7 terrific Bay Area things to do this weekend, May 8-10
From great shows and events to great Mother’s Day recipes, we’ve got a lot to share with you this weekend, so let’s get to it, shall we?
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1 SEE & HEAR: Great shows are all over
From a concert paying tribute to America to the kick-off of arguably the Bay Area’s best concert series, there is a lot of great stuff to see and do this weekend.
2 WATCH: Endearing Sherlock sheep, and more
It’s pretty hard to go wrong when you’ve got some cute sheep and Hugh Jackman in the same movie. That’s why “The Sheep Detectives” tops our list of fun and compelling stuff to watch this weekend.
3 COOK & SHARE: Mother’s Day recipes
It’s always sweet when kids take over kitchen duties to give mum a break on Mother’s Day (which is Sunday, campers!). Here are some easy recipes they can make.
PLAY: Check out East Bay Comic Com
It’s been a long time since a Comic Con - and all of its affiliated fun and wackiness - enlivened Oakland. But that changes this weekend.
5 WATCH: A new ‘Lord of the Flies’
Remakes of classic films and shows are all the rage these days, and now comes a new take on the hair-raising survival story “Lord of the Flies.” And we have thoughts.
6 SIP: Try a World Beer Cup winner
The recent World Beer Cup competition crowned the best brews in the biz. And these Bay Area breweries did themselves proud.
7 PLAY: This game checks all the boxes
“Saros,” the new shoot-’em-up video game from Housemarque, is as fun and challenging as earlier titles from the developer, but this release gets a lot of little things right, too.
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This story was originally published May 7, 2026 at 6:59 AM.