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📍 Stanford · Peninsula · MacArthur Park Restaurant
📅 Mon, Nov 9, 3:00 PM
Join us for a special Veterans Day Celebration as Stanford University's Office of Military-Affiliated Communities (OMAC), collaborating on behalf of the university with the City of Palo Alto and the American Legion, hosts this annual community event. The evening will feature special performances from Stanford's very own Mendicants, guest speakers, and a presentation of the Quilt of Valor by the S
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📍 Stanford · Peninsula · Tresidder Union
📅 Thu, Nov 12, 6:30 PM
Please join us for the autumn event of the Stanford Public Humanities flagship speaker series, What Is a Public Intellectual Today, which will feature journalist Alexis Madrigal. He will be in conversation with Adrian Daub on craft, career, and culture in the Bay Area and beyond. Book signing and selling to follow for both authors. Please RSVP at this link to attend the event. Alexis Madrigal
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📍 San Mateo · Peninsula · Central Park (Fitzgerald Field)
📅 Fri, Nov 13, 6:00 PM
City of San Mateo and San Mateo United Homeowners Association free tree lighting and San Mateo on Ice opening celebration on Friday, Nov. 13, 2026, 6–8 p.m. at Fitzgerald Field in Central Park, with Peninsula Skating Club performances. Public skating opens Nov. 14 through Jan. 10.
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📍 Stanford · San Jose & South Bay · Braun Music Center
📅 Wed, Nov 18, 12:30 PM
Join us for our Noon Concert Series, where student musicians from a variety of instrumental and vocal studios take the stage. Each performance offers a vibrant showcase of emerging talent, celebrating music in a relaxed midday setting. Admission Information Free admissionParking permits are required for weekday campus parking. We recommend downloading the ParkMobile app before arriving.
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📍 Stanford · San Jose & South Bay · Braun Music Center
📅 Fri, Nov 20, 12:30 PM
Join us for our Noon Concert Series, where student musicians from a variety of instrumental and vocal studios take the stage. Each performance offers a vibrant showcase of emerging talent, celebrating music in a relaxed midday setting. Admission Information Free admissionParking permits are required for weekday campus parking. We recommend downloading the ParkMobile app before arriving.
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📍 Walnut Creek · Tri-Valley & Contra Costa · Civic Park
📅 Fri, Nov 20, 5:30 PM
Walnut Creek Downtown Association and City of Walnut Creek annual tree lighting on Nov. 20, 2026, 5:30–6:30 p.m. at Civic Park, with complimentary hot cocoa, carolers, and Frosty the Snowman.
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📍 Sonoma · Sonoma & Napa · Sonoma Plaza
📅 Sat, Nov 21, 5:00 PM
City of Sonoma Lighting of the Sonoma Plaza on Nov. 21, 2026, 5:00–8:00 p.m. at #1 The Plaza, with live music, cider, cookies, food vendors/trucks, and the holiday tree lighting.
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📍 Oakland · Oakland & Berkeley · East Bay Regional Parks (district-wide)
📅 Fri, Nov 27, 12:00 AM
East Bay Regional Park District Free Park Day on Friday, Nov. 27, 2026 (day after Thanksgiving). Entrance activity fees are waived district-wide for the day as listed on the Green Friday page.
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📍 San Francisco · Yerba Buena Gardens
📅 Sat, Nov 28, 4:00 PM
Second annual holiday tree lighting hosted by the Yerba Buena Gardens Conservancy on Nov. 28, 2026, from 4–6 p.m. RSVPs are not required.
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📍 San Francisco · Huntington Park
📅 Mon, Nov 30, 5:30 PM
Nob Hill Association annual holiday lighting at Huntington Park on Nov. 30, 2026, 5:30–7:30 p.m., with live holiday music, festive treats, family activities, and the park lighting.
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📍 Stanford · San Jose & South Bay · Braun Music Center
📅 Wed, Dec 2, 12:30 PM
Join us for our Noon Concert Series, where student musicians from a variety of instrumental and vocal studios take the stage. Each performance offers a vibrant showcase of emerging talent, celebrating music in a relaxed midday setting. Admission Information Free admissionParking permits are required for weekday campus parking. We recommend downloading the ParkMobile app before arriving.
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📍 Stanford · San Jose & South Bay · Braun Music Center
📅 Fri, Dec 4, 12:30 PM
Join us for our Noon Concert Series, where student musicians from a variety of instrumental and vocal studios take the stage. Each performance offers a vibrant showcase of emerging talent, celebrating music in a relaxed midday setting. Admission Information Free admissionParking permits are required for weekday campus parking. We recommend downloading the ParkMobile app before arriving.
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📍 Concord · Tri-Valley & Contra Costa · Todos Santos Plaza
📅 Fri, Dec 4, 5:30 PM
City of Concord’s Annual Tree Lighting & Mayor’s Sing-Along on Friday, Dec. 4, 2026, 5:30–8:00 p.m. at Todos Santos Plaza.
