linked page for changes.

No source link is recorded for this fact.

Resale
Not confirmed
No resale policy found.
Official
Official

Recorded from the organiser or another primary authority. Check the linked page for changes.

No source link is recorded for this fact.

Make a trip budget

Your own cost sheet / USD

  • Ticket$299.98 / 100%
Subtotal so far$299.98

Per person. Ticket starts with the recorded GA price; update it for fees and your tier. Enter your own costs. Use 0 for anything you do not need. Blank lines stay out of the stack. This sheet stays in this page.

The lineup

Last recorded 2026-10-05

Not announced

No 2026 lineup is recorded. No 2026 lineup published as of 2026-10-05.

Official
Official

Recorded from the organiser or another primary authority. Check the linked page for changes.

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    Lineup - Give Thanks 2026 ↗Give Thanks Festival / official
    Checked 2026-10-20    Full source ledger ↓

In the archive

1 editions on file

Fig. 03.1 Edition timelineFounding year not confirmed
2026
2026
  • Edition held
  • Ahead / dates open
  • Cancelled
  • No record in the archive
  • Weather or incident note

Attendance not recorded for any edition

Years with a dot have no edition record in our files. That does not mean the festival skipped the year.
The inaugural year is not stated on the sources inspected.
Sources
Sources

These are the sources attached to this record. No fact confidence level is recorded.

No source link is recorded for this fact.

Read as a table
Editions in the archive
YearDatesStatusReported attendance
2026Nov 25–28, 2026ConfirmedNot recorded
2026Nov 25–28, 2026Confirmed
Headliners
Not confirmed
No 2026 lineup published as of 2026-10-05.
Official
Official

Recorded from the organiser or another primary authority. Check the linked page for changes.

No source link is recorded for this fact.

Venue
San Jose Convention Center
Official
Official

Recorded from the organiser or another primary authority. Check the linked page for changes.

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The dates are non-consecutive: Wednesday November 25, Friday November 27 and Saturday November 28, 2026. Thursday November 26 is Thanksgiving and is not a festival day, so this is a three-night run rather than a continuous four-day festival.
Official
Official

Recorded from the organiser or another primary authority. Check the linked page for changes.

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    Festivals Events - Insomniac ↗Insomniac Events / official
    Checked 2026-10-05    Full source ledger ↓
The three-day pass covers November 25, 27 and 28; single-day general admission and VIP tickets are sold for each of those nights.
Official
Official

Recorded from the organiser or another primary authority. Check the linked page for changes.

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Artists from other editions / 29

Promoter
Insomniac Events
Official
Official

Recorded from the organiser or another primary authority. Check the linked page for changes.

  1. 3
    Festivals Events - Insomniac ↗Insomniac Events / official
    Checked 2026-10-05    Full source ledger ↓
Festival status
Active
2026 runs November 25, 27 and 28 at San Jose Convention Center, skipping Thanksgiving Day on November 26.
Official
Official

Recorded from the organiser or another primary authority. Check the linked page for changes.

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    Festivals Events - Insomniac ↗Insomniac Events / official
    Checked 2026-10-05    Full source ledger ↓

The read

Our editorial read

Insomniac's Thanksgiving-weekend indoor festival in downtown San Jose: three nights across November 25, 27 and 28 at the convention center.

The full editorial

Give Thanks Festival is Insomniac's Thanksgiving-weekend event at the San Jose Convention Center. The 2026 edition is not a continuous run: it plays Wednesday November 25, then pauses for Thanksgiving Day on Thursday November 26, and returns Friday November 27 and Saturday November 28. Tickets are sold as a three-day pass covering all three nights, or as single-day tickets for Wednesday, Friday or Saturday. The venue is indoors, in downtown San Jose, so the event is a city night out rather than a camping weekend, and the crowd is 18-plus with a 21-plus VIP tier. Because it is a convention-center show, the appeal is convenience: a walkable downtown location, hotels nearby, and a short trip from San Jose Mineta airport. The trade-offs are the format and the gaps in the public information. The lineup, stage names and set times were not published at the time of writing, and the official pages do not state hours, capacity or a bag policy. It is worth it for Bay Area groups who want a Thanksgiving-weekend show close to home, but it is not a destination festival and the non-consecutive dates catch people out.

Go if

  • Bay Area groups who want a Thanksgiving-weekend indoor show
  • People who prefer a downtown convention center to a campsite
  • Fans who want a three-night pass with a night off in the middle

Inside the festival

A downtown convention-center show over Thanksgiving weekend: three nights with a break for the holiday itself.

