Walnut Creek Weekend Events: See What's Happening In The Area

Walnut Creek CA

16 September, 2021

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WALNUT CREEK, CA — Wondering what there is to do in the Walnut Creek area this weekend? Your Walnut Creek Patch community calendar is a great way to stay connected to what's happening near you and discover local events that fit your interests. See what's happening and what might interest you before you make plans. Have an event you would like to see it in the next roundup? You can add it to the calendar using this form. You can also spread the word in nearby communities by promoting your event. The cost is $1 per day per community. Here are all of this weekend's events in the Walnut Creek area: Featured Event: 'Music & Market' Summer Concerts 2021: Todos Santos, Concord When: Thursday, September 16th at 6:30 p.m. What: "Music & Market" Outdoor Summer Concert Series Thursdays, July 15 - Sept. 30, 2021 Market opens: 4 p.m. Concert: 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Todos Santos Plaza, 2175 Willow Pass Road, Concord, CA From City of Concord, CA, Parks & Recreation: "The City of Concord has anno... Learn More Featured Event: 'Music & Market' Summer Concerts 2021: Todos Santos, Concord (Susan C. Schena) Finance 102: Cybersecurity and Partnering with the FBI When: Thursday, September 16th at 7:00 p.m. Where: Zoom What: The Walnut Creek Library Foundation presents Supervisory Special Agent Enrique Alvarez of FBI San Francisco's Cyber Branch. Alvarez will give a presentation on cybersecurity and how the FBI investigates cybercrime and provide an overview of how malicious cyber actors perpetrat... Learn More Featured Event: Better Days When: Friday, September 17th at 9:00 a.m. Where: 4 Orinda Theatre Square What: Our Showcase September selection is Hong Kong's Oscar Finalist Better Days. Our web site is www.internationalshowcase.org This is an exclusive a Bay Area theatrical engagement. The film won 58 international awards and nominated for 75 additional awards. In Mandarin with Engli... Learn More Featured Event: Ngaio Bealum - Live at the Alameda Comedy Club When: Friday, September 17th at 7:00 p.m. Where: Alameda Comedy Club What: Ngaio Bealum has been on all the major networks and is currently the cannabis expert on the Netflix show "Cooking on High". He has a razor sharp wit, an engaging and friendly stage presence. Learn More Featured Event: Ngaio Bealum - Live at the Alameda Comedy Club (Alameda Comedy Club) Featured Event: Tortilla Soup and Cisco Kid When: Friday, September 17th at 8:00 p.m. Where: Empress Theatre What: Tortilla Soup is a 9-piece band that will have you dancing in the aisles. With a three-piece horn section, Tortilla Soup plays a variety of music from the 1960's to the present with an emphasis on groups such as Tower of Power, Tierra, Malo, Santana, James Brown, Aretha Frank... Learn More Featured Event: Tortilla Soup and Cisco Kid (Empress Theatre) Featured Event: Clayton Valley Pumpkin Farm 2021: Permanently Closed When: Friday, September 17th at 9:00 a.m. What: CLOSED Clayton Valley Pumpkin Farm Sept-Oct. 2021 Clayton Valley Pumpkin Farm, 1060 Pine Lane, Clayton, CA From Clayton Valley Pumpkin Farm & Christmas Trees: "To all our wonderful customers and community, ​"Over 40 years ago, in 1980, we grew a few pumpkins and sold them... Learn More Featured Event: Clayton Valley Pumpkin Farm 2021: Permanently Closed (Susan C. Schena) Evening On The Green - Tice Creek School When: Friday, September 17th at 12:00 a.m. Where: Tice Creek School What: Event listing from Tice Creek School: Friday, September 17 (all day) Learn More Boys WP @ Napa Valley College - Northgate High When: Friday, September 17th at 12:00 a.m. Where: Northgate High What: Event listing from Northgate High: Friday, September 17 (all day) Learn More Varsity