Art + Soul; Clear The Shelters; Tomato Festival; Taste of Petaluma; Polynesian Festival: NorCal Weekend

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – Don't sit inside this weekend! Patch has rounded up fun, interesting and quirky 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, do see what's on tap this weekend from Saturday, Aug. 19, to Sunday, Aug. 20.

SAN FRANCISCO

Civil War Living History Day – San Francisco

San Francisco International Piano Festival – San Francisco

EAST BAY

Summer Beats Concert Series – Alameda

Plant Adaption to Habitat Tour – Berkeley

Townwide Garage Sale – Danville

Clear the Shelters - East County Animal Shelter – Dublin

Music in the Vines with Brother Sara and Danna Aliano – Livermore

Art in the Park – Martinez

Clear the Shelters – Oakland

Latino Festival – Oakland

Art + Soul Festival – Piedmont

Soul on the Green – Pleasant Hill

Free Family Days at Museum on Main – Pleasanton

Jazz at the Firehouse - An evening with Calvin Keys – Pleasanton

Summer Splashdown with East Bay Parks – Sunol

Sister Cities Festival – Union City

NORTH BAY / WINE COUNTRY

Book Launch Party – Corte Madera

Corte Madera Community Foundation Summer Concert Series – Corte Madera

Fairfield Tomato Festival – Fairfield

Broadway Under The Stars - Fascinating Rhythm – Glen Ellen

Wine & Gratitude - A Jewish Pop Up Experience – Kenwood

Curtain Theatre presents "The Miser" by Molière – Mill Valley

CIA at Copia Concerts - Aqua Velvets – Napa

"Showin' on the River" Juried Fine Art Show – Petaluma

Singles Party Along the River – Petaluma

Taste of Petaluma – Petaluma

Joyful Sound Concert & Picnic – Tiburon

THE PENINSULA

Burlingame on the Avenue – Burlingame

Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA Clear the Shelters Adopt-A-Thon – Burlingame

Pescadero Arts and Fun Festival – Pescadero

"Airswimming" by Charlotte Jones – Redwood City

Free Shakespeare in the Park – Redwood City

Hakone Centennial Garden Exhibit – Redwood City

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY / BEACHES

Santa Cruz Children's Museum of Discovery's Free Community Day – Capitola

Benefit for Fiji Hurricane Relief & Sustainability Education – Santa Cruz

Polynesian Festival & Aloha Outrigger Races – Santa Cruz

Heading to Southern California, by chance? Then see: Blues & Brews; Haute With Heart Fashion Show; Grape Harvest Festival; Plum Festival; Concert On The Bluffs: SoCal Weekend

Want to post your next neighborhood event on the Patch? We do too! No matter how big or small it may be, if it's local, it has a place on the Patch calendar.

Posting an event is as simple as 1, 2, 3. Here's how to do it:

1. Create a Patch account and sign up to post your own local content on Patch, totally free. It's probably the easiest thing you'll do all day.
2. Make a Calendar Event and fill it with all the awesome info that people need to add it to their list of things to do in their neighborhood. Choose a fun image to upload and most importantly - have fun with it! It's your event, and the possibilities are endless.
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Photo courtesy of City of Santa Cruz Parks and Recreation