Festivals, Feasts & Fairs

SACRAMENTO--Catch more than 100 musical acts in two days at the Heritage Festival Saturday and Sunday, May 31. Blues, jazz, gospel, zydeco and a range of alternative music will be featured along with food, arts and crafts. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. both days. Camp Pollack, Northgate Boulevard and Garden Highway. $7. (916) 481-2583.

CLAREMONT--Time to tune up the old banjo for the Claremont Spring Folk Festival, Saturday and Sunday, May 31. Besides Celtic, blues, bluegrass and klezmer bands, there will be fiddle and dulcimer lessons, storytelling, puppet shows and more. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, with a 7:30 p.m. concert featuring the Witcher Brothers and Lois Hornbostel in Taylor Hall, 1775 N. Indian Hill Blvd. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. next Sunday. Larkin Park, 660 N. Mountain Ave. Daily tickets $10 advance, $12 on-site; concert $10 advance, $12 on-site. (909) 987-5701.

SANTA BARBARA--The Irish Festival Saturday and Sunday, May 31, will offer 17 bands on two stages, dance lessons, vendors and plenty of corned beef, cabbage and beer. Oak Park, Pueblo exit off the 101 Freeway. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. both days. Free. (805) 687-4343.

SAN FRANCISCO--Relive the golden era of the historic harbor district at the first annual Old Harbor Festival, with roving costumed performers, six stages of entertainment, artists, food, Ferris wheel rides and more. June 5, 3-10 p.m.; June 6, 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; June 7, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Aquatic Park, Hyde Street Pier. Free. (415) 458-1988.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE--Mingle with Elizabethans, watch jousts, jugglers, musicians and magicians, and enjoy period refreshments and fine “wyne” and ale at the Valhalla Renaissance Festival, June 6-7 and 13-14. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. June 6 and 13; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. June 7 and 14. Camp Richardson, Hwy. 89, three miles north of South Lake Tahoe. $8, $6 seniors, $4 ages 6-12, free under 6. (530) 542-4166 for information; (916) 923-BASS for advance tickets.

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