IE Weekend: Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze Openings; Grape Stomp; Color Run

RIVERSIDE AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES, CA — To keep your weekend fun and lively, Patch has rounded up some entertaining events going on throughout the Inland Empire — from the western reaches to the mountains, deserts and communities in between.

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, Sept. 23 to Sunday, Sept. 24.

Among standout events: the openings of pumpkin patches; a winery grape stomp; and the F.I.T. Fun Color Run in Temecula.

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

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Hispanic Heritage Celebration, Music, Food & Dance: Banning

'Gov In The Park' & Kids' Games: Palmer Park, Beaumont

53rd Annual Oktoberfest: Big Bear Lake

Annual Oktoberfest: Lake Arrowhead Village

Inland Pacific Ballet 'Fall Dance Fest' & Sit-Down Dinner: Montclair

Apple-Picking Season: Riley's At Los Rios Rancho, Oak Glen/Yucaipa

Living Desert Zoo & Gardens Job Fair: Palm Desert

Vintage Barbie Doll Display: The Body Deli, Palm Desert

Night Sky Viewing Stars & Planets, Palm Desert

Loving Kindness Meditation Retreat, Dharmachakra Kadampa Buddhist Center, Palm Springs

Live Oak Canyon Pumpkin Patch, Corn Maze, Petting Zoo & Rides: Redlands

'Mushrooms: Keys To The Kingdom Fungi' Exhibit: San Bernardino County Museum, Redlands

Jiu-Jitsu Open Tournament: Redlands

Dinner With Tigers: Diamond Valley Lodge, Sage

Grape Stomp & Gourmet Dinner: Ponte Winery, Temecula

Travis Daggett Band, Old Town Blues Club, Temecula

F.I.T. Fun Color Run: Temecula

Free Yom Kippur Service, Chabad of Temecula

Peltzer Farms Pumpkin Patch, Petting Farm & Train Rides: Temecula

Pumpkinland Pumpkin Patch, Inflatables & Petting Zoo: Promenade Mall, Temecula

BAD CHEMISTRY, Vail Lake KOA Resort Temecula

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ALSO SEE:

Oktoberfest 2023: Inland Empire Guide To The Best Of Bavarian Fests

Haunted Houses 2023: IE Guide To Halloween's Bone-Chilling Best

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HITTING THE ROAD THIS WEEKEND?

• OC Weekend: Scary Farm; Inflatable Pop-Up Park; Susan G. Komen Walk
• LA Weekend: Haunted Hayride; Jack-O'-Lantern Walk; Pull-A-Plane Day
• San Diego Weekend: Zombie-Movie Marathon; Restaurant Week; 4 Oktoberfests
• San Francisco Bay Area Weekend: 5 Oktoberfests; Glass Pumpkin Patch; Stroll & Roll

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