Another Joybound event begins at 9:00 a.m.

By Antioch Animal Services

Free vaccinations and microchips courtesy ot Joybound People & Pets. Get in line early. These events are first come, first served.

There will be a limited supply of food, dog beds and resource materials available from the Community Solutions table.

Please plan to wait – bring a chair, bring a friend and bring water.

All pets should be adequately contained / restrained. They do not have to be present for check in (they can wait in car). Please advise at check in if you need a carrier or leash.

Thank you Joybound for all you do in our community!

Antioch Animal Services is located at 300 L Street at the corner of W. 2nd Street next to the Antioch Police Facility in historic, downtown Rivertown.

#LoveIsAtTheCornerOf2ndAndL

Presented by Delta Veterans Group and City of Antioch

With special Veterans of the Year presentation by Smith’s Landing Seafood Grill

Coast Guard helicopter flyover during the parade on W. 2nd Street

It all starts at the Antioch Veterans Memorial at the foot of L Street (the future Veterans Blvd.) near the Marina in the Boat Launch parking lot at 8:00 am with a Pancake Breakfast hosted by the Antioch Rivertown Veterans Lions Club. 

Our Veteran’s Day Ceremony begins at 9:30 a.m. The Parade follows at 11:00 a.m., eastbound on W. 2nd Street and will feature a flyover of a Coast Guard helicopter and the ringing of the bell at El Campanil Theatre at 11:11 a.m.

For more information visit https://deltaveteransgroup.org.

Time: 4:00pm-8:00pm
Location: Nick Rodriguez Community Center at 213 F Street in Rivertown

Join the City of Antioch Recreation Department for the third annual Día de Los Muertos Celebration happening Saturday, November 2nd at the Nick Rodriguez Community Center. Take part in displaying your own personal altar while enjoying live dance and musical performances, youth crafts, food options from local markets & businesses, face painting, a Catrina contest, and much more!

Día de Los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead, is an annual Central American holiday from November 1st through November 2nd that welcomes the celebration of the lives of deceased relatives. Traditionally, families come together to create offerings as a way to honor loved ones who have passed on and encourage them to visit from the land of the beyond to join in on the celebration.

Altars built by individual community members, local businesses and community organizations will be on display at the Nick Rodriguez Community Center will remain on open display Oct. 31st through November 2nd for public viewing.

Thank you to our sponsors Cielo Market, UC Davis Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Holy Cross Cemetery & Funeral Services, the Law Office of Leandro H. Duran and KPB Immigration Law Firm.

Details can be found at https://www.antiochca.gov/dia-de-los-muertos.

For more information visit https://smithslandingantioch.com/order-ahead. Smith’s Landing SeafoodGrill is located at 1 Marina Plaza at the foot of L Street in Antioch’s historic, downtown Rivertown.

Monica’s Riverview is located at 1 I (eye) Street over the water in Antioch’s historic, downtown Rivertown. For menu, reservations, entertainment schedule and more information see www.visitmonicas.com.

For Furry Friends Pet Relief, Saturday from 10-4pm, Pet and Kids Costume Contests

The event presented by Hot Rods 4 Paws and Celebrate Antioch Foundation will be held on W. 2nd and G Streets in Antioch’s historic downtown Rivertown Business District. The benefit for Furry Friends Pet Relief will offer fun for the whole family, with:

• Trunk or Treating
• Store to Store Trick or Treating
• Music
• Food
• Artisan Vendors
• Beautiful Automobiles!
• Pet Costume Contest 11:30am
• Kids Costume Contest 12pm

Free Entry and Parking! Come in costume and join the fun! To be an Artisan Vendor visit Rivertown Trunk or Treating Car Show – Celebrate Antioch Foundation.

By City of Antioch Recreation Department

It is officially that time again! The free annual Kids Fishing Derby is taking place on October 12th, brought to you by the West Delta Chapter of the California Striped Bass Association. Located in Waldie Plaza and the U.E. “Compy” Compomizzo Municipal Fishing Pier from 9am-12pm, this event is open to youth ages 4-15 with an attending parent or guardian.

Don’t have any poles? No problem! Fishing poles will be available for use along with a live tutorial on how to bait your hook and cast your line.

Date: Saturday, Oct. 12th

Time: 9am-12pm

Location: Waldie Plaza & U.E. “Compy” Compomizzo Municipal Fishing Pier