ZootoberFest; Olive Fest; Lantern Fest; PortFest​: 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. 5 to Sunday, Oct. 6.

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

EAST BAY:

Alameda Boys & Girls Club's Corks, Forks, Rhythm & Brews – Alameda

Mockingbird Lane: A Halloween Market – Alameda

Oktoberfest at Speisekammer Restaurant – Alameda

Patina Watering Can Workshop – Alameda

FinnART 2019: Finns & Friends at Berkeley Finnish Hall – Berkeley

Harvest Festival – Berkeley

Native Plant Sale at the Regional Parks Botanic Garden – Berkeley

Sugar Skull Decorating Class – Berkeley

The Marsh Berkeley Cabaret Presents "Hippie Kid" – Berkeley

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

Watershed Environmental Poetry Festival – Berkeley

Oktoberfest and Carnival – Clayton

Giant Fabric and Notions Garage Sale – Concord

Job Fair at Mt. Diablo Unified School District – Concord

Serve Day Weekend at Community Presbyterian Church – Danville

Free Trial Kathak Dance Class – Fremont

Olive Festival at Mission San Jose – Fremont

Warrior Family 5K – Fremont

Fall Art Show and Sale at Lafayette Christian Church – Lafayette

Lafayette Juniors Rummage Sale at Lafayette-Orinda Presbyterian Church – Lafayette

Oktoberfest at The Cooperage American Grille – Lafayette

Airport Open House and Air Show – Livermore

Create Lab at Civic Center Library – Livermore

Cyclocross Race – Livermore

"Eugene Onegin" Opera by Tchaikovsky at Bankhead Theater – Livermore

Filipino Barrio Fiesta – Livermore

Jeff Rickets and the Dirt Road Band – Livermore

Oktoberfest at Shadow Puppet Brewing Company – Livermore

Oktoberfest at St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church – Livermore

Party on the Patio with Loren Olk – Livermore

Taste of Africa at Bankhead Theater – Livermore

Tri-Valley Haven's Pace for Peace – Livermore

Martinez Restaurant Tour – Martinez

Oaktoberfest in the Dimond – Oakland

Oktoberfest on the Lake at Lake Chalet Seafood Bar & Grill – Oakland

Art, Wine & Music Festival – Pleasant Hill

Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser and Health Fair – Pleasant Hill

Alameda Home and Garden Show – Pleasanton

Oktoberfest at Forest Home Farms Historic Park – San Ramon

Opening Reception of "Off Menu" at Bedford Gallery at the Lesher Center for the Arts – Walnut Creek

NORTH BAY/WINE COUNTRY:

Peppino D'Agostino and Carlos Reyes – Benicia

Oktoberfest & Courtney's Pumpkin Patch – Cloverdale

Local Harvest Celebration at Barn & Pantry – Dixon

SKreamz Haunted Attraction – Fairfield

An Evening with the Julian Lage Trio – Healdsburg

Live Music: Michelle Lambert – Healdsburg

Family Game Night – Mill Valley

Open Air Makers Market at Mill Valley Lumber Yard – Mill Valley

"The Reformer Zwingli: A Life's Portrait" Film Screening and Director Q&A – Mill Valley

Family Farm Day: Bird Exploration at Slide Ranch – Muir Beach

Fall Faire: Where Science Fair Meets Carnival – Napa

Sing Napa Valley Presents "Xpect the UnXpected!" – Napa

Napa Valley Orchid Society's Show and Sale – Napa

Country Club Neighborhood Garage Sale – Novato

Free Family Days at MarinMOCA – Novato

Soroptimist International of Novato Garage Sale – Novato

Virtual Reality Art Classes at XR Marin – Novato

Día de los Muertos Celebrations – Petaluma

Valley Vista Elementary's Truck-A-Palooza and Pancake Breakfast – Petaluma

Fall Family Mountain Biking Festival – San Rafael

Sonoma County Harvest Fair – Santa Rosa

"The Good Doctor" at Santa Rosa Junior College – Santa Rosa

Oktoberfest at Cavallo Point Lodge – Sausalito

An Evening at Buena Vista Winery with Senator Bill Dodd – Sonoma

Oktoberfest at Cornerstone Sonoma – Sonoma

Williams Sonoma Presents The Charter Oak Sunday Brunch Series – St. Helena

Yountville Parade & Festival – Yountville

THE PENINSULA:

Save the Music Festival – Belmont

Lobsterfest at New England Lobster Market and Eatery – Burlingame

1000 Lights Water Lantern Festival – Foster City

Japanese Culture Festival – Millbrae

A Starry Night: A Gamble Halloween Party – Palo Alto

Return: A Yom Kippur Experience – Palo Alto

Scavenger Hunt Adventure through Palo Alto – Palo Alto

"The Nocturnals" Storytime Event – Palo Alto

Concert for a Cause – Redwood City

PortFest – Redwood City

Cruise for Brews 5K Fun Run – San Mateo

San Mateo Health & Wellness Fair – San Mateo

SAN FRANCISCO:

APAture 2019: Declare – San Francisco

Carolina Lugo's & Carolé Acuña's Ballet Flamenco – San Francisco

Chamber Music Concert with Curium Piano Trio – San Francisco

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass – San Francisco

Horizons Foundation Gala – San Francisco

Life Steps Foundation's 7k Fun Run – San Francisco

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

Raise of Pink Shine Fashion Show Fundraiser – San Francisco

Saturday Cartooning Academy at Cartoon Art Museum – San Francisco

Saturday Cartooning for Kids at Cartoon Art Museum – San Francisco

SF Music Day: Rebels & Renegades – San Francisco

Smuin Contemporary Ballet Presents "Dance Series 1" – San Francisco

We Got Your Back: Homeless Benefit & Youth and Family Fun Day – San Francisco

Zaccho Dance Theatre Presents "Between Me and the Other World" – San Francisco

ZootoberFest at San Francisco Zoo & Gardens – San Francisco

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY/BEACHES:

Art Reception for "Contextual: Visualizing Language" at Cabrillo Gallery – Aptos

Grazing on the Green After Party: A Benefit for Jacob's Heart – Aptos

"Piggie Pie": The Musical Play at Aptos Branch Library – Aptos

Ka-Hon Latin Percussion Ensemble: First Saturdays Family Concert – Santa Cruz

SOUTH BAY:

De Anza Flea Market – Cupertino

Oktoberfest at Northern California Renaissance Fair – Hollister

Trail of Lights and Frights at Swank Farms – Hollister

St. Mary's Country Fair – Los Gatos

Oktoberfest at Steins Beer Garden – Mountain View

Tarantula Fest at Henry W. Coe State Park – Morgan Hill

"Unhinged" at Winchester Mystery House – San Jose

Winchester Orchestra Presents Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Dvorak, Mollicone, Holst – San Jose

Groovin' in the Grove at Clos LaChance – San Martin

Halloween Haunt at California's Great America – Santa Clara

The Rotary Club of San Jose Silicon Valley's Octoberfest and Charitable Auction – Saratoga

Heading to Southern California? Then see:

• Off Road Racing Series; Oktoberfests; Vegtoberfest: SoCal Weekend

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