Apples & Hops Garden Fest; Food & Wine Classic: NorCal Weekend

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA — Don't sit inside this weekend! Patch has rounded up fun, interesting and entertaining events throughout Northern California – from the beaches of Santa Cruz, through the South Bay, East Bay and the Peninsula, to the uppermost points of North Bay and Wine County.

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, Sept. 7 to Sunday, Sept. 8.

Double-check with event organizers to confirm dates, times and locations in case activities have been updated since posted on Patch.

EAST BAY:

Apples & Hops Garden Festival – Berkeley

The Marsh Berkeley Cabaret Presents "Hippie Kid" – Berkeley

The Marsh Berkeley Presents "A History of World War II" – Berkeley

Fall Festival – Castro Valley

"The Brainwashing of My Dad" Documentary Film Screening – Dublin

Food Bay Carnival – Spicyholick Night Market – Fremont

Art Studio Experience – Livermore

"Brilliance" at Bankhead Theater – Livermore

Create Lab at Civic Center Library – Livermore

Madness on Main Street Car Show – Martinez

Stephen Bishop at Firehouse Arts Center – Pleasanton

Youth Environmental Action Summit – Pleasanton

SS Red Oak Victory's Pancake Breakfast – Point Richmond

"Barefoot in the Park" Lesher Center for the Arts – Walnut Creek

Broadway Star Adam Pascal at Lesher Center for the Arts – Walnut Creek

Fall Plant Sale at Ruth Bancroft Garden – Walnut Creek

Moonlight on the Mountain at Mount Diablo State Park – Walnut Creek

NORTH BAY/WINE COUNTRY:

Nikolai Massenkoff in Concert – Benicia

Chili Cook-Off & Summer Concert – Corte Madera

Town Center Corte Madera's End of Summer Sale – Corte Madera

Craig Corona at Bear Republic Brewing – Healdsburg

Jay Leno at Rodney Strong Vineyards – Healdsburg

The Beach Boys at Rodney Strong Vineyards – Healdsburg

Free Shakespeare in Old Mill Park – Mill Valley

Brunch & Bubbles Class – Napa

Conversation at Copia Series: Live Talk Series – Napa

Napa County Airport Day – Napa

Taste of Mount Veeder – Napa

Wine Blending Experience – Napa

Hamilton Multi-Family Garage Sales – Novato

Unity in Marin Blood Drive – Novato

Hawaiian Luau, Penngrove Style – Penngrove

PEF Bash: "Your Star is Born" – Petaluma

An Evening with Author Katy Butler – Point Reyes Station

Movies in Creek Park – San Anselmo

Family Paint Time: Going For a Ride – San Rafael

Indivisible Marin Presents "The Path to Victory in 2020" – San Rafael

Marin Comics Fest Presents Brian Fies – San Rafael

Marin Comics Fest Presents Scott Morse – San Rafael

Marin Volunteer Fair – San Rafael

Sonoma Ready Day – Santa Rosa

VFW Bear Flag Post 1943 All American Car Show – Sonoma

Family Safety Fair – Suisun City

Wild West Film Festival & Agriculture Celebration – Vacaville

Cowboy Music & Poetry Gathering – Yountville

THE PENINSULA:

"Legally Blonde" Dog Pawditions – Burlingame

"Mutt Strutt" Super Heroes Dog Show – Menlo Park

Garden Guide Orientation – Palo Alto

Welcoming Wildlife Into Our Gardens – Palo Alto

Gourmet Haus Staudt Oktoberfest – Redwood City

SAN FRANCISCO:

42nd Street Moon's "Titanic The Musical – In Concert" – San Francisco

Autumn Moon Jazz – San Francisco

Carolina Lugo's & Carolé Acuña's Ballet Flamenco – San Francisco

Champagne Afternoon Tea to Celebrate "Downton Abbey, The Movie" – San Francisco

Composer Taboloff Performs His Piano Concerto "The Mystic" – San Francisco

Drop-In Art Studio: Honeycomb and Hive at Contemporary Jewish Museum – San Francisco

Free Shakespeare in the Park's "As You Like It" – San Francisco

GLIDE Legacy Gala – San Francisco

Jog in the Fog 5K – San Francisco

MakeArt Family Day at Museum of Craft and Design – San Francisco

Saturday Cartooning Academy at Cartoon Art Museum – San Francisco

Saturday Cartooning for Kids at Cartoon Art Museum – San Francisco

Strut Your Mutt – San Francisco

The Marsh Presents "The Waiting Period" – San Francisco

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY/BEACHES:

Reception for "Time Untethered: Creative Life after Cabrillo" – Aptos

Mole & Mariachi Festival – Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz Greek Festival – Santa Cruz

Seed-Saving Workshop at Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History – Santa Cruz

SF Mime Troupe "Treasure Island" – Santa Cruz

Wine Tasting to Benefit Habitat for Humanity Monterey Bay – Santa Cruz

SOUTH BAY:

Bollywood Night – Cupertino

DASB Flea Market – Cupertino

Ride4Diabetes – Cupertino

Gavilan College Centennial Celebration Gala – Gilroy

Harvest Dinner in The Grove – Gilroy

Book Reading: "Spencer Spider Just Wants Friends" – Los Gatos

Claws for a Cause – Los Gatos

Testarossa University: SLH Past, Present and Future – Los Gatos

Mountain View Art & Wine Festival – Mountain View

Special-Needs Paddle-4-Good – Mountain View

"Wicked" at Center For Performing Arts – San Jose

Groovin' in the Grove at Clos LaChance Winery – San Martin

Food & Wine Classic at Montalvo Arts Center – Saratoga

Heading to Southern California? Then see:

• Tall Ships & Ocean Festival; Blues Fest; Moon Fest: SoCal Weekend

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