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📍 Palo Alto · Silicon Valley North · Lytton Plaza
📅 Fri, Dec 4, 5:30 PM
City of Palo Alto holiday tree lighting on Friday, Dec. 4, 2026, 5:30–7:00 p.m. at Lytton Plaza (University Ave. & Emerson St.), with live music including School of Rock, Boost Class Merry Holiday Dancers, and Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra.
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📍 San Francisco
Nov 13, 2026, 4–9pm · San Francisco · · Official City of SF Diwali celebration at Yerba Buena Gardens Festival (admission-free nonprofit); Non Stop Bhangra, dance lessons, DJs, food and makers. Verified on the official YBG Festival homepage.
🕑 Hours vary; see the official page
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📍 Free (free hour Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 9:00-10:00 AM for all visitors; always free for SF residents) · San Francisco
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, November 1, 2026 - January 31, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM · Japanese Tea Garden · San Francisco · Free (free hour Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 9:00-10:00 AM for all visitors; always free for SF residents) · Registration: Required (timed-entry reservation required for all visitors) · Confidence: High
🕑 hour Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 9:00-10:00 AM for all visitors; always free for SF residents)
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📍 Calistoga / St. Helena · Sonoma & Napa
Napa Valley state park with coastal redwoods, Douglas-fir, tanoak, and madrone forests, 10+ miles of trails (including Ritchey Canyon Redwood Trail), picnic grounds, camping, historic cabins/yurts, visitor center, and Native American garden. Operated by Napa County Regional Park and Open Space District.
💵 Park open daily 8 a.m. to sunset. Vehicle day-use fees apply (confirm current amount at entrance; CA State Parks day-use schedule commonly lists this park—page emphasizes entrance station). Seasonal pool Saturday–Sunday 1–5 p.m. with additional pool fee paid at entrance when open. Wood fires periodically banned.
🕑 Hours vary by season; see the official page
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📍 Walnut Creek / Clayton · Tri-Valley & Contra Costa
State park centered on 3,849-foot Mount Diablo with summit observation deck, historic stone visitor center, Rock City formations, Mitchell Canyon trails, and extensive hiking, cycling, and equestrian routes. Famous long-distance summit views when conditions are clear.
💵 Vehicle day use peak $10; vehicle day use $6 (Macedo Ranch staging $6 cash/check). Gates open 8:00 a.m. and close at sunset. Summit Visitor Center open daily 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Elevator at Summit Visitor Center out of service until further notice.
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📍 Berkeley · Oakland & Berkeley
Living museum with more than 34 acres, nine geographic plant regions, and over 10,000 kinds of plants. Weekend drop-in docent tours at 1:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Redwood Grove and glass houses close earlier than the main garden.
💵 Adult $18; seniors 65+ $12; non-UCB students $12; youth 5–17 $8; children 4 and under free; Museums for All (EBT+ID) $3 (up to 4 per card). Free for current UCB faculty/staff/students and garden members. Closed Tuesdays. General admission 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (last entry 4:30 p.m.); members hour 9:00–10:00 a.m. Reservations recommended.
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📍 Sonoma · Sonoma & Napa
Historic sites near Sonoma Plaza including Mission San Francisco Solano, General Vallejo's home, and the Sonoma Barracks in the birthplace of the California Bear Flag. Multiple buildings interpret Spanish, Mexican, and early California history.
💵 Open daily 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.; closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day. Free public parking available behind the Sonoma Barracks off First Street West. Gift shop in Barracks open daily 10:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Historian Passport and other listed passes accepted; exact walk-up museum admission amount not separately listed on the fetched page—confirm at park.
🕑 Daily 10am–5pm
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📍 San Rafael · Marin & North Bay
1,514-acre park on San Pablo Bay with oak woodlands, over 100 acres of protected tidal salt marsh, fifteen miles of trails, historic China Camp Village museum, swimming, and picnic sites. Operated with Friends of China Camp support.
💵 Vehicle day use $5.00. Park hours 8:00 a.m. to sunset daily. Campground gate 8:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m. Museum and beach access at China Camp Village; dogs not permitted on trails or beach.
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📍 Mill Valley · Marin & North Bay
National monument of old-growth coast redwoods in Marin County. Entrance fee plus required parking or shuttle reservation. America the Beautiful and other federal passes accepted for entrance; parking/shuttle reservation still required.
💵 Standard entrance pass $15 per person ages 16+ (under 16 free). Parking/shuttle reservations required separately via GoMuirWoods.com; reservation fees are separate from entrance fees. Annual Muir Woods pass $45.
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📍 Pleasanton · Tri-Valley & Contra Costa
Former gravel quarry turned 266-acre EBRPD park with an 80-acre lake, picnic grounds, fishing, electric-motor boating, interpretive pavilion (2022), and trails. Lake Trail partially closed due to terrain damage (notice dated November 3, 2026).