Girls Water Polo @ Del Oro - Northgate High When: Friday, September 17th at 8:00 a.m. Where: Northgate High What: Event listing from Northgate High: Friday, September 17 from 8:00 AM to 6:30 PM Learn More Northgate vs Bethel (Football) - Northgate High When: Friday, September 17th at 4:30 p.m. Where: Northgate High What: Event listing from Northgate High: Friday, September 17 from 4:30 PM to 9:00 PMJV - 4:30pmVarsity - 7pm Learn More Featured Event: Art & Blooms When: Saturday, September 18th at 4:00 p.m. Where: The Gardens at Heather Farm What: Head to The Gardens at Heather Farm Saturday, September 18 from 4 to 6 pm for the Art & Blooms Garden Stroll. If you are a regular visitor to The Gardens, chances are you have seen local artist Heather Martin capturing the beauty of the landscape in her exquisite paintings... Learn More Featured Event: Art & Blooms (The Gardens at Heather Farm) Featured Event: Live Music on the Tarmac ft Kid Dynamite When: Saturday, September 18th at 6:30 p.m. Where: Elevation LVK What: Kid Dynamite, one of our local fave bands will be stopping by on Sat evening. Always a fun night with this band playing on the patio, drinks by Edgar and entrees by Chef Jose.  Learn More Featured Event: Live Music on the Tarmac ft Kid Dynamite (ElevationLVK) Featured Event: Lafayette Art & Wine Festival 2021: UPDATE: CANCELED When: Saturday, September 18th at 10:00 a.m. What: UPDATE: CANCELED Lafayette Art & Wine Festival 2021: This event was canceled. Saturday & Sunday, Sept.18 - 19, 2021 -10 a.m. - 7 p.m. Mount Diablo Boulevard, Lafayette, CA From Lafayette Art & Wine Festival: "One of the many charms of the Lafayette Art & Wine F... Learn More Featured Event: Lafayette Art & Wine Festival 2021: UPDATE: CANCELED (Susan C. Schena) Cross Country Nike De La Salle Invitational When: Saturday, September 18th at 8:00 a.m. Where: Northgate High What: Event listing from Northgate High: Saturday, September 18 from 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM Learn More Gold Coast live concert: Spheres of Influence When: Saturday, September 18th at 9:00 a.m. Where: Don Tatzin Community Hall at Lafayette Library What: Named Best Concert Series of the East Bay 2021 by Diablo Magazine, the Gold Coast Chamber Players return to the stage on September 18, 2021 with Spheres of Influence, the first of a series of five concerts. Each performance is held at the Don Tatzin Community Hall at the Lafay... Learn More Public Art Walking Tours - Bedford Gallery When: Saturday, September 18th at 10:00 a.m. Where: Bedford Gallery What: Event listing from Bedford Gallery: Saturday, September 18 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AMDetails SEPTEMBER TOUR: Downtown Main St. and Library Bedford Gallery is excited to bring back our one hour docent-led walking tours of Walnut… More https://www.facebook.com/events/48870111889... Learn More Splatter Festival 2021: Emerald Glen Park, Dublin When: Saturday, September 18th at 12:00 p.m. What: Splatter End-Of-Summer Festival  Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021 - 12 p.m. Emerald Glen Park, 4201 Central Pkwy, Dublin, CA From City of Dublin, CA: "Splatter returns to Emerald Glen Park. "Art & Entertainment: The Main Stage features a diverse line-up of live music and dance ens... Learn More Art and Blooms Garden Stroll When: Saturday, September 18th at 4:00 p.m. Where: The Gardens at Heather Farm, 1540 Marchbanks Drive, Walnut Creek, California,94598, United States What: Head to The Gardens at Heather Farm Saturday, September 18 from 4 to 6 pm for the Art and Blooms Garden Stroll. If you are a regular visitor to The Gardens, chances are you have seen local artist Heather Martin capturing the beauty of the landscape in her exquisite paintings. ... Learn More Battle of the Bands- - Northgate High When: Saturday, September 18th at 5:00 p.m. Where: Northgate High What: Event listing from Northgate High: Saturday, September 18 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM Learn More Film Festival Charity Gala benefiting Cancer Support Community When: Saturday, September 18th at 5:30 p.m. What: This first-ever film festival charity gala will be an elegant and inspiring evening of courage, resilience, and hope. Broadcast live online on Saturday, September 18, it will present three original short films on the theme of cancer and community. Viewers and attendees will be... Learn More Gold Coast concert season opens September 18 with 5 live concerts! When: Saturday, September 18th at 7:30 p.m. Where: Don Tatzin Community Hall at Lafayette Library What: Named Best Concert Series of the East Bay 2021 by Diablo Magazine, the Gold Coast Chamber Players return to the stage on September 18, 2021 with a series of five concerts. Each performance is held at the Don Tatzin Community Hall at the Lafayette Library, 3491 Mt. Diablo Blvd.... Learn More Emperor (Show 1 of 2) When: Saturday, September 18th at 7:30 p.m. Where: Lesher Center for the Arts What: • The season opens with Beethoven's best known and most performedpiano concerto, paired with music by Mozart contemporaryMarianna Martines. • The best known and most performed of Beethoven's piano concertos, The Emperor features virtuosic trills, scales, and lots of drama, pla... Learn More California Symphony Presents "Emperor" When: Saturday, September 18th at 7:30 p.m. Where: Lesher Center for the Arts What: After more than a year of offering virtual performances during the pandemic, California Symphony returns to live concerts next month, launching its 2021-22 season with Emperor, a program that presents music of comfort to Bay Area audiences. Award-winning pianist Adam Golka hea... Learn More Featured Event: Bottomless Mimosa Brunch Sat & Sun When: Sunday, September 19th at 10:00 a.m. Where: Elevation LVK What: On the weekends we save water and drink lots of champagne. Come join us for a fun afternoon at the Livermore Airport. Your kids will enjoy watching the planes take off & land... so will you!  Learn More Featured Event: Bottomless Mimosa Brunch Sat & Sun (ElevationLVK) Emperor (Show 2 of 2) When: Sunday, September 19th at 4:00 p.m. Where: Lesher Center for the Arts What: • The season opens with Beethoven's best known and most performedpiano concerto, paired with music by Mozart contemporaryMarianna Martines. • The best known and most performed of Beethoven's piano concertos, The Emperor features virtuosic trills, scales, and lots of drama, pla... Learn More California Symphony Presents "Emperor" When: Sunday, September 19th at 4:00 p.m. Where: Lesher Center for the Arts What: After more than a year of offering virtual performances during the pandemic, California Symphony returns to live concerts next month, launching its 2021-22 season with Emperor, a program that presents music of comfort to Bay Area audiences. Award-winning pianist Adam Golka hea... Learn More Featured Event: SIR Las Trampas Branch 116 Hosts "Storm Chaser" at September 20 Luncheon When: Monday, September 20th at 11:45 a.m. What: For our September monthly luncheon we are very excited to have as our speaker Mr. George Kourounis! George is an explorer, storm chaser & TV presenter who has spent 25 years documenting extreme forces of nature and natural phenomena worldwide including tornadoes, hurrica... Learn More Featured Event: 'Tips For Change' Meals On Wheels Benefit 2021: Gianni's, San Ramon When: Monday, September 20th at 4:30 p.m. What: 'Tips For Change' Meals on Wheels Diablo Region Fundraiser Monday, Sept. 20, 2021 - 4:30 p.m. - 8 p.m. (Reservations required) Gianni's Italian Bistro, 2065 San Ramon Valley Blvd., San Ramon, CA From Meals on Wheels Diablo Region: "We want to express our gratitude to all of yo... Learn More Featured