Chinese New Year Celebration; Tree Time; Science Sunday; Secret Fairy Doors: Your NorCal Weekend

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – Don't sit inside this weekend! Patch has rounded up fun, interesting and quirky events throughout Northern California – from the beaches of Santa Cruz, through the South Bay, East Bay, the Peninsula, to Marin and the uppermost points of North Bay and Wine County.

Some are free. Some have a fee.

Whether you opt for an activity close to home or a mini day trip, do see what's on tap this weekend from Saturday, Jan. 28 to Sunday, Jan. 29.

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NORTH BAY/WINE COUNTRY:

Desta Gallery presents: Unbridled Flow, featuring works by Nicholas Coley – San Anselmo

How We Got to Now: Historical Events That Shaped Today’s Novato – Novato

The Wildlife Care Association Annual Nuts & Berries Fundraiser – McClellan Park

Winter Nights Festival - An African Dance Party – San Rafael

Yellowstone Winter Landscape and Wildlife – Mill Valley

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THE PENINSULA:

All-Comers Track & Field Meet: CSM Bulldog Track & Field Winter Open – San Mateo

Chinese New Year Celebration - Year of the Rooster – Foster City

Dan Chan the Magic Man: Half Moon Bay – Half Moon Bay

Italian Film Screenings – Palo Alto

Palo Alto Players presents A Day in Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine – Palo Alto

Winter Night Delight Singles Party– Burlingame

Young Adult Novelist Convention – Millbrae

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EAST BAY:

Alameda South Shore Center to Debut New Playground – Alameda

Alexander String Quartet with Robert Greenberg – Berkeley

Berkeley Restaurant Week: Special Value Lunches & Dinners – Berkeley

Family Class for Balinese Music and Dance – Berkeley

Giveback Homes + Highland Partners SoulCycle Charity Ride – Walnut Creek

Secret Fairy Doors in the Enchanting Alden Woods: Pixie Portal Treasure Hunt & Fairy Garden Craft – Livermore

Tree Time: Livermore Area Recreation and Park District – Livermore

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SANTA CRUZ COUNTY/BEACHES:

FREE Day at the Santa Cruz Children's Museum of Discovery – Santa Cruz

Mountain View Rotary Crab Feed and Art Auction – Mountain View

Science Sunday at MOD: How to Become a Micronaut – Capitola

Watsonville Wetlands Watch Docent Training Program – Watsonville

Women Changing Our World: Paths to Leadership – San Jose

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SOUTH BAY:

Seaweed, Salmon, and Manzanita Cider: A California Indian Feast – Los Altos

Shakespeare On Tour's "Twelfth Night" – Campbell

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Heading to Southern California, by chance? Then see: Disney On Ice; Asian Pacific Lunar Festival; My School Color Run; Smokey Robinson: Your SoCal Weekend

Image courtesy of Foster City Parks and Recreation Department