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14Events this week
6Free things to do
90New spots
101New stories

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This week in Antioch

Five picks from this week's calendar. See all 14 events, day by day →

DEKA Strong & DEKA Atlas

Saturday 7:30am · M’Powered by Coach Mary

Rage Clean

Saturday 9:30am · TBD · Free

Concord Pharaohs Festival

Saturday 11am · St. Mary & St. Mina Coptic Orthodox Church

Coastal Soul Card Class

Saturday 1pm · Lori's Craft Shop

Antioch Mobile Farmer's Market

Tuesday 11am · Nick Rodriguez Community Center

New in Antioch

Places that opened, reopened, or earned a mention this month — the ones we'd go back to.

Las Fodongas

Restaurants

Quesabirria cravings: Las Fodongas is the kind of spot you hit when the birria itch won't quit, turning out cheesy, dunkable quesabirrias alongside hefty burritos, tacos, and tortas that actually taste like someone cares.

lasfodongas.com ↗

Farming Hope

Entertainment

Do good, eat better: Whether you want to pitch in or just enjoy a good meal for a good cause, Farming Hope is a Bay Area culinary job training and food justice nonprofit.

farminghope.org ↗

Sand Dollar Organic Day Spa

Health & Wellness

Glow without the guesswork: Sand Dollar Organic Day Spa keeps it simple, custom, and seriously relaxing with European and anti-aging facials, microdermabrasion and peels, plus body treatments, waxing, brows, lashes, and nail care.

sanddollarorganicspa.com ↗

Antioch’s best businesses

Every spot worth knowing, in one place.

The restaurants, shops, and services the newsletter recommends, all in one place — every listing checked, and paid pins marked every time.

Browse Antioch’s best →

Most read in Antioch

The five stories Antioch readers clicked most this month, from the daily editions.

  1. Antioch community forum responding to recent racist comments by resident cancelled

    After Antioch Mayor Ron Bernal announced a community forum discussion following racist and hateful statements by a resident, Genesis Church, was cancelled after the church's Pastor Damon Owens and his wife, Shantell Owens, who lead the church, announced a cancellation of the event following recent…

    Full story at antiochherald.com ↗

  2. Free Drive-in Movie Night 2026 (Concord)

    The West Wind Drive-in’s Free Movie Night is returning on September 10, 2026, at theaters in Concord and San Jose.

    Full story at sf.funcheap.com ↗

  3. California Legislature Votes to Revitalize Cities With Downtown Housing

    The California Legislature has approved AB 2074, a bill by Assembly Member Matt Haney (San Francisco) that aims to revitalize downtown districts in seven cities across California by creating new standards for “high rise housing” near transit.

    Full story at cayimby.org ↗

  4. Antioch's Century-Old El Campanil Theatre Faces Sale to Church, Set to Close Sept. 29

    Escrow is set to close on the sale of Antioch's nearly century-old El Campanil Theatre to Legendary Movement Church, a Pittsburg-based congregation that has raised a 20% down payment of roughly $306,500 towards the $1.5 million asking price.

    Full story at hoodline.com ↗

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