7 amazing Bay Area things to do this weekend, July 18-20

From great music festivals to terrific ice cream specials, an awesome weekend awaits us. So let’s get to it, shall we?

Celebrate the golden age of radio at a quirky East Bay festival

A Bay Area ‘culinary rummage sale’ has Alice Waters items, 1790s bar tools

Pedestrian and Bikeway Improvement Project nears completion in Los Gatos

Saratoga Car Show still accepting entries for July 27 event

Summertime, and the living is easy with these Bay Area events

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1 SEE & HEAR: Barry Manilow’s long good-bye

The pop music legend who has given us such classics as “Mandy” and “Copacabana” — and who taught us it’s perfectly OK to cherish the cheesiest of cheesy songs — brings his final concert tour to three Northern California venues this weekend. Here’s what he has to stay about his grand farewell.

A long-running feud between Sheriff Joe Cross (played by Joaquin Phoenix, left) and Mayor Ted Garcia (Pedro Pascal) is at the center of the new film “Eddington.” A24 Films

2 WATCH: A COVID Western?

“Eddington,” a neo-Western that taps into much of today’s crazy socio-political landscape, opens this weekend and we have some thoughts.

3 EAT: It’s Ice Cream Day

Yes, July 20 is National Ice Cream Day. And why the transcendent glory of America’s favorite frosty dessert is somehow celebrated in a single day is indeed a humiliating national scandal. But for now, let us enjoy the one Ice Cream Day we have, and here are places in the Bay Area to do just that.

4 MAKE & SCARF: Refreshing caprese deliciousness

Tomato season is in full bloom, which makes it a perfect time to try out this classic caprese salad.

The Parangal Dance Company, which presents traditional dances from the Philippines, will perform at the Peninsula Dance Festival July 19-20. (Parangal Dance Company)

5 SEE: Dances from around the globe

Bay Area dance fans are in for a treat: The Peninsula International Dance Festival returns this weekend with an incredible array of performers.

6 DINE: Let’s do brunch

The Bay Area is blessed with a terrific assortment of great places to enjoy a tasty brunch with friends or family. Here are 20 great ones that have opened in 2025.