Twelfth Day of Ridvan Celebration

A celebration of the Twelfth Day of Ridvan will be held at the San Jose Municipal Rose Garden on Saturday, May 2nd at 12:30pm as a picnic lunch. Please bring blankets or chairs and food for yourselves or to share. We still start with a short program and then enjoy the park and time together.

We will be gathering on the side of the Rose Garden that has the lawns (not the side with the roses and fountain). The Rose Garden doesn’t allow large gatherings on the side with the roses/fountains and does not have reservations, so we will be gathering on the lawn side, wherever there is space!

This day commemorates the exile of Baha’u’llah, his family, and several followers to Constantinople. Although this exile would lead to imprisonment, torture, sickness, hardship, and death, it would also lead to the growth and spread of Baha’u’llah’s teachings. Baha’is celebrate this day as the start of their faith and as a symbol of renewal, peace, and Baha’u’llah’s vision of unity and progress for all people.

Location: San Jose Municipal Rose Garden (lawn side) 1649 Naglee Ave, San Jose, CA 95126

Date: 5/2/26

Time: 12:30pm