Events

LOCAL EVENTS

CELEBRATE DAVIS!

FESTIVAL AND BUSINESS EXPO: FAMILY FUN, MUSIC AND FIREWORKS; LIVE MUSIC WITH LOCAL YOUTH BANDS; FOOD, BEER AND WINE GARDEN. RAFFLES AND PRIZES.

OCTOBER

DISCOVER DAVIS

MAY

WHOLE EARTH FESTIVAL

APRIL

PICNIC DAY

DECEMBER

HOLIDAY TREE LIGHTING

Food trucks and breweries, a game zone, pumpkin decorating, swag, raffle prizes and live entertainment at the Sudwerk Brewery Dock. The Whole Earth Festival aims to ignite passion, propel creativity and leave visitors with inspiration. Bands, yoga classes, spoken word and dance are abundant. This family-friendly event is free for all to come and experience the richness of diversity and achievement at UC Davis and the surrounding community. Downtown Holiday Open House and Tree-Lighting includes the Children’s Candlelight Parade, the holiday tree-lighting on the E Street Plaza, and horsedrawn carriage rides.

DAVIS ONGOING EVENTS

Davis Cruise-In

• Third Saturday of month, April through October, 5 to 7 p.m. • University Park Inn at 1111 Richards Blvd. in Davis. • www.daviscruisein.com • Classic cars, trucks, motorcycles and bikes are on display. Exhibitors are invited to bring their prized-possession vehicles, fully restored or not.

Farmers Market

• Saturdays: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Wednesdays: 3 to 6 p.m. October through March, till 7 p.m. April through September • davisfarmersmarket.org • This popular event brings farmers and consumers together rain or shine. Find locally grown fruits, vegetables, nuts, organic produce and food vendors.

2nd Friday ArtAbout

• Second Friday of each month, 5 to 9 p.m.; Various locations • davisdowntown.com/artabout • Davis’ Second Friday ArtAbout is a monthly evening of art viewing and artists’ receptions at galleries and businesses in downtown Davis. Coordinated by Davis Downtown, all events are free and open to the public.

PUBLIC ART

Can you match the art to the school?

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___ I) Korematsu Elementary ___ J) Holmes Junior High ___ K) Montgomery Elementary ___ L) King High ___ M) North Davis Elementary ___ N) Patwin Elementary ___ O) Pioneer Elementary ___ P) Willett Elementary

___ A) Birch Lane Elementary ___ B) Chávez Elementary ___ C) Da Vinci Charter Academy ___ D) Davis School for Ind. Study ___ E) Davis High ___ F) Emerson Junior High ___ G) Fairfield Elementary ___ H) Harper Junior High

LOCAL ATTRACTIONS

The city of Davis Parks and Community Services Department maintains around 50 acres of parks, which include play areas, sport facilities, picnic areas and open areas. Bike paths connect parks and greenbelts to each other and are great for jogging, biking or walking.

Sports Facilities

• A skatepark in Community Park; • Frisbee golf course in Oxford Circle Park; • Tennis courts in Chestnut Park, Community Park, Covell Park, Pioneer Park, Redwood Park, Slide Hill Park, Sycamore Park, Walnut Park and West Manor Park; • Softball diamonds in Civic Center complex, Community Park, Playfields Park, Slide Hill Park, West Manor Park and Westwood Park; • Soccer fields in Community Park, Northstar Park, Playfields Park and West Manor Park; • Swimming pools in Civic Center complex, Community Park, Arroyo Park and Manor Pool in Slide Hill park. • Horseshoe pits in Cedar Park, Central Park and Oxford Circle Park; • Batting cages in Playfields Park; and • Inline hockey in West Manor Park.

Parks

Rainbow City: This creative playground in Community Park is near the Davis Art Center at Covell Boulevard and F Street. The park includes a huge play structure featuring a pirate ship, giant sand box, swings, slides, and other fun climbing structures.

Central Park: Perhaps the mosttreasured park in Davis, home of the Davis Farmers’ Market and the

Community Park

Hattie Weber Museum. Bounded by B, C and Third streets and Russell Boulevard, you also find the U.S. Biycling Hall of Fame, a public fountain to play in, the pedalpowered Flying Carousel of the Delta Breeze, two playgrounds, a rose garden and plenty of shady grass to relax on. There are a variety of restaurants nearby.

