Fleet Week; Film Festivals; Pow Wow; DOGtoberfest: 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, Oct. 12 to Sunday, Oct. 13.

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

EAST BAY:

Pumpkin Decorating Fundraiser – Alameda

Berkeley Indigenous Peoples Day Pow Wow & Indian Market – Berkeley

Emergency Prep Fair – Berkeley

Family Sukkot: Dancing Before Dusk – Berkeley

Pauline Kim Harris' "Heroine" Album Release Concert – Berkeley

Pianist Sarah Cahill and Gamelan Sari Rara at Berkeley Art Museum – Berkeley

Superfest Disability Film Festival – Berkeley, San Francisco

The Marsh Berkeley Cabaret Presents "Hippie Kid" – Berkeley

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

Acton Children's Business Fair – Concord

Concord Oktoberfest – Concord

"Strange Ladies" at B8 Theatre Company – Concord

Harvest Fair – Dublin

"The Waiting Period" at El Cerrito High School Performing Arts Theater – El Cerrito

Candle Lighters Ghost House Opening – Fremont

Harvest Festival at Ardenwood Historic Farm – Fremont

ArtWalk Livermore – Livermore

Author Visit with Nina G at Civic Center Library – Livermore

Autumn Sunset Hike at Charles R Vineyards – Livermore

Create Lab at Civic Center Library – Livermore

DOGtoberfest – Livermore

Fall Festival at Alden Lane Nursery – Livermore

Livermore Omni Fight Club's First Responders Challenge – Livermore

Memoir Workshop at Civic Center Library – Livermore

Music in the Vines with Nick Tyrrel – Livermore

Pinot's Palette Allie's Pals Cat Resue Paint & Sip Fundraiser – Livermore

Pinot's Palette Paint & Sip Day of the Dead – Livermore

Pinot's Palette Paint & Sip Nightmare in a Bottle – Livermore

Pinot's Palette Paint & Sip Toot Sweet Autumn – Livermore

Historic Martinez Home Tour – Martinez

Pumpkin Dunkin – Martinez

Biergarten at the Lake at Camron-Stanford House – Oakland

"Rebuild the World" with LEGO at Jack London Square – Oakland

Oakley Out of the Darkness Community Walk – Oakley

Sip, Sip, Hooray! Art of Mixology – Orinda

Pumpkin Splash – Pleasant Hill

"IMpossible": Master Illusionist Alex Ramon – Pleasanton

Prodigy's Sweat 4 A Cause Benefiting LE&RN – Pleasanton

Youth Performance Series – Pleasanton

Fall Contra Costa Crystal Fair – Walnut Creek

"Priscilla Queen of the Desert: The Musical" at Lesher Center for the Arts – Walnut Creek

NORTH BAY/WINE COUNTRY:

Great American Canyon Quest – American Canyon

Bibby Gignilliat at Gallerie Renee Marie – Benicia

Fall Native Plant Sale – Benicia

No-Clasp Beaded Necklaces: A Craft Program for Adults at Corte Madera Library – Corte Madera

Oktoberfest Corte Madera – Corte Madera

Field of Dreams Country BBQ, Dinner, Dance and Auction – Dixon

First Responder Day at Cool Patch Pumpkin Patch – Dixon

Biketoberbest Marin – Fairfax

Streets for People – Fairfax

Workshop: Sourdough Made Simple – Fairfax

Shone Farm Fall Festival – Forestville

Majestic Band at Geyser Peak Winery – Healdsburg

Fall to Winter Vegetable Gardening at Larkspur Library – Larkspur

Author Event: Alexandria Brown – Marin City

Mill Valley Film Festival – Mill Valley

Talk: In the Footsteps of the Buddha – Mill Valley

Copperfield's Books Presents: Tiffany Shlain – Napa

Silenus Harvest Party – Napa

MarinMOCA Open Studios – Novato

Movie at Pocket Park: "Monsters Inc." – Novato

Novato Harvest Festival at Trek Winery – Novato

Cruisin' North Car Show for a Cause – Petaluma

Petaluma Shakespeare Company Presents "Macbeth" – Petaluma

Tolay Fall Festival – Petaluma

The Freshtival: A Beer Festival – Rohnert Park

"The Mousetrap" at Barn Theatre – Ross

An Evening of Music for Two Pianos – San Anselmo

Movie in Creek Park – San Anselmo

"Why Would I Mispronounce My Own Name?" at The Marin Center's Showcase Theater – San Rafael

Coddingtown Center Fall Festival – Santa Rosa

Pumpkin Patch Festival – Suisun City

October Peddlers Faire – Vallejo

Mommy & Me Princess Tea – Windsor

THE PENINSULA:

Palo Alto Jazz Alliance Presents Bird with Strings – Atherton

The Belmont Water Dog Run – Belmont

Daisy's Day: Palo Alto Humane Society Fundraiser – Menlo Park

Los Altos History Museum's Fall Fundraiser at Auto Vino – Menlo Park

St. Dunstan Parish Fall Festival – Millbrae

Free Second Saturdays at Gamble Garden – Palo Alto

Master Sinfonia Chamber Orchestra – Palo Alto

Palo Alto High School Flea Market – Palo Alto

Peninsula Oktoberfest at Hiller Aviation Museum – San Carlos

Health and Wellness Expo at Hillsdale Shopping Center – San Mateo

Legally Blonde: The Musical at Bayside Performing Arts Center – San Mateo

Orchard Day – Woodside

Woodside Day of the Horse: "Super Heroines and Heroes" – Woodside

SAN FRANCISCO:

CMC Mission Milonga's 3rd Anniversary Celebration – San Francisco

Gravity Presents "(in)Visible" – San Francisco

Noe Valley Chamber Music's Noe Music Kids Presents "The Westerlies" – San Francisco

Run for Vision 5K – San Francisco

San Francisco Fleet Week – San Francisco

San Francisco Shakespeare Festival's Touring Production "Macbeth" – San Francisco

Silent Disco by the Bay at Pier 23 – San Francisco

Superfest Disability Film Festival – San Francisco, Berkeley

Toon Talk: Surfside Girls Creator Kim Dwinell at Cartoon Art Museum – San Francisco

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY/BEACHES:

Day Out with Thomas: Halloween Party at Roaring Camp – Felton

Kids Paint Party (Parent's Night Out) at Dream Maker Creative – Felton

Soup and Cider on the Covered Bridge – Felton

Thomas and Percy's Halloween Party at Roaring Camp Railroads – Felton

GLOW: A Festival of Fire & Light at Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History – Santa Cruz

Oktoberfest at Santa Cruz Elks Lodge – Santa Cruz

Pacific Garden Mall Historical Walking Tour – Santa Cruz

River Health Day at Santa Cruz Riverwalk – Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz Open School Gardens – Santa Cruz

Starting Your Novel with Character and Conflict: A NaNoWriMo Writing Workshop – Santa Cruz

Workshop: Traditional Acorn Processing from Tree to Table at Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History – Santa Cruz

Friends of the Scotts Valley Library's Art Show & Gala Reception – Scotts Valley

Pumpkin Patch Harvest Party – Watsonville

SOUTH BAY:

Bay Area Diwali Festival – Cupertino

Cupertino Dandiya Nite – Cupertino

Northern California Renaissance Faire – Hollister

Pumpkin Junction – Hollister

Basic Bird Care Class – Los Gatos

Fit to Fight: Yoga and Zumba for a Cure – Mountain View

Hammer Theatre Center Presents "NT Live: Frankenstein" Screening – San Jose

Hammer Theatre Center Presents Shanghai Quartet – San Jose

Howl-O-Ween Dog Costume Contest – San Jose

Makers Market at Santana Row – San Jose

Groovin' in the Grove at Clos LaChance – San Martin

Heading to Southern California? Then See:

• Harvest Festivals; La Gran Fiesta; SurftoberFest: SoCal Weekend

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