{"id":376082,"date":"2026-06-26T17:44:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T17:44:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/376082\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T17:44:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T17:44:16","slug":"7-awesome-bay-area-things-to-do-this-weekend-june-26-28-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/376082\/","title":{"rendered":"7 awesome Bay Area things to do this weekend, June 26-28"},"content":{"rendered":"

From an always-awesome South Bay blues fest to some great new movies and an exciting new Asian market, there is a lot to see and do in the Bay Area this weekend. So let\u2019s get to it, shall we?<\/p>\n

As always, be sure to double check event and venue websites for any last-minute changes in health guidelines or other details.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, if you\u2019d like to have this Weekender lineup delivered to your inbox every Thursday morning for free, just sign up at www.mercurynews.com\/newsletters<\/a> \u00a0or\u00a0 ww<\/a>w.eastbaytimes.com\/newsletters<\/a>.<\/p>\n

1 SEE & HEAR: A beloved blues festival<\/p>\n

San Jose\u2019s annual Fountain Blues & Brews Festival returns June 27-28, with another killer lineup.<\/a><\/p>\n

\"TheThe Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir performs June 27 in Livermore. (Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir)\u00a0<\/p>\n

2 SEE & HEAR: Great shows are all over<\/p>\n

From a free family circus to the Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir\u2019s Juneteenth mini-tour, there are some awesome shows and concerts to catch this weekend.<\/a><\/p>\n

3 PLAY & TASTE: Check out Asia Live<\/p>\n

A new food palace from the culinary stars George Chen and Cindy Wong-Chen has opened at Westfield Valley Fair in Santa Clara, here are the details.<\/a><\/p>\n

4 DINE: Arab street food in Oakland<\/p>\n

Reem\u2019s California, with its mouthwatering selection of flatbread wraps, is opening in Oakland\u2019s Jack London Square this weekend. Here\u2019s what you need to know.<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Zoey<\/a>Zoey Deutch and Nick Robinson make an appealing couple in “Voicemails for Isabelle.” (Netflix)\u00a0
\n5 WATCH: A winning rom-com<\/p>\n

\u201cVoicemails for Isabelle\u201d is a fun and funny treat for rom-com lovers; and it doesn\u2019t hurt that the two leads have great chemistry.<\/a><\/p>\n

6 PLAY & EAT: Hit the Alameda County Fair<\/p>\n

The event is back with its usual assortment of 2nd-tier music artists, goofy games and rides, and culinary attractions of questionable nutritional value. In other words, it\u2019s a total blast.<\/a><\/p>\n

7 WATCH: A suspenseful survival story<\/p>\n

Scott Eastwood stars as a soldier caught behind enemy lines in the intense new film \u201cLucky Strike.\u201d It tops our roundup of what to watch this weekend.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"From an always-awesome South Bay blues fest to some great new movies and an exciting new Asian market,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":376083,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[389,184,7,2644,392,332,967,584,421,971,1399,330,100,395,412,396,88,90,89,397,198,200,1058,420,14258],"class_list":["post-376082","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-jose","tag-alameda-county","tag-bay-area","tag-california","tag-concerts","tag-contra-costa-county","tag-east-bay","tag-entertainment","tag-events","tag-food-and-drink","tag-lifestyle","tag-movies","tag-music","tag-news","tag-peninsula","tag-restaurants","tag-san-francisco-county","tag-san-jose","tag-san-jose-headlines","tag-san-jose-news","tag-san-mateo-county","tag-santa-clara-county","tag-south-bay","tag-theater","tag-things-to-do","tag-tv-streaming"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376082","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=376082"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376082\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/376083"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=376082"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=376082"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=376082"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}