After cancelling our 2022 Holiday Market, due to severe weather conditions, the organizers made alternative plans within hours!
Events
Events are a great part of school life, bringing together all members of the GISSV community, and giving us an opportunity to celebrate and engage in conversations.
Among our recurring annual public events are a German Holiday Market, where we transform Downtown Mountain View into a bustling “holiday village” for a day, or the Laternenfest (Lantern Festival) on our San Francisco Campus with on-campus entertainment and a lantern parade through the neighborhood.
Campus events for the GISSV community celebrate American as well as German holidays, sportsmanship (Walk-a-Thon, soccer matches with schools in the Bay Area), music (talent show, concerts), community (Summer Fest, Gala) and more.
EVENT NEWS
Musicians from GISSV High School helped ring in the Holiday Season.
Today, on December 6, we celebrated St. Nicholas Day at GISSV.
ANNUAL EVENTS
German Holiday Market - Weihnachtsmarkt
Thousands of people celebrate an authentic German Holiday Market with us annually. GISSV can proudly say it has established the cherished "Weihnachtsmarkt" tradition in the Bay Area.
SF Laternenfest
(Lantern Parade)
The annual GISSV San Francisco Lantern Festival is a fun family event including German food & drinks and a lantern parade.
GISSV Gala & Auction
Our GISSV Gala & Auction is a community building and fundraising event to help raise funds for a dedicated cause.