Around the Bay: Find local community events
There's always something to do in our Bay Area communities! Check out these events Around the Bay:
Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival
September 19 - 20, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Daily
Old Mill Park
Mill Valley, CA
The 69th Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival: Where art and community meet under the majestic redwoods!
Celebrate one of the West Coast's premier juried art festivals beneath the redwoods with exceptional artists, live music, family activities, food, and new wine tasting and VIP experiences. Meet the artists, discover inspiring works, and enjoy a memorable weekend of art and community.
General Admission - $25
Seniors (62+) - $20
Wine tasting add-on ticket- $15
Festival Friends Pass- $75
CHILDREN, STUDENTS, TEACHERS and ACTIVE MILITARY (with ID) GET IN FREE!
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
"Bike MS: Waves to Wine"
September 19 & 20
Routes starting in San Francisco and Rohnert Park
All-ability Bike Ride Experience to End Multiple Sclerosis!
Bike MS: Waves to Wine was founded in San Francisco in 1984 by cyclists living with MS and those who love people living with MS. Some of the original cyclists have received disease modifying therapies made possible by research they funded through the National MS Society! The research continues with 28 studies being funded by the National MS Society at Stanford and UCSF.
September 19 and 20, 2026, will mark the 42nd annual ride with a $1,150,000 local fundraising goal. Over 90 corporate and friends and family teams will each fundraise towards this goal with over 9,000 of their donors.
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There are two start lines! For the 75- and 102-mile rides, you start in Levi's Plaza San Francisco. For the 23- and 44-mile rides, you start in SOMO Village, Rohnert Park. Everyone meets up for the party at the end in SOMO Village, Rohnert Park.
No bike, no training, no worries! You can rent an electric bike for the 23- and 44-mile routes. Some of our riders ride adaptive tricycles, and we've even had a unicyclist!
You can register for the team for 25% off with code STARTLINE at WavesToWine.org.
Pacific Asian American Women Bay Area Coalition (PAAWBAC)
"Woman Warrior Awards"
September 27
Hotel Kabuki
San Francisco Japantown
Celebrate the achievements of outstanding Asian and Pacific Islander women leaders at PAAWBAC's Woman Warrior Awards!
11:30 a.m.
Hotel Kabuki
1625 Post Street
San Francisco, CA
PAAWBAC is proud to present its 2026 Woman Warrior awards to six exemplary API women from the Bay Area: Lieza Danan, Rhodora V. Derpo, Beckie Masaki, Christine Padilla, Gloria Tan and Audrey Yamamoto. Please join us on September 27 over a delicious lunch to hear their stories and to celebrate their achievements and contributions to our communities. PAAWBAC uplifts the voices and leadership of Asian and Pacific Islander (API) women in order to create a just, healthy and vibrant society.
To find out more go to PAAWBAC.org/.
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