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A big hip-hop festival, Rolling Loud, comes to Oakland this weekend, and in Pacifica, it’s time to celebrate the mist-ique of fall with the city’s annual FogFest. The fog there won’t likely be any denser than the crowds thronging 13 city blocks of San Francisco on Sunday’s Folsom Street Fair. Also on Sunday, in the South Bay, San Jose cranks up the Fall Edition of the twice-a-year SoFA Street Fair.
Meanwhile, BART has a bus bridge running all weekend between Orinda and Walnut Creek,
SOUTH BAY:
Sun, Sep 29 from 2pm-9pm: The
SoFA Street Fair, Fall Edition, takes place on South First Street in Downtown San Jose. There will be more than 80 bands performing on four outdoor and eight indoor stages, along with arts and crafts, beer and wine, food trucks, wrestling, and a swap-style marketplace.
- Pro tip: From CalTrain’s San Jose Diridon Station, VTA’s 181 bus line will take you to South First Street and all the action in about 15 minutes. The same 181 bus line will get you there from Warm Springs BART, although it’s a rather longer ride (about an hour). VTA’s Paseo De San Antonio light rail station is also nearby.
EAST BAY:
Fri, Sep 27 at 11pm continuing thru Monday morning, Sep 30 at 7am: On eastbound Hwy-24 at Oak Hill Road, the two left lanes will be closed this weekend while BART track work takes place alongside the freeway. In addition, there will be no BART train service between Orinda, Lafeyette and Walnut Creek. There will be a shuttle bus. Passengers can expect delays of 40 minutes or more.
Sat, Sep 28 and Sun, Sep 29 starting at noon on both days: The Oakland Coliseum Grounds will play host to
Rolling Loud, billed as “the world’s largest hip-hop festival”. Headliners include Future, Migos, Lil Uzi Vert, and local artist G-Eazy.
- Pro tip: Taking BART to the Coliseum Station is the preferred way to get there.
- Areas and roadways affected: Extra traffic on Coliseum Way, Hegenberger Road and the ramps getting to and from I-880 in the Coliseum area.
PENINSULA:
Sat, Sep 28 and Sun, Sep 29 from 10am-6pm: The
Pacific Coast FogFest takes place on Pacifica's Palmetto Avenue between Montecito Avenue and Shoreview Avenue North. It starts with the parade on Saturday at 10am and also features three stages of entertainment, live music, contests, art and craft booths, food and beverage booths, carnival rides and games.
- Pro tip: As the festival’s information page notes, SamTrans Lines 110 and 112 will get you to FogFest and there’s free street parking on Oceana and Francisco Boulevards.
- Areas and roadways affected: Palmetto Avenue between Montecito Avenue and Shoreview Avenue North will be closed to traffic from 4pm on Friday to about 9pm on Sunday.
SAN FRANCISCO:
Sun, Sep 29 from 11am-6pm: The
Folsom Street Fair takes place on Folsom Street from 8th Street to 13th Street. The fair is expected to draw up to 250,000 “leather and fetish enthusiasts” to an area totaling 13 city blocks. See the
Fair’s home page for a map of the fair (scroll down) and a stage performance schedule.
- Pro tip: Traffic is expected to be heavily congested around the Fair area, such that the Fair’s own website notes that driving to the Fair is “strongly discouraged.” Multiple streets in the neighborhood will be closed from 3am to 10pm.
NORTH BAY/SOLANO:
Sun, Sep 29 from 8am-4pm: The Petaluma Fall Antique Fair takes place in historic Downtown Petaluma, which is mainly on Fourth Street and Kentucky Street between Western Avenue and B Street. You'll find more than 200 dealers in jewelry, linens, furniture, art, kitchenware, home décor, clothing, books, and many other kinds of collectibles. Officials expect more than 8,000 people to attend.
