Any cities in california having festivals/ special occasions during labor day weekend?

Planning on road-trip during labor day weekend. Please suggest on any cities or places to visit atmost 8-9 hours driving distance from northern california? and no vegas and no san diego

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1. If you are going to California during Labor Day, you better decide where to go now as all the hotels will shortly be all booked up.
2. The California State Fair runs now through th eholiday weekend. Check it out: http://www.bigfun.org/fair/index.asp
3. I'm not sure if you want something family-friendly or not, but if it'll be a family road trip, I'd suggest the Gold Rush Days Festival in Sacramento. During Labor Day weekend, they're recreating Gold Rush Days with horse-drawn wagons, Pony Express reenactments, outdoor games, etc. with people in period costumes. It sounds like fun for the kids, and best of all, it's free. If that doesn't sound like your cup of tea, there's also the Millbrae Art and Wine Festival (9/2-9/3), which also has free admission. Adults can window shop fine arts and original crafts while the kids hang out at various rides and a Boomer's Magic Circus. Lastly, there's the Sausalito Art Festival, which also features live musical entertainment and more than 20,000 original works of art. There are also activities for the kids. For the adults, there's gourmet foods and premium beer and wine. Since these festivals are in Northern Cal, you can spend less time being frustrated with traffic on the busy weekend but can still have a good time near home. Have fun!
4. Santa Cruz! check out this website for your travel questions! http://www.agreatplacetostay.net/ see events for the weekend! go to this site http://www.begoniafestival.com/schedule.html