Whats Happening

Looking for something to do, this weekend, next weekend or next month. Check out what's going on in the California, Bay Area or within a few hours driving distance.
I'll blog new calendar events under the label "What's Happening", mainly during the nicer weather months so if your looking for something fun to do or maybe even something to avoid you might find it here.  Or check out Road Side America app for those odd places to visit when driving around the country.

I also have some events on my radar and am also keeping a list of places I want to go.

If I still can't find anything to do maybe I can scratch something off my bucket list.

Lastly if I still can't find something that sounds interesting, here is a list of my weekend activities.
The events I've been to I'll tell you what I think.  I love to try new things and check out new places or areas of a town.  One way to do that is to check out local festivals.  A few years ago I developed festival burnout. This year I tried a few but I am no longer really into them. In case you love festivals I will list them even though they are no longer one of my favorite things to do but they do allow you to check out a new area.

Check out Spinlister, rent a bike from someone local.  Sounds like an AirBNB site for bikes

EVENTS (date driven):
Book Signings:
THINGS TO DO:
  • Alameda Antique Fair: First sunday of every month, check website for rain delays.  Be prepared for a lot of walking there are a ton of dealers and two hours isn't enough if you don't keep moving.
  • Treasure Island Flee Market:  Last FULL weekend of the month.  Now Happy Hour 10am-Noon.  My kind of happy!  Small flee market, (2 rows w/venders on each side plus a side lot) but best of all there are wineries on the island so do some tasting ($15-20) and one is even free.  A must see is the dancing lady.  She lights up after 8 but is still beautiful during the day.
  • White Elephant Sale, Oakland:  Happens in January
  • Niles Canyon Annual Antique faire, August
  • Farmers Market: Check out your local farmers market.
  • Rocket Boat: Take a 30 min ride on a rocket boat in the SF Bay.
  • SF Bay Adventures:  Sail the bay
  • iFly: Indoor skydiving.
  • Six Flags:  Amusement park
  • House of Air:  (SF, CA) Indoor trampoline park
  • Sky High Sports:  (Concord, CA)  Indoor trampoline park
  • Cave & Mine Adventures
  • Alioto & Lazio Fish Company:  Purchase fresh fish.  Opens, M-F 6:30am, Sat 7:00am
  • Sonoma Tour of backroads
MUSEUMS:
TOURS:
  • San Francisco City Guides - guided tours: Love to walk, learn about new places and want it to be cheap? Try one of the free walking tours in San Francisco. They are great and all you should do is make a donation when it's over of $5 to keep the program going. Go to San Francisco City Guides and see what tours they are offering. My favorites so far are: Painted Ladies, Coit Tower, Haight Ashbury, Russian Hill, North Beach Food Tour (Linda Cahill) and Mission Murals Here are pictures from others we have went on like Ferry Building & Mission Bay, but to see a complete list of what we have done, click here.
  • Discover Walks:  Three SF tours but also tours around the world.  Your tip is your payment.
  • Oakland Walking Tours:  Given by the Cultral Arts and Marketing Dept.  They meet at either 12th or 19th Street.  Some days there is a  free Broadway Shuttle or if you decide to drive, free parking is offered at Clay Street Garage (behind City Hall) on Saturdays.  Click here for the pdf file.
  • Djerassi Resident Artists:  Located in the redwood forest of Santa Cruz Mountains you will find a 580 acre ranch with 50 sculptures on site as of 2010.  Tours offered Mid April - Late October, reservations required.  To make reservations or for more information, please call the Djerassi Program at (650) 747-1250. To become a Member of the Program please go to the Djerassi website.  Djerassi Sculpture Park
  • Weakend Sherpa: Outdoor pursuits in Northern California.
  • GeoCashing: Like to do scavenger hunts, try geocashing.
  • Letterboxing; Treasure hunting
  • Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve:  1700 Elkhorn Rd, Watsonville (ther eis a safari, book ahead) along with Sanctuary cruises whale watching.
  • SF Ghost Hunt:  Someone told me about this so one day I must check it out.
  • Vantigo:  Tour in an Volswagon red van.  Read abouat in 7x7
  • Boat rentals
  • Giants Stadium tour:  Reservations required.
  • SF 49er Stadium tour:  Reservations required, Santa Clara, CA.

BREW TOURS & TASTINGS:
ZOO / ANIMALS:
LIVE MUSIC:
  • Main Street Brewery:  Pleasanton, CA.  Live music most Fri & Sat. nights.
  • Dans Irish Pub:  Walnut Creek, CA.  Live music most Fri & Sat. nights.
  • Harry Denton's Starlight Room brunch and show "Sunday's a DRAG" . No matter what you might first think, this show is fun, entertaining, and a must see. In some cases you won't believe your eyes. Just do it.
  • The Saloon:  SF on Grant in North Beach.  Live music every late afternoon, dive bar.
  • Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk:  Free live music on the beach.
  • Freight and Salvage: Live music
  • Ironstone:  Concerts and events

VENUES & TICKETED EVENTS (shows, concerts, sports, etc.):

THEATERS:
  • Woodminster: Summer musicals. This is a great outdoor venue. Get their early and bring a picnic. If you want to be close head down to the last parking lot, steps away from theater but 20 minutes to get out of parking lot. You can bring booze & food into the venue but make it a small ice chest or it won't fit under your seat. Bring a blanket or layer clothes because it will get cold at night.
  • Beach Blanket Babylon: Running continuously in North Beach, SF, CA (follows current events).  Been around for years a must see.
  • SHN: San Francisco Broadway shows (Orpueum, Curran, Golden Gate Theaters)
  • Paramount Theater: Plays, comedy, concerts.
  • Altarena Playhouse: Alameda
  • The Marsh: Breeding ground for new preformances
  • CAL Shakespeare Fetival: Love Shakespeare, go to a festival.
  • Firehouse Theater: Pleasanton,  variety events:  music, comedy, plays.
  • Lesher Center: Walnut Creek, variety events:  music, comedy, plays.
  • Bankhead Performing Arts Center: Livermore
  • American Conservatory Theater, SF: plays
COMEDY CLUBS

CLASSES:
DISCOUNT DEAL SITES:

RESTAURANT RESERVATIONS AND REVIEWS:
  • Open Table: Restaurant reservations and guide
  • YELP: Restaurant guide
  • New Places I want to try, click here for my latest list.
TRAVEL BOOKING SITES:
  • Bing travel: Flights, hotels, deals and destinations.  The site will tell you if it's the right time to buy or if you should wait because the price is too high.
  • Trip Advisor: Flights, hotels, restaurants, vacation rentals, trip ideas.
  • Independent Traveler: Flights, hotels,
  • FareCompare: Compares flights of different travel sites like Expedia, Orbitz, etc.
  • GetARoom: Hotels
  • SmarterTravel: Flights, hotels
  • Momondo: Flights, hotels, car, city guide
  • Fabsearch: Worldwide travel and going out guide
  • Trip Alertz:  See what deals are offered, sign up for free and if it fills up you get the deal
  • Airfarewatchdog: For those with no specific destination in mind. You can find out every airfare sale that is leaving from your home airport.
  • Expedia:  Flights, hotels, deals and destinations.
  • Hotwire:  Flights, hotels, deals and destinations. If your travel dates are flexible try their fare compare chart.  It will tell you the best date to travel.
  • Orbitz:  Flights, hotels, deals and destinations.
  • Yapta: Flights and hotels.
  • Seat Expert: Find the best seat to choose on your flight.
  • Seat Guru: Find the best seat before you fly.
AIRLINES
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