More than 200 antique dealers will be on hand offering a variety of collectibles ranging from vintage décor and estate jewelry, to kitchenware and books.

Ride the rails while sipping tea and a bubbles cocktail by CHANDON, alongside finger sandwiches, scones and other sweet treats. Indulge with caviar for an extra fee.

Over 800 dealer booths stock the best products from years past at this faire. Claiming the title of largest antique show in Northern California, this faire lights up the waterfront of Alameda Island every first Sunday of the month. April’s fair should fall on a beautiful day, so celebrate spring with new/old clothing, jewelry, books, home goods or whatever you like. Be sure to bring cash to cover admission, and get in before they shut the entry at 3 p.m.

This small-town parade and festival has been going strong for 78 years! Head to Sonoma County wine country for a weekend full of live music, artisan crafts, a children’s play area, food and more. The parade takes place on Saturday morning.

For one day only, the Presidio Main Lawn will be packed with food trucks, live music and stalls from over 70 breweries. Admission to the festival gets you access to unlimited samples from the participating breweries. At $65 per ticket, that seems like a good deal to me. Be sure to pace yourself by playing some of the lawn games. Cornhole and beer: a perfect afternoon.

The Shorebird Nature Center along Berkeley’s waterfront hosts its yearly celebration of the bay and Earth Day with family-focused fun and music. Take a free boat ride, or enjoy an ice cream cone from Brown Cap Organic Soft Serve. Stay through the afternoon to see circus performers twirl and hear music from steel drums!

The original marathon was held to retain the spirit of Pheidippides, who ran from Athens to Sparta to gather armies to fight off invaders, and was nice and all. Forthcoming races like, say, the Boston Marathon or the Paris, the Honolulu or the Amsterdam, are also inspired. But they’ve got nothing on the BSIM, which retains — and channels — the spirit of the nation’s first nationally-designated Scenic Highway (Highway 1), helping the race earn the runner vote for  top marathon in California.

Gather for a procession of proud farmers and local businesses at this Petaluma tradition. Once the butter and eggs capital of the region, Petaluma’s agricultural history continues today with dozens of working farms and ranches, plus this annual day of festivities. The parade’s youngest attendees can join the Cutest Little Chick Contest, a light-hearted competition where parents dress up their babies in chicken costumes. Really, they’re all winners. It’s cracked up to be a great time!

March 31, 2024 marks the tenth-ever Cesar Chavez day holiday, and San Francisco’s annual parade will march from Dolores Park to 24th St. in his honor. Community groups, unions and local businesses unite for this celebration of the activist’s legacy and the impact of farmworkers across the state. Let’s say it all together now: ¡Sí se puede!

Benovia Winery offers a recurring Happy Hour on the fourth Thursday of every month. Wines by the glass and complimentary light bites are available from 4:30 pm – 7 pm. An RSVP is suggested but not required: wineryvisits@benovia.com.

Chamber Music Monterey Bay’s season wraps with CPQ’s first appearance in Carmel in this configuration. Violinist Desirée Ruhstrat, cellist David Cunliffe, pianist Marta Aznavoorian and violist Aurélien Fort Pederzoli explore beautiful — and infrequently heard — gems by Spanish composer Joaquín Turina and Frenchman Jean Cras, with one of Brahms’s most powerful masterpieces, the C Minor Piano Quartet, to close it down. An illuminating pre-concert talk by Bay Area musicologist Ian Scarfe starts things off.

For a community gathering that celebrates the culture and diversity of San Jose, show up to the Arena Green East during the Culture Night Market. Local vendors and artists will set up booths alongside plenty of food stalls, and the night finishes with a free screening of Encanto.