{"id":8834,"date":"2012-09-28T12:57:58","date_gmt":"2012-09-28T19:57:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/traveltips\/?p=8834"},"modified":"2012-09-28T13:18:20","modified_gmt":"2012-09-28T20:18:20","slug":"california-weekend-pumpkin-patches-poodles-pets-oktoberfest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/traveltips\/california-weekend-pumpkin-patches-poodles-pets-oktoberfest\/","title":{"rendered":"California Weekend! Pumpkin Patches, Poodles, Pets, Oktoberfest!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"img\" src=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/images\/wknders.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"922\" height=\"456\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Photos left to right: Actor Cory Feldman at Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights; Great Glass Pumpkin Patch in Palo Alto; Pet Parade in Burlingame; BBQ Cookoff in Dana Point<\/p>\n<p>What are you doing this weekend? Exciting times are ahead, and there&#8217;s no rain in sight for the last weekend in September 2012. Go out and celebrate with something great! Here are a few places and event in California to enjoy&#8230;.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/events\/calendar\/2012se29.html\"><strong>see details.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>September 29 &#8211; 30, 2012<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>CALIFORNIA &#8211; National Public Lands Day <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/traveltips\/free-admission-to-national-parks-in-california-and-everywhere-jan-14-16-2012\/\">FREE ADMISSION<\/a> to National Parks<\/li>\n<li>CALIFORNIA &#8211; Smithsonian Museum Day <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/traveltips\/tickets-for-free-california-museum-admission-on-smithsonian-day-sept-29-2012\/\">FREE ADMISSION<\/a> to select museums<\/li>\n<li>ALAMEDA &#8211; Oktoberfest September 30, speisekammer.com<\/li>\n<li>ARCATA &#8211; Excalibur Medieval Tournament Sept. 29-30, 2012 excaliburfaire.org<\/li>\n<li>BURLINGAME &#8211; Pet Parade, September 29, 2012 burlingamepetparade.com<\/li>\n<li>CARMEL &#8211; Poodle Day, September 29, 2012 poodleday.com<\/li>\n<li>DANA POINT &#8211; BBQChampionships 2nd Annual Dana Point BBQ Championship, KCBS sanctioned. September 29, 2<\/li>\n<li>DINUBA &#8211; Dinuba Raisin Harvest Festival September 28-29<\/li>\n<li>MARTINEZ &#8211; Martinis on the Plaza. September 29, 2012 themartinifestival.com<\/li>\n<li>MONTEREY &#8211; Pinotfest at Del Monte Beach House. September 29, 2012 pinotfest.com<\/li>\n<li>PALO ALTO &#8211; Great Glass Pumpkin Patch, through Sept. 30, 2012<\/li>\n<li>PARADISE &#8211; Civil War Days, tuscanridgeclub.com<\/li>\n<li>PETALUMA &#8211; Halloween &amp; Vine, halloweenandvine.com<\/li>\n<li>POMONA &#8211; Los Angeles County Fair &#8211; last weekend. lacountyfair.com<\/li>\n<li>SAN DIEGO &#8211; The Old Globe Theater &#8211; Last call for Shakespeare&#8217;s &#8220;As You Like It&#8221;. Ends Sept. 30, 2012 theoldglobe.org<\/li>\n<li>SIMI VALLEY &#8211; Wag N Walk, September 29, 2012 arvsimi.org<\/li>\n<li>TRES PINOS &#8211; San Benito County Fair September 28 &#8211; 30, 2012, sanbenitocountyfair.com<\/li>\n<li>UNIVERSAL CITY &#8211; Halloween Horror Nights opens at Universal Studios starts September 29, 2012<\/li>\n<li>VACAVILLE &#8211; Vacaville Oktoberfest September 29, 2012<\/li>\n<li>WALNUT CREEK Semi-Annual Fine Arts &amp; Crafts Fall Fair September 29-30, 2012, pacificfinearts.com<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/sports\/bikes\/california-bike-races.html\">BIKE RACES<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>LAKE ALMANOR &#8211; Century Race,September 29, 2012 milehigh100.com<\/li>\n<li>PALO ALTO &#8211; Canary Challenge 2012, canarychallenge.com<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/festivals\/food-festivals-september.html\">FOOD EVENTS <\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>SANTA BARBARA &#8211; SOL Food Festival,September 29, 2012 solfoodfestival.com<\/li>\n<li>WINDSOR &#8211; Sonoma County Farm Trails September 29, 2012 farmtrails.org<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/wineries\/california-grape-stomps.html\">WINE, GRAPE STOMPS<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ARROY GRANDE &#8211; Grape Stomp at annual Ag Festival September 29, 2012<\/li>\n<li>SONOMA &#8211; Valley of the Moon Vintage Festival and Grape Stomp Sept.29-30, 2012 sonomavinfest.org<\/li>\n<li>TEMECULA &#8211; Annual Ponte Grape Stomp Sept. 30, pontewinery.com<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photos left to right: Actor Cory Feldman at Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights; Great Glass Pumpkin Patch in Palo Alto; Pet Parade in Burlingame; BBQ Cookoff in Dana Point What are you doing this weekend? Exciting times are ahead, and there&#8217;s no rain in sight for the last weekend in September 2012. 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