The annual Halloween Harvest Festival takes place Saturday, October 29th, at the Diablo Valley Certified Farmers’ Market. Festivities include the kid’s costume contest and parade at 10:30 a.m. Prizes will be given for best and most creative costumes.  Family fun also includes a “Guess the Weight of the GIANT Pumpkin” contest with a $50 prize, the Pumpkin Pitch Game, and a children’s mini-pumpkin decorating!

Voted Walnut Creek’s favorite farmers’ market by Walnut Creek magazine this beautiful setting in Shadelands Business Park has a gourmet ambiance. Farmers bring their best from the nearby Brentwood farming areas. The Kid’s Craft Corner makes this market a family-friendly experience on Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.