Save the Dates!

  • Nov. 25 – Weihnachtsbäckerei – We’re baking Christmas cookies – 1:00 – 4:00 pm – Sign up
  • Dec 2 – Annual Shareholder Meeting/Centennial Celebration
  • Dec 10 – Germania Choir Christmas Concert – member sign up here

Christmas Concert 2023


Members: To Register click here
To go to the Choir page click here

Opening of Heinlenville Park October 2023

Celebration opens new Heinlenville Park in San Jose’s Japantown in honor of German immigrant John Heinlen, who created a safe haven for the city’s Chinese residents in the 19th century.

Click to find out more here!

Join our Choir

If you enjoy singing in a choir join us on Tuesdays at 7:30 pm at the Germania Verein. We would love to see you!

Look what’s happening at Germania Verein!

Germania Gemischter Chor

December 5 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Please join us for our Choir practice. We will be starting to work [...]

Germania Gemischter Chor

December 12 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Please join us for our Choir practice. We will be starting to work [...]

Stammtisch

December 13 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Do you want to keep your German Speaking skills up, then join us [...]

Kaffeeklatsch

January 13, 2024 @ 11:30 am - 2:30 pm

Join the Kaffeeklatsch group for a lunch, coffee, cake, friendly conversations, exchange of [...]

Kaffeeklatsch

February 10, 2024 @ 11:30 am - 2:30 pm

Join the Kaffeeklatsch group for a lunch, coffee, cake, friendly conversations, exchange of [...]

Kaffeeklatsch

March 9, 2024 @ 11:30 am - 2:30 pm

Join the Kaffeeklatsch group for a lunch, coffee, cake, friendly conversations, exchange of [...]

For more information please visit our Events page.

We are looking for new members who enjoy singing German and English songs. Please contact us for more info. Just try it out. Practices are on Tuesday at 7:30 PM at the Germania Halle.

Interested in some hiking? We would like to start up a hiking group for more information go to our Wandern page. 

 

Sprachlerngruppe:
This group is for people who know a little/some German and want to improve their German language skills. Meeting time: Every other Monday starting November 7, 2022 (except summer and winter break) from 7:30pm to 8:30 pm. Please contact Claudia for the Zoom invitation

Current Activities

  • Board Meetings via Zoom/in person
  • Membership Meetings in person
  • Sprachlerngruppe via Zoom
  • Stammtisch via Zoom
  • Buchclub in person
  • The Choir practices on Tuesday’s @ 7:30 PM at the Germania Halle – resumes on 9/19
  • Monthly Kaffeeklatsch – in person – 2nd Saturday of the month
  • If you are interested in Skat: The group meets on the 2nd Saturday of the month at the same time and dates as the Kaffeeklatsch

Welcome to Germania Verein!

The Germania Verein is a club for people who are interested in maintaining the German culture, customs, language, and music. Founded in 1856 and located in downtown San Jose, California, the club has a membership of about 250 people.

We offer a variety of activities for many different interests and host many different events throughout the year. Check out our website to learn more about our club. We are always accepting new members.

If you are interested in joining, please fill out our Membership Application [PDF] and email the application to us. We hope to see you at our club soon!

Germania Verein, Inc.

261 N. 2nd Street, San Jose, CA 95112
Email: info@germaniaverein.org
Web: germaniaverein.org
408.471.6813: leave a message and we will call back

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