Calendar: August to October events in Sacramento, Fairfield and Mill Valley
SACRAMENTO
California State Fair
When, where: Aug. 15 to Sept. 1 at Cal Expo, 1600 Exposition Blvd.
Highlights: Hollywood-themed fair has movie memorabilia and exhibits; live music, including "Weird Al" Yankovic, Jessica Simpson, Chicago, Al Jarreau; rides; food.
Cost: $8 ($10 after Aug. 15); kids ages 5 to 12, $5 ($6); 4 and younger, free; concert tickets, free to $40.
Info: (877) 225-3976, www.bigfun.org.
FAIRFIELD
Tomato Festival
When, where: Aug. 16 and 17 on Texas Street.
Highlights: Tomato eating contest, Best Home Grown Tomato Contest, Tomato Alley with many varieties of tomatoes and tomato products, West Coast Barbecue Championship, live music, kids' activities.
Cost: Free.
Info: (707) 422-0103, www.fairfielddowntown.com.
EUREKA, CALIF.
Blues by the Bay
When, where: Aug. 30 and 31, Halvorsen Park, at Waterfront Drive at L Street.
Highlights: John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, Joe Louis Walker, Henry Butler and other performers; view of Humboldt Bay; local breweries provide microbrews.
Cost: $45 for a single day; ages 13 to 18, $25; kids 12 and younger, free.
Info: (707) 445-3378, www.bluesbythebay.org/index2.html.
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