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Every town around has its giant Christmas tree and well-stuffed sleigh. The next three weekends promise a very San Francisco display of holiday illumination. There will be lighted boat, yacht, barge parades in the East Bay’s Mariner Village on the 3rd, in Sausalito on the 10th (with fireworks) and Fisherman’s Wharf on the 16th. Check their […]

This weekend’s major regatta does not take place on the Bay but on tranquil Spreckel’s Lake at 36th Avenue and Fulton in glorious Golden Gate Park. It is the 10th bi-annual Wooden Boats on Parade. Dozens of meticulously crafted wooden model boats will be sailing from 9am to 4pm, including sail, power and remote controlled […]

Bay seniors who want to catch Petaluma before it becomes yet another wine burg can celebrate the days when it was the once-proud “Egg Capital of the World” on Saturday April 23 at the annual Butter & Egg Days Festival and Parade. Visit the charming Historic Downtown where there will be 4 blocks of food […]

Bay seniors who are wondering where all the Hare Krishnas have gone will find brigades of them (3,000 last year) at 11pm on Aug 23 in Golden Gate Park when the Rathayatra Parade begins. It’s the 49th annual celebration here of the supreme deity Lord Krishna, a holiday that dates back 2000 years. The centerpieces […]

Bay seniors, despite lingering pacifist sentiments, might appreciate modest displays of military might in local July Fourth celebrations. In Novato parade organizers traditionally include tanks from the WW II US Military Museum in San Rafael. The collection there spans 65 vehicles including a gun motor carriage as well as historic bunkers, uniforms and equipment. No […]

Bay seniors who can’t make it to New Orleans for this year’s Mardi Gras might want to consider stopping by our local version in the City’s Bayview District on Friday, February 20 from 5-8. It is all centered around the historic Bayview Opera House, built in 1888 and still active as a community cultural center. […]

Bay seniors puzzled over the disappearance at airports and street corners of happy, chanting, bald Hare Krishna troupes can catch up with them this Sunday. They will be parading from Telegraph and Stuart in Berkeley (of course)  in their Parade of Chariots starting at 11am. Their repetitious festivities will continue in People’s Park until 6:30pm. […]