18-plus with a 21-plus VIP tier; Bay Area groups, locals and Thanksgiving visitors.

Filed underHouse headsGroupsCityFirst-timers

The read, the audience notes and the tags are our judgment, based on the source ledger below.

Non-consecutive nights

The run is Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, with Thanksgiving Day off in the middle.

Sources
Sources

These are the sources attached to this record. No fact confidence level is recorded.

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Downtown San Jose

The convention center is walkable from downtown hotels and close to San Jose Mineta airport.

Sources
Sources

These are the sources attached to this record. No fact confidence level is recorded.

  1. 2

The sound

Genre weights are our estimate

Fig. 05.1 Genre mix
Not recorded

No genre mix is recorded for this festival. No 2026 lineup was published at the time of writing; we do not estimate a genre mix without one.

No stage-by-stage notes recorded

Getting there

San Jose, CA

Venue
San Jose Convention Center
Official
Official

Recorded from the organiser or another primary authority. Check the linked page for changes.

  1. 2
Ground
Convention center, indoor. Surface: not confirmed.
No surface statement found; the venue is an indoor convention center.
Official
Official

Recorded from the organiser or another primary authority. Check the linked page for changes.

No source link is recorded for this fact.

Shuttle
Not confirmed
No shuttle information found.
Official
Official

Recorded from the organiser or another primary authority. Check the linked page for changes.

No source link is recorded for this fact.

Parking
Not confirmed
No parking detail found.
Official
Official

Recorded from the organiser or another primary authority. Check the linked page for changes.

No source link is recorded for this fact.

Rideshare
Not confirmed
No rideshare guidance found.
Official
Official

Recorded from the organiser or another primary authority. Check the linked page for changes.

No source link is recorded for this fact.

Transit
Not confirmed
No transit guidance found; the venue is in downtown San Jose near transit.
Official
Official

Recorded from the organiser or another primary authority. Check the linked page for changes.

No source link is recorded for this fact.

Airports & location map

Fig. 06.1 CA locator
37.33°N, 121.89°W. Coordinates are from our files and carry no source of their own. See every festival on the map →

Nearby airports

  • SJC Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International~10 min drive
  • SFO San Francisco International~45 min drive
  • OAK Oakland International~40 min drive

Curated reference. Drive times are rough and vary with festival traffic.

Conditions

November in San Jose

Fig. 07.1 Climate band / NovemberHigh, low, rain days
Not recorded
TEMPERATURE / °FLOW ?HIGH ?102030405060708090100110120DAYS WITH RAIN / 30-DAY MONTHNO CELL IS FILLED BECAUSE NO VALUE IS RECORDED.
TEMPERATURE / °FLOW ?HIGH ?1030507090110DAYS WITH RAIN / 30-DAY MONTHNO CELL IS FILLED BECAUSE NO VALUE IS RECORDED.
No climate normals are recorded for San Jose in November. The frame stays empty until a weather-station source is on file. We do not estimate temperatures.
Hours
Not confirmed
Official hours were not published at the time of writing.
Official
Official

Recorded from the organiser or another primary authority. Check the linked page for changes.

No source link is recorded for this fact.

Weather and incidents on record

No weather or incident notes recorded. That is a gap in the archive, not a clean record.

Before you pack

Check the official page before you go

Age / ID
18+
VIP is 21-plus only.
Official
Official

Recorded from the organiser or another primary authority. Check the linked page for changes.

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Camping
No camping
Official
Official

Recorded from the organiser or another primary authority. Check the linked page for changes.

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Bags
Not confirmed
No bag policy captured.
Official
Official

Recorded from the organiser or another primary authority. Check the linked page for changes.

No source link is recorded for this fact.

Hydration packs
Not confirmed
No hydration-pack policy captured.
Official
Official

Recorded from the organiser or another primary authority. Check the linked page for changes.

No source link is recorded for this fact.

Re-entry
Not confirmed
No re-entry policy captured.
Official
Official

Recorded from the organiser or another primary authority. Check the linked page for changes.

No source link is recorded for this fact.

Cashless payments
Not confirmed
No cashless policy captured.
Official
Official

Recorded from the organiser or another primary authority. Check the linked page for changes.

No source link is recorded for this fact.

Prohibited items
Not confirmed
No prohibited-items list found.
Official
Official

Recorded from the organiser or another primary authority. Check the linked page for changes.

No source link is recorded for this fact.

Safety & comfort

Medical
Not confirmed
No medical detail found.
Official
Official

Recorded from the organiser or another primary authority. Check the linked page for changes.

No source link is recorded for this fact.

