Community Corner
Walnut Festival: The City's Biggest Celebration Happens This Weekend
Since 1911, Walnut Creek has set aside September for a special celebration. This year promises to be bigger and better than ever.
For 76 years, Walnut Creek has ushered in the fall with a cherished event that runs for most of September, and ends with a three-day celebration of rides, food, and music.
The Walnut Festival returns to Heather Farm Thursday through Sunday. Entry is $6 per person per day, or $5 with a donation of canned food. Kids five and under, over 65 or military veterans get in free. Coupons good for entry and day-long free rides can be purchased for $20 per day.
In addition to two carnival areas, there will be a car show on Saturday and Sunday, and a variety of food and drink booths.
The Kids Fish-In is Saturday and Sunday from 7 to 11 a.m. Kids can fish in the freshly-stocked lake, and those experienced with fishing will be on hand to help. All the necessary fishing gear is provided. This is a free event, but donations are gladly accepted.
As always, the festival features three days of live music from a variety of Bay Area bands. So many bands, in fact, that it takes two stages to feature them all.
Thursday:
Carnival Stage:
- Jessica Platt hosts the Walnut Festival Karaoke event from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
- 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. - Nick Montes
- 7 to 10 p.m. - Public Eye
Carnival Stage:
- 5:00 -6:00 - Moma Foxy
- 6:30 -7:30 - Radio Keys
- 8:00 -9:15 - Axis
- 9:30 -11:00- Square One
- 5:30 -6:30 - Adam Briere Quartet
- 7:00 -8:00 - Magical Band of Mists
- 8:30-9:30 - Open Frequency
- 10:00 -10:50 - Special Guest Headliner
Carnival Stage:
- 11 -3:30 - DVC Rock & Rhythm Review
- 4:00 -5:00 - Bullywest
- 5:30 -6:30 - High Cotton
- 7:00 -9:00 - Garageland Rodeo
- 9:30 -11:00 - The UnOriginals
- 11 - 12 - The Breedloves
- 12:30 -1:30 - Agape Soul
- 2:00 - 3:00 - Cofnhunter
- 3:30 - 4:30 - Allman Step Brothers
- 5:00 - 6:00 - Bad Boy Eddy
- 6:30 -7:30 - Fred Barchetta
- 8:00 -9:00 The Haze Experience
- 9:30 - 11:00 The Frank Hannon Band
Carnival Stage:
- 11 - 12 - Leah Woodward Trio
- 12:30 -1:30 - Nick Montes
- 2:00 - 3:00 - The Guilty Saints
- 3:30 -4:30 - Crosstown 5
- 5:00 -6:30 - Highway 4
- 7:00 -8:30 - The Breedloves
- 11 -12 - Raymond Anthony
- 12:30 -1:30 The Uriah Duffy Trio
- 2:00 - 3:00 - Rodeo House
- 3:30 - 4:30 - Dippin Sauce
- 5:00 - 6:00 Puro Bandido
- 6:30 - 7:30 - Gigantis
- 8:00 -9:00 Space Monkey Gangsta
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