This is my favorite time of year in the Bay Area… as the summer winds down it’s as if we’re packing in as many really fun events as humanly possible before the cold and rainy weather sets in. Here is a sampling of what you can entertain yourself with in the coming weeks:
August 31 thru September 5 Monterey County Fair in the town of Monterey
September 1 – Downtown San Rafael Farmer’s Market and Festival
September 2 – Young Frankenstein is the featured Film Night in the Park at Creek Park in San Anselmo
September 2 thru 4 – Sonoma Wine Country Weekend (throughout Sonoma County)
September 2 thru 5 – 59th Annual Capitola Begonia Festival (this is really fun!)
September 3 – Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows: Part One is the featured Film Night in the Park at Creek Park in San Anselmo
September 3 – Michael Bolton is performing live at Wells Fargo Center for The Arts in Santa Rosa
September 3 thru 5 – 59th Annual Sausalito Art Festival (and there’s a lot more than art)
September 4 – 1st Annual EcoFair at Marin County Fairgrounds in San Rafael
September 4 – North by NorthWest is the featured Film Night in the Park at Creek Park in San Anselmo
September 6 – Novato Farmer’s Market in downtown Novato
September 6 – Tuesday Night Farmer’s Market and Festival on the Sonoma Plaza
September 7 – Fairfax Farmer’s Market at Bolinas Park in downtown Fairfax
September 8 – Downtown San Rafael Farmer’s Market and Festival
September 9 – Some Like It Hot is the featured Film Night in the Park at Old Mill Park in Mill Valley
September 9 – Wine Country Ukulele Festival Opening Night at Napa Valley Opera House
September 10 – 8th Annual Brews On The Bay on the S.S. Jeremiah O’Brien
September 10 – Dr. Strangelove is the featured Film Night in the Park at Washington Square Park in San Francisco
September 10 & 11 – Bay Area Pet Fair at Marin County Fairgrounds in San Rafael
September 10 & 11 – Petaluma’s 54th Annual Art in the Park at Walnut Park
September 10 & 11 – Capitola Art and Wine Festival on the Beach!
September 13 – Novato Farmer’s Market in downtown Novato
September 13 – Tuesday Night Farmer’s Market and Festival on the Sonoma Plaza
September 14 – Fairfax Farmer’s Market at Bolinas Park in downtown Fairfax
September 14 – Willie Nelson is performing live at Wells Fargo Center for The Arts in Santa Rosa
September 15 – Downtown San Rafael Farmer’s Market and Festival
September 15 – Ron White is performing live at Wells Fargo Center for the Arts in Santa Rosa
September 16 thru 18 – 54th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival
September 17 – 19th Annual Bolinas Art Auction at Buell’s Barn
September 17 – Annual Lawn Party to benefit Marin Meals on Wheels at Magnolia Terrace in San Rafael
September 17 – Diana Ross is performing live at Marin Veterans’ Memorial Auditorium in San Rafael
September 18 – Fairfax’s 18th Annual Town Picnic at Contratti Ball Field from noon til 5pm
September 18 – Herbie Hancock is performing live at Wells Fargo Center for the Arts in Santa Rosa
September 20 – Novato Farmer’s Market in downtown Novato
September 20 – Tuesday Night Farmer’s Market and Festival on the Sonoma Plaza
September 21 – 3rd Annual Taste of Downtown San Rafael from 4-8pm (yippie!)
September 21 – Fairfax Farmer’s Market at Bolinas Park in downtown Fairfax
September 22 – Downtown San Rafael Farmer’s Market and Festival
September 23 – 5th Annual Pacific Pinball Exhibition at the Marin Center Exhibit Hall, Marin County Civic Center in San Rafael
September 23 – Shirley MacLaine is performing live at Wells Fargo Center for the Arts in Santa Rosa
September 23 thru 25 – The 114th Annual Valley Of The Moon Vintage Festival (this is really fun too!)
September 24 – Top Gun is the featured Film Night in the Park at Dolores Park in San Francisco
September 24 & 25 – 55th Annual Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival in Old Mill Park
September 24 & 25 – 35th Annual Russian River Jazz and Blues Festival at Johnson’ Beach in Guerneville
September 27 – McCormick and Kuleto’s 18th Annual Shuck and Swallow Competition to benefit the Marine Mammal Center
September 27 – Novato Farmer’s Market in downtown Novato
September 27 – Tuesday Night Farmer’s Market and Festival on the Sonoma Plaza
September 28 – Fairfax Farmer’s Market at Bolinas Park in downtown Fairfax
September 29 – Downtown San Rafael Farmer’s Market and Festival
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Categories: fun things to do
Kelley Eling, Realtor 
I just found out about the San Francisco Fringe Festival which is taking place from September 7 – 18.
http://www.sffringe.org/