Lafayette Art & Wine Festival | Pleasant Hill Family Events September 17–24

Hi neighbor,

The Lafayette Art & Wine Festival is back this weekend! Have you been?

It’s a two day party in the street with free admission and music, as well as kids activities, food, and drinks for a fee. We love taking the kids to listen to live music and two of my favorites are performing this year: The Spazmatics (80s cover band) and The Big Jangle (Tom Petty cover).

Speaking of festivals, save the date for Pleasant Hill’s new Harvest Festival on Saturday, October 10, from 11am–9pm. It looks like a fun event!

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

Twelve pianos scattered through the garden. Watch a performance or sit down and play. Free admission daily between 7:30–9am; Flower Piano runs 10am–6pm. San Francisco Botanical Garden, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco.

Songs, stories, and wiggle time for the littlest listeners. Pleasant Hill Library.

Soccer matchup with Wake Forest at Edwards Stadium. Berkeley.

Faily-friendly outdoor concert. Orinda Community Center Park.

Season finale of the free concert series. Bring a blanket or chair. Plaza near Jack's Restaurant & Bar, Pleasant Hill.

Free early entry between 9–10am. Golden Gate Park, San Francisco.

Twelve pianos scattered through the garden. Watch a performance or sit down and play. Free admission daily between 7:30–9am; Flower Piano runs 10am–6pm. San Francisco Botanical Garden, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco.

Feed the animals and close the farm for the night. Meet at the pig pen at Little Farm, Tilden Nature Area, Berkeley.

Vendors, kids' activities, and live music. Chilpancingo Park, Pleasant Hill.

Family activities start at 5:30pm, movie begins around dusk (roughly 7:45pm). Bring blankets and chairs. Hidden Valley Park, Martinez.

Help out with local projects as a family. Pleasant Hill.

Fresh produce, entertainment, and demos. Trelany Rd, Pleasant Hill.

Free admission for Bay Area residents. Reserve tickets in advance. San Francisco.

Free admission for Bay Area residents. Reserve tickets in advance. San Francisco.

Hands-on art and sensory activities for ages 0–5 and their families. Shadelands Art Center, Walnut Creek.

Stories, songs, and fun. Martinez Library.

Free admission and parking, free music, and kid zones (activity costs vary). Downtown Lafayette.

Twelve pianos scattered through the garden. Watch a performance or sit down and play. Free admission daily between 7:30–9am; Flower Piano runs 10am–6pm. San Francisco Botanical Garden, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco.

Meet an animal ambassador up close. Tilden Nature Area, Berkeley.

Local vendors, community resources, food trucks, a children's play area, and live entertainment. Waterfront Park, Martinez.

Entertainment, food vendors, mooncakes, kids' activities, and lion dancing. Grant Avenue between California and Broadway, San Francisco.

Join a ranger for a mindful, mostly-flat half-mile walk through the orchards. Dogs welcome. John Muir National Historic Site, Martinez.

Kids can practice reading with a licensed therapy dog. Registration required. Martinez Library.

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

Guided walk through the native-plant garden. Tilden Park, Berkeley.

Hands-on nature discovery for young explorers. Tilden Nature Area, Berkeley.

Outdoor Shakespeare performance. Sue Bierman Park, San Francisco.

Free build time with the library's Lego collection. Pleasant Hill Library.

Tilden Nature Area, Berkeley.

Grab your boots and bring your crew for free line dancing lessons. Golf, music, and drinks available for a fee. Skylinks at Buchanan Fields, Concord.

Free admission and parking, free music, and kid zones (activity costs vary). Downtown Lafayette.

Twelve pianos scattered through the garden. Watch a performance or sit down and play. Free admission daily between 7:30–9am; Flower Piano runs 10am–6pm. San Francisco Botanical Garden, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco.

Tilden Nature Area, Berkeley.

Tilden Park, Berkeley.

Grant Avenue, San Francisco.

Soccer matchup with Louisville at Edwards Stadium. Berkeley.

Parade 11am–3pm, Hopping Competition 1–5, Car Show (2–8pm). Mission Street, San Francisco.

Outdoor Shakespeare performance. Sue Bierman Park, San Francisco.

Edwards Stadium — check the athletics site for ticket details. Berkeley.

Tilden Nature Area, Berkeley.

Free early admission. Golden Gate Park, San Francisco.

Free early entry between 9–10am. Golden Gate Park, San Francisco.

Free entry from 7:30–9am. Hands-on digging, watering, and planting activity stations for kids in the Children's Garden from 10am–12pm. San Francisco Botanical Garden.

Songs and lap bounces. Walnut Creek Library.

Kids 6 and up can practice reading to a certified therapy dog. Registration required. Lafayette Library.

Create traditional kite to honor loved ones, inspired by the Amazing Kite Festival. Pleasant Hill Library.

Free entry from 7:30–9am. San Francisco Botanical Garden.

Free early entry between 9–10am. Golden Gate Park, San Francisco.

Songs and stories. Walnut Creek Library.

Songs, stories, and movement. Lafayette Library.

Storytime and a craft for toddlers and preschoolers. Pleasant Hill Library.

Elementary and middle school students can create art in the maker space. Pleasant Hill Library.

Free entry from 7:30–9am. Hands-on digging, watering, and planting activity stations for kids in the Children's Garden from 10am–12pm. San Francisco Botanical Garden.

Pleasant Hill Library.

Practice reading with a gentle therapy dog. Concord Library.

After school crafts for ages 5–12. Walnut Creek Library.