Prepare for Thrills - Beware of Chills at Fright Fest at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom!

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It’s baaaaaaaaaaaaack! Brace yourself for Fright Fest Presented by Snickers ®. This year it’s scarier than ever before. Northern California’s original Halloween theme park event transforms Six Flags Discovery Kingdom into a shadow land of ghosts and ghouls. During the day, enjoy family-friendly activities including trick or treating and special shows and at night, brave two haunted mazes, zombie scare zones and spooky theatrical productions. A nominal fee is required to enjoy the haunted mazes.

Fright Fest comes “alive” October 2^nd and runs every Saturday and Sunday through October 31^st with a special opening on Friday, October 29^th. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.SixFlags.com/DiscoveryKingdom, or call (707) 644-4000.

Its the "Year of the Dolphin" at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom! Celebrate the occasion with their exclusive two-hour program, THE DOLPHIN DISCOVERY. This once-in-a-lifetime experience is available seven days a week throught the year! SAVE $10 on Dolphin Discovery tickets available at the Visitor Center in the Vallejo Ferry Terminal.  Discounted one-day tickets also available. Call 800-4VALLEJO or 707-642-3653 for details.

Book your hotel today to enjoy any of the events listed below and make Vallejo your home base to experience other area attractions. And don't forget to Shop Vallejo First and check out Downtown Vallejo for some unique gifts!

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Stay & Play in Vallejo for these Special Events

Six Flags Discovery Kingdom 1001 Fairgrounds Drive Open Sat/Sun & Friday 10/29 Open at 10:30 am  Oct 2-31              Fright Fest Sa/Sun Oct 2/3    Cajun Festival Sa Oct 2              On Fire Nor-Cal Jam

Charles M. Schulz Museum 2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa  thru Jan 23   Exhibit - Peanuts Naturally thru Feb 6 Exhibit - Portraits of Schulz thru Feb 21   Exhibit - Hit or Miss: Experiments in Peanuts Sat Oct 2   Free Day - Celebrate 60 years of Peanuts! Sat Oct 9   Second Saturday Cartoonist - Steve Purcell Sat Oct 30   Snoopy, the Musical Solano County Fairgrounds 900 Fairgrounds Drive  Mon/Tu Oct 15/16   Golden Gate Cat Club Show Sa/Sun Oct 23/24   Code of the West Gun Show

Mare Island Historical Museum is Open 8th and Railroad Sts Sat/Sun Oct 2 & 3 and 16 & 17; 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Tours of Mare Island every day by appointment Call 707-280-5742 for reservations

Vallejo Waterfront Artists Vallejo Waterfront Promendade Saturdays; 9:30 am - 4:30 pm Fleet Week at PIER 39  Sat/Sun, Oct 9/10 - PIER 39, San Francisco- 12 pm - 7 pm A parade of ships,ship tours, military displays, an air show including the Blue Angels, and more. Ride the expanded Baylink Ferry Service for Fleet Week   Loma Vista Farm's Harvest Festival & Crafts Fair Sat Oct 16 -  Loma Vista Farm, 150 Ranier Court 11:00 am -4:00pm Napa Valley Wine Train 1275 McKinstry St, Napa Fri Oct 1 CHEERS!/Murder Mystery Dinner Thu Oct 7   Varietal Voyage Dinner - Zinfandel Fri Oct 8   Vinter's Lunch - Francis Ford Coppola Fri Oct 14   Murder Mystery Dinner Sat Oct 23   Moonlight Serenade - Full Harvest Moon

Second Saturday Access-Mare Island Preserve South End of Railroad Avenue, Bldg A-167 Sat Oct 9      Be Wary of the Scary, 9:00 am  Sun Oct 10    Lost Boats Memorial Sat Oct 30     Halloween Fun, 9:00 am

Children's Wonderland Pumpkin Patch 360 Glenn Street, near Amador & Florida Oct 20-29; 11:00 am- 4:30 pm

Benicia Historical Museum 2060 Camel Rd., Benicia Sat  Oct 9     Mumbo Gumbo Sat  Oct 30   Costume Ball             Cache Creek Casino Resort 14455 Highway 16, Brooks, CA All shows in Club 88: Sat Oct 2 The Brothers Cazimero Fri Oct 8   35th SF Comedy Competition Sun Oct 10   Tai Oratai & Daravan Sat Oct 16   Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. Sat Oct 23 Sat Oct 30   Fall Vietnamese Concert Gabriel Iglesias Empress Theatre 300 Virginia Street Sat. Oct 9     The Whispers - 6:30 pm & 9:30 pm Sat  Oct 16    Ischa Uzza House Fashion Show - 7 pm Sat  Oct 30    Howl-A-Ween Bash         Jelly Belly Candy Company One Jelly Belly Lane, Fairfield  Oct 18-31    Halloween Haunted House Tours Sat. Oct 30  Munchkin Masquerade

Infineon Raceway Hwys 37 & 121, Sonoma Fri/Sun Oct 1-3 Classic Sports Racing Group 7th Annual Charity Challenge   Vallejo Business Networking @ 5:30 & Teacher Appreciation Thu Oct 28;Networking @ 5:30 pm - 7:30pm Touro University - California, 1310 Johnson Lane

MIRA Theatre Bay Terrace Theatre, 51 Daniels Ave. The Diary of Anne Frank Fri/Sun Oct 8-17 - Fri/Sat 8:00 pm, Sun 2:00 pm

Tour Navy Reserve Fleet - See USS Iowa  Bay View Charters; Begins in Martinez Sat/Sun. Oct 30 & 31; 10:00 am