Christmas Hill Park

Christmas Hill Park is a 51-acre community park operated by the City of Gilroy in southwest Santa Clara County, California, USA. The park provides trails for jogging, hiking and bicycling, as well as soccer and baseball/softball diamonds for group sports, and multiple picnic areas. The Christmas Hill Park Ranch Site adjoins east of the park, and provides an environmental education center, as well as additional sports facilities.

On July 28, 2019, a mass shooting occurred at the Gilroy Garlic Festival in Gilroy, California. The gunman killed three people and wounded 17 others before committing suicide after a shootout with responding police officers.As of 2020, investigators had not determined the motives of the gunman, identified as 19-year-old Santino William Legan.

The Gilroy Garlic Festival is a food festival in the United States, held annually in Gilroy, California, on the last full weekend in July at Christmas Hill Park. The most recent festival was held on 23–25, 30-31 July & 1 August 2021.An annual three-day event, the Gilroy Garlic Festival is one of the country's best known food festivals, drawing visitors from across the nation.

Gilroy High School is a co-educational public school located in Gilroy, California, that serves the city of Gilroy. A part of the Gilroy Unified School District, is one of two public comprehensive high schools in the city and has an approximate enrollment of 1,500 students.