25+ wine, beer and spirit events to celebrate the fall

Though back-to-school season may have begun there s still plenty of fun to be had heading into the fall around the Bay Area From a plethora of art and wine festivals to Oktoberfest celebrations harvest parties and all manner of liquor-based strolls here are a scarce event ideas to keep spirits up through the autumn months Pub in the Park a m - p m Sept Red Morton Park Madison Ave Redwood City Enjoy the last session in this summer series with the tunes of bluegrass group Savannah Blu while sampling local microbrews ciders or seltzers and eating from a nearby food truck tinyurl com pubinpark Sample the Sierra - p m Sept Bijou District Park Al Tahoe Blvd South Lake Tahoe Taste offerings from wine beer and spirit vendors and food vendors at this farm-to-form festival with live music and artisan vendors samplethesierra com Bonny Doon Art Wine Brew Festival - p m Sept Crest Ranch Empire Grade Bonny Doon Sip craft brews wines and soak up the art of local vendors while supporting local inhabitants guidance in the Santa Cruz Mountains bonnydoonartandwinefestival com Claudette Davis left helps her granddaughter of Mountain View to cool off with a non-alcoholic pina colada as her mother Maggie Steele looks on during the Mountain View Art and Wine Festival Pint-Sized Edition The Revival in Mountain View Calif Saturday Sept The event set this year for Sept - brings together hundreds of festivalgoers and offers beer wine food arts and crafts live music and family exercises Ray Chavez Bay Area News Group Mountain View Art Wine Fest a m - p m Sept and a m - p m Sept Castro Street Mountain View The festival is hosting a special tasting experience this year with tastings from boutique and heritage wineries Free tasting tickets and up mvartwine com wine Bizerkeley Food Fest - p m Sept North Berkeley BART Station Acton Street Berkeley Enjoy a beer garden and wine down lounge while sampling plant-based foods from around the world meeting vendors listening to music and supporting California Pitbull Rescue Free bizerkeleyfoodfest com Oktoberfest Bash - p m Sept Original Pattern Brewing th St Oakland This Oakland brewery hosts a full day of festivities including German-style brews games live music food and more eventbrite com Elmwood Wine Walk - p m Sept Vintage Berkeley College Ave Berkeley Stroll through Berkeley s charming Elmwood neighborhood while sipping the offerings from more than small-production wines from all over the world and up shoptheelmwood com Jazz trio BBQ and Wine - p m Sept Rios-Lovell Estate Winery Tesla Road Livermore Spend the Saturday afternoon listening to music eating juicy BBQ tri-tip and sipping wine pairings rioslovellwinery com Martini Shake-Off - p m Sept Plaza Ygnacio Henrietta St Martinez Top mixologists around the Bay Area compete for the Best Martini and People s Choice Award at this festive event held in the birthplace of the martini Martinez Black tie optional attire encouraged martinezmartini com Lafayette Art Wine Festival a m - p m Sept and a m - p m Sept at Mt Diablo Blvd Lafayette Hear local bands perform wander through art booths and sample wines and beers from over vendors lafayettefestival com Diane Battilana center from Oakland and Don Pape from Alameda both with Nature Friends Schuhplattler perform at the Redwood City Oktoberfest in downtown Redwood City Calif on Wednesday Sept Nhat V Meyer Bay Area News Group Redwood City Oktoberfest Sept - Courthouse Square Broadway Redwood City Step into a pop-up wunderland at this Munich-inspired celebration complete with Bavarian bites contests and lively music - redwoodcity org Temescal Oktoberfest - p m Sept Temescal Brewing Telegraph Ave Oakland Sip fest bier pick up a limited-edition mug and enjoy live music from Polkageist West at this full day of festivities Free stein packages start at eventbrite com Craft and Sip - p m Sept Wine Thieves Mt Diablo Blvd Lafayette Socialize in a low-key setting sip wine beer or non-alcoholic offerings nosh on snacks and craft or color with new friends - eventbrite com Whiskey Tasting - p m Sept Beer Baron Bar Kitchen Saint Mary St Pleasanton Sample seven high-end whiskeys at this Weller barrel pick release party with the option to take home bottles from the event eventbrite com Craft beer and spirits are available at the Beer Baron Bar and Kitchen in Pleasanton Calif on Tuesday Oct Anda Chu Bay Area News Group Springline Oktoberfest - p m Sept El Camino Real Menlo Park Enjoy Oktoberfest with food beer a custom half-liter stein and stein-holding competition plus live music and photo ops eventbrite com Rum Stroll - p m Sept downtown Alameda Sip premium rum tastings listen to live music and sample tasty bites VIP tastings also available starting at p m alamedastrolls com Port Wine Fest - p m Sept The Cube Montgomery St San Francisco Taste over Portuguese wines including Port plus reds whites and sparkling wines while meeting winemakers and sampling snacks portwinefest com en Tiburon Wine Food Fest - p m Oct Tiburon Blvd Tiburon Revel in the offerings of over wineries and restaurants and enjoy live music and up includes tastings and food tiburonchamber org tiburon-wine-festival Bike the Bridges Bands Brews Oct Martinez Waterfront Park North Court St Martinez Spend the morning cycling routes vary between miles and kilometers to fundraise for Special Olympics Northern California Then celebrate finishing your ride with beer live music and lunch and up sonc org events bike-the-bridges Gourmet Grazing on the Green - p m Oct Aptos Village County Park Aptos Creek Road Aptos Hang out at the park while sipping wine sampling craft beer nibbling gourmet snacks and listening to live music sccbg org gourmetgrazingonthegreen Harvest Party - p m Oct D Argenzio Winery Cleveland Ave A Santa Rosa Celebrate D Argenzio Winery s st annual harvest party with live acoustic music a multi-course meal and a grape stomp eventbrite com Fall Farm Festival a m - p m Oct Ma alot Farms Arnerich Road Los Gatos Play outdoor games meet goats and share wine at this Los Gatos farm - maalotfarms org farm-happenings A sign thanking shoppers is seen in Historic Downtown Gilroy Calif on Tuesday Aug Shae Hammond Bay Area News Group Gilroy Beer Crawl - p m Oct Monterey Road Gilroy Sample over local and regional craft beers enjoy a beer garden participate in a costume contest for people or dogs and dance to music with a live DJ at this th annual event and up visitgilroy com downtown-gilroy-beer-crawl Monterey Tequila Festival - p m Oct Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel And Spa Old Golf Program Road Monterey Sample tequilas and mezcals with food pairings learn about the history and values of tequila and celebrate at an after party eventbrite com Campbell Wine Walk - p m Oct E Campbell Avenue and N st Street Campbell Sip from wineries like J Lohr Bent Dime Winery and Ros All Day and get a commemorative tumbler downtowncampbell com winewalk IPA K Brewfest and Beer Mile a m - p m Nov The Barlow McKinley St Sebastopol Pair beer and running either by running first then sampling craft beers at the brewfest or by going all in with the run-and-chug that is the beer mile IPA k com Morgan Hill Whiskey Walk - p m Nov Stroll through downtown Morgan Hill plus taste fine whiskeys from around the world listen to bluegrass and or roll cigars mhdowntown org For more food and drink coverage follow us on Flipboard