SF Bay Area Weekend: St. Patrick's Parade; 'Cambodian Rock Band'; Holi

SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, CA — To keep your weekend fun and lively, Patch has rounded up some entertaining events going on throughout the San Francisco Bay Area — from the beaches of Santa Cruz, through the South Bay, East Bay and the Peninsula, to the uppermost points of North Bay and Wine Country.

Some are free. Some have a fee.

Whether you opt for an activity close to home or a mini day trip, see what's slated this weekend from Saturday, March 11 to Sunday, March 12.

Double-check with event organizers to confirm dates, times and locations, in case activities were updated since posted on Patch.
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EAST BAY:

Restaurant Week 2023, Alameda

Stages Fundraising Show & Party, Comedy Club, Alameda

Zoltan Kaszas at Comedy Club, Alameda

TRE® for Healing Grief, Yoga Amansala, Alameda

Berkeley Rep's 'High School Theatre Festival': Berkeley

Lauren Yee’s 'Cambodian Rock Band': Rep's Roda Theatre, Berkeley

Flying Fillies Surf n' Turf Crab Feed: Fox Haven Ranch, Byron

Terrarium Workshop, Wicked Gardens & Plant Studio, Castro Valley

Contra Costa Con 5 40th Anniversary of Return of Jedi, Concord

Bay Area Crisis Nursey FUNDrive Donation Event, Concord

ReStore Grand Opening, Concord

Aqua Fit/Water Aerobics, Concord

Spring Soothe & Restore Workshop, YogaSix, Danville

Holi Festival Of Colors: Emerald Glen Park, Dublin

Fix Your Bike Day, Fremont

'80s/90s Themed Dance Party, LGNDS Studios, Hercules

Gold Coast Concert: Cello Extravaganza, Lafayette

Bay Area Figurative Exhibit Art Reception, Bankhead Theater, Livermore

"Tosca," Bankhead Theater, Livermore

Mother Hips with Opening Act Wolf Jett, Almost Famous Wine, Livermore

Nashville Honeymoon at Roxx on Main, Martinez

Plant Sale, E-Waste Recycling & Pop-Up Estate Sale, Oakland

More Than Wine Tasting, Brooklyn West Winery, Oakland

Bishop O’Dowd High School Annual Crab Feed: Oakland

Festival Napa Valley’s Olivia Decker Power of Music Series Presents “Chopin’s Edges.” Oakland

"A Broadway Celebration" with Deborah Del Mastro, Firehouse Arts Center, Pleasanton

Win Win 11: NIAD Art Center's Annual Benefit Art Auction + Fundraiser, Richmond

HOLI: A Festival of Colors, San Ramon

"Snow White & Seven Dwarves," Lesher Center, Walnut Creek

'Alice In Wonderland': Curtains Up Youth Theatre, Walnut Creek

Halal Bites of Chicago Food Truck, Vinous Reverie Wine Shop, Walnut Creek

Free Heels Class, Fabletics with Ashley Worley, Walnut Creek

Free Yoga Class, Fabletics with Anne Hebert, Walnut Creek

Reveal Your Spiritual Gifts Class, Walnut Creek

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NORTH BAY/WINE COUNTRY:

Benicia Arsenal Community Forum, Benicia

"Pirates Of Penzance," Davis

UC Davis Arboretum & Public Garden Member Appreciation Plant Sale, Davis

Art History Lecture Series: Dr. Mya Dosch (online via Zoom), Pence Gallery, Davis

Danny Click & Friends @ the Papermill, Forest Knolls

Tamarind Annual Warehouse Sale, Healdsburg

Bilingual Family Craft Time with Elsa Tapia, Library, Healdsburg

Alexander Malofeev - Piano Recital, The 222, Healdsburg

Lark Theater Presents Awards Night on Big Screen, Larkspur

'Justice: A New Musical' With Marin Theatre Company: Mill Valley

Explore Cuvaison: Chardonnay, Cuvaison Winery, Napa

Women in the Arts High Tea, Meritage, Napa

FLAMENCO! LIVE! Dance Ensemble, The Big Easy, Petaluma

Painting "Irish" Horse Demonstration & Show, Petaluma

Simon & Garfunkel~Their Songs & Stories, Petaluma

Copperfield's Unionization Celebration, Petaluma

Artist in Residence with Abel Macias, Faust, St. Helena

Ol' School Dance Party, St. Helena

Celebrate 95th Annual Academy Awards - Live Stream, Cameo Cinema, St. Helena

FORK2FILM: "Children of the Vine" with Director Brian Lilla & Winemaker Aron Weinkauf, St. Helena

