PALO ALTO: Sukkot Harvest Festival

Sukkot Harvest Festival
A Celebration of the Season

Sunday, October 16
11:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Palo Alto JCC
Free

HOLIDAY: Sukkot 2011

Sukkot is the Jewish Environment Holiday in Israel | Sukkot Events in Israel
Welcome to Our Sukkah!

ASTRONOMY: Autumnal Equinox 2011

Sky Show Caps First Day of Fall

Seeing Equinoxes and Solstices from Space

FALL: Best Fall Trips 2011

Cooler temperatures, striking colors, smaller crowds—autumn is the perfect time to travel, and here are ten of the best fall trips, picked by National Geographic Traveler editors.

Photo Gallery: Autumn in the United States

ASIAN ART MUSEUM: Korean Culture Day

W H A T :    POETRY IN CLAY: Korea Foundation Korean Culture Day
W H E N :    Saturday, September 17, 11:00 am–4:00 pm
W H E R E : Asian Art Museum, San Francisco

Chuseok is the Korean holiday of the autumn harvest during the full moon, when people visit their hometowns and feast with family and friends. This family fun day for all ages offers docent tours, storytelling, food tastings, music, and art. Korean musicians Kang Eun-il & Haegum Plus will perform their “new music” for the first time in the Bay Area. Artists Shin Meekyung and Lee Kang Hyo will demonstrate new and traditional forms of ceramic art.

M O R E :    POETRY IN CLAY
Meet the author of the new book “Good Fortune in a Wrapping Cloth”
Discover “New music” of Korea: Haegum Plus

BAY AREA: Autumn Moon Festival 2011

W H A T :    The Annual Autumn Moon Festival Street Fair
W H E N :    September 10 – 11, 2011 | Schedule
W H E R E : San Francisco Chinatown | Map & Directions

M O R E: Moon Cake Recipe | The Legend of the Moon Festival
China Culture: Legend of Mid-Autumn Festival
School of the Seasons: Mid-Autumn Moon Festival

M O R E   B A Y   A R E A   E V E N T S :

• 27th Annual Palo Alto Weekly Moonlight Run & Walk

Friday, Sept. 9, registration begins at 6pm. Although this isn’t officially a Moon Festival, it’s a great chance for families to enjoy the full moon together!

• Moonlight on the Mountain

Saturday, September 10, 2011, not a Moon Festival, but a great cause to support under the light of the full moon!

• The Moon Festival of Silicon Valley

Saturday, Sept. 10 & Sunday, Sept. 11, 10am-6pm, Orchard Farm Shopping Center, 6148 Bollinger Road, San Jose 95129

• Korean moon festival of Chuseok

Free museum admission, docent tours, storytelling, food tasting, music and art at the Asian Museum on Saturday, September 17

• Overfelt Gardens’ 18th Annual Chinese Moon Festival

Sunday, September 25, 1-5pm, 368 Educational Park Drive, San Jose 95133

CALIFORNIA FALL COLORS

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Research a bit before pursuing fall foliage:

• Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park
• Carson River/Highway 88: Sorensen’s Resort
• Fall Colors in the Lake Tahoe Basin
• Japanese Tea Garden, San Francisco
• McArthur-Burney Falls State Park
• Merced River: Yosemite National Park
• Plumas County: Fall Color Tour Map
• Shasta-Trinity National Forest
• Tilden Botanical Garden, Berkeley
• Whiskeytown Falls Trail

California Fall Color: Dude, autumn happens here, too.

L’CHAIM!

M O R E : Fall 2010 Happenings for Families in the Bay Area

ARDENWOOD HARVEST FESTIVAL 2010

W H A T : Ardenwood Harvest Festival
W H E N : OCTOBER 10 & 11, Saturday & Sunday, 10am-5pm
W H E R E : Ardenwood Historic Farm

F E E : $8/adults, $6/seniors (62+ years), $5/children (4-17 years), children 3 years and under are free

BAY AREA PUMPKIN (DIS)PATCH

Pumpkin patches and harvest festivals around the Bay, old time favorites or something different on the wishlist for this year:

• Ardenwood Historical Farm, Fremont: Special Events
• Deer Hollow Farm, Mountain View: Ohlone Festival
• Emma Prusch Farm Park, San Jose: Annual Harvest Fair
• Filoli, Woodside
• Full Circle Farm, Sunnyvale
• Hidden Villa, Los Altos Hills
• High Ground Organics, Watsonville: Harvest Fair 2010
• Guadalupe River Pumpkins in the Park, San Jose
• Joan’s Farm and Pumpkin Patch, Livermore
• Lemos Farm, Half Moon Bay
• Peter Pumpkin Patch, Petaluma
• Spina Farms Pumpkin Patch, San Jose
• Swank Farms, Hollister
• Uesugi Farms, Morgan Hill
• Webb Ranch, Portola Valley

PUMPKIN PATCHES AND M O R E :
+ Fun Pumpkin Patches For Kids
+ Harvest Festivals Around the Bay
+ Pumpkin Patches, Harvest Festivals with kids in the Bay Area