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SEASONAL GUIDE · BAY AREA
Compare 16 Bay Area pumpkin patches — San Francisco, East Bay, South Bay, Peninsula, North Bay and Half Moon Bay — with free-entry picks, mazes and family tips.
Updated August 19, 2026
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San Jose's Obon Festival fills Japantown with taiko, street food, games and evening bon odori dancing—free to attend, with parking and family tips.
Berkeley's Bay Area Book Festival brings authors, a free outdoor book fair and YouthLit kids' stages downtown. See dates and plan your family day.
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