World Music Concert, San Rafael

Comedy for a Cause, San Rafael

Sanskriti, San Rafael

North Bay Science Discovery Day, Sonoma Fairgrounds, Santa Rosa

Third Coyote @ Sausalito Seahorse, Sausalito

Suminagashi: Japanese Paper & Fabric Marbling, Sonoma

Celebrate St. Patty’s Day with Irish music of Kith & Kin, Vallejo

Garden Design 101 Free Event, North Bay Rose Society, Vallejo

Vallejo Festival Orchestra – Land of the Midnight Sun, Vallejo

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PENINSULA:

Faure Piano Quartett with Frederica von Stade, Kohl Mansion, Burlingame

Donation Drive-Thru Drop-Off, St Paul's, Burlingame

"Perfect Arrangement," Hillbarn Theatre, Foster City

Classy Jazz & Vibrant Dining, Fattoria e Mare, Half Moon Bay

Peninsula Youth Theatre 'The Lightning Thief': Mountain View

Banning Books - Never a Good Idea Book Swap, Pacifica

Pathfinders, An Evening with David Flink, Palo Alto

Second Saturday: The Captivating Camellia, Queen of Winter Flowers, Gamble Garden, Palo Alto

Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra (PACO) Debut Concert, Palo Alto

Finish Your Book in Three Drafts: Crafting Fiction & Creative Non-Fiction, Redwood City

Public Safety Fair, San Carlos

Flying Leprechaun Skydive: Hiller Aviation Museum, San Carlos

Sequoia High School Boosters Crab Feed: Devil's Canyon Brewery, San Carlos

Youth Center Community Blood Drive, San Carlos

Weekend Wine Tasting, San Carlos

"Seussical," Bayside Performing Arts Center, San Mateo

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SAN FRANCISCO:

42nd Street Moon's 'Anything Goes': Gateway Theatre, San Francisco

'Dear San Francisco' The Intimate Cirque Experience: Club Fugazi, San Francisco

Luis Alfaro's 'The Travelers': Magic Theatre, San Francisco

SF St. Patrick's Day Parade & Party: San Francisco

Green Fest Annual St. Patrick's Day Block Party: San Francisco

SF Performances Presents: Alexander String Quartet & Bob Greenberg, San Francisco

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SANTA CRUZ COUNTY/BEACHES:

Surf City Kiwanis All-You-Can-Eat Crab & Pasta Feed: Santa Cruz

West Cliff Outdoor Market, Santa Cruz

Dementia Family Caregiver Support Group, Scotts Valley

Taiko Spring Session Taiko Classes, Watsonville

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SOUTH BAY:

ACE Preview Workshop: College Essay Topic - Common App Personal Statement, Cupertino

Young Artist Exhibit at Center for Arts, Gilroy

Terra Firma: Artist & Curator Tour, NUMU, Los Gatos

Congregation Shir Hadash Blood Drive (Win Warriors Tickets), Los Gatos

Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition: Westfield Oakridge, San Jose

AIA Holi Festival Of Colors: Discovery Meadow Park, San Jose

Blues Concert to Combat Domestic Violence, San Jose

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Hitting the road for the weekend? See ...

• San Diego Weekend: St. Patrick's Parade; Tiny Home Fest; Holi Fest; Fido Fest
• Inland Empire Weekend: Tequila Fest; Farm Sanctuary Tour; Irish-ish Sing-Along
• LA Weekend: St. Patrick's Parade; Kite Fest; Holi Fest; Train Museum

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