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 | Warriors vs Spurs Chase Center San Francisco 1  | Bay FC vs Spirit Paypal Park San Jose 5 | A's vs Rangers Sutter Health Park West Sacramento 13-15 | Roots vs Sac Republic FC Oakland Coliseum Oakland 16 | Giants vs Dodgers Oracle Park San Francisco 22-23 |
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 | Beetlejuice Broadway San Jose San Jose 1-5 | Anything Goes! Altarena Playhouse Alameda 1-26 | Dear Evan Hansen Montgomery Theatre San Jose 10-18 | Sister Act Sunnyvale Players Sunnyvale 11-30 | Frozen Palo Alto Players Palo Alto 24-30 |
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 | The Beach Boys Graton Casino Rohnert Park 4 | The Strokes Bill Graham Civic San Francisco 6 | Benise Harris Center Folsom 18, 19 | Emerson, Lake & Palmer Bankhead Theatre Livermore 18, 22 | Janet Jackson The Venue Lincoln 27 |
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 | Damon Wayans Jr. San Jose Improv San Jose 1 | Chelsea Handler Graton Casino Rohnert Park 3 | Nimesh Patel Palace of Fine Arts San Francisco 4 | Pete Davidson The Venue @ Thuder Valley Lincoln 10 | Chris Tucker Hard Rock Live Wheatland 10 |
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California Attractions News
 | • THU MAR 19, 2026 • Knott's Berry Farm: Knott’s Boysenberry Festival Serves Up 100 Ways to Eat Its Most Famous Fruit Buena Park, CA - Knott’s Berry Farm has taken its signature berry and turned it into a full-blown culinary playground, pushing the limits of flavor with a staggering lineup of nearly 100 boysenberry-inspired creations during its annual festival. The event, rooted in the park’s origin story, celebrates the fruit that helped transform a humble roadside stand into a theme park icon, but this year leans harder than ever into experimentation. Dishes stretch far beyond the expected pies and sweets, weaving boysenberry into savory territory like short rib lasagna, chile verde, and even unexpected desserts that require careful balance to keep their bold purple hue from going off track. Park officials emphasize that the goal is not just variety, but imagination, challenging chefs to rethink how one ingredient can shift across an entire menu. Alongside the food, the festival continues to offer entertainment, crafts, and interactive experiences, but it is the sheer creativity on the plate that steals the spotlight. By blending nostalgia with culinary risk, Knott’s proves that its most powerful attraction may not be a ride at all, but a berry that refuses to stay in its lane. Image Created By: The Golden Bay Times Graphics Dept. | ||
 | • TUE MAR 17, 2026 • Disney Resort: Sticker Safari Sparks New Life in Redwood Creek Anaheim, CA - A quiet forest corner of Disney California Adventure has found a fresh pulse of energy thanks to Pixar’s new film Hoppers, which has inspired a limited-time interactive experience at the Redwood Creek Challenge Trail. Disney Parks Blog highlights “Mabel’s Seek & Find,” a playful activity that transforms the long-standing wilderness playground into a story-driven adventure where guests explore, climb, and solve challenges across the trail. Visitors receive a map tied to characters like Tom Lizard or King George and complete tasks such as spotting hidden figures or adjusting interactive elements to “bring animals back to the glade,” blending physical activity with light storytelling. The reward is simple but effective: a themed sticker that doubles as a badge of completion and a souvenir. What makes this addition stand out is not scale, but intention. Redwood Creek has long been a shaded escape for families rather than a headline attraction, and this overlay cleverly stitches narrative into an area often overlooked by thrill-seekers. By tying a new film into an existing space without heavy construction, Disney shows how even its quieter corners can spring to life with just a pencil, a map, and a little imagination. Image Created By: The Golden Bay Times Graphics Dept. | ||
 | • TUE MAR 17, 2026 • Disney Resort: Golden State on a Plate at Disney’s Tastiest Spring Party Anaheim, CA - Spring has officially arrived at Disney California Adventure, and it smells like garlic, citrus, and just a hint of caramelized ambition. The 2026 Food and Wine Festival, which kicked off March 6, transforms the park into a strolling sampler of California’s culinary personality, with festival booths scattered like edible landmarks across the landscape. From bold, spice-forward kiosks like Peppers Cali-Ente to comfort-driven stops such as Cluck-a-Doodle-Moo, each booth leans into regional flavors, offering everything from creative small plates to craft beers and wines sourced across the state. The Laughing Place photo tour highlights the visual feast as much as the menu itself, capturing colorful displays and dishes that feel designed as much for cameras as for taste buds. New items like chicharrón nachos and inventive drinks join returning favorites, giving repeat visitors something fresh while keeping fan favorites in play. With eight marketplaces and dozens of offerings, the event balances variety with walkable convenience, encouraging guests to graze rather than commit. Add in the popular Sip and Savor Pass, and the whole experience becomes a choose-your-own-adventure buffet where curiosity is the only real appetite required. Dates: March 6 - April 27, 2026 / For more information: Click Here Image Created By: The Golden Bay Times Graphics Dept. | ||
 | • WED MAR 11, 2026 • Gilroy Gardens: Spring Awakens at Gilroy Gardens with Culture Rides and Cherry Delights Gilroy, CA - Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park is set to reopen on March 28, 2026, kicking off its 26th season with a mix of nature, rides, and hands-on learning that feels more like a living classroom than a typical amusement park. Known as California’s only horticultural theme park, the Gilroy destination blends more than 40 attractions with over 10,000 trees, including its signature Circus Trees that twist and spiral in ways that almost look unreal. The park will operate on weekends through early spring, highlighted by a three-day Easter celebration in early April and additional weekday openings for Spring Break. A new cultural event, Voyage to the Islands, arrives in May, bringing food, performances, and traditions from Pacific Island nations such as Samoa, Fiji, and Hawai’i. Summer ushers in the award-winning Cherry Jubilee, honoring the region’s agricultural roots with seasonal flavors and entertainment, followed by returning favorites like Carnival Nights, The Great Big BOO, and the winter-themed North Pole Nights. As a nonprofit organization, Gilroy Gardens continues to lean into its educational mission while offering family-friendly fun, proving that a theme park can grow more than thrills, it can grow curiosity too. Image Created By: The Golden Bay Times Graphics Dept. | ||
 | • FRI MAR 6, 2026 • Legoland: Brick by Brick Into the Cosmos Carlsbad, CA - LEGOLAND California Resort is aiming skyward in 2026 with the debut of LEGO Galaxy, a new indoor attraction designed to blend imaginative storytelling with a fully immersive ride experience. According to official park details, the attraction will take guests on a space-themed journey where they become part of an intergalactic mission, combining vibrant LEGO environments with dynamic motion and visual effects. Unlike traditional coasters or slow-moving dark rides, LEGO Galaxy is expected to strike a balance between family-friendly thrills and interactive adventure, making it accessible to a wide range of visitors while still delivering a sense of momentum and excitement. The experience will be housed indoors, allowing for controlled lighting, detailed set design, and special effects that heighten the illusion of traveling through deep space. Park officials have emphasized that the attraction is being built from the ground up specifically for LEGOLAND California, rather than imported from another location, signaling a major investment in original content. As the resort continues to expand beyond its classic building-block roots, LEGO Galaxy represents a clear step toward more story-driven attractions, proving that even in a park built on plastic bricks, the future is anything but static. Image Created By: The Golden Bay Times Graphics Dept. | ||
 | • FRI FEB 27, 2026 • Disney Family Museum: Temple of Thrills How Indiana Jones Changed the Ride Game Forever San Francisco, CA - Few theme park attractions carry the kind of mythic weight as Indiana Jones Adventure, and much of that legacy traces back to legendary Imagineer Tony Baxter, who helped turn a simple ride concept into something closer to a cinematic expedition. In a recent reflection, Baxter pulls back the curtain on how the attraction came together, revealing that its success wasn’t just about advanced technology, but about storytelling that moves. The ride’s groundbreaking Enhanced Motion Vehicle gave guests the feeling of navigating a crumbling temple in real time, but the real magic came from layering danger, humor, and discovery into every turn. Baxter emphasized that the goal was never just to impress riders, but to make them feel like active participants in an unfolding story. Challenges during development, including technical hurdles and creative risks, forced the team to rethink traditional ride design, ultimately pushing the boundaries of what theme park experiences could be. The result is an attraction that still feels alive decades later, proving that when imagination leads and technology follows, you don’t just build a ride, you create an adventure people remember long after they’ve stepped off. Image Created By: The Golden Bay Times Graphics Dept. | ||
 | • TUE FEB 10, 2026 • Lucas Museum: A New Galaxy Rises in Exposition Park Los Angeles, CA - After years of anticipation and a few bumpy delays, the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art has finally locked in its opening date for September 22, 2026, bringing a new cultural heavyweight to Los Angeles. Nestled in Exposition Park, the museum looks like a spaceship landed in the heart of the city, thanks to visionary architect Ma Yansong. Backed by Star Wars creator George Lucas and his wife Mellody Hobson, the museum will showcase over 40,000 works ranging from comic art and classic paintings to photography and film memorabilia. Visitors can expect to see pieces from Norman Rockwell, Frida Kahlo, and even original Star Wars concept art. The 300,000-square-foot space includes 100,000 square feet of galleries across five floors, along with a library, two theaters, classrooms, a café, and a massive green rooftop park. Though it was supposed to open much earlier, construction setbacks and the pandemic stretched the timeline. Now, with the finish line in sight, the Lucas Museum is set to become a new epicenter for art that tells a story, blending highbrow and pop culture in a way few museums dare to try. It’s bold, ambitious, and finally happening. Image Created By: The Golden Bay Times Graphics Dept. | ||
 | • SAT JAN 17, 2026 • LA Zoo: Orange You Glad He's Here Los Angeles, CA - Deep in the shady vines of Los Angeles Zoo & Botanical Gardens’s Red Ape Rain Forest exhibit, a tiny flame-haired new arrival is making big waves. On October 10, 2025, 43-year-old orangutan mother Kalim gave birth to a baby boy, the first baby of the critically endangered Bornean orangutan species born at the zoo in nearly 15 years. Zoo officials say Kalim and her 31-year-old mate Isim are now proudly parenting the little guy, and after a month behind the scenes the newborn has made his public debut, giving visitors the rare chance to watch a primate family in action. The birth is more than just cute monkey business, it’s a meaningful step in conservation as Bornean orangutans face grave threats from habitat loss, palm oil expansion and climate shifts. Park keepers highlight that mother orangutans invest deep, long-term care (up to eight years between births) so each new infant has outsized importance. Until the baby receives a name (the zoo hasn’t yet decided whether to hold a public naming contest), he and Kalim are the stars of the exhibit. For zoo-goers, this adorable new addition offers more than laughter and selfies, it’s a reminder that every creature counts and that hope, sometimes, swings in from the treetops. Image Created By: The Golden Bay Times Graphics Dept. | ||
 | • THU JAN 8, 2026 • China Beach: Shutdown Can’t Stop the Surf at China Beach San Francisco, CA - In a classic case of “we’ll take matters into our own hands,” locals in San Francisco have reopened China Beach, a small, scenic cove that’s part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, despite the ongoing federal government shutdown. When the shutdown hit on October 1st, the beach was closed because the National Park Service could no longer fund maintenance and staffing. Not one to sit around, local swimmer David Yacubian launched a fundraising campaign, gathered about $2,500, and signed an agreement with the park service to pay the roughly $130 per day that’s required to keep the beach open. Thanks to that effort, the beach reopened in early November and will stay open at least until November 19, though if the shutdown drags on, the group is ready to raise more. On one level this is a feel-good story of community action; on another it’s a not-so-subtle sign that when federal systems falter, local folks pick up the slack. Image Created By: The Golden Bay Times Graphics Dept. | ||
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