Arts: Palo Alto Festival of the Arts
Downtown Palo Alto becomes street-fair city this Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 25 and 26, when the 31st annual Festival of the Arts brings 300 artists' booths, children's activities, food and drink, a sculpture garden and Italian street painting to University Avenue and its environs. Admission is free to the event, which runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. both days. For a list of participating artists and other details, go to mlaproductions.com.

Outdoors: Arastradero Nature Hike
Acterra staff botanist Paul Heiple leads a hike at Arastradero Preserve from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 25. Hikers will learn about the local wildlife: what they eat, where they live, and what clues people can spot to know they are there. The hike is free, but attendees must register at eventbrite.com.

Authors: Litquake
San Francisco's Litquake festival comes down the Peninsula this year, with literary salons, a talk on Jewish humor with KQED radio host Michael Krasny, children's book events, and live music at the Oshman Family Jewish Community Center at 3921 Fabian Way in Palo Alto. Activities go from 3 to 8 p.m. All are free except for Krasny's talk. For details, go to paloaltojcc.org.

Music: Daniel Wood & Co.
The historic Rengstorff House's Sundays in the Garden program features Daniel Wood and his jazz-inspired horn and alphorn on Sunday, Aug. 26. 2-3 p.m. Free. Rengstorff House, 3070 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View.

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