Beach Festival; ​Pear & Wine Festival; Pet Parade: 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. 28 to Sunday, Sept. 29.

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

EAST BAY:

Where Craft Meets Innovation: A Market & Showcase – Alameda

Kindra Scharich Solos with Contra Costa Chamber Orchestra – Antioch

The Marsh Berkeley Cabaret Presents "Hippie Kid" – Berkeley

The Marsh Berkeley Presents "Who Killed Sylvia Plath" – Berkeley

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

Fremont Comedy Bash with Kabir Singh and Starring Ellis Rodriguez – Fremont

HERS Breast Cancer 5K/10K Walk/Run & Community Expo – Fremont

Create Lab at the Civic Center Library – Livermore

Eugene Onegin Opera by Tchaikovsky – Livermore

Music in the Vines with Nick Tyrrel – Livermore

Nostalgia Day Car Show – Livermore

Pooch Patrol – Livermore

Quilting in the Garden – Livermore

Radical Inclusion Dance – Livermore

Ukulele Monster Jam – Livermore

Pear & Wine Festival – Moraga

FAM Fest! Fall Arts & Music Festival – Oakland

"Greasemonkey" Stage Reading – Pinole

Outdoor Athleta SHOWGA Yoga Event – San Ramon

Dig It! Urban Gardening Workshop – Walnut Creek

Walnut Creek Elk's Lodge #1811 Ice Cream Social – Walnut Creek

Wine & Whiskers – Walnut Creek

NORTH BAY/WINE COUNTRY:

Benicia Fashion Runway – Benicia

Benicia Historical Museum at the Camel Barns Presents "Strange Ladies" – Benicia

Workshop: Overwintering Your Bees – Fairfax

Writing Deep and Wide One Day Retreat – Fairfax

Kiwanis Family Safety Fair – Healdsburg

The Healdsburg School's Science Day – Healdsburg

Slide Ranch Farm-to-Table Experience with Optional Glamping – Muir

Downtown Historic Walking Tour – Napa

Enchanted Village Faire – Napa

Taste of Atlas Peak – Napa

All Hallow's Art Fest – Petaluma

Oktoberfest at Brewsters – Petaluma

Petaluma Fall Antique Faire – Petaluma

"The Mousetrap" at The Barn – Ross

Movies in Creek Park – San Anslemo

"Chulas Fronteras" at Smith Rafael Film Center – San Rafael

New Century Chamber Orchestra at the Marin JCC – San Rafael

"One Sings, The Other Doesn't" at Smith Rafael Film Center – San Rafael

"Snoopy, Come Home" at Smith Rafael Film Center – San Rafael

Crazy Rich Wines: A Crazy Rich Time of Stand-Up Comedy & Wine – St. Helena

Downton Abbey and Jazz After Party at Brasswood Napa Valley – St. Helena

Oktoberfest Party – Suisun City

Wine-Tasting Train – Suisun City

Jazz & Blues Collection Gala – Vallejo

Mare Island Pedal Fest – Vallejo

THE PENINSULA:

Burlingame Pet Parade – Burlingame

St. Catherine of Siena Fall Festival – Burlingame

Wildland Fire-Safety Town Hall – Hillsborough

Relay for Life of North Peninsula – Millbrae

Fog Festival – Pacifica

Great Glass Pumpkin Patch – Palo Alto

Midpen Media Center's Local Hero Awards – Palo Alto

Putnam County Spelling Bee – Palo Alto

Scavenger Hunt Adventure through Palo Alto – Palo Alto

Artistry in Fashion – Redwood City

"Dorktales" at Dragon Theatre – Redwood City

Oktoberfest – Redwood City

Harvest Festival – Woodside

SAN FRANCISCO:

Amazon's Treasure Truck – San Francisco

"Blazing and Blasted: Post-Punk Pre-Tech Underground Film in 1990s San Francisco" at McEvoy Foundation for the Arts – San Francisco

Bottomless Oktoberfest – San Francisco

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

Conservatory of Music Kick-Off Weekend – San Francisco

Kaisahan Unidad Pilipino and Mexican Folkloric Dance – San Francisco

Pianist Mark Valenti in Concert – San Francisco

"Michael Jang's California" Exhibition at McEvoy Foundation for the Arts – San Francisco

Middle Eastern Food Festival – San Francisco

Oktoberfest at the Park – San Francisco

Rotary Club of SF West Potluck/Picnic – San Francisco

Russian Ballet Theatre Presents "Swan Lake" – San Francisco

Second Summer Outdoor Movie Series at Dirty Habit – San Francisco

Smuin Contemporary Ballet Presents "Dance Series 1" – San Francisco

The Marsh Presents "Border People" – San Francisco

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY/BEACHES:

Harvest Festival – Boulder Creek

Artist Reception and Wine Tasting at Curated Art Gallery – Capitola

Beach Festival – Capitola

Birds by the Bay – Santa Cruz

Boardwalk Bites & Brews – Santa Cruz

Fall Harvest Festival – Santa Cruz

"Remembering James: The Life and Music of James Brown" at Louden Nelson Community Center – Santa Cruz

Stephen Sondheim's "Company" with Santa Cruz County Actors' Theatre – Santa Cruz

A Taste of Soquel – Soquel

Elkhorn Slough Reserve Open House & Native Plant Fair – Watsonville

SOUTH BAY:

Cupertino Carnival – Cupertino

Outdoor Movie: "The Greatest Showman" – Cupertino

Halloween at Gilroy Gardens – Gilroy

Jazz at Gavilan: Celebrating 100 Years – Gilroy

Eat Drink Play Los Gatos – Los Gatos

Oktoberfest – Milpitas

Trailblazer Race – Mountain View

Groovin' in the Grove at Clos LaChance – San Martin

Santa Clara Parade of Champions – Santa Clara

The Great Pumpkin Fest at California's Great America – Santa Clara

"A Gentlemen's Guide To Love and Murder" at Civic Theater – Saratoga

Community Health Fair – Saratoga

Heading to Southern California? Then see:

• Haunted Hayride; Powwow; Water Lantern Festival: SoCal Weekend

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