You’ve been to the CornFest, the Almond Festival and the Delta Blues Festival, but your summer isn’t quite complete until you’ve made it to the Knightsen Days Car and Tractor Show. Perhaps the smallest of the community events each year, this event is also perhaps the most charming. There’s no admission and no entry fee for cars, trucks, tractors, kit cars or anything else on wheels you’d like to bring and show off. There’ll be food, music, drink and raffles, one of which will be for a 1999 GMC S15 truck seen here, donated by Groth Chevrolet in Livermore. Proceeds will benefit the Knightsen Garden Club Community Center.

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Send a smile and a box of goodies to our troops overseas this weekend courtesy of A Piece of Home Care Package Drive. Sponsored by Girl Scout Troop #31739, Service Unit #1 of East County, the two-day event will be held at the Contra Costa Fairgrounds in Antioch. Organized by Erika So as part of her Gold Award project, the drive will run from 5 to 9 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 25, and all day, beginning at 9 a.m., on Saturday, Sept. 26. Donations can be brought unpackaged to the event, and the Scouts will take care of the rest. Popular requested items include DVDs, CDs, gum, coffee, books/magazines, foot powder and AA and AAA batteries. The fairgrounds are located at 1201 W. 10th St. For more information, call Josie Monaghan at 925-779-1340, or visit the Web site at www.antiochmilitary.com.

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The community is still rallying behind double-lung transplant recipient Ally Jenkins by hosting fundraisers to help pay for the Oakley teen’s medical bills. The inaugural Ally Jenkins Golf Tournament will take place at Roddy Ranch in Antioch on Sunday, Oct. 4, from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. The entry fee of $125, a tax-deductible donation, will include a cart, range balls, meals and a goody bag. For more information or to sign up, visit www.rallyforally.org.

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There will be plenty of beer gardens, root biergartens and bratwurst consumed when Brentwood celebrates Oktoberfest on, you guessed it, Oct. 1. The Downtown Thursdays event on First Street, will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Highlights will include a fundraiser for the Families of Fallen Peace Officers, raffle prizes for the Iron Spartans, and musical performances by the Alpine Horns and the Oglee Moglee Band. Admission is free but the fun will be priceless. Call 925-634-3344 or go to www.brentwooddowntown.com for more information.

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The City of Antioch and the Patriot Sentinel Riders are looking for a few good – but more is definitely better – motorcycle riders and classic car owners to participate in the Veteran’s Day Parade in Antioch. Decorate your bikes and cars and come on out on Nov. 11, to honor our veterans. Contact Larry Thomas at 925-550-3188 for more information about participating and keep your eye on the Press for more on the parade itself.

– Compiled by Press Staff