Students in grades 7-12 from across San Joaquin County can join Families United's inaugural nine-month leadership program, launching Saturday, October 3, with a welcome breakfast and hands-on career exposure.

Service First of Northern California kicked off construction on The Hunter House, a $69 million, 120-unit affordable housing development in Downtown Stockton, backed by state, county and city funding.

In a season dominated by online shopping, mass-produced gifts and next-day delivery, a longtime Stockton arts tradition is offering something decidedly different: art made by hand. The San Joaquin Potters Guild Fine Arts Festival returns Friday and Saturday, November 20 and 21, 2026, bringing ceramic and glass artists together with other creators for a two-day celebration of craftsmanship at Central United Methodist Church, across from University of the Pacific.

For one November morning, one of Stockton’s most popular park lakes is about to become a whole lot more crowded beneath the surface. More than 2,000 pounds of rainbow trout will be planted in the 10-acre lake at Shumway Oak Grove Regional Park ahead of the Annual Trout Bout on Saturday, November 21, setting the stage for a morning of fishing, friendly competition and family tradition.

Before the turkey reaches the table and before the first slice of pie is served, thousands of people are expected to spend Thanksgiving morning doing something that has become a Stockton holiday tradition: running and walking to help feed their neighbors. The 22nd Annual Run & Walk Against Hunger returns Thursday, November 26, 2026, bringing runners, walkers, children, families and community teams to downtown Stockton for the Emergency Food Bank Stockton/San Joaquin's largest annual fundraising event. This year's event is once again presented by the Aaron Judge ALL RISE Foundation.

As the holiday season begins in Stockton, thousands of lights will soon glow from a towering tree at San Joaquin Delta College. But each light is meant to represent something far more personal than a holiday decoration. On Tuesday, November 24, 2026, at 5:30 p.m., Hospice of San Joaquin will hold its annual Tree of Lights ceremony at San Joaquin Delta College, continuing a tradition that began in Stockton decades ago and has since spread to communities throughout San Joaquin County and the surrounding region.

For one evening this October, University of the Pacific's brick walkways and ivy-covered buildings will become a giant trick-or-treat route as hundreds of costumed children and their families explore one of Stockton's most recognizable campuses. The Annual Pacific Trick or Treat returns Wednesday, October 28, from 5 to 7 p.m., inviting Stockton families onto the University of the Pacific campus for a free evening of Halloween fun. This year's event will be centered at the Don and Karen DeRosa University Center Lawn, with families making their way around campus to collect candy from Pacific students, faculty and staff.

A Stockton grandfather who gave his life trying to save his 13-year-old grandson from a burning home has been awarded one of North America’s highest honors for civilian heroism. Jose Villalta, 68, of Stockton, was named a recipient of the Carnegie Medal for heroism in the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission’s September 21 announcement. The medal is awarded to people in the United States and Canada who place themselves in extraordinary danger while saving, or attempting to save, the lives of others.