Suisun City Weekend Planner Sept. 16-18

Friday-Sunday

The 12th annual Vacaville Jazz Festival is back with over 30 musical groups performing throughout the weekend in Town Square, Downtown, and at the Nut Tree. Music genres include Latin, Big Band, Gospel, and Dixieland jazz. Hosted by the Vacaville Jazz Society, the musical extravaganza begins with a performance from Keith Stout’s AMO Combo at Town Square Library.  Saturday is “World Jubilee Day,” continuing with a Gospel Mass at St. Mary’s Church in Vacaville on Sunday with Bill Bachmann’s American Heritage Band performing a Jazz Mass.

If you go: For information about this free event call (707) 452-1351 or check here for the schedule.

Saturday:

Suisun City residents are invited to come out to clean trash and debris from local urban creeks, marshes, and bays, as part of the statewide California Coastal Cleanup Day. Last year, the three-hour citizen event coordinated by Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District collected nearly 4000 pounds of trash and recyclables from just the Suisun Waterfront and Estuary, the area, and Belden’s Landing. Locally, throughout the cities of Suisun City and Fairfield the 2011 Coast & Creek Cleanup volunteers covered 23 miles of waterways. 

If you go: The cleanup is from 9 a.m. till noon at different locations (click here for more information and location sites). Waiver forms must be signed prior to participation and if you are under 18, a parent or guardian must sign the waiver. The English waiver can be downloaded by clicking here, the Spanish waiver is here.

Friday - Sunday:

Friday is opening day at Cool Patch Pumpkins!  Labeled as "The Coolest Maze on the Planet," this year's mind-twister in Dixon will not disappoint. At 45 acres, this corn maze is nearly two acres larger than the 2009 layout. There's plenty of activities for everyone in the family, including an African Grass maze for the little ones, the ever popular Corn Bath quicksand pit, wagon rides, pedal carts, an Indian village complete with tepees, a fully stocked refreshment stand with specialty coffee drinks, sandwiches and candy, and endless varieties of awesome pumpkins. Don't forget the scarecrow contest; you can find information and enter the contest by clicking here.

If you go: Admission is $10.00 for adults,$6.00 for children and free for children 5 and under. All tickets starting at 6 p.m. are $10(children under 5 are still free). No strollers or wagons are allowed in the maze. When going through the maze at night guests should carry a flashlight and wear warm clothing. The Hay rides are $3. The pumpkin patch is open daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. until Nov. 6. Cool Patch Pumpkins is at 6585 Milk Farm Road in Dixon.

Saturday:

As the seasons change in the Suisun Marsh, it cycles through many different conditions.  And all year it is alive with the many resident birds and plants. Now is a good time to take a trek through Peytonia Ecological Reserve in Suisun and learn more about the flora and fauna of these unique wetlands.

The has scheduled a 1-1/2 hour guided walk through the reserve and will highlight the current and past uses of plants growing there as well as the natural history of resident birds and animals. Binoculars and walking shoes are recommended. This walk is likely to fill early, so enroll today !

If you go: This event is free to members and $5.00 for non-members. To register for this walk, call (707) 429-4295.  The walk begins at 9:30 a.m at , 1171 Kellogg Street in Suisun City.

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