SF Bay Area Weekend: Shoreline Fest; County Fair; Restaurant Weeks

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA — To keep your weekend fun and lively, Patch has rounded up some entertaining events going on 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 or a mini day trip, see what's slated this weekend from Saturday, May 20 to Sunday, May 21.

Always double-check with event organizers to confirm events are proceeding as planned when posted on Patch.

EAST BAY:

Alamo Farmers Market Spring Celebration: Alamo

Contra Costa County Fair: Antioch

Billy Bob Thornton and The Boxmasters: Berkeley

The Himalayan Fair: Berkeley

The Marsh Berkeley Presents "The Never Too Late Show": Berkeley

Rowell Ranch Rodeo: Castro Valley

Clayton Garden Tour: Clayton

Kids Night In: Concord

Shoreline Festival: Crockett

Burger and Brew Fest: Fremont

A Tribute to Jeff Beck: Livermore

Live music with Michelle Lambert: Livermore

Live Music with Richlybent: Livermore

Livermore Downtown Street Fest: Livermore

The Laura Klein Trio with Mary Fettig: Livermore

Star Quest Presents "Back to Broadway": Martinez

Girl Gang Craft's Spring Craft Fair: Oakland

Spotlight on the 70s: Oakland

Lamorinda Community Band Premiere Performance: Orinda

Art, Wine and Music Festival: Pleasant Hill

Author Event: Pleasanton

San Leandro Historical Society's Architecture and Home Tour: San Leandro

California Symphony Presents "Fresh Inspirations": Walnut Creek

Classic Car Show: Walnut Creek

Diablo Women's Chorale's "In the Key of Spring": Walnut Creek

Hope Walk: Walnut Creek

NORTH BAY/WINE COUNTRY:

Benicia Community Foundation's "It Starts with The Heart" Gala: Benicia

Benicia Jazz Festival: Benicia

Landscape and Memory: Painting En Plein Air Art Class: Healdsburg

Live Music with Tarweed: Healdsburg

Spring Winemaker Dinner: Healdsburg

Ride of Silence: Larkspur

Ranch and Cheese Plant Tour: Petaluma

The Petaluma Chorale Spring Concert: Petaluma

C Street Celebration: Community Festival of Creativity: San Rafael

Under the Stars Sleepout to End Homelessness: San Rafael

"What a Surprise": San Rafael

Matsuri! Japanese Arts Festival: Santa Rosa

Sausalito Sunday Dance: Sausalito

Vallejo Symphony's "The River": Vallejo

THE PENINSULA:

"The Digital Mind": Belmont

Pollinator Pop-Up: Help Monarchs!: Millbrae

Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra Senior PACO Finale: Palo Alto

Neighborhood Flea Market: Redwood City

Rock The Dock: Dutch Uncle: Redwood City

Cars and Cabernet: San Carlos

Peninsula Restaurant Week: San Francisco Peninsula cities

Mental Health Matters: Community Wellness Fair and 5K Run/Walk: San Mateo

Stories in Bloom: Wildflower Self-Portraits with Barnali Ghosh: Woodside

SAN FRANCISCO:

Bay Area Black Restaurant Week: San Francisco Bay Area cities

Fern Alley Music Series: San Francisco

Gala for the Gardens: San Francisco

New Ballet's "Sleeping Beauty": San Francisco

The Marsh SF Presents "The Waiting Period": San Francisco

"We Build Houses Here": San Francisco

Young Women's Choral Projects of San Francisco Spring Concert "Unicorns": San Francisco

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY:

Bilingual Family Storytime: Santa Cruz

Public Records of Private People: Uncovering the History of 418 Walnut Avenue: Santa Cruz

All About Roses Workshop: Watsonville

Gerbera-N-Go: Watsonville

Taiko Bon Odori Dance Workshop: Watsonville

SOUTH BAY:

Downtown Gilroy Wine and Art Walk: Gilroy

"ArtNow 2023: Celebrate Your Truth with Mosaic America": Los Gatos

Silicon Valley Open Studios: Los Gatos

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

"By Geroges! A Day in the Life of the Legendary Chevalier de Saint Georges": Mountain View

"tick, tick...BOOM!": Mountain View

San Francisco Scottish Fiddlers: Palo Alto

"1776" Musical: San Jose

San Jose Wind Symphony Presents “Music and Muses": Saratoga

Classical Pianist Rustem Hayroudinoff: Virtual

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