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This Weekend In NorCal: Train Days; Off-Leash Water Bark; Grateful Dead Street Fest; Coastal Cleanup
Looking for family fun and things to do this weekend in Northern California? Patch has you covered.

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – Don't sit inside this weekend! Patch has rounded up fun, interesting and quirky events throughout Northern California -- from the beaches of Santa Cruz, through the South Bay, East Bay, the Peninsula, to Marin and 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, do see what's on tap this weekend from Saturday, Sept. 17 to Sunday, Sept. 18.
Find out what's happening in Napa Valleyfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Walnut Festival Twilight Parade: Walnut Creek
Walnut Festival - Walnut Creek
Find out what's happening in Napa Valleyfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Meow at the Moon - Oakland
V3 Hopfest - The East Bay's Premier Bike Ride & Craft Beer Festival - San Ramon
2016 Lafayette Art, Wine & Music Festival
'Shakedown Street Festival' - 2 Days of Grateful Dead Music: Berkeley
'Tuesdays with Morrie' - Chanticleers Community Theatre, Castro Valley
Eden Night Live - Ashland/Cherryland
Paws In Need PAWS & OUTLAWS BARBEQUE - Livermore
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month @ Union City Library
Tri-Valley Nonprofit Alliance Stronger Together Festival - Livermore
Family Days at Museum on Main: Plant and Animal life in Pleasanton
LVCC 6th ANNUAL COIN SHOW - Livermore
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NORTH BAY/WINE COUNTRY:
The Great Laguna Cleanup Help Take Care of Your Local Waterway – Grab Some Garbage! - Sebastopol
Spring Lake Water Bark - Off-Leash Swimming For Dogs: Santa Rosa
Free Shakespeare by the River: Petaluma
43rd Annual Fine Arts & Craft Fair - Benicia
Grand Finale: The B52s at Rodney Strong Summer Concert Series on September 17 - Healdsburg
Sonoma County Flower Farm Tour - Sunday, September 18th - Healdsburg
Shakespeare's PERICLES - Napa
Cooking Demonstration at the Fairfield Civic Center Library
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PENINSULA/MARIN COUNTY
Waiting For Godot - Redwood City
3rd Annual Hike the Headlands - Sausalito
Coastal and Bay Cleanup Day - San Mateo County
Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival
St. Robert's Festival - San Bruno
Hillsdale High's "Avenue of the Flea Market" - San Mateo
Sound Summit: A Benefit for the Mountain - Mill Valley
New Century Chamber Orchestra - 25th YEAR SEASON- Opens in Marin - San Rafael
Fairfax on Foot: Incline Railway Walk - Fairfax
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SANTA CRUZ COUNTY/BEACHES
California Coastal Cleanup 2016
Santa Cruz World Arts Festival Family Days
Carrie's Dream Barre Fundraiser - Capitola
Coastal Cleanup Day 2016 - Watsonville
Breakfast Fundraiser for the American Legion Post 121 - Watsonville
Santa Cruz County Fair - Watsonville
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SOUTH BAY
Claws for a Cause Annual Lobster Block Party - Los Gatos
Lantern Festival: Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose
Odysseo - San Jose
Cupertino High / Goodwill Fundraiser, 9/17-9/18
Cupertino Citywide Garage Sale
MakerSpace Open Studio Weekends | All Ages | $5 Material Fee - Los Gatos
'Coffee With A Cop' In Campbell
Join the Palo Alto Team at the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Silicon Valley Walk - San Jose
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Heading to Southern California, by chance? Then see: This Weekend In SoCal: Millionaires' Mansion Tour; Giant O.C. Garage Sale; Wine Crush; Dancing Under Stars; Coastal Cleanup
Images via Los Altos History Museum, Sonoma County Regional Parks, Shakedown Street Festival, Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation
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