The annual Macy’s Flower Show is a stunning celebration of flowers, food, art and music at Macy’s Union Square. For 2017 the theme is “Carnival.”

March 26 – April 9, 2017
Macy’s Union Square, San Francisco

As part of its “Eat Like a Chef, Drink Like a Somm” program, Stones Throw is doing a chef collaboration with Jardinière and offering an affordable five-course dinner ($60) with all of the proceeds going to Meals on Wheels. Dining out for a good cause? It doesn’t get better than that.

The weekend-long celebration of handcrafted cheeses, wines and beers returns to Petaluma for three days of farm tours, seminars, hands on cheese-making classes , competitions, painting and cooking demonstrations and more. 745 Baywood Dr., Petaluma, 707.283.288, artisancheesefestival.com