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Napa Valley Weekend: Pre-Halloween 2012

Pumpkin patches? Harvest fest? AIDS Walk? Concerts and plays? We've got it all in the Napa Valley this weekend.

Have you gotten your pumpkin yet? It's the last weekend for some local pumpkin patches, so check out our round-up of Napa Valley pumpkin purveyors and add your own suggestions at Where to Find Pumpkins in the Napa Valley.

Here are some other things to do this weekend, from the Napa Valley Patch Events calendar:

Friday, Oct. 26, 2012

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Theater: 

Wine Train Murder Mystery Dinner Theater, 5:30 pm, Napa Valley Wine Train, 1275 McKinstry St, Napa$155

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I Love You Because, 8:00 pm Napa Valley Playhouse, 1637 W Imola Ave, Napa$26.00

Music and nightlife:

Bluegrass at Artists Of The Valley Gallery, 6:00 pm, 1307 1st St, Napa: FREE

Blues with John Mayall, 8:00 pm Uptown Theatre, 1350 3rd St, Napa$30

Andean music with Inti-Illimani, 8:00 pm, Napa Valley Opera House, 1030 Main St, Napa25

Vocal harmonies with Jazz @ 7, 8:00 pm, Silo's, 530 Main St, Napa$15.00

Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012

Family and community:

The Napa Farmers Market celebrates Local Food Day starting at 7:30 am at 500 1st St, Napa: FREE

The Calistoga Farmer's Market starts at 8:30 am at 1311 Washington St, Calistoga: FREE

Plant trees with the City of Napa in Kennedy Park on Arbor Day starting at 8:00 am: 3291 Streblow Dr., Napa: FREE

The 21st Annual Napa Valley AIDS Walk steps off at 10 am in Veterans Memorial Park, 3rd St & Main St, Napa,: FREE

Visit The 2012 Napa Valley Showhouse starting at 10:30 am: 7600 Saint Helena Hwy, Napa$25

The Harvest Festival at Connolly Ranch runs from 11 am to 2 pm at the Connolly Ranch Education Center, 3141 Browns Valley Rd, Napa: FREE

The GRAND OPENING of the Cat Adoption Center at Pet Food Express takes place at 11:00 am, Pet Food Express, 3916 Bel Aire Plz, Napa: FREE

Bring the kids in costume to if you go: the Bel Aire Plaza Halloween Event starts at noon. 3614 Bel Aire Plz, Napa: FREE

And wear your costumes to the Napa Hoopers Free Family-friendly Saturday hoop jam, starting at noon in Veterans Memorial Park, 3rd St & Main St, Napa: FREE

The  starts at 4:30 pm at the Yountville Community Center, 6516 Washington St, Yountville: FREE

Arts:

It's just $5 to attend The Allure of Mare Island: Photographs by Elizabeth Bush Opening Reception at 5:00 pm at the Napa Valley Museum, 55 Presidents Cir, Yountville.

Music and nightlife:

The Vienna Boys' Choir performs at 8:00 pm at the Napa Valley Opera House, 1030 Main St, Napa$30

The Laurie Morvan Band plays at 8:00 pm at Silo's, 530 Main St, Napa$20

Theater:

I Love You Because, 8:00 pm Napa Valley Playhouse, 1637 W Imola Ave, Napa$26.00

Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012

Family and community:

Fighter Practice - Medieval Combat, 3:30 pm Fuller Park, 560 Jefferson St, Napa: FREE

The 2012 Napa Valley Showhouse, 10:30 am: 7600 Saint Helena Hwy, Napa$25

THE NAPA RIVER Author Reception and Book Signing with Nancy McEnery, 5:00 pm, Copperfield's Books, 3900 Bel Aire Plz, Napa: FREE

Music and nightlife:

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, 7:00 pm, Napa Valley Opera House, 1030 Main St, Napa$35

Theater:

I Love You Because, 8:00 pm Napa Valley Playhouse, 1637 W Imola Ave, Napa$26

For more things happening around the Napa Valley every day of the week, check our Events Calendar. You can even add your own events at napavalley.patch.com/events/new.

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