Water
Not confirmed
No water detail found.
Official
Official

Recorded from the organiser or another primary authority. Check the linked page for changes.

No source link is recorded for this fact.

Harm reduction
Not confirmed
No harm-reduction detail found.
Official
Official

Recorded from the organiser or another primary authority. Check the linked page for changes.

No source link is recorded for this fact.

Accessibility
Not confirmed
No accessibility detail found.
Official
Official

Recorded from the organiser or another primary authority. Check the linked page for changes.

No source link is recorded for this fact.

First-timer playbook

Each note keeps its source

Sourced tips / 6

Note 01

Check the dates before booking travel: the festival skips Thursday November 26 for Thanksgiving.

Official
Official

Recorded from the organiser or another primary authority. Check the linked page for changes.

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    Festivals Events - Insomniac ↗Insomniac Events / official
    Checked 2026-10-05    Full source ledger ↓
Note 02

A three-day pass covers November 25, 27 and 28; single-day tickets are also sold for each of those nights.

Official
Official

Recorded from the organiser or another primary authority. Check the linked page for changes.

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Note 03

VIP is 21-plus and general admission is 18-plus, so bring a valid government photo ID.

Official
Official

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Note 04

Book a downtown San Jose hotel; the venue is walkable and parking details were not published.

Official
Official

Recorded from the organiser or another primary authority. Check the linked page for changes.

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Note 05

Single-day tickets are sold for each of the three nights as well as the three-day pass.

Official
Official

Recorded from the organiser or another primary authority. Check the linked page for changes.

  1. 2
Note 06

Set times and the lineup were not published at the time of writing; check the official ticket page closer to the date.

Official
Official

Recorded from the organiser or another primary authority. Check the linked page for changes.

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Easy mistakes to avoid

Worth it for / the catch

Worth it for

  • A walkable downtown venue with hotels and the airport close by.
  • Three nights with a built-in rest day for Thanksgiving.
  • Single-day tickets as well as a three-day pass.
  • Indoor, so weather is not a factor.

The catch

  • The non-consecutive dates are easy to misread.
  • No lineup, hours or stage details were published at the time of writing.
  • No camping and no outdoor setting.
  • Limited public logistics information for out-of-town visitors.

Compare with

Three match-ups, picked by measure

Filed togethervs. Day Trip Festival NorCalLinked in our research notes; 0% genre-mix overlap.Open the match-up ↗Their mix / San Jose, CAHOUSE 45Nearest on the mapvs. Lightning in a BottleAbout 205 miles apart, Bakersfield, CA.Open the match-up ↗Their mix / Bakersfield, CA11 MORE 52Same time of yearvs. Time Warp Los AngelesRecorded start dates about 2 days apart in the calendar.Open the match-up ↗Their mix / Los Angeles, CATECHNO 60

Pairs are chosen by genre-mix overlap, distance between venues and recorded start dates. Compare all four at once →

The source ledger

3 sources

Source confidence stays attached to facts. Official pages can change; every source was checked on 2026-10-05 unless its row gives another date.

Fig. 12.1 What each section rests on3 of 3 sources are official
  1. 01Tickets1 of 1 official. Sources 2
  2. 02Lineup1 of 1 official. Sources 1
  3. 03History2 of 2 official. Sources 2, 3
  4. 04Read1 of 1 official. Sources 2
  5. 05SoundNo sources on file
  6. 06Travel1 of 1 official. Sources 2
  7. 07WeatherNo sources on file
  8. 08Rules1 of 1 official. Sources 2
  9. 09SafetyNo sources on file
  10. 10Playbook2 of 2 official. Sources 2, 3
Numbers match the source markers beside each fact. A filled number is the organiser's or venue's own page; an open one is news, a reference, data or a community account.
Read as a table
Sources behind each section
SectionSourcesOfficial
01 Tickets21 of 1
02 Lineup11 of 1
03 History2, 32 of 2
04 Read21 of 1
05 SoundNone—
06 Travel21 of 1
07 WeatherNone—
08 Rules21 of 1
09 SafetyNone—
10 Playbook2, 32 of 2
  1. 1
    Lineup - Give Thanks 2026 ↗

    Give Thanks FestivalOfficialChecked 2026-10-20

    Backs 02 Lineup

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    Give Thanks 2026 | San Jose Convention Center | Nov. 25th, Nov. 27th-28th ↗

    Front Gate TicketsOfficial

    Backs 01 Tickets03 History04 Read06 Travel08 Rules10 Playbook

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    Festivals Events - Insomniac ↗

    Insomniac EventsOfficial

    Backs 03 History10 Playbook

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