💵 Parking $5 per vehicle; $5 trailered vehicle; $25 bus. District fishing permit $5/day (state license also required ages 16+). Boating launch/inspection fees apply. Swim facility closed until 2027. November–February park hours 7 a.m.–5 p.m. Blue-green algae caution advisory noted on park page as of fetch.
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📍 San Mateo · Peninsula
San Mateo County regional recreation area with picnicking, swimming, windsurfing, bicycling, jogging, fishing, boating, Magic Mountain Playground, beach promenade, marina, and saltwater marsh for shorebird viewing near SFO flight paths.
💵 San Mateo County Parks $6 vehicle entry fee applies at Coyote Point (waivers for veterans with proof, disability placard/plate, and seniors 62+ Mon–Fri non-holidays). Park open daily including holidays from 8:00 a.m.; closing Nov 2–Feb 2027 at 5:00 p.m. CuriOdyssey museum on site charges separate admission.
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📍 Woodside · Peninsula
Historic house and garden estate in Woodside about 25–30 minutes from San Francisco and San Jose. Self-guided visits typically about two hours; trails close 30 minutes before estate closing.
💵 Paid admission; tickets from $39 (official visit page). Nov 2–Nov 13 daytime hours 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. daily, last entry 3 p.m. Free parking with visit. Advance tickets recommended. Museums for All and Discover & Go programs listed on site.
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📍 Glen Ellen · Sonoma & Napa
1,400-acre historic park telling Jack London's Sonoma Valley story with Beauty Ranch, Wolf House ruins, House of Happy Walls Museum, cottage, and more than 26 miles of trails. Operated with Valley of the Moon Natural History Association.
💵 Park entrance fee $10 per vehicle; museum and cottage admission included. Park hours 9 a.m.–5 p.m. daily except Dec 25. House of Happy Walls Museum 10 a.m.–5 p.m.; London Cottage noon–4 p.m.
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📍 Fisherman's Wharf / Pier 39 · San Francisco
Sail aboard America's Cup yacht USA 76; listed by PIER 39
🕑 Year-round; scheduled sails
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📍 Fisherman's Wharf / Pier 39 · San Francisco
30-year SF catamaran operator listed by PIER 39
🕑 Year-round; afternoon and sunset sails
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📍 Fisherman's Wharf / Pier 39 · San Francisco
Fast RIB sightseeing listed among PIER 39 attraction contacts
🕑 Year-round; scheduled departures
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📍 Fisherman's Wharf · San Francisco
Bike the Golden Gate Bridge to Sausalito route; listed by PIER 39
🕑 Year-round; daily
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📍 Fisherman's Wharf / Pier 39 · San Francisco
30-minute high-speed Bay ride described on operator's visitor page
🕑 Seasonal spring-fall sailings; check schedule
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📍 Mission District · San Francisco
Terrarium, kokedama and wreath workshops; verified Active
🕑 Year-round
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📍 North Beach · San Francisco
Late stand-up shows in North Beach nightlife strip
🕑 Friday-Saturday late shows to ~11:45pm
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📍 Golden Gate Park · San Francisco
Victorian greenhouse with ~2,000 species; verified Active 4.6 stars
🕑 Year-round; closed Wed per listing hours
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📍 Dogpatch · San Francisco
14,000+ sq ft bouldering, 300+ problems; verified Active 4.8 stars
🕑 Year-round; daily
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📍 Lake Merced · San Francisco
9-hole companion courses at Harding Park complex
🕑 Year-round; daily
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📍 Golden Gate Park · San Francisco
Pianos placed throughout garden for public play; described in garden listing
🕑 Annual summer event
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📍 Golden Gate Park · San Francisco
Rentals for car-free JFK Drive in Golden Gate Park
🕑 Year-round; daily
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📍 Golden Gate Park · San Francisco
1914 carousel in Koshland Park playground area of Golden Gate Park
🕑 Year-round
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📍 Golden Gate Park · San Francisco
9-hole par-3 municipal course in Golden Gate Park
🕑 Year-round; daily
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📍 Golden Gate Park · San Francisco
Renovated public tennis center in Golden Gate Park
🕑 Year-round; daily
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📍 Lake Merced · San Francisco
PGA Tour municipal course managed within SF Rec & Park golf system - verify resident rates on operator site
🕑 Year-round; daily
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📍 Duboce Triangle · San Francisco
Oldest public darkroom in US; SF Rec & Park arts facility
🕑 Year-round
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📍 Golden Gate Park · San Francisco
Tranquil ponds, pagoda and tea house described as calming retreat in listing
🕑 Year-round; daily
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📍 Potrero Hill · San Francisco
Multi-sport guiding incl. climbing; verified Active
🕑 Year-round; daily 8am-6pm
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📍 Golden Gate Park · San Francisco
55-acre living museum of global plants; verified Active 4.7 stars
🕑 Year-round; daily
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