Splatter Festival​; SteamCirque​; Oktoberfest; Santa Cruz Co. Fair; Coastal Cleanup Day: 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 on tap this weekend from Saturday, Sept. 16 to Sunday, Sept. 17.

CALIFORNIA

Coastal Cleanup Day – Various sites across California

EAST BAY

LatinFest – Berkeley

Splatter Festival – Dublin

Lafayette Art & Wine Festival – Lafayette

ONAM Celebration – Livermore

Shuckin' For Shriners Fundraiser – Livermore

Sunset Walk – Livermore

All Out Comedy Improv – Oakland

Pop Up Art Sale Show & Sale – Pleasant Hill

Bay Area Pet Fair – Pleasanton

Civic Arts Stage Company presents "James and the Giant Peach" – Pleasanton

Family Days at Museum on Main – Pleasanton

Tri For Real Triathlon – Pleasanton

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's "Science on Saturday" Series – Tracy

An Evening at the Bistro – Walnut Creek

Public Art Walking Tour – Walnut Creek

NORTH BAY / WINE COUNTRY

Bear Republic's Cellar Party – Healdsburg

Cirque Du Breathless Celebration – Healdsburg

Fall Arts Festival – Mill Valley

Napa Valley Aloha Festival – Napa

Marin Comics Fest – Novato

Native American Trade Feast – Novato

Novato Theater Company presents Neil Simon's "Rumors" – Novato

Circus Vargas' SteamCirque – Petaluma

Riverfront Art Gallery's Anniversary Celebration – Petaluma

The Commons Grand Opening – Sausalito

THE PENINSULA

Secondhand Chic – Burlingame

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley presents "Constellations" – Mountain View

Fiery Arts Fall Glass Sale – Palo Alto

Hakone Centennial Garden Exhibit – Redwood City

Sequoia High School Stampede 5K Run/Walk – Redwood City

Peninsula Orchid Society Auction – San Mateo

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY / BEACHES

Richard Andrew performs at "Freedom Weekend" – Corralitos

Oktoberfest Monterey Bay – Monterey Bay

Pinwheels for Peace – Pacifica

Rancho Day Fiesta – Pacifica

Santa Cruz County Fair – Watsonville

SOUTH BAY

Teal Run 5K Run/Walk – Campbell

Murder Mystery Dinner Fundraiser – Campbell

St. Joseph of Cupertino Carnival – Cupertino

Los Altos Late Summer Wine Walk – Los Altos

Hakone Estate and Gardens' Centennial Gala – Saratoga

OUTER BAY

Northern California Renaissance Faire – Hollister

Heading to Southern California, by chance? Then see: KAABOO Del Mar; Oktoberfest; Fright Fest; Coastal Cleanup Day: SoCal Weekend

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