Lighted Art Fest; Filoli Orchids; Lunar New Year: SF Bay Area Weekend

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, Jan. 28 to Sunday, Jan. 29.

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

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EAST BAY:

Paws For Purple Hearts Onboard USS Hornet: Alameda

Release Your Psoas, Release Your Stress Workshop, Alameda

Ensemble for These Times: Mosaic, Albany

"Paradise Blue," Aurora Theatre Company, Berkeley

Wild Music, Berkeley Piano Club, Berkeley

The Marsh: "The Never Too Late Show starring Don Reed" - Berkeley

Hannah Nicole Vineyards & Winery Annual Crab Feed: Brentwood

De La Salle High School Crab Feed: Concord

Blackhawk Museum - Dr. Gary Moulton - The Lewis and Clark Expedition, Danville

American Legion Mt Diablo Post 246 Crab Feed, Danville

Fountainhead Montessori School Open House, Danville

St. Raymond School Open House & Admissions Tours, Dublin

Stratford School Hosts Open Houses, Dublin, Fremont, Pleasanton

Yoga + Self Care Retreat - Gr8 Gift, El Sobrante

Lunar New Year Celebration, Downtown Fremont

Lunar New Year Celebration, Library, Fremont

Lunar New Year Variety Show, Fremont

Washington H.S. Huskies Boosters Crab Feed, Fremont

BASIS Independent TK-5th Grade Open House, Fremont

BASIS Independent 6th-12th Grade Open House, Fremont

Moreau Catholic H.S. Booster Club Crab Feed: Hayward

Vintage Wine Sale, BoaVentura Winery, Livermore

Kingsborough with opener Mark Clarin, Almost Famous Wine, Livermore

Felsen Duo at Roxx on Main, Martinez

Swiss Park Bar & Grille Crab & Prawn Feed & Dance: Newark

Lunar New Year Celebration: Oakland Museum of California, Oakland

Annual RV Show & Sale: Alameda Co. Fairgrounds, Pleasanton

Youth Theater Company: Disney's Frozen KIDS, Pleasanton

"Rhinestone": A Salute to the Songs & Career of Glen Campbell, Firehouse Arts Center, Pleasanton

Boys & Girls Clubs Annual Crab Feed: San Leandro

San Ramon Historic Foundation Crab Feed, San Ramon

The Community Closet, Clothing/Donations Drop-Off: Union City

Free Bicycle Repair Clinic, Union City

The Music Man! Walnut Creek

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NORTH BAY/WINE COUNTRY:

American Canyon High School Choir Crab Dinner: American Canyon

Lions Club Crab Feed & Dance: B.D.E.S. Hall, Benicia

Lions Club All-You-Can-Eat Crab Feed: Cloverdale

Comedy PET Theatre LIVE, Davis

Art History Lecture Series: Srđan Tunić (via Zoom), Davis

Meta-Actual: The Future of Art, Fairfax

All-You-Can-Eat Crab Feed! Sons and Daughters of Italy, Northern CA, Fairfield

Read to a Dog, Healdsburg

Annual 'Seafood & Sips': Mendocino County

Lighted Art Festival: Downtown Napa

St. Apollinaris School Crab Feed & Dance: Napa

New York Kosher Deli Experience Pop-Up, Novato

"From Lamb to Dragon: America in Final Events" - Novato

Rotary Club Crab Feed & Seafood Festival: Sally Tomatoes, Rohnert Park

Environment+Sustainability Series: San Anselmo

Texas Hold'em Poker Tournament, San Rafael

Marin Symphony Masterworks 2: Time for Three, San Rafael

Lunar New Year Celebration: Children's Museum of Sonoma County, Santa Rosa

Montgomery H.S. Education Foundation Crab Feed: Santa Rosa

Russian River Rotary 'Rock 'N Roll' Crab & Pasta Feed: Santa Rosa

Monoprint with Water Soluble Graphite 16+ age Group Art Workshop, Sonoma

St. Vincent Ferrer School Crab Feed - In-Person & To-Go: Vallejo

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PENINSULA:

Chinese Dance Performance by You Dance Academy: Belmont

Immaculate Heart of Mary School Open House & STREAM Carnival, Belmont

JobTrain Community Hiring and Services Fair, East Palo Alto

"Assassins" -Hillbarn Theatre, Foster City

Lunar New Year Festival: Millbrae

IFES Society Crab Cioppino Feed: IFES Portuguese Hall, Mountain View

Fairway Obstacle Course, Pacifica

Lunar New Year Celebration: Palo Alto

Celebrating Julie, First Presbyterian, Palo Alto

Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra (PACO) Preparatory Concert, Palo Alto

"Company," Dinkelspiel Auditorium, Palo Alto

The Explorer Band Rock, Dance & Country, Redwood City

Lions Club Crab Feed: San Carlos

Film Screening: 8 Billion Angels, San Mateo

Filoli Orchid Display & Sale: Woodside

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SAN FRANCISCO:

'Willy Wonka' Musical: San Francisco

SF Public Library Book Club: Deep REad with Linda Jackson, Cicely Tyson's "Just as I Am," San Francisco

SF Performances: Alexander String Quartet & Bob Greenberg, San Francisco

The Marsh SF presents "Poetic Justice" - San Francisco

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SANTA CRUZ COUNTY/BEACHES:

Monterey Pacific Rotary 'Cioppino & Vino' Drive-Thru: Del Rey Oaks

Vine Hill Auction Gala 2023 - Second Chance Prom Featuring, Foreverland, Santa Cruz

Carey Davis Community Garden Registration, Watsonville

Taiko Washi Paper Cardmaking Workshop, Watsonville

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SOUTH BAY:

Free Goodwill Truck / eWaste Westmont H.S. Fundraiser, Campbell

St. Lucy School Open House, Campbell

South Valley Civic Theatre's 'Later Life': Center For Arts, Gilroy

Loma Prieta Community Foundation Blood Drive, Los Gatos

ArtNow 2023: Unarmed Truth -Submissions Close, NUMU, Los Gatos

Lunar New Year: Lion Dance: West Valley Branch Library, San Jose

'Thomas & Friends' Exhibit: Children’s Discovery Museum, San Jose

Hammer Theatre presents "Prima Facie" - San Jose

St. John Vianney Catholic School Open House, San Jose

Fleetwood Mask at Montgomery Theater, San Jose

'Spitfire Grill' at South Bay Musical Theatre, Saratoga

Rotary Club Crab Feed: Sunnyvale

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ALSO SEE: SF Bay Area Crab Feeds 2023: All-You-Can-Eat, In-Person & Drive-Thrus

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Hitting the road for the weekend? See ...

• Snow Play; Passion 4 Pinot Noir; Lunar New Year Fests: Inland Empire Weekend
• King Tut; Tet Fest; Enchanted Tea: San Diego Weekend
• Lunar New Year Parades & Fests; 'Bluey's Big Play': Greater LA Weekend
• Tết Fest; 'Peanuts' At Knott's; Free Baby’s Badass Burgers: OC Weekend

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