Biketoberfest; 'Hamilton;' Water Lantern Festival: NorCal Weekend

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA — 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 Country.

Some are free. Some have a fee.

Whether you opt for an activity close to home, a mini day trip or a virtual event, see what's slated this weekend from Saturday, Oct. 16 to Sunday, Oct. 17.

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

EAST BAY:

Carquinez Model Railroad Open House: Loring Avenue, Crockett

Concert in the Park: First and Neal streets, Pleasanton

Durba Sen Art Open Studios: Durba Sen Art Gallery, Fremont

Emeryville Art Exhibition: Bay Street Emeryville, Emeryville

International Wedding Festival: Oakland Scottish Rite Center, Oakland

Latinx Heritage Month and Dia de Los Muertos Celebration: The Ruth Bancroft Garden & Nursery, Walnut Creek

Live Music on the Patio with Double Shot: Rosa Fierro Cellars, Livermore

Live Music with Greg Lamboy: Cellar Door, Pleasanton

Livermore Pridefest: Carnegie Park, Livermore

Michelle Lambert: The Back Room, Berkeley

Mount Diablo State Park Centennial Birthday Celebration: California State University East Bay Concord Campus, Concord

Music in the Vines with The Foam Riders: McGrail Vineyards and Winery, Livermore

Music on the Tarmac with The Fabulous Cruise Tones: Elevation LVK, Livermore

Oktoberfest: Forejour, Beer and Brats: Campos Family Vineyards, Byron

Olive Oil Tasting and Tour: Livermore Valley Chamber of Commerce, Livermore

Pianist Mark Anderson: Bankhead Theater, Livermore

Rugged Maniac: Alameda County Fairgrounds, Pleasanton

San Ramon Symphonic Band Fall Concert: Dougherty Valley Performing Arts Center, San Ramon

Synergy Theater's "Spontaneous Shakespeare": Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek

"The Claim": Ashby Stage, Berkeley

NORTH BAY/WINE COUNTRY:

Benicia Dog Festival: First Street Green, Benicia

Biketoberfest Marin: Fairfax Plaza, Fairfax

Halloween Pumpkins and Vino: Orsi Family Vineyards, Healdsburg

Healdsburg Crush: Pairing on the Plaza: Healdsburg Plaza, Healdsburg

Makers Market on First Street: First Street Napa, Napa

Pub in the Park: Frank Salfingere Park, Pleasant Hill

Rodeo Lagoon Birding: Marin Headlands Visitor Center, Sausalito

"Showdown" To Save Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds: Benefit Concert with Train Wreck Junction: Gardenway Lawn, Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds, Petaluma

THE PENINSULA:

"Christmas in October " Holiday Fair: Loyal Order of Moose, Pacifica

Fall Festival: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park, San Mateo

Ives Collective Fall Salon: St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Palo Alto

Kids' Carnival: Rotary Park, Millbrae

Outdoor Boutique & Indoor Vintage Market: Fernside Street, Redwood City

Paula Kravitz Open Studio: Peninsula Studios, San Mateo

Pumpkin Run by Senior Coastsiders: Hatch Elementary School, Half Moon Bay, and Virtual

San Francisco Water Lantern Festival: Leo J. Ryan Park, Foster City

SAN FRANCISCO:

An Evening of Traditional Balinese Shadow Theater: Noe Valley Town Square and Fort Mason Parade Ground, San Francisco

"Asylum": Alcazar Theater, San Francisco

Bayview Community Cleanup: Tallio's Coffee & Tea, San Francisco

Cabrillo Street Cleanup: Cabrillo Street and 5th Avenue, San Francisco

CALL Primrose Brunch in the Garden: Filoli Historic House & Garden, Woodside

"Coppelia": Cowell Theater, San Francisco

Donor Recruitment Drive: Cesar Chavez, San Francisco

Fall SF Restaurant Week: Participating restaurants, San Francisco

Guardsmen Pumpkin Patch: Fort Mason, San Francisco

Joy on Joice Street Fair: San Francisco China Town

Manny's Neighborhood Trash Pick-Up: Manny's, San Francisco

"Mantram": ODC Theater, San Francisco, and Virtual

"Meet Us Quickly With Your Mercy": CounterPulse, San Francisco

MUNA Trash Pick-Up Day: The Benches Garden, San Francisco

"Nature in the City" Exhibition: Hayes Valley Art Works, San Francisco

Nob Hill Cleanup: Another Cafe, San Francisco

Phoenix Day Block Party and Neighborhood Cleanup: New College Hill Market, San Francisco

Pianist Liana Paniyeva: The Episcopal Church of the Incarnation, San Francisco

San Francisco Trolley Dances: Rikki Streicher Field, San Francisco

The Tsinoy (Chinese-Filipino) Experience: Chinese Historical Society of America Museum, San Francisco

Volunteer Build Day: Sisterhood Gardens, San Francisco

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY/BEACHES:

Dias de los Nuestros: A Celebration of Art, Cultures and Community: Capitola Branch Library, Capitola

Downtown Santa Cruz Makers Market: Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz

Guided Coastal Walk: Wilder Ranch State Park, Santa Cruz

Historic Ranch Ground Tour: Wilder Ranch State Park, Santa Cruz

Out and About: Fall Foods at Live Earth Farm: Live Earth Farm: Community Supported Agriculture, Watsonville

Santa Cruz Chapter Fall Plant Sale: UCSC Arborebum, Santa Cruz

Saturdays in the Soil: Gardening at the Museum: Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History, Santa Cruz

SOUTH BAY:

Ainsley House Fall Garden Concert Series: The Ainsley House, Campbell

Bay Area Diwali Festival: Cupertino Memorial Park, Cupertino

Bay Area Kids' Book Fair: Fremont High School, Sunnyvale

Chili Champions: La Vie Dansante Wines, Gilroy

Dead Time Dreams Haunted Attractions: ABC Pumpkin Patch Lot, San Jose

Dussehra Fest with Kavita Paudwal: Milpitas Boulevard, Milpitas

Finnish Pianist Juho Pohjonen: The Fall 2021 Home Concert Hall: Virtual via Steinway Society, Silicon Valley

"Hamilton": Center for the Performing Arts, San Jose

Oktoberfest: East Campbell Avenue, Campbell

Pumpkin Boutique: LJB Farms, San Martin

Heading to Southern California? Then See:

• Autumn Fest; Haunted Little Tokyo; Mariachi Fest: SoCal Weekend

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