Creatures-Con; Summer Nights Outdoor Music Festival​​; Edible Garden Tour​​; Island Reggae Festival​​​: 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, July 8 to Sunday, July 9.

EAST BAY

Community Harvest – Danville

Music in the Park – Danville

Catch ‘em If You Can: A Creek Adventure – Livermore

Howl at the Moon Hike – Livermore

Livermore Shakespeare Festival’s Annual Benefit Gala – Livermore

Creatures-Con – Moraga

Jack of All Trades Market – Oakland

Shakespeare in the Park – Pleasanton

Japanese Bazaar – Union City

NORTH BAY / WINE COUNTRY

Fairfax Theatre Company "Once Upon A Magic!" – Fairfax

Annual Art & Garden Festival – Petaluma

“Showin’ on the River” Juried Fine Art Show – Petaluma

The French Market – San Rafael

Summer Nights Outdoor Music Festival – San Rafael

Second Saturday Cartoonist – Santa Rosa

THE PENINSULA

Menlo Park Kids Triathlon – Menlo Park

Edible Garden Tour – Palo Alto

Hakone Centennial Garden Exhibit – Redwood City

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY / BEACHES

Boomeria Organ Extravaganza – Bonny Doon

Beer Festival – Monterey

Memorial Paddle-Out for Surf Legend Jack O’Neill – Pleasure Point, Santa Cruz

2nd Saturday on the Farm – Watsonville

Custom Car Show – Watsonville

SOUTH BAY

Johnathan's Dreams Benefit for NPC Childhood Alzheimer's – Gilroy

Island Reggae Festival – San Jose

Heading to Southern California, by chance? Then see: Over-The-Line Tournament; Summer Music Classes; Festival Of Arts; Santa Monica Teen Film Festival: SoCal Weekend

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