Coming up: Concord Pedal Fest, a county block party and a free 'Dracula' preview

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• 2026 Contra Costa County Block Party — Contra Costa County news

  Sept. 29 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Pleasant Hill Library, 2 Monticello Ave.; free and family-friendly; participating departments; CalFresh, Medi-Cal and CalWORKs sign-ups, voter registration, childcare and preschool information, Records Within Reach; partnership with the city of Pleasant Hill and Supervisor Ken Carlson's office

• Walnut Creek Library Foundation Presents Center REP's Preview of Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors — City of Walnut Creek newsroom

  Tuesday, Oct. 13, 7 p.m., Walnut Creek Library Oak View Room, 1644 N. Broadway; free; register at wclibrary.org; Artistic Director Matt M. Morrow and cast members; part of the Live! From the Library series; Morrow to discuss the 2026-27 season and regional theater; Center REP approaching its 60th season as the county's only professional theater company

• Concord Pedal Fest

  Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at John F. Baldwin Park, 2727 Parkside Circle; free and family-friendly; bike rodeo and skills courses; UpCycle Bike Program with Mount Diablo Resource Recovery; safety education; smoothie blender bikes; bike-powered spin art; live music by Quattro; food trucks, vendors and community booths; organized by the city of Concord, Bike Concord and the Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce

• Events — Walnut Creek Library Foundation

  Live! From the Library Dracula preview listed for Tuesday, Oct. 13 at 7 p.m. in the Oak View Room, free, with registration through the foundation's events page

• Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors — Center REP

  Runs Oct. 25 to Nov. 15, 2026; by Gordon Greenberg and Steve Rosen; directed by Becca Wolff; five actors playing nearly 20 characters