Freestone Fermentation Festival

Fermented crafts are the perfect complement to a day spent renewing body and mind in the active Cedar Enzyme Baths at Osmosis. Join the block party at Osmosis spa, sanctuary and boutique, then ride a carriage horse through this 19th century historic village, where you’ll be greeted by the open doors of shops and merchants with special tastes and treats for the celebration.

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Autumn Lights Festival

The Oakland Autumn Lights Festival is a fabulously creative two-night fundraiser held inside the beautiful Gardens at Lake Merritt, the seven-acre oasis of themed gardens nestled at the north end of Lakeside Park in Oakland. Thirty-plus Oakland artists are bringing their light-infused art to illuminate every corner of our beautiful space.

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The Big Gay Grape Stomp and Harvest Party 2014

Get ready to get your LUCY on – as only we can do – and joinOut In The Vineyard as we celebrate Grape Harvest in Napa Valley! Kick up those heels and stomp those grapes for a fun filled day like you’ve never experienced in Our Wine Country before!

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Autumn Lights Festival

The Oakland Autumn Lights Festival is a fabulously creative two-night fundraiser held inside the beautiful Gardens at Lake Merritt, the seven-acre oasis of themed gardens nestled at the north end of Lakeside Park in Oakland. Thirty-plus Oakland artists are bringing their light-infused art to illuminate every corner of our beautiful space.

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CALABASH: A Festival of Gourds, Art, and the Garden

Guests at Calabash enjoy a sumptuous array of fine food and wine from Sonoma County’s bountiful harvest, and live music played on hand-made gourd instruments. The event will also feature a sale of select garden art and an exclusive selection from Food For Thought Antiques.

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Sonoma County Harvest Fair

Sonoma County Harvest Fair is a celebration of the local harvest featuring three full days of all-inclusive wine tasting with 150+ wineries, wine sales, food pairing, craft beer and cider tasting, marketplace, chef demonstrations and workshops, the World Championship Grape Stomp and much more.

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American Folk Art Festival

Expect to see an offering of one-of-a-kind folk art creations in a variety of mediums, and primitive Americana antiques, and folk art antiques. There will be everything from folk art figures to truly unique one of a kind antique finds which may also be a clever way to display your folk art, and decorate your home. Some of these pieces of folk art and folk finds will also celebrate the best of the fall season, and have a nod to Halloween! Expect to see some fall vendor surprises too!

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Fermentation and Brewing with Lone Pine Co.

Join Lone Pine Co. at Homestead Apothecary for a fermentation-filled First Friday. Sample herb-infused meads, beers, and other magical brews. Stock your home brewery with recipes, handbooks, and pre-made herbal mixes: Entheogenic, flavorful, and medicinal tinctures, spice blends, and herbal sachets to add to your homemade kombucha, mead, wine, beer, and cider. Drink, contemplate, transform!

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