Strawberry Festival; Fairs; Festival Of The Arts: 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, Aug. 3 to Sunday, Aug. 4.

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

EAST BAY:

Pizza Party: Free Stand-Up Comedy – Berkeley

Shotgun Players at the Ashby Stage Present "Kill Move Paradise" – Berkeley

The Marsh Berkeley Presents "That Don Reed Show" – Berkeley

Festival of the Arts – Fremont

Makerspace Create Lab – Livermore

Saturday Morning Run with Sunrise Mountain Sports – Livermore

"The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)[revised]" at Wente Vineyards Estate Winery – Livermore

Pedalfest – Oakland

Quickie Improv at All Out Comedy Theater – Oakland

Diablo Ballet Presents "Cinderella" Story Time – Pleasant Hill

STARS 2000 and Performing Academy Present "Mamma Mia!" – Pleasant Hill

Free Movie Night & Simon Youth Foundation Scholarship Award Presentation – Pleasanton

Dog Days of Summer at Ruth Bancroft Garden – Walnut Creek

Pancake Breakfast – Walnut Creek

Public Astronomy Program on Mount Diablo – Walnut Creek

Sculpture in the Garden – Walnut Creek

NORTH BAY/WINE COUNTRY:

Corte Madera Summer Concerts: Soul Mechanix – Corte Madera

Car Show and Live Music – Fairfield

Homeless Outreach Resource Fair – Fairfield

Raven Performing Arts Theater's Outdoor Shakespeare – Healdsburg

Lawn Hour – Napa

Lobster Feed – Napa

Napa Valley Writers Presents an Open Mic Reading – Napa

Smoker Sundays – Napa

Nostalgia Days Cruise and Car Show – Novato

Novato Space Festival – Novato

Mixed Media Colage Workshop and Gourmet Lunch – Petaluma

Petaluma Music Festival – Petaluma

Road Trip Pop-Up: Kansas City BBQ – Sonoma

Movies in Creek Park – San Anselmo

Barbecue and Bocce Ball Festa – San Rafael

Pacific Mambo Orchestra – San Rafael

Sonoma County Fair Cattle Drive – Santa Rosa

Sonoma County VegFest – Santa Rosa

Galilee Harbor Maritime Day – Sausalito

An Afternoon of Intimacy, Inquiry & Alchemy with Rashani Réa – Sonoma

Corner 103 Harvest Dinner – Sonoma

Vodka and Caviar Tasting at Hanson of Sonoma – Sonoma

Mad Firkin Festival – St. Helena

Broom Busters – Tiburon

Summer Sundays – Windsor

THE PENINSULA:

Serious Play Day at Peninsula Museum of Art – Burlingame

Palo Alto Children's Theatre Presents "Beat Bugs" – Palo Alto

Palo Alto Twlight Concert Series Presents Boys of Summer – Palo Alto

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley Presents "The Language Archive" – Palo Alto

Dragon Productions Theatre Company Presents "The How & The Why" – Redwood City

SAN FRANCISCO:

Afro-Cuban Dance Party with CMC Cuban Charanga Ensemble – San Francisco

"Annabeth Rosen: Fired, Broken, Gathered, Heaped" Exhibition at Contemporary Jewish Museum – San Francisco

Drop-In Art Studio: Clay Mash-Up at Contemporary Jewish Museum – San Francisco

MakeArt Family Day at Museum of Craft and Design – San Francisco

Merola Opera Program Presents "If I Were You" – San Francisco

National Psoriasis Foundation's Regional Volunteer Conference – San Francisco

"Radical Relief: The Art of Matthew Kowalski" at HVAW Gallery – San Francisco

S'mores Making at Recchiuti Confections – San Francisco

Summer Cartooning Academy at Cartoon Art Museum – San Francisco

Summer Saturday Cartooning at Cartoon Art Museum – San Francisco

The Great San Francisco Chili Cook-Off – San Francisco

The Marsh Presents "The Waiting Period" – San Francisco

The Marsh San Francisco Presents "Border People" – San Francisco

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY/BEACHES:

Scottish Games and Celtic Festival – Monterey

Church Street Fair – Santa Cruz

Family Yoga + Magic Class at Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History – Santa Cruz

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

Farm to Fork Gala Dinner & Auction – Watsonville

Taste of Integrity: Summer Harvest Dinner – Watsonville

Strawberry Festival – Watsonville

Strawberry Jam 1k/5k Fun Run/Walk – Watsonville

SOUTH BAY:

De Anza Flea Market – Cupertino

Shakespeare in the Park – Cupertino

Chris Cain Concert at Black Ridge Vineyards – Los Gatos

Testarossa University: Wine Basics – Los Gatos

Vasona Vibrations: Summer Concert Series – Los Gatos

Santa Clara County Fair – San Jose

"Thespis, or the Gods Grown Old" at San Jose City College Theater – San Jose

Groovin' in the Grove– San Martin

Heading to Southern California? Then see:

• Butterfly Festival; Country Fair; Vegan Festival: SoCal Weekend

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