SF Bay Weekend: Easter Fun; 'Fantastical Flowers' At Gilroy Gardens

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 1 to Sunday, April 2.

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:

Easter Celebration & Photos With Bunny: Alameda

Encinal HS Drama Presents: The Lightning Thief, Alameda

Easter Holy Week Events @ The Church on the Corner, Albany

Breakfast With Easter Bunny & Egg Hunt: Tilden Park Merry Go Round, Berkeley

Queering Dance Festival's FROLIC 2023, Berkeley

The Marsh Berkeley "The Never Too Late Show" - Berkeley

Yoga Workshop: Refine Your Flow, Danville

Yoga for Unity and Wellbeing, Fremont

Niles Fremont Farmers Market Grand Opening, Fremont

Robert Turbin's 5th Annual Charity Alumni Basketball Game, Fremont

Cherryland Community Association's 15th Annual Easter Eggstravaganza, Hayward

Friends of Library Book Sale, Hayward

Spring Meat, Poultry, Pork & Fish Sale for LHS Safe & Sober Grad Night, Livermore

Ukulele Jam and Tomfoolery, Livermore

Livermore High School Alumni Crab Feed: Livermore

Spring Eggstravaganza & Egg Hunt, Livermore

Spring Art Show: Livermore Art Association, Livermore

Mijenta Tequila Bunny Hop Livermore

Jinx Jones at Roxx on Main, Martinez

Rotary Paper Shredding Event, Martinez

Spring Cookie Decorating Party: Moraga

Khmer New Year Festival, Oakland

Easter in Narnia, Pleasanton

Incredible Edible Plant Sale, Pleasanton

Bunny Time, Pleasanton

Sound Bowl & Guided Meditation, Rodeo

East Bay Wine & Whimsy (Metaphysical Market), Rodeo

Egg-Xtra Lit Spring Fest, Egg-Ttravaganza, San Leandro

Family Concert by Diablo Symphony and Festival Opera, Walnut Creek

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NORTH BAY/WINE COUNTRY:

Downtown Egg Hunt & Photos With Easter Bunny: Benicia

Bunny Brunch & Egg Hunt: Cotati

Mixed Media Multiples Using Oil & Cold Wax with Sara Post, Pence Gallery, Davis

Spring Craft Fair, Healdsburg

Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast, Healdsburg

Ian Dogole – “Quinta Essentia” Record Release Celebration, Mill Valley

Kids Day: Free Family Fun Community Event, Oxbow Commons, Napa

Outdoor Story - Easter Event, Napa

Bunny Hop, Bel Aire Plaza, Napa

Easter Jam - Fun FREE Family Event, Napa

Barn5400 "Hop-Up" Event, Petaluma

Elks CHARITY CRAFT & VENDOR FAIRE, Petaluma

Sunday Dance, Sausalito

Disaster Preparedness Fair At Graton Fire Department, Sebastopol

Egg-citing Easter Fun, Sonoma

Olive Oil 101: What is EVOO, Really? - The Olive Press, Sonoma

Best of the Vine Estate Tour, Windsor

'Kids’ Day At The Adobe': Pena Adobe Park, Vacaville

Easter Egg Hunt Pool-Ooza: Cunningham Aquatic Complex, Vallejo

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PENINSULA:

New Paddler Day, Foster City

Remembering Rosie: A 50 Year Journey of Grief from Theism to Humanism, Half Moon Bay

Coastside Women's Club Crafts, Collectibles, Bakery & Home Decor Spring Boutique, Half Moon Bay

Free DAR Genealogy/Lineage Workshop, Los Altos

History Museum Celebrates the '60s Event, Los Altos

SongBender Playtest Night, Red Rock Coffee, Mountain View

Silicon Valley Pick-Up Basketball, Mountain View

Photos & Visits With Easter Bunny: Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto

Palo Alto Players Gala Fundraiser, Palo Alto

Growing Natives Garden Tour, Peninsula & South Bay

Woodside Terrace Kiwanis Foundation Online Auction, Redwood City

Roy Cloud School Presents "The Little Mermaid JR."- Redwood City

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SAN FRANCISCO:

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

Metamorphosis:Collaboration with Balam Dance Theatre, San Francisco

SF Performances Presents: Chiaroscuro Quartet, San Francisco

CubaCaribe Festival of Dance & Music: Mouth of the Shark (World Premiere), San Francisco

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SANTA CRUZ COUNTY/BEACHES:

Boardwalk Fun Run, Santa Cruz

Portuguese Hall Queens Dance and Membership Drive Luncheon, Santa Cruz

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SOUTH BAY:

'Bunny Hop' Scavenger Hunt: The Pruneyard, Campbell

Cloud City Supply Blood Drive, Campbell

Gilroy Gardens 'Fantastical Flowers: Spring Celebration': Gilroy

Downtown Clean-Up, Gilroy

Underwater Egg-cellent Adventure Egg Hunt: LGHS Pool, Los Gatos

Let's Paint Watercolor Easter Cards, Los Gatos

Los Gatos High School's "The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical," Los Gatos

Handel's Messiah - The Spring Sing, Los Gatos

Big Bunny Scramble: Milpitas

Treat Time with the Bunny at Great Mall, Milpitas

STEM Adventures at Kiddie Academy, Morgan Hill

Growing Natives Garden Tour, Peninsula & South Bay

SJ Chamber Orchestra: 'NEW SOUNDS' Concert: San Jose

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

Silicon Valley Rainbow Rotary Flapjack Fundraiser - FAMA Benefit, San Jose

Silicon Valley Gay Men's Chorus Spring Concert 'BLOOM': Santa Clara

Free Meditation for Beginners, Saratoga

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Hitting the road for the weekend? See ...

• San Diego Weekend: Daffodil Days; Easter Egg Hunts; Flower Fields Holi Fest
• Inland Empire Weekend: Tour de Murrieta; Easter Egg Hunts; Meatball Festival

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