San Joaquin RTD’s 28th annual Stuff the Bus Food Drive returns November 20 and 21, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day, at Food 4 Less on West Hammer Lane. Residents can donate frozen turkeys, hams, chickens and canned food to help local families.

San Joaquin RTD’s 28th annual Stuff the Bus Food Drive returns November 20 and 21, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day, at Food 4 Less on West Hammer Lane. Residents can donate frozen turkeys, hams, chickens and canned food to help local families.

Stockton’s 45th annual Delta Reflections Lighted Boat Parade returns December 5. Boats leave Windmill Cove at 5 p.m. and are expected downtown around 6:15 p.m., with free viewing at Weber Point and along the waterfront.

A princess, a suspicious wizard and a dragon mystery are coming to Maya Angelou Branch Library on Thursday, November 5. Puppet Art Theater’s Tale of the Dragon’s Tail runs from 4 to 5 p.m., bringing an all-ages performance to the neighborhood branch at 2324 Pock Lane in Stockton.

Banner Island Ballpark will trade the usual game-day routine for specialty hot dogs, local vendors, live entertainment and animal adoption opportunities during the Stockton Ports’ inaugural Dog Days of Fall on Saturday, November 7. The noon–5 p.m. festival welcomes families and dogs, with advance admission priced at $12 and food and parking sold separately.

A Stockton story that reached orbit is coming back to the campus where part of it began. Former NASA astronaut and Pacific graduate José Hernández will discuss perseverance during a free public conversation at Faye Spanos Concert Hall on Thursday, November 5, from 7 to 8 p.m. Registration is available through the university.

Pacific’s Cultural Night Market brings food, traditions and student connections together November 11. Admission is free for Pacific students with a valid Pacific ID; the university listing does not confirm general-public admission.

Harvard art historian Jennifer Roberts visits Pacific November 12 to explore the images carried into space on Voyager’s Golden Record. The public lecture at Long Theatre will be followed by stargazing and hot cocoa in the Robb Garden.

Stockton Astronomical Society presenter Douglas Christensen will introduce unaided-eye astronomy November 21 at Haggin Museum, from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. The daytime lecture is included with regular museum admission.

Children ages 5–12 can explore silhouette movie strips, miniature theatre and the science of light at Haggin Museum on November 14, from 1 to 3 p.m. Activities are included with regular museum admission and offered first come, first served.