Happy Thursday, Valley Hoppers!
The pumpkin patches are open, the fall festivals are rolling in, and October’s calendar is filling up fast. This week brings a harvest celebration at Jessie’s Grove, pumpkin hunting in the pool, and a new food-and-arts festival in Stockton.
And if your ideal fall outing involves fewer pumpkins and more laughs, Marlon Wayans is coming to Modesto. Add in live music, local theatre and a dinner under the stars, and there’s plenty to build a weekend around.
Happy Hoppin’
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🎟️ Top Picks This Week
Oct 9 - Oct 15
Marlon Wayans Live
📅 Fri, Oct 9
📍 Gallo Center for the Arts, Modesto
🎤 Stand-Up Comedy | Hollywood Icon
👦 Kid-Friendly: Best suited to adults
🎟️ Event Info
Lodi Pumpkin Harvest Festival
📅 Sat–Sun, Oct 10–11
📍 Jessie’s Grove Winery, Lodi
🎃 Harvest Festival | Pumpkins & Family Activities
👦 Kid-Friendly: All Ages
🎟️ Event Info
California Olive & Arts Festival
📅 Sat–Sun, Oct 10–11
📍 San Joaquin County Fairgrounds, Stockton
🫒 Food & Arts Festival | Tastings & Entertainment
👦 Kid-Friendly: All Ages
🎟️ Event Info
👀 Announcements
Take a look at our pinned posts! Our goal is to gather every 209 activity or event you could ever want during the Spooky Season— from a map of all Haunted Houses & Pumpkin Patches in our area, to trunk or treating spots and Halloween Festivals, pop ups and more.
Give us a follow so you don’t miss the next one we post this week! 😄
🎶 For Our Music Lovers
The Ol’man Brothers Band
📍 State Theatre, Modesto — Thu, Oct 8
🎟️ Event InfoRIVVRS
📍 Oak Farm Vineyards, Lodi — Thu, Oct 8
🎟️ Event InfoDouble Take — After Hours
📍 Jessie’s Grove Winery, Lodi — Fri, Oct 9
🎟️ Event InfoLive Music feat. Yellow Blazer, Lovers Therapy & No Way Down
📍 Brethren Brewery, Manteca — Sat, Oct 10
🎟️ Event InfoBrindis por Siempre y Los Caminantes
📍 Bob Hope Theatre, Stockton — Sat, Oct 10
🎟️ Event InfoIke & Martin — Rock the Barn (21+)
📍 Oak Farm Vineyards, Lodi — Sat, Oct 10
🎟️ Event Info
🌳 Outdoors, Activities & Family Fun
World Migratory Bird Day: Bird Walk & Sandhill Crane Tour
📍 Cosumnes River Preserve, Galt — Sat, Oct 10
🎟️ Event Info
🍷 Date Nights, Comedy & More
Bruce Gray
📍 Deaf Puppy Comedy Club, Manteca — Fri–Sat, Oct 9–10
🎟️ Event InfoThe Play That Goes Wrong
📍 Gallo Center for the Arts, Modesto — Fri–Sun, Oct 9–11; continues Oct 16–18
🎟️ Event InfoSilent Sky
📍 Prospect Theater Project, Modesto — Fri–Sun, Oct 9–11
🎟️ Event InfoOther Desert Cities
📍 Stockton Civic Theatre, Pam Kitto Black Box, Stockton — Fri–Sun, Oct 9–11; continues through Oct 24
🎟️ Event InfoKatherine Center Author Talk
📍 Carnegie Arts Center, Turlock — Sat, Oct 10
🎟️ Event Info
🎃 Pumpkin Patches & Corn Mazes
Oakdale Fall Jubilee & Steak Cook-Off
📍 Oakdale Rodeo Grounds, Oakdale — Fri–Sat, Oct 9–10
🎟️ Event InfoPumpkin Plunge
📍 Hutchins Street Square Pool, Lodi — Fri, Oct 9
🎟️ Event InfoRiverbank Cheese & Wine Festival
📍 Downtown Riverbank — Sat, Oct 10
🎟️ Event InfoSan Joaquin County Tractor Fest
📍 San Joaquin County Historical Museum, Lodi — Sat, Oct 10
🎟️ Event InfoFloating Pumpkin Patch
📍 Joe Wilson Pool, Tracy — Sat, Oct 10
🎟️ Event InfoPumpkin Head Collage — 2nd Saturdays
📍 Haggin Museum, Stockton — Sat, Oct 10
🎟️ Event InfoRooted in Community: Farm to Fork
📍 Maple Street, Downtown Manteca — Sat, Oct 10
🎟️ Event InfoPaint Night at the Maze
📍 Fantozzi Farms, Patterson — Wed, Oct 14
🎟️ Event Info
🔭 Look Ahead
A few major events worth getting on your calendar early:
Mitchell Tenpenny
📍 Jessie’s Grove Winery, Lodi — Fri, Oct 16
🎟️ Event InfoMain Street Day
📍 Downtown Ripon — Sat, Oct 17
🎟️ Event InfoGrim Festival
📍 Weber Point Events Center, Stockton — Sat, Oct 17
🎟️ Event InfoCrush Fest
📍 Jessie’s Grove Winery, Lodi — Sat, Oct 17
🎟️ Event InfoTrunk or Treat
📍 Lathrop Generations Center, Lathrop — Sat, Oct 17
🎟️ Event InfoHowl-oween: Support Paws for a Cause
📍 Library Park, Manteca — Sat, Oct 17
🎟️ Event InfoSpooky Skate
📍 Library Park, Manteca — Sat, Oct 17
🎟️ Event InfoGaslight — Radio Cavalcade
📍 Prospect Theater Project, Modesto — Sat–Sun, Oct 17–18
🎟️ Event InfoUB40
📍 Gallo Center for the Arts, Modesto — Tue, Oct 20
🎟️ Event InfoUB40: The Unstoppable Tour
📍Gallo Center for the Arts, Modesto— Tue, Oct 20
🎟️ Tickets & Info
Four decades of British reggae in a seated hall, and a rare midweek marquee booking.The Expendables
📍Five Window Beer Co., Lodi— Sat, Oct 24
🎟️ Tickets & Info
A national touring act in a small Lodi brewery, rooms this size sell through fast.Fall Turlock Swap Meet
📍Stanislaus County Fairgrounds, Turlock— Sun, Nov 1
🎟️ Event Info
The next date in the quarterly series after this week's; kids under twelve get in free.
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