SF Bay Area Weekend: U-Pick Tulip Day; Holi Fests; Soul & Swing Kings

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 4 to Sunday, March 5.

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

Art Of African Diaspora Satellite Exhibit: Opening Reception, Rhythmix Cultural Works, Alameda

Ensemble Dulce Amar, Albany

The Wonder Years: The Hum Goes On Forever Tour, Berkeley

Show Me The Body, UC Theatre, Berkeley

Barbary Coast Recorder Orchestra Presents: Restored!: Berkeley

David Gerard, Magician & Mindreader, Center for Arts, Castro Valley

CV Parent Nursery School Open House, Castro Valley

Walnut Creek Bead & Design Show, Concord

Blue Devils BD Performing Arts All-You-Can-Eat Crab Feed: Concord

CYT Tri-Valley's " The Battle of Boat" - Village Theatre, Danville

Wells Middle School Crab Feed: Shannon Community Center, Dublin

Holi: Festival Of Colors & 'Musical Bubbles': Fremont

FOG Holi 'Festival Of Colors': Fremont

Elks Lodge Crab & Prawn Feed, Fremont

Kabir Singh's Comedy Bash, Kirby's Sports Bar, Fremont

Friends of Library Book Sale, Hayward

People of Faith Respond: The Supreme Court and Us, Lafayette-Orinda Presbyterian Church, Lafayette

Tosca, Bankhead Theater, Livermore

Arukah Crab & Pasta Benefit Dinner: Cornerstone Fellowship, Livermore

Concannon Vineyard: Meet the Winemaker, Livermore

Lions Crab Feed, Livermore

Con Brio with Pamela Parker Experience, Almost Famous Wine, Livermore

Lee Bloom & Suzanna Smith at Roxx on Main, Martinez

Mineral & Gem Society of Castro Valley Annual Jewelry, Gem & Mineral Show & Sale, Newark

Gee's Bend Quilters on Barbara Lee & Elihu Harris Lecture Series, Oakland

Writers' Meet Up, Orinda Books, Orinda

NAMI Contra Costa All-You-Can-Eat Crab Feed: Pleasant Hill

Homeownership Seminar, Pleasant Hill

Rowchella- 3rd Year Anniversary Celebration, Row House, Pleasanton

Selfcare Sunday: Sound Bowl & Guided Meditation, Rodeo

Audience Participation Comedy Game Show, Danny Murry's Irish Pub, San Leandro

Benjamins Boxing Showdown 4, San Ramon

NAMI Family-to-Family Education Program via Zoom, Tri-Valley

Bay Philharmonic's 'Kings Of Soul & Swing': Union City

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NORTH BAY/WINE COUNTRY:

Free Mandolin Concert: Mike Marshall, Caterina Lichtenberg & Special Guests, Benicia

"Pirates Of Penzance" - Davis

Wise Women Peregrine Bound, Women in Science Expo, Davis

Preschool Fair, Healdsburg

Ordinary Psalms - Julia B. Levine with Gerald Fleming, The 222, Healdsburg

Marin Water Watershed Ambassador Training, Marin County

Corned Beef & Cabbage Benefit, Penngrove

Rivertown Skifflers, The Big Easy, Petaluma

LUNAFEST with Soroptimist International of Rio Vista

Free Family Purim Party at Osher Marin JCC, San Rafael

Open Auditions: Romeo & Juliet: Choose Your Own Ending, Belrose Theatre, San Rafael

Marin Symphony Masterworks 3: Poulenc & Ravel, San Rafael

Brian Regan, Luther Burbank Center for Arts, Santa Rosa

Sunday Dance, Sausalito

Trashion Design Class for Kids & Teens, Sonoma

Venomous – Dance-Theater Performance by Jessica Fudim, Sonoma

45th Annual Barrel Tasting Weekend, Sonoma County

"The Game's Afoot" A Comedy-Murder Mystery, Vallejo

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PENINSULA:

Free Sweet Potato or Garlic Fries with Entrée, 7 Mile House, Brisbane

Parenting with Mental Health in Mind Event, Burlingame

Green Foothills: Advocates and Activists, Los Altos History Museum, Los Altos

Pick Up Basketball - Every Sunday Morning, Mountain View

Terra Nova H.S. Athletics Boosters Crab Feed, Dance & Auction: Pacifica

Paly Theatre Presents "Mamma Mia" - Palo Alto

Summer Camp Fair, Palo Alto

Alternative to College Fair, Palo Alto

Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra with Incoming Music Director Scott Krijnen, Palo Alto

Live Music by The Cocktail Monkeys, Alhambra Irish House, Redwood City

Friends Of Adult Community Center Crab Feed Fundraiser: San Carlos

Weekend Wine Tasting, San Carlos

Estate/Moving Sale, Circle of St Pauls, Hillsdale, San Mateo

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SAN FRANCISCO:

Special Olympics 5K/10K & Polar Plunge, San Francisco

American Tulip Day & Free, U-Pick-Tulips: Union Square, San Francisco

World Premiere of 'Sojourner ZY: An Asian American Science Fiction Fantasy' - San Francisco

Violinist Patrick Galvin & Pianist Connor Buckley in Concert, San Francisco

Marsh SF Presents "GRANDMA & ME" - San Francisco

Night of Ideas, Public Library, San Francisco

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SANTA CRUZ COUNTY/BEACHES:

Reptile & Amphibian Walk, Quail Hollow Ranch County Park, Felton

"Cinderella" Free Family Opera, UCSC, Santa Cruz

Silent Meditation Retreat, Santa Cruz

Taiko Spring Session Taiko Classes, Watsonville

Santa Cruz Co. Fairgrounds Foundation All-You-Can-Eat Crab Feed: Watsonville

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SOUTH BAY:

Mission Valley Chorus All-You-Can-Eat Crab Feed: Campbell

The Road to Homeownership NHORA South County, Gilroy

Award-Winning Photography Exhibit, Addison-Penzak JCC, Los Gatos

First Free Sundays @ NUMU, Los Gatos

Girl Scouts: Brownies Painting Badge, NUMU, Los Gatos

Holi Festival: Cardoza Park, Milpitas

Cali Hardwoods & Supplies, Opening Party, Milpitas

Winchester Orchestra "Voices of Resistance" - San Jose

Grand Opening of Davenriche European Martial Artes School, San Jose

20% Off Kid's Books, Illusive Comics & Games, Santa Clara

Purim Carnival, Saratoga

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Hitting the road for the weekend? See ...

• LA Weekend: AlienCon; Dragon Boat Festival; Dinosaurs In The Valley
• Inland Empire Weekend: Wildflower Fest; Rigs At Ranch; Wine & Chocolate Decadence
• OC Weekend: Holi By Sea; Restaurant Week; Tomatomania; Patriot Parade
• San Diego Weekend: Flower Fields; Great Junk Hunt; Imperial Mid-Winter Fair

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