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🌱 Patch AM: How Pleasant Hill’s first Harvest Festival plans to take over Crescent Drive
Coming up: 5th Annual Spooktacular Halloween & Oddities Market on the Pleasant Hill Patch calendar

Cheers Pleasant Hill! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Pleasant Hill's first Harvest Festival plans to take over Crescent Drive
Also on today's calendar: 5th Annual Spooktacular Halloween & Oddities Market and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Monday: Very hot, with a high of 99 and low of 66 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Tuesday: Near-record temperatures, temps: high: 101, low: 64.
- Wednesday: Near-record temperatures, with a high of 98 and low of 61 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Pleasant Hill to welcome new Harvest Festival Oct. 10 (contracostaherald.com) — Pleasant Hill families can mark their calendars for the brand-new Harvest Festival coming to Crescent Drive in Downtown Pleasant Hill on Saturday, Oct. 10, from noon to 9 p.m. Kids will kick things off with the Pleasant Hill Stampede food-drive procession, followed by live music, games, pumpkin fun, and activities designed to support local schools, businesses, and the Hillcrest Church food pantry.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Pleasant Hill
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★ Featured events ★
- 5th Annual Spooktacular Halloween & Oddities Market →
Scout Hall, 991 Loring Ave, Crockett
11:00 am - Contra Costa Vintage Market: Halloween Edition →
3581 Mount Diablo Blvd, Lafayette
10:00 am
Saturday October 10
Sunday October 11
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Other local events
- Spooktacular →
Pleasant Hill Library, Pleasant Hill
6:30 pm - Spooktacular at Pleasant Hill Library →
Pleasant Hill Library, Pleasant Hill
6:30 pm - Tuesday, October 6, 2026 @ 6:30pm – Spooktacular @ Pleasant Hill Library | Pleasant Hill, CA →
Pleasant Hill Library - Contra Costa County Library, 2 Monticello Ave, Pleasant Hill
6:30 pm - Art Show →
St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, 1601 Mary Dr, Pleasant Hill
10:00 am - Pleasant Hill Harvest Festival →
Downtown Pleasant Hill, 105 Crescent Dr, Pleasant Hill
11:00 am - Restore Hetch Hetchy Annual Dinner - Celebrating the Legacy Weavers of Yosemite →
Lafayette Veterans Memorial Center, 3780 Mount Diablo Blvd, Lafayette
6:00 pm - Loving Karma (one day only documentary screening) →
CinemaWest Rheem Theatre & Giant Screen, 350 Park St, Moraga
3:00 pm - Violin Duo Song-Choi Performs at St. Paul's in Walnut Creek →
St Paul's Episcopal Church, 1924 Trinity Ave, Walnut Creek
3:00 pm - CLARINET FUSION This is Halloween Concert 2026: Martinez →
City of Martinez Senior Center, 818 Green St, Martinez
7:00 pm - Diablo Symphony Opens Season with Sibelius Symphony and Prokofiev Piano Concerto →
Lesher Center for the Arts, 1601 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek
2:00 pm
Tuesday October 6
Saturday October 10
Saturday October 17
Sunday October 18
Friday October 23
Sunday October 25
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- We have an Epidemic of Lonely Teenagers —Michael Rubino, Ph.D, MFT Read on Patch
- After trying to power wash our peeling paint front porch I'm wondering what others have done to remove an old layer (or 2) of paint from concrete.
We've also used some mild paint stripper around the edges but about half of the paint just won't really budge. Also open to hiring someone, if you… (Nextdoor Gregory Gardens) - Hi Neighbors, I am looking for handyman who can repair a hole in our dining room wall caused by a curtain rod that fell out, and install new curtain rod over our sliding glass doors.
We also have a square hole maybe 12 " X 12" in the sheet rock in the garage where new faucet set was installed that needs to be closed up. If you… (Nextdoor Gregory Gardens)
- Cinemark USA, Inc. posted a job opening for Theatre Team Member in Pleasant Hill. Apply here.
- Balducci's Food Lover's Market posted a job opening for Retail Sales and Store Support in Pleasant Hill. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Pleasant Hill here.
🗞 Nearby News
Martinez
- DeSaulnier: When profits matter more than safety, everyone loses (mercurynews.com)
Walnut Creek
- Bankrupt Retail Chain Abruptly Closes Walnut Creek and Concord Stores Bay Area Telegraph (bayareatelegraph.com)
- Locals Are Facing Four-Figure Dog Dental Bills, And They Have Some Ideas Bay Area Telegraph (bayareatelegraph.com)
- 11 candidates vying for 3 seats in the Pittsburg City Council race (eastbaytimes.com)
Ok Pleasant Hill! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ?" — Footsteps (Thank you Patty G. for sending it in!)
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