Event Calendar

First Friday Fun in Oakley Plaza!

Date:
5/2/2025 - 10/3/2025
Time:
5:00 PM
Location:
Civic Center Plaza, Oakley
Join us on the First Friday of every month for a FREE concert in the Plaza! Kick back and enjoy great live music while our amazing food trucks roll in - offering everything from delicious meals to sweet treats, beer, and wine.

Night Market Pleasant Hill

Date:
5/2/2025 - 11/7/2025
Time:
5-9pm
Location:
Chilpancingo Park, Pleasant Hill
Join us for NIGHT MARKET in Pleasant Hill featuring 50+vendors, food, beverage and live Asia, Hawaiian and Pacific Islander cultural performances. FREE EVENT & PARKING.

Bay Area Spring Fest, Concord

Date:
5/3/2025
Time:
12-7pm
Location:
Todos Santos Park, Concord
4th annual FREE Bay Area SpringFest, Concord celebrates the start of spring with music, food, plants, art, and kids' activities in downtown Concord.

Peddlers in the Park Sip, Shop & Show

Date:
5/3/2025
Time:
8am to 1pm
Location:
City Park, Brentwood
Enjoy a day out at City Park in Brentwood shopping our fabulous vendors while listening to live music. There will be lots of tasty food and delicious mimosas to try along with fun and amusing games to play.

Free Fun on the Farm, Saturday's, San Ramon

Date:
5/3/2025 - 5/31/2025
Time:
11 - 2 PM
Location:
Forrest Home Farms, San Ramon
Fun on the Farm Activities is FREE crafts and activities that highlight farm life and the late Victorian era. These Saturday events are an opportunity to step back into history and enjoy the simple things of life.

Danville Summer Music @ Prospect Park Plaza

Date:
5/3/2025 - 9/6/2025
Time:
6-8 PM
Location:
Prospect Park Plaza, Danville
Bring a blanket, a picnic, and the whole family down to PROSPECT PARK PLAZA, Danville for an evening of music, dancing and socializing.

The Michael McNally Project with The Time Travelers

Date:
5/4/2025
Time:
6:30 PM
Location:
Vinnie's Bar & Grill, Concord
The Michael McNally Project with the Time Travelers features original songs from the singer songwriter, most being played in public for the first time. Most of the songs were written in the 70s influenced by Crosby, Stills & Nash, the Eagles and the Moody Blues.

Concord Art Community Reception

Date:
5/9/2025
Time:
5 pm
Location:
CAA Gallery at Centre Concord, (behind In Shape Fitness Center), Concord
Visit with the “Concord Art Community,” and meet the artists and their work at a free reception 5-7pm.

Rivertown Wine Walk & Artisan Faire

Date:
5/10/2025
Time:
12pm - 4pm
Location:
G Street, Antioch
Join us for an afternoon of Art, Handmade Crafts, Wine Tasting and Live Music Performed by Project 4 Band! This event is free to the public, but to participate in the wine tasting the cost is $25 in advance and $30 at the door.

Great Musicians Festival at the Res

Date:
5/10/2025
Time:
11-3pm
Location:
Lafayette Reservoir, Lafayette
Enjoy an afternoon of great toe-tapping iconic music by the jazz pianist and composer Duke Ellington, performed by the outstanding musical talents of the Big Band of Rossmoor along with students from Acalanes High School, Stanley Middle School, and the Edna Brewer Middle School and Roosevelt Middle Schools in Oakland.

FREE! Community Shredding Event @ St John's in Antioch

Date:
5/10/2025
Time:
10am-1pm
Location:
St John's Lutheran Church, Antioch
Clear out those old documents safely and securely. Now's the time to dispose of boxes of old documents. No limit (until the truck is full). Donations gratefully accepted to support the church's scholarships and charitable purposes.

Mothers Day Buffet

Date:
5/11/2025
Time:
10am; 11am;12pm,1pm; 2pm
Location:
Cap's Restaurant, Brentwood
Cap's Restaurant in Brentwood offers a fabulous Mother's Day Buffet with four settings from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The buffet includes an 8' chilled seafood bar, bottomless mimosa, and an array of delicious desserts. A dinner buffet starts after 4 p.m. Adults $59.95, Children 12 & under $19.95.

The Contra Costa Chorale presents “Living, Laughing, Loving”

Date:
5/11/2025
Time:
5:00 PM
Location:
Walnut Creek Presbyterian Church, Walnut Creek
“This is a program that speaks to the power of music, both as a language of a wide range of emotions and as a vehicle for expressing big ideas,” says Artistic Director Brad Schultz. “Participating in choral music is a great way to help make sense of the world. It’s also a great way to escape the world, and I think this program is an opportunity for both.”

MOTHERS DAY BREAKFAST ABOARD SS RED OAK

Date:
5/11/2025
Time:
9:00 AM-12:30PM
Location:
SS RED OAK VICTORY, Richmond
Red Oak Victory's Pancake Breakfast Season will begin on Mother's Day, Sunday May 11. Mom will enjoy a breakfast cooked in and served from a real World War II ship's galley.

2025 Contra Costa County Fair

Date:
5/15/2025 - 5/18/2025
Time:
Thr 12-10; Fri 12-10pm; Sat 12-11pm; Sun 12-10pm
Location:
Contra Costa County Fairgrounds, Antioch
Exciting arena events, a concert series, carnival rides, livestock, exhibits and more.