Mace Ranch Community Park: This 23-acre area has Little League fields, a soccer field and a burrowing owl habitat. It won a statewide award for excellence in park planning and design.

Toad Hollow Dog Park: Dogs are thrilled to have their own place to play in Davis. At 1919 Second St. (between L Street and the Pole Line Road overcrossing), this 21⁄2-acre park provides plenty of room for dogs to romp.

WOODLAND ONGOING EVENTS

FOOD TRUCK MANIA

• First Sunday of each month, (Second Sunday in July & Sept.) 4 to 8 p.m. • 428 First Street, Woodland • www.mojoskitchen428.com • Join in on an afternoon of delicious fun with food trucks, music and many activities and local businesses to discover. Event entry is free.

FIRST FRIDAY ART WALK

• First Friday of each month through December • Various locations downtown • visitwoodland.com • Galleries, restaurants and businesses in downtown Woodland feature exhibitions, performances and viewing. Receptions and live music.

HOT SUMMER NIGHTS

•Third Thursday of month, May through October; 4 to 8 p.m. • Mojo’s Lounge/Kitchen 428, 428 First Street, Woodland • www.mojoskitchen428.com • Mark your calendars and get your cars ready for Mojo’s Hot Summer Nights car shows. Cruise in your hot rods, cool cars and low riders. Car show starts at 6 p.m.

WHAT’S NEARBY

North

CAPAY VALLEY

Grab a brunch at the Rustic BBQ/ Commons Farm Kitchen & Bar or visit Junktiques on a Sunday at the Guinda Corner Store. Treat yourself at Cache Creek Casino and Resort, or visit Seka Hills to taste olive oil or wine. Hit up Road Trip Bar & Grill, a Winters local favorite that combines good food with a ride in the country.

ESPARTO

Check out the city’s new pool, or catch some great fare at Ravine on 16.

WESTERN YOLO

Sandwiches at the Zamora Mini Market are not to be missed.

WOODLAND

Enjoy another historic downtown with growing reknown for its foodie scene. Enjoy a restaurant like Maria’s Cantina or Morgan’s on Main. Wander around Dead Cat Alley. Catch a show at the Opera House

Scenic Highway 128

or a movie at the town’s plush State Theatre & Multiplex. East

CLARKSBURG

Although tourist-friendly Old Sugar Mill makes it almost too easy to taste wine from a variety of growers in Clarksburg, the Clarksburg Wine Trail boasts Yolo County’s widest variety of wineries, including Scribner Bend, Miner’s Leap, Heringer Estates and Bogle Vineyards.

South

DIXON

Enjoy a beer at Ruhstaller or the Solano Brewing Company breweries. In the fall, visit Cool Patch Pumpkin, Silveyville Pumpkin Farm or the locally-managed Haunted Forest.

VACAVILLE

Take in another historic downtown district or one of this large city’s many opportunities, such as the Rockin Jump trampoline park or ice skating at Vacaville Ice Sports.

West

WINTERS

Enjoy of one America’s best smalltown food scenes, with numerous dining options, breweries and tasting rooms all within a few blocks of the city’s historic downtown. Slowly enjoy a coffee at Steady Eddy’s, stop by L’Apero les Trois for an aperitif, eat a meal at Putah Creek Cafe then talk about your day over a beer at Hooby’s Brewing.

LAKE BERRYESSA

Check out the Glory Hole on the way to one of the recreation areas around a 23-mile reservoir lake that covered the Vaca Mountains’ Berryessa Valley after construction of the Monticello Dam on Putah Creek in the 1950s.

NAPA

Head into the Blue Ridge by car and pop out on the famous Silverado Trail in Napa. Grab a lunch at Auberge du Soleil or take in a tasting at a winery like Chateau Montelena. On the way, hit up Winters-adjacent Nichelini, founded in 1890.

SCENIC HIGHWAY 128

Continue past Silverado Trail on Highway 128 and you’ll go through Rutherford, St. Helena, Calistoga, Healdsburg, Sonoma, Anderson Valley, Alexander Valley and wind up in Mendocino. The stretch of road was designated as a scenic highway and you’ll see redwoods.

Beyond

LAKE TAHOE SAN FRANCISCO