SF Bay Area Weekend: Old-Timey Apple Fair; 4 Cultural Festivals

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, Aug. 12 to Sunday, Aug. 13.

Among standout events: the Gravenstein Apple Fair in Sebastopol; Japanese Obon Festival in Union City; Aloha Festival in San Mateo; Ukrainian Independence Day Festival in Sunnyvale; and Oakland's World Music Festival.

Always double-check with organizers that events are proceeding as planned.

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EAST BAY:

Drag Yourself to Brunch, Alameda Comedy Club, Alameda

'South Seas Swing' Dance, Food & Tiki Drinks: USS Hornet, Alameda

Marsh "Citizen Brain" - Berkeley

Cornell C.C. Carter: One Love, Center for Arts, Castro Valley

3rd Annual Melt With You Festival, Danville

Teen Tennis Clinics, Fremont

Live Music with Sausalito, Circus Pub, Kensington

Lamorinda Arts Council "Art Embraces Words": Lafayette

Classic Horror Book Club, Library, Lafayette

Encore Players: 'Pets (And Their Humans)': Bothwell Arts Center, Livermore

Chi Running: Run With Ease, Energy & Avoid Injury, Las Positas College, Livermore

Chi Walking: Walk With Ease, Energy & Avoid Injury, Las Positas College, Livermore

Stand-Up Comedy: Witty Women & Wine, Almost Famous Wine, Livermore

Library Bag of Books Sale, Martinez

The Business of Wine - Saint Mary's College, Moraga

Comedy Oakland LIVE, Oakland

Laurel StreetFair World Music Festival: MacArthur Boulevard, Oakland

In Memoriam Victorian Oddities Market, Oakland

Congregation Beth Emek Open House: Pleasanton

Davis Street Health Fair, San Leandro

Hot August Nights! Fundraiser for Motorsports & Local Driver Cameron Carraway, Bridges Clubhouse, San Ramon

'Scorpions Of The Night' After-Dark Walk: Sunol

'Obon Festival' Japanese Dance, Music & Food: Union City

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NORTH BAY/WINE COUNTRY:

'Peddlers Fair' Antiques, Art & Food: Downtown Benicia

Bonnie Hayes & Friends Summer Concert, Corte Madera

Circus Vargus 'Bonjour, Paris!': Corte Madera

Stones Throw Wellness & Craft Fairytale Fun Fair, Cotati

Davis Klezmer Orchestra, Peregrine School, Davis

Summer Morning Redwood Experience: Jack London State Historic Park, Glen Ellen

Read to a Dog, Library, Healdsburg

Chicago The Tribute, Raven Performing Arts Theater, Healdsburg

"Bridge the Gap: Band Together Marin" Benefit Concert, Sweetwater, Mill Valley

Summer Lobster Feast: Cuvaison Vineyard, Napa

Wine and Music Sundays, Pope Valley Winery, Pope Valley

Downtown EATS Passport: San Rafael

'Jurassic Jubilee' Sonoma County Fair: Santa Rosa

Gravenstein Apple Fair: Sebastopol

Great Italian Desserts Class, Sonoma

Storytime LIVE, Kiddie Academy, Vacaville

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PENINSULA:

Donation Drive-Thru Drop-Off, St. Paul's, Burlingame

Rotary 'Fine Art In The Park' Show: Los Altos

“California Textures” by Caroline McClintic, Viewpoints Gallery, Los Altos

Stevie Cornell Quartet—Twangy Pop to Retro Western, Menlo Park

Dog Days of Summer, The Village at San Antonio Center, Mountain View

'IL DUCATO/The New Mikado' By Lamplighters Music Theatre: Mountain View

Tiki Trot 5k, Pacifica

Free Second Saturday: Crazy about Corn, Gamble Garden, Palo Alto

Free Shakespeare In The Park 'Cymbeline': Redwood City

Picnic en Blanc - Fancy, Pop-up Picnic + Dance Party, Redwood City

Bay Area Aloha Festival: Event Center, San Mateo

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

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SAN FRANCISCO:

SF Outside Lands Music Festival: Golden Gate Park, San Francisco

Civil War-Era 'Living History Day': Fort Point National Historic Site, San Francisco

Disney's 'Aladdin': Orpheum Theatre, San Francisco

SF Restaurant 'Tomato Week': San Francisco

'Sunday's A Drag' Brunch With Donna Sachet: Club Fugazi, San Francisco

'Tina – The Tina Turner Muscial': Golden Gate Theatre, San Francisco

Souvla's Greek 'Dogpatch Dinner Series': San Francisco

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

Marsh SF "The Never Too Late Show" - San Francisco

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SANTA CRUZ COUNTY/BEACHES:

Pie Contest & Live Music: Downtown Felton

Antique Faire: Downtown Santa Cruz

National Roller Coaster Day: Beach Boardwalk, 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

'Harvesting Equity' with Civil Rights Activist Dolores Huerta: Watsonville

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SOUTH BAY:

Second Saturday Street Entertainment + Pop-Up Shopping: Campbell

Cirque du Soleil 'Corteo': SAP Center, San Jose

Community Fest@Circle Of Palms & Summer Jazz: San Jose

Storytime LIVE at Kiddie Academy of Almaden Valley, San Jose

Silicon Valley 'Shakespeare In Love': Sanborn County Park, Saratoga

Silicon Valley Shakespeare 'King Lear': Sanborn County Park, Saratoga

Ukrainian Independence Day Festival Bay Area: Baylands Park, Sunnyvale

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HITTING THE ROAD?

• Inland Empire Weekend Guide: Butterfly Daze; Kidchella; Catfish Derby; Bike Fest
• San Diego Weekend: Lemon Festival; Barbie Dreamhouse Pop-Up; StarFest
• LA Weekend: Japanese Fest; Pop-Up Water Park; 'HollyShorts' Film Fest
• Orange County Weekend Guide: Elton John Candlelit Tribute; Volcom Warehouse Sale

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