Bike Family Fest Returns | Pleasant Hill Family Events September 10–17

Hi neighbor!

Bike Family Fest is almost here! Have you been?

It’s a free event this Sunday from 10am–2pm to promote active transportation within our community. They’ll have a pump track, obstacle courses, bike tune-ups, helmet fit checks, and more.

We look forward to this event every year and are so excited that it’s moved to an even bigger location in DVC’s overflow lot.

I hope to see you there!

Jen

All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. Please verify details with the event website to ensure accuracy.

Live music, hidden pianos, and performances woven throughout the Garden. Registration recommended. San Francisco Botanical Garden, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco.

Stories, songs, and rhymes for young readers. Pleasant Hill Library.

Docent-led tour of the garden, including a reflecting pool and Pacific Chorus frogs. Email [email protected] to register. 70 Rincon Road, Kensington.

Farmers market opens at 4pm; big band jazz concert begins at 6:30pm. Todos Santos Plaza, Concord.

Performance by the Orinda Starlight Village Players. Food available for purchase. Orinda Community Center.

Food trucks and live music. Trelany Rd, Pleasant Hill.

Classic cars line the street for this monthly evening show. Downtown Martinez.

Live music, hidden pianos, and performances woven throughout the Garden. Registration recommended. San Francisco Botanical Garden, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco.

Golden Gate Park, San Francisco.

Feed the animals and help close up the farm for the night — meet at the pig pen. Little Farm, Tilden Park, Berkeley.

Family movie night under the stars at the Tilden Environmental Education Center.

Live music, hidden pianos, and performances woven throughout the Garden. Registration recommended. San Francisco Botanical Garden, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco.

Fresh produce and food for purchase, with entertainment and demos most weeks. Outdoor yoga begins at 9am and registration is required. Trelany Rd, Pleasant Hill.

Free for Bay Area residents; reserve tickets in advance. Golden Gate Park, San Francisco.

Free for Bay Area residents; reserve tickets in advance. Lincoln Park, San Francisco.

Walk through the Botanic Garden and learn about native plants in Tilden Park.

Hands-on animal encounter program. Tilden Nature Area, Berkeley.

A story about animals (including us) that rely on insects for food, followed by old-fashioned ice cream topped with bugs. Tilden Nature Area, Berkeley.

Drop in and build with the library's Lego collection. Pleasant Hill Library.

Outdoor Shakespeare, running weekends through September 27. McLaren Park, San Francisco.

Tilden Nature Area, Berkeley.

Tilden Park, Berkeley.

Bring a blanket or low-back chair. Food trucks will be onsite for dinner. Civic Park, Walnut Creek.

Live music, hidden pianos, and performances woven throughout the Garden. Registration recommended. San Francisco Botanical Garden, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco.

Avian search around Jewel Lake. Binoculars available to borrow. Tilden Nature Area, Berkeley.

Obstacle courses, bike safety activities, skills clinics, free bike mechanic checks, games, music, and food — free for all ages. Diablo Valley College Overflow Parking Lot, Pleasant Hill.

Local vendors, food, nature crafts for kids, educational exhibits, garden talks, and plant shopping. Walnut Creek.

Outdoor Mat Pilates at Acalanes High School.

Tilden Nature Area, Berkeley.

Tilden Park, Berkeley.

Pet festival with adoptable animals, a one-mile pet walk around downtown, dog training demonstrations, a best-dressed pet contest, and kids’ activities.

Regional Parks Botanic Garden, Tilden Park, Berkeley.

Bring a blanket or a low lawn chair. Robin Williams Meadow, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco.

Outdoor Shakespeare in McLaren Park, San Francisco.

Feed the animals and help close up the farm for the night — meet at the pig pen. Little Farm, Tilden Park, Berkeley.

Live music, hidden pianos, and performances woven throughout the Garden. Registration recommended. San Francisco Botanical Garden, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco.

Golden Gate Park, San Francisco.

Destress with this free art program at the Concord Library.

Learn about the college planning process, including costs and how to prepare for the future. Walnut Creek Library.

Live music, hidden pianos, and performances woven throughout the Garden. Registration recommended. San Francisco Botanical Garden, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco.

Songs and lap bounces for babies. Walnut Creek Library.

Nintendo Switch games for teens in 6–12th grade. Pleasant Hill Library (Maker Space).

Kids can practice reading with a therapy dog. Lafayette Library.

Snacks provided. Registration preferred; walk-ins welcome. Lafayette lIbrary.

Martial arts, storytelling, mindfulness, and visual arts for children of all ages and abilities. Pleasant Hill Library.

Live music, hidden pianos, and performances woven throughout the Garden. Registration recommended. San Francisco Botanical Garden, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco.

Golden Gate Park, San Francisco.

Bring the littlest ones to explore the park, do an activity, meet some animals, and hear a story. Tilden Nature Area, Berkeley.

Pleasant Hill Library.

Pleasant Hill Library.

Video games, board games, and puzzles at the Walnut Creek Library.

Live music, hidden pianos, and performances woven throughout the Garden. Registration recommended. San Francisco Botanical Garden, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco.

Stories, songs, and rhymes for young readers. Pleasant Hill Library.

Home match. Edwards Stadium, Berkeley.

Farmers market opens at 4pm; concert begins at 6:30pm. Todos Santos Plaza, Concord.

Food trucks and live music. Trelany Rd, Pleasant Hill.

Live music and late-night plant shopping. Admission to the Plaza and live music is free. Food and beverages will be available for purchase and paid admission is required to explore the Garden.

Live music. Orinda Community Center Park, Orinda.