Things to do
What the weekend looks like
Oakland and Concord are here. So are Walnut Creek, Pleasant Hill, Danville, Lafayette, Alamo, Antioch, Pittsburg, Pleasanton, Alameda, and Martinez. Confirm a market date with the city before you go.
No live events feed is connected. Nothing here pretends to be tonight’s listing.
Examples
Other cities
Plans past Oakland, Berkeley, and Concord.
Walnut Creek · Evenings
Walnut Creek after dark
A show at the Lesher Center, then dinner on the same downtown walk.
Pleasant Hill · Dinner
Crescent Drive
Pleasant Hill’s restaurant row. Eat, walk the block, and skip the freeway.
Danville · Saturday
Hartz Avenue
Danville’s main street, end to end. Dinner and the shops between the tables.
Lafayette · An afternoon
Downtown Lafayette
Mount Diablo Boulevard for a meal, then the reservoir trail if you still want to walk.
Alamo · A morning
The village, then the ridge
Alamo’s center, then a trail up into Las Trampas.
Antioch · Sunday · May through October
Rivertown Sunday
The market on I Street, then a walk to the marina.
Pittsburg · Saturday
Old Town Pittsburg
Railroad Avenue for lunch, and the marina after.
Pleasanton · Saturday
Main Street Pleasanton
The restaurant row and the streets just behind it. Half a day.
Alameda · A clear afternoon
The Alameda shore
The bay path, then Park Street or Webster for a meal.
Martinez · A morning
Martinez on the water
The marina path along the strait, then downtown.
Standing traditions
Monthly · confirm the current night
First Fridays
Oakland’s Uptown art walk. Confirm the night with the organizers.
Weekly · the day depends on the town
A downtown farmers’ market
Berkeley, Walnut Creek, Concord’s plaza, and the valley downtowns.
Summer concerts
Pavilion season
The outdoor bowl in the Concord hills.
Any clear, calm morning
Bridge-path mornings
The path from Oakland out to Yerba Buena Island.
Spring, and again when the air clears in fall
Diablo in wildflower season
Spring green and clear fall light on the summit.
Late summer into fall
Livermore harvest
Tasting rooms and the valley vineyards.