News & Events from the Lafayette Chamber | | Monday, September 15, 2025 | | It's the weekend we have all been waiting for! | | |
The 2025 Lafayette Art & Wine Festival is THIS WEEKEND Saturday, September 20, 10:00am-7:00pm and Sunday, September 21, 10:00am-6:00pm in Downtown Lafayette, CA.
Featuring 4 stages with 20+ bands, 250 artist / craft booths, 4 kid zones, wide selection of California varietals and craft beers, local dining + shopping! Free Admission. Take BART to the Festival!
The Festival in downtown Lafayette is a short walk from BART (Lafayette Station), just off the Central Lafayette exit of Highway 24, and convenient to local bike trails. Insider tip: park at any BART station and take BART to the Lafayette Station! Free Festival parking is available in the BART Lafayette Station parking lots with an easy walk or free shuttle ride to the Festival. Complimentary bike valet is located at 81 Lafayette Circle.
View music schedule and learn more at https://lafayettefestival.com
Produced by the Lafayette Chamber. Presenting sponsors include BMW, City of Lafayette, Lafayette Park Hotel & Spa, Mechanics Bank, and Pacific Veterinary Emergency and Specialty Hospital.
Sign up for updates on the official site: https://lafayettefestival.com and follow us on social media at @lafayettefestival #lafayettefestival
Press Release, Calendar Entry, Media Assets, Social Media links - CLICK HERE.
| | Lafayette Res Run for Education | | WELCOME TO OUR NEW CHAMBER MEMBER | | |
The following business recently joined the Lafayette Chamber! We encourage you to visit their website to learn more.
Makes Brands Cooler
Lafayette, CA 94549
Michael Tebb
Makes Brands