The week ahead in Dixon. Every Sunday.
The fairgrounds are working two weekends in a row this month, and South First Street has the traffic to show for it. After that the calendar tips straight into costume season, which fills up faster than people expect. Worth a scroll past Thursday on this one.
This Week
Today, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. — Lambtown Festival at the Dixon May Fair, 655 S. First Street. Fortieth year of sheep, wool and lamb, and the last day of it. Admission isn't listed; check the link.
Wednesday, time TBA — LOL's at The Library at Journey Downtown in Vacaville, free. A monthly clean comedy show with cocktails and pizza, family-friendly.
Friday to Sunday — Pin-A-Go-Go at the Dixon Fairgrounds, free. Machines from six decades on free play, plus a flea market and swap meet Saturday. Friday 2 p.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday, 1 p.m. — Hey Jude at Vino Godfather Winery on Mare Island in Vallejo, free. Beatles tribute band. Gate opens at noon, kids 12 and under free.
Saturday, 4 p.m. — Pizza Night at The Pip Wine Bar & Shop, 116 N. First St.
Sunday, 3 p.m. — Solano Symphony Orchestra's Autumn Concert at the Vacaville Performing Arts Theatre. Rossini and a Dvořák cello concerto with soloist Brady Anderson.
Sunday, 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. — High School Halloween Party at Journey Downtown, $5. Costume contest, dancing, food and drink on site.
Live Music Nearby
Sat, Oct. 10, time TBA — Carnaval, a Santana tribute at the Winters Opera House, Winters.
Sat, Oct. 17, time TBA — Ledward Kaapana at Ruhstaller Farm on Sievers Road, Dixon.
From the Council
The Parks and Recreation Commission met Sept. 22 at City Hall. On the agenda: an update on the city's five-year plan for building and repairing public things, roads, parks and utilities included, covering 2026 through 2030. Commissioners were also set to hear verbal updates on park maintenance and improvements. The packet has what was scheduled, not what was decided.
The Dixon Unified school board held a special meeting Sept. 28. The one action item was a revised year-end financial report for 2025-26, with adjustments made after the original was approved. Agenda here.
Looking ahead: the Planning Commission meeting set for Oct. 13 has been canceled.
On the Calendar
Sat, Oct. 17 — Octoberfest Car Show & Festival, Vallejo
Fri, Oct. 30 — Dixon Trick or Treating
Sat, Oct. 31 — Trunk or Treat 2026, Vallejo
Thu, Nov. 5 — The Criminal Mind lecture with Dr. Debra Warner, Vacaville
One Local Thing
In October 1909 the Dixon Tribune had a local angle on a national story. On Wednesday, Oct. 27, Mrs. R.H. Van Deman, the wife of an Army captain, went up in Maryland as a passenger in the Wright aeroplane the government had just bought. She stayed aloft four minutes. The wire report called her the first woman to fly through the air of the western hemisphere.
"It was simply grand," she said when she came down. "Now I know why the birds sing."
The Tribune's interest was personal. She was the daughter of Mrs. Jessie Rice of Dixon and the granddaughter of former state senator H.E. McCune, "one of the oldest residents of Solano county." As the paper put it: "As Mrs. Van Deman is a Dixon girl everybody here has taken a deep interest in the report of her ride through the air."
From the Tribune's Brevities, compiled by Ardeth Sievers Reidel and kept by the Dixon Public Library.
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