This weekend in Simi Valley, CA

Savor the season’s freshest flavors at the Newbury Park Farmers Market, a weekly, family-friendly gathering that brings together local farmers, food producers, and artisans. Explore a variety of stands offering crisp produce, gourmet foods, baked treats, and flowers, along with unique handmade goods, all in one convenient stop.

The 29th Annual Fall Harvest Festival brings a giant pumpkin patch and a full farm experience with pick-your-own fruit, vegetables, and flowers. The grounds are filled with games, rides, photo spots, live entertainment, themed weekends, bands, and more. Weekend schedules include performances, demonstrations, and all entertainment. Tractor-drawn wagon rides circle the farm, and daily visits to the Animal Center offer time with the animals. Admission varies by day. Weekday entry is sold at the gate only, while weekend admission is available online only. Weekend tickets are issued for specific dates and entry windows; guests may arrive at the start of their chosen window up until the next one. Have tickets ready on your phone or printed for faster entry. All visitors go through a security screening. Tickets are nonrefundable, but holders can transfer to another available date or time within the festival at the same price when space allows. Online tickets are required on weekends with timed entries in accordance with County of Ventura guidelines. With 50 acres to explore there is room to spread out, though popular attractions can have lines at peak times. A reserved entry time spaces arrivals and is not a private tour. Weekday afternoons are often a quieter time, while mornings can be busier with school tours. Holidays that fall on weekdays may draw larger crowds, and Fridays are typically the most popular weekday. Traffic can slow at opening and closing because there is a single entrance and exit, so plan for arrival and departure. Ways to save include free admission for children under 2 and free parking. Seniors 65+, military, veterans, and emergency first responders receive a $2 admission discount with valid ID. Current season pass holders and Full Frequent Farmer Card holders receive free admission on weekdays. Food and drinks are available at the Farm Markets, Country Store, and a mobile snack cart during the week. On festival weekends, food booths serve a wide variety of favorites such as tri-tip sandwiches, hot dogs, hamburgers, roasted corn, fish tacos, chicken strips, loaded potatoes, quesadillas, shaved ice, kettle corn, donuts, pumpkin pie, and more. Acres of pumpkins, fruits, and vegetables are ready for picking throughout the festival. For everyone’s comfort and safety, please note: no dogs or outside animals, no coolers, only small standard-size backpacks, purses, and diaper bags, no smoking or e-cigarettes anywhere on the farm, and no weapons. All bags are subject to inspection at entry. Weekend walk-ins are not guaranteed admission.

Billed as America’s largest interactive comedy murder mystery dinner experience, The Dinner Detective brings its whodunit to Thousand Oaks. Attendees dig into a challenging case while enjoying a complete dinner. The culprit could be hidden among the crowd, so anyone might suddenly find themselves under suspicion. Admission includes dinner, the live mystery entertainment, gratuity for the service team, a prize for the best investigator, and more. A cash bar will be open, and an ATM is available throughout the event. Tickets and pricing are organized by show date.

Geoff Tate brings the final chapter of Operation: Mindcrime to The Canyon Club & Special Events Center, pairing the music with a live string ensemble and a laser light show. Guests under 18 must attend with an adult. A Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum singer and songwriter, Tate is known as the longtime lead vocalist and a driving creative force behind Queensrÿche. Over more than three decades, the band sold over 20 million albums and toured in more than 50 countries, earning a reputation for ambitious, influential rock. The 1988 concept epic Operation: Mindcrime became a touchstone that drew comparisons to classics like Tommy and The Wall. Its successor Empire surpassed three million copies sold and delivered Silent Lucidity, the group’s first Top 10 single and a Grammy-nominated hit. After his departure, Tate launched projects under the Operation: Mindcrime banner, releasing a trilogy of concept albums between 2015 and 2017, and he continues to tour internationally celebrating this legacy.

The ETI Corral 37 Ranch Horse Show takes place at Conejo Creek Equestrian Park. This event focuses on ranch-style horsemanship in a show setting.

Experience an evening devoted to the music of Steely Dan featuring actual current and former band members. Special featured guest artists include Denny Dias on guitar, a Steely Dan co-founder, and Jeff "Skunk" Baxter on guitar, also a co-founder. The lineup also includes Royce Jones on vocals, Keith Carlock on drums, Bob Shephard on saxophone, Grant Geissman, lead guitarist with Chuck Mangione, Oz Noy on guitar, Yaron Gershovsky on keyboards with Manhatten Transfer, and Will Lee on bass from the Late Show with David Letterman. A full backing band with vocalists will perform the music like the original recordings. The Michael Lemmo Band opens the show.