K9 Gladiators Mud Run; Art & Garden Festival​: NorCal Weekend

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, CA – 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 on tap this weekend from Saturday, July 7 to Sunday, July 8.

SAN FRANCISCO

6NewPlays Presents "Champagne" – San Francisco

Anna Maria Mendieta's Tango Del Cielo (Tango of Heaven) – San Francisco

Drop-In Art-Making at Contemporary Jewish Museum: Crazy Contraption Maker Studio – San Francisco

Museum of Craft and Design's MakeArt Family Day – San Francisco

The Marsh San Francisco Presents "Stop Stopping the Unstoppable" – San Francisco

EAST BAY

The Marsh Berkeley Presents "Can You Dig It?: The '60s" – Berkeley

The Marsh Berkeley Presents "The Mushroom Cure" – Berkeley

Music in the Park Summer Concert Series – Danville

Film Screening: "Expanding Gender: Youth Out Front" – Fremont

Create Lab with Robot Garden – Livermore

Livermore Live Music Showcase – Livermore

Singer Rita Coolidge – Livermore

Shakespeare's Associates Presents "The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People" – Livermore

STEAM Activities at the Livermore Public Library – Livermore

California Watercolor Association Presents "The Color of Summer" Members' Show – Moraga

Sunset By The Lake Summer Concert Series – Pleasant Hill

Alameda County Fair – Pleasanton

Free Shakespeare in the Park's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" – Pleasanton

Bedford Gallery's "The World of Frida" Opening Party & Frida Fest – Walnut Creek

NORTH BAY / WINE COUNTRY

Tee Off for SAR – American Canyon

Raven Performing Arts Theater Presents "Shrek, the Musical" – Healdsburg

Rodney Strong Summer Concert Series Presents Michael McDonald – Healdsburg

Cinema at Copia: "American Folk" – Napa

Napa Valley World Series of Cricket – Napa

Art & Garden Festival – Petaluma

Riverfront Art Gallery's "There's No Place Like Home" Exhibition – Petaluma

Guide Dogs for the Blind Celebrates Canine Commencements – San Rafael

The Osher Marin JCC's Summer Nights Outdoor Music Series Presents Ricardo Lemvo & Making Loca – San Rafael

The Royal Ballet Presents "Swan Lake" – San Rafael

Lucky Ones Ranch Tour – Vacaville

Napa Valley Performing Arts Center Presents "The Old Friends" – Yountville

THE PENINSULA

Mobile Farmers' Market Relaunch – East Palo Alto, Menlo Park

K9 Gladiators Mud and Obstacle Run – Pescadero

Farmers Market at Bay Meadows – San Mateo

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY / BEACHES

Woodburning Workshop – Boulder Creek

Friends of the Santa Cruz Public Libraries' Summer Book Sale – Santa Cruz

SOUTH BAY

Blue Jean Ball – San Jose

San Jose Singles Party – San Jose

Tanabata Japanese Festival at Hakone Estate and Gardens – Saratoga

Heading to Southern California? Then see:

• Fireworks Shows; Anime Expo; Nighttime Zoo; SoCal Weekend

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