SF Bay Area Weekend: All-You-Can-Eat Shakshuka; Hot Air Balloon Fest

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, July 15 to Sunday, July 16.

Among standout events: the Sonoma County Hot Air Balloon Classic in Santa Rosa; and All-You-Can-Eat Shakshuka Saturday at SF Proper Hotel, San Francisco.

• HITTING THE ROAD THIS WEEKEND?
• LA Weekend: Immersive Van Gogh & Vatican; Tattoo Expo; Greek Festival
• OC Weekend: Orange County Fair; Weenie Dog Races; Plant-O-Rama
• Inland Empire Weekend: 'Real Housewives' Star In RivCo; Cowboy Country Concert
• San Diego Weekend: Dog Days Of Summer; Watermelon Fest; Pride Parade

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

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EAST BAY:

Free Document Shredding, Alameda

The Marsh Berkeley: "Citizen Brain" -Berkeley

Tony Award-Winner Ari'el Stachel's 'Out Of Character': Rep's Peet Theatre, Berkeley

Kids Night In/ Parents Night Out, Concord

Sugartown Festival & Street Fair: Crockett

Friends of Jazz Dixieland Music, Danville

Kitten Adoption Event, El Sobrante

Niles Dog Show, Canine Costume Contest & Pancake Breakfast: Fremont

Summer Comedy Bash with KABIR SINGH & Paco Romane, Fremont

Free, Junk Drop-Off, Lafayette

Shakespeare Under The Stars: 'Much Ado About Nothing': Darcie Kent Vineyards, Livermore

Art Under The Oaks & Music Festival: Alden Lane Nursery, Livermore

Downtown Makers Market, Music & Chalk Artists: Martinez

Contra Costa County Historical Society Silent Auction of Rare/Unusual Books, Martinez

Juneteenth Concert Series: Freight & Salvage, Oakland

'Matilda JR': Firehouse Arts Center, Pleasanton

Disability Ministry Car Show, Bounce House & More: Valley Community Church, Pleasanton

Get Ready to RUN, Pinole

Point Molate Park Photography Exhibit, Richmond

Summer Concert in Park with Meetup; No Doubt Cover Band, San Ramon

The Enneagram Experience at Unity of Walnut Creek

Synergy Theater 'Roll Of Dice: An Improvised Play': Lesher Center, Walnut Creek

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NORTH BAY/WINE COUNTRY:

Spike Sikes & His Awesome Hotcakes, Summer Concert, Corte Madera

Stones Throw Wellness Fair, Cotati

Music in the Vineyards: Unauthorized Rolling Stones, Orsi Family Vineyards, Healdsburg

Danza Xantotl de Santa Rosa, Library, Healdsburg

Tamale Pop-Up & Live Music: Davis Family Vineyards, Healdsburg

Napa High School Class of '67 Reunion, Napa

'Taste Of Napa': Meritage Resort, Napa

Saturday Kids Camp, Connolly Ranch Education Center, Napa

Roberto Jimenez - No Gi Jiu Jitsu Seminar, Novato

Book Sale Fundraiser, Arts Center, Petaluma

Esteem Wrestling Academy presents Figuerora/Lujan Clinic, Petaluma

Introduction to THE ART of Flamenco, O'Brien Center of Arts, Petaluma

British Bespoke: George Cleverley & Huntsman, Faust Haus Winery, Saint Helena

Sonoma County Hot Air Balloon Classic: Santa Rosa

Sympoetic Surfaces; Making with Nature – Visiting Artist Amanda Bury, Sonoma

3 Queens – Diana Ross, Tina Turner & Aretha Franklin, Empress Theatre, Vallejo

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PENINSULA:

Music@Menlo Chamber Music Festival & Institute: Atherton

Music@Menlo Festival: Concert Program I: Baroque Splendor, Atherton

Music@Menlo Festival: Inside the Quartets I: Led by David Finckel, Atherton

Music@Menlo Festival: Beethoven Quartet Cycle I: The Early Quartets: Op. 18, No. 1,2,3, Atherton

Free Sunday Summer Concert: Twin Pines Park, Belmont

Elizée's Bay Area Pop-Up, Los Altos

Brian Belknap | NOLA-drenched One Man Band EXPERIENCE, Menlo Park

Shoreline Lake Bastille Day Celebration: Mountain View

ACGA Clay & Glass Festival, Palo Alto

'Wet & Wild Day At The J': Oshman Family JCC, Palo Alto

Yoga in the Garden, Gamble Garden, Palo Alto

Neighborhood Flea Market, Celebration Fellowship, Redwood City

Yoga for Beginners - Free Session, San Bruno

'Ovid's Metamorphosis' Sculpture Exhibition: Filoli Estate, Woodside

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SAN FRANCISCO:

Irish Tenor Paul Byrom in Concert, San Francisco

Foodwise Summer Bash: Ferry Building, San Francisco

All-You-Can-Eat Shakshuka Saturdays: SF Proper Hotel, San Francisco

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

Merola Opera Program's The Rape of Lucretia, Herbst Theatre, San Francisco

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SANTA CRUZ COUNTY/BEACHES:

U-Pick Lavender: Noble Harvest Lavender Farm, Aptos

Bystander Intervention Training, Libaray, Capitola

TAC Skimblast Skimboarding Competition: Seabright State Beach, Santa Cruz

Shakespeare In Park 'Book Of Will': Audrey Stanley Grove, Santa Cruz

Shakespeare In Park 'Taming Of The Shrew': Audrey Stanley Grove, Santa Cruz

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SOUTH BAY:

Melon Chill Summertime Bliss, Cloud City Supply, Campbell

Youth Alliance: 1st Annual Hollister Native American Gathering, Hollister

Stratford School Hosts Preschool-Grade 2 Open House, Milpitas

'Dine Downtown' Restaurant Week: San Jose

West Valley Youth Theater "The Lightning Thief, The Percy Jackson Musical," San Jose

Beautify San Jose - Silicon Valley Rainbow Rotary's Litter Pickup & Lunch, San Jose

Wildwood Park Music Series & Car Show Week Kick-Off, Saratoga

'Willy Wonka Jr!': Sunnyvale

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ALSO SEE: CA County Fairs 2023 Guide: Where To Find The Fun In California

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