Event: 'Tips For Change' Meals On Wheels Benefit 2021: Gianni's, San Ramon (Susan C. Schena) Parent Conf. WCI - Walnut Creek Elementary When: Monday, September 20th at 12:00 a.m. Where: Walnut Creek Elementary What: Event listing from Walnut Creek Elementary: Monday, September 20 (all day) Learn More San Ramon Valley Genealogical Society - General Meeting When: Tuesday, September 21st at 10:00 a.m. Where: Free Zoom Event What: Free San Ramon Valley Genealogical Society (SRVGS) Zoom General Meeting, Tuesday, September 21, 2021, 10:00 a.m. Our Keynote Speaker, Diana Elder, will present "Citing Sources: The Good, Bad & Ugly". Diana is an Accredited Genealogist professional, author, and speaker. Sh... Learn More Gotts Roadside PFC Fundraiser - Northgate High When: Tuesday, September 21st at 12:00 a.m. Where: Northgate High What: Event listing from Northgate High: Tuesday, September 21 (all day) Learn More Senior Picnic - Northgate High When: Tuesday, September 21st at 12:00 a.m. Where: Northgate High What: Event listing from Northgate High: Tuesday, September 21 (all day) Learn More Silver Screen - The Fundamentals of Caring When: Tuesday, September 21st at 1:00 p.m. Where: 1375 Civic Park Drive, Walnut Creek, CA 94596 What: The City of Walnut Creek in partnership with the Walnut Creek Seniors Club brings you our monthly movie screening - The Fundamentals of Caring Movie starts promptly at 1pm A writer (Paul Rudd) retires after a personal tragedy and becomes a disabled teen's caregiver. When the... Learn More Northgate Vs. Acalanes (Girls Tennis) When: Tuesday, September 21st at 3:30 p.m. Where: Northgate High What: Event listing from Northgate High: Tuesday, September 21 from 3:30 PM to 7:00 PMVarsity @ Acalanes - 3:30 pmJV @ Northgate - 3:30pm Learn More Northgate @ Campolindo (Girls Volleyball When: Tuesday, September 21st at 4:00 p.m. Where: Northgate High What: Event listing from Northgate High: Tuesday, September 21 from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PMFrosh - 4pmJV - 5pmVarsity - 6:30pm Learn More MDUSD College Fair (Virtual) - Northgate High When: Tuesday, September 21st at 5:00 p.m. Where: Northgate High What: Event listing from Northgate High: Tuesday, September 21 from 5:00 PM to 7:45 PM Learn More Round Table Fundraiser for Class of 2025 (Flyer required) When: Wednesday, September 22nd at 12:00 a.m. Where: Northgate High What: Event listing from Northgate High: Wednesday, September 22 (all day) Learn More (Webinar) CA Natives in Dry Gardens - The Ruth Bancroft Garden & Nursery When: Wednesday, September 22nd at 10:00 a.m. Where: The Ruth Bancroft Garden & Nursery What: Event listing from The Ruth Bancroft Garden & Nursery: Wednesday, September 22 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AMPlease note that this will be a live, webinar workshop (offered via Zoom) and not a lecture at the Garden. After registration (see below), you will receive further instr... Learn More Acorns – Under the Oak Tree - The Ruth Bancroft Garden & Nursery When: Wednesday, September 22nd at 10:00 a.m. Where: The Ruth Bancroft Garden & Nursery What: Event listing from The Ruth Bancroft Garden & Nursery: Wednesday, September 22 from 10:00 AM to 10:30 AMWhat is an acorn? Your curious child might have found an acorn on the ground, picked it up and also asked you – Where does it come from? The mighty oak tree at the Ruth ... Learn More Check out more awesome local events, or add your own, on the Walnut Creek Patch community calendar. Editor's note: This article was automatically generated based on event information mainly provided by community members. Patch has not independently verified most of this information, always check with organizers to confirm posted events are proceeding as planned. Click on any event in the list for more details. 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