SF Bay Weekend: Pacific Coast Dream Machines Show; 3 Blossom Festivals

SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, CA — To keep your weekend fun and lively, Patch has rounded up some entertaining events going on throughout the San Francisco Bay Area — from the beaches of Santa Cruz, through the South Bay, East Bay and the Peninsula, to the uppermost points of North Bay and Wine Country.

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, April 29 to Sunday, April 30.

Among standout events are the Pacific Coast Dream Machines Show in Half Moon Bay, the Apple Blossom Parade & Festival in Sebastopol, the Cherry Blossom Festival in Cupertino, and the Blossom Festival with kids' fun and petting zoo in Saratoga.

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

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EAST BAY:

Wolf Pack Arts Fest, Alameda

Opening Weekend Dining Specials, Kowloon Station 1, Alameda

Community Expo, Entertainment & Kids' Zone: Albany

California Symphony Rhythms and Revelry: Hot Havana-Themed, Mambo Fiesta, Berkeley

Aurora Theatre Company: "Cyrano" - Berkeley

Marsh Berkeley "Never Too Late Show" - Berkeley

Chaos & Carnage, UC Theatre, Berkeley

Self Care Sunday, Concord

Ridge Hike for Breast Cancer Prevention Partners, Danville

"To Master the Art," Contra Costa Civic Theatre, El Cerrito

Patterson House 'Spring, Gentle Spring' Event: Ardenwood Farm, Fremont

Arts Mosaic Mission San Jose Street Fair: Fremont

Room Redux 'Rooms In Bloom' Bay Area Benefit For Abused Children: Fremont

Free Healthy Youth Event- Symboisis: Out of Bounds, Fremont

Castro Valley Gem & Mineral Society Open House, Hayward

High Tea at Hollie's, Lafayette

Street Fair in the Plaza, Livermore

Music in the Vines, McGrail Vineyards & Winery, Livermore

East Bay Jazz High School All-Stars, Bankhead Theater, Livermore

Community Faire & Car Show: Moraga

Pacific Boychoir Academy's Spring Serenade, Moraga

HEALING JUSTICE: Exploring Public Art Practices Symposium for Artists, Oakland Museum, Oakland

Words in the Wild: Mindfulness in Nature Story Time, Oakland

Friends of Library BIG Spring Book Sale, Bookmark Bookstore, Oakland

Pacific Boychoir Academy's Spring Serenade, Oakland

"Chinatown Rising" Film + Q&A, Oakland

Bay Area Storytelling Festival, Orinda

PPIE Run For Education: Alameda Co. Fairgrounds, Pleasanton

Earth Day Celebration: Stoneridge Shopping Center, Pleasanton

PAL's Pals Youth Art Show for Middle & High School Students, Pleasanton

Free 8th Annual Hilltop Gardening Workshop, Richmond

West County Wastewater's Community Cleanup, Richmond

Truck Time Family Fun, San Ramon

Shredding Fundraising Event for AAUW San Ramon

Wildcat Color Fun Run, San Ramon

Forejour "Ultimate Foreigner & Journey Tribute Band," Tracy Grand Theater, Tracy

Community Closet Donation Drop-Off, Union City

Coffee With A Cop: Walnut Creek

Smuin Contemporary Ballet “Dance Series 2” -Lesher, Walnut Creek

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NORTH BAY/WINE COUNTRY:

Disney's 'Newsies': Davis Musical Theatre Company, Davis

UC Davis Arboretum & Public Garden Plant Sale, Davis

Terracotta Corridor: Mission Clay Art & Industry, Davis

Quilted Collage Art Class, Healdsburg

Food Truck & Wine, The Drink, Healdsburg

Garden Club Plant Sale, Healdsburg

Faith Ako: Traditional & Contemporary Hawaiian Music, Library, Healdsburg

International Sculpture Day: Galactic Gathering of 9 Sonoma Co. Sculptors, Healdsburg

'Walk A Mile In Her Shoes' - Domestic Violence Awareness: Napa

New Tech High's Spring Arts & Crafts Fair, Napa

Organ Odyssey Live! Oxbow Gardens, Napa

Napa Wine Experience & Auction for Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Napa

"Something Rotten" Musical, Novato

Spring Antique Faire: Downtown Petaluma

North Bay Jewish Music Festival: Petaluma

Garden Club Plant Sale, Petaluma

Spring Into Art: A Celebration of Color, Riverfront Art Gallery, Petaluma

Transhumance Festival, Petaluma

Marin Art & Garden Center Sound Healing Ceremony, Ross

Marin Art & Garden Center Spring Plant Sale, Ross

Comedy For A Cause: Raising Money For Turkey & Syria, San Rafael

Marin JCC Fitness & Aquatics Center Registration Special, San Rafael

'The Addams Family' Musical Comedy: Santa Rosa Junior College, Santa Rosa

Responder Resiliency Gala, Balletto Vineyards, Santa Rosa

Marin Open Studios "30 Years Bold" Annual Gala Fundraiser, Center For the Arts, Sausalito

Apple Blossom Parade & Festival: Sebastopol

5th Annual Garagiste Wine Festival: Northern Exposure, Sonoma

'Passport To Dry Creek Valley' Food & Wine Fest: 34 Wineries, Sonoma County

Plant and Seed Exchange Garden Exchange, Vallejo

NorCal Celtic Festival, Downtown Woodland

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PENINSULA:

Donation Drive-Thru Drop-Off, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Burlingame

The Producers, Hillbarn Theatre, Foster City

Pacific Coast Dream Machines Show: Half Moon Bay

Kidizens Summer Camps Open House, Los Altos

Disaster Preparedness Fair, Menlo Park

Bayer Ballet’s Summer Intensive Auditions, Mountain View

Pianist Martín García García: Steinway Society Bay Area Concert: Palo Alto

The Spongebob Musical, Palo Alto Players, Palo Alto

First-Time Home Buying Workshop, Palo Alto

Comedy Show & Nationally Recognized Comics, Palo Alto

Rock The Dock Live Music with Daze on The Green, Redwood City

Israel@75 | Yom Ha'atzmaut: Bay Area Community Festival: Fairgrounds, San Mateo

Woodside Village Band Spring Concert, Woodside

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SAN FRANCISCO:

Presidio YMCA Trail Run, San Francisco

44th Annual SF Decorator Showcase: San Francisco

'Dear San Francisco' The Intimate Cirque Experience: Club Fugazi, San Francisco

The Marsh SF "GRANDMA & ME" - San Francisco

Opera Double Bill: Tenderhooks & Movie, San Francisco

Choral Masterworks by Morten Lauridsen & Stacy Garrop, San Francisco

PRISMATIC | Southern Exposure's Annual Benefit Art Auction, San Francisco

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SANTA CRUZ COUNTY/BEACHES:

Student Exhibition, Reception & Student Art Sale, Aptos

Exploring San Lorenzo River & Santa Margarita Groundwater Basin, Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, Felton

Scrabble Tournament, Santa Cruz

Wild Pants Party with Severe Thrill & Discretion Brewing, Santa Cruz

'Pie For The People' - Community Potluck Farmworker Benefit: Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz County Parks Pop-Up Hiring Event: Santa Cruz

Free Backyard Composting Workshop: Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz Symphony Concert: Grand Finale!: Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz Symphony Concert: Grand Finale!: Watsonville

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SOUTH BAY:

West San Jose - Campbell Lions Club Comedy Night Fundraiser, Campbell

Cherry Blossom Festival: Cupertino

'Protecting Yourself From Scammers' Series: Library, Cupertino

Gilroy Gardens "Fantastical Flowers: Spring Celebration," Gilroy

Grateful Garment's Spring DigniTea Soiree, Los Gatos

Live Music with 10Til2, Charley’s Bar, Los Gatos

"Protecting Endangered Wildlife - One Species at A Time" Speaker Series: Los Gatos

Downtown Wine Stroll: Morgan Hill

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Morgan Hill

SJ Symphony's 'Coco In Concert' - Film & Live Music: San Jose

'Children Of The Dragon': Vietnamese Heritage Fest: Children's Discovery Museum, San Jose

sjDANCEco Spring Dance Festival: San Jose

Annual SJSU Legacy Of Poetry Festival: San Jose

Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition: Westfield Oakridge, San Jose

Drunken Starfighter, Grease Dealer & Microtiger, Art Boutiki Music Hall, San Jose

Feline Photography: A Workshop for Enthusiasts, San Jose

Saratoga High School Drama: MAMMA MIA!, Saratoga

Blossom Festival - Kids' Fun & Petting Zoo: Saratoga

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Hitting the road for the weekend? See ...

• Orange County Weekend Guide: Boat Show; Car Show; Peppermania; Family Festivals
• San Diego Weekend Guide: Salsa Fest; Reggae Fest; Without Walls (WOW) Fest
• LA Weekend Guide: DineLA Week; Huntington Plant Sale; 626 Night Market
• Inland Empire Weekend Guide: Stagecoach Music Fest; BBQ, Boots & Brew; Desert X

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