Light Parade​; IlluminOdyssey; Holiday Boutiques: 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, Nov. 9 to Sunday, Nov. 10.

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

EAST BAY:

Delta Diablo Detachment 1155 Marine Corps League's Birthday Ceremony: Smith's Landing Seafood Grill, Antioch

"Elevada": The Ashby Stage, Berkeley

"The Jap Box": The Marsh Berkeley, Berkeley

Castro Valley Light Parade: Castro Valley

Clayton Valley Women's Club's Macy's Fashion Show: Macy's, Concord

"Lights, Camera, Auction!" Auction & Dinner Fundraiser: Oak Hill Park Community Center, Danville

CRY Walk for Child Rights: Lake Elizabeth, Fremont

"You Too": Fremont Community Center, Fremont

Day at the Library: 10th Anniversary Celebration: Lafayette Library and Learning Center Foundation, Lafayette

Holiday Craft Fair: Fraternal Order of Eagles, Livermore

Holiday Open House: Various retailers, Livermore

Quarterly Wine Club Release Party: McGrail Vineyards and Winery, Livermore

Pooch Parade: Sunrise Mountain Sports, Livermore

Saturday Morning Runs: Sunrise Mountain Sports, Livermore

Vitaly's An Evening of Wonders: Bankhead Theater, Livermore

Veterans Day Remember and Honor: Pleasant Hill Park, Pleasant Hill

Breakfast with Santa: Stoneridge Shopping Center, Pleasanton

Goodguys Autumn Get-Together: Alameda County Fairgrounds, Pleasanton

Holiday Boutique: Pleasanton Middle School, Pleasanton

"The Fantasticks": Firehouse Arts Center, Pleasanton

Texas Hold 'Em Charitable Poker Tournament: The Englander, San Leandro

Mayor's Guided Tour of Trinity Center: Walnut Creek

NORTH BAY/WINE COUNTRY:

Music on the Mountain: Pacific Union College, Angwin

One Tam: Wildlife Picture Index Workshop: Marin Municipal Water District, Corte Madera

Workshop: Beauty from the Hive: Fairfax Backyard Farmer, Fairfax

Dancing with the Stars at the Raven: Raven Performing Arts Theater, Healdsburg

Kincade Fire Toy Giveaway: Healdsburg Community Center, Healdsburg

Makers Market: Mill Valley Lumber Yard, Mill Valley

Farm-to-Table Experience: Slide Ranch, Muir Beach

Book Signing & Ballpark Bites: Meet MLB Trainer Barry Weinberg: The CIA at Copia, Napa

Holiday Cookie Class: Ackerman Family Vineyards at the Ackerman Heritage House, Napa

Pet First Aid & CPR: Marin Humane, Novato

"Sweeney Todd": Novato Theater Company, Novato

Concert at WORK: Healing Mbira Music of Zimbabwe: WORK Petaluma, Petaluma

Chef Tenney Flynn of GW Fins Dinner at Cakebread Cellars: Cakebread Cellars, Rutherford

Fire Resistant Landscaping: San Anselmo Town Hall, San Anselmo

"Newsies: The Musical": The Playhouse at San Anselmo, San Anselmo

"My Stroke of Luck" with Diane Barnes: The Marin Center's Showcase Theater, San Rafael

New Century Chamber Orchestra: Marin JCC, San Rafael

Chef's Table Wine & Food Pairing: V. Sattui, St. Helena

THE PENINSULA:

Preview Day: Notre Dame de Namur University, Belmont

A Day at the Museum: The Peninsula Museum of Art and Studios, Burlingame

Harvest Feast Fundraiser to Support Diabetes: American Legion Post, Pacifica

Holiday Boutique: St. Peter Church, Pacifica

"A Christmas Story": Lucie Stern Community Center, Palo Alto

"Almost Maine": Palo Alto High School Performing Arts Center, Palo Alto

Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra's Sinfonia Orchestra Concert: Cubberley Theater, Palo Alto

Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra's "The International Language of Music": Cubberley Theater, Palo Alto

Scavenger Hunt: Palo Alto

Second Saturdays at Gamble Garden: Elizabeth F. Gamble Garden, Palo Alto

IlluminOdyssey: A Dazzling Winter Light Experience for Kids: CuriOdyssey, San Mateo

SAN FRANCISCO:

38Makers: Pinterest, San Francisco

Alexander String Quartet with Robert Greenburg: Herbst Theatre, San Francisco

Bay Area Rainbow Symphony Winter Concert: San Francisco Conservatory of Music, San Francisco

"Border People": The Marsh San Francisco, San Francisco

Carolina Lugo and Carolé Acuña's Ballet Flamenco: Peña Pachamama, San Francisco

Fundraiser with David Crosby to Support Flip the West: Private residence, San Francisco

Disorder: The Rare Disease Film Festival: Mission Bay Conference Center, San Francisco

Drop-In Art Studio: Impressions in Clay: Contemporary Jewish Museum, San Francisco

Girls' Festival: Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco

"Gypsy": Alcazar Theatre, San Francisco

Noche Flamenca Presents "Entre Tú y Yo": Z Space, San Francisco

Photo Editing Workshop: Hotel Zetta, San Francisco

ReOrient Festival for Short Plays: Potrero Stage, San Francisco

"That Don Reed Show": The Marsh San Francisco, San Francisco

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY/BEACHES:

Art Reception: "12x12 (x12): An Open Invitational": Cabrillo Gallery, Aptos

Día de Pescar Fly Fishing Clinic: San Lorenzo Park, Santa Cruz

Live Music: District 442: Abbott Square Market, Santa Cruz

Live Music: Oregonia: Santa Cruz County Veterans Memorial Building, Santa Cruz

River Health Day: Santa Cruz Riverwalk, Santa Cruz

"Uniting Art and Science to Ignite Inquiry" Exhibition: Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History, Santa Cruz

Goat Hill Fair: Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds, Watsonville

Workshop: Color Theory Collage with Suzanne McCourt: Annieglass, Watsonville

Workshop: Home Hardening: Corralitos Women's Club, Watsonville

Workshop: Make a Set of 4 Salad Plates: Annieglass, Watsonville

SOUTH BAY:

LGBTQ Listening Forum: LGS Adult Recreation Center, Los Gatos

Testarossa University: 2011 Vintage Retrospective: Testarossa Winery, Los Gatos

Bake Sale: First Presbyterian Church of Santa Clara, Santa Clara

Heading to Southern California? Then See:

• Day Out With Thomas; Undie Run; Turkeys On Trails: SoCal Weekend

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