Events

Fun, free, and healthy: 511 Contra Costa’s Winter Walk Challenge will get you outside and on the move. Sign up and receive a fun new challenge each Monday from January through March. Completing challenges enters you in weekly drawings for $20 Amazon

Discover opportunities for engagement with solutions to the climate crisis for students, faculty, industry, and local government. Climate Solutions Now elevates the climate work being done in education and communication, policy development, technolog

The Green Movie Night series presents a screening of the powerful documentary, "Alaska Gold."

The Bristol Bay region of southwest Alaska is home to the last great wild sockeye salmon fishery in the world. It’s also home to enormous mineral deposits e

Michael Marchiano returns with fascinating stories and information about the plant and animal life around this area. He begins this year’s series with photos and information about the beautiful wildflowers found on Mt. Diablo.

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Give Your Beloved Items a Second Life!

Is your favorite shirt missing a button? Broken lamp got you in the dark? Coffee frother lost its magic? Don't toss them – fix them for FREE at Pittsburg Repair Workshop!

Our skilled Repair Coaches are ready to

Do you live in West Contra Costa and have a lamp, small appliance, textile, or bike in need of repair?

Bring it to the Repair Fair!

Volunteers and specialized repair professionals will be on-hand to repair your items.  We ask that you stay with your

The tomato plant sale is back! The Contra Costa Master Gardeners will have many varieties of seedlings for you to take home and grow.

• 70+ varieties of tomatoes, plus peppers, eggplants, squash and more
• All plants are $4.00
• All sales are Visa, Master

Celebrating John Muir’s 188th birthday, the 56th Anniversary of Earth Day and the National Park Service Centennial, plus the 71st Anniversary of the John Muir Association

Live music, historic re-enactments, dozens of exhibitors.

Admission and parking

Learn how to fix your stuff! Ripped jeans? Cracked screen? Broken blender? 

Repair coaches will be available to help attendees not only fix their item but also learn the skills to make their own repairs in the future!

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Worm castings make great fertilizer! In this free online workshop you’ll learn how to create your own worm compost. Vermicomposting (“vermi” is Latin for “worm”) is the process of using worms to break down organic food waste into nutrient-rich soil.