The first full week of September is here, with Concord’s Music & Market Thursdays, a Gothic stage thriller opening in Orinda, the Lafayette Art & Wine Festival closing out the month, and the latest on new housing headed to Concord, Walnut Creek, and San Ramon.
SEP 3 · CONCORD
Music & Market: Strange Daze (The Doors Tribute)
Free Thursday evening at Todos Santos Plaza: farmers market at 4 PM, Doors tribute band on the main stage at 6:30 PM.
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SEP 4–5 · ORINDA
OrSVP Presents “Dracula”
A black-and-white, movie-style stage adaptation of Bram Stoker’s classic opens at the Community Park Amphitheatre, with more shows through late September.
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SAT · WALNUT CREEK
Diablo Valley Farmers’ Market
9 AM–1 PM in Shadelands. Voted #1 in California.
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SAT · DANVILLE
Danville Farmers’ Market
9 AM–1 PM at the Railroad Avenue lot, one of Contra Costa’s most popular markets, rain or shine.
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THU · BENICIA
Benicia Certified Farmers’ Market
4–7 PM along the Historic Waterfront, the largest independent certified farmers market in Solano County, with music and artisan goods.
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SEP 10 · CONCORD
Music & Market: Steve Snyder’s Big Band
Free Thursday evening at Todos Santos Plaza: farmers market at 4 PM, big band jazz on the main stage at 6:30 PM.
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SEP 17 · PLEASANT HILL
Summer Concert Series: Foreverland
Free Thursday evening concert at Downtown Plaza, 7–9 PM. Bring a blanket or chairs.
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SEP 19–20 · LAFAYETTE
Lafayette Art & Wine Festival
The 29th annual downtown festival, with juried art, wine and beer gardens, live music, and food across two days.
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Concord
Council to weigh next step on 900-home former Coast Guard site
The former 59-acre Coast Guard property could become two new neighborhoods, Victory Village and Quinault Village, with roughly 800-900 single-family and affordable homes replacing the vacant military housing.
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Walnut Creek
422-home Mitchell Townhomes project approved for Shadelands
The City Council approved replacing the aging Walnut Creek Executive Park with 422 townhomes, including 55 affordable units, across 22 acres, part of a broader trend of office parks converting to housing.
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San Ramon
Bishop Ranch’s first 100% affordable community moves forward
Sunset Development is donating a 2.2-acre Bishop Ranch site to Eden Housing for 200 affordable rentals: 120 for working families, 80 for seniors 55+, targeted for completion in late 2026.
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Martinez
Downtown Entertainment Zone approved to boost foot traffic
The City Council approved a Downtown Entertainment Zone letting licensed businesses serve drinks in designated outdoor areas during approved events, aimed at drawing more visitors, and more customers, to the downtown core.
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Car-optional living meets top-rated schools in West Berkeley: a 1922 charmer with a detached garage and room to open up the floor plan into a great room.
BART runs through multiple Contra Costa cities, and 680 and Highway 24 keep you connected to Oakland and San Francisco. With hybrid work now the norm, this location is far more practical than people expect.
The value gap for Bay Area buyers headed east: bigger yards, more square footage, and newer builds in Brentwood, Antioch, and Pittsburg.
4 bed, 2 bath, almost 1,800 sq ft, one level with solar. $875,000, listed by Robert Farrar, toured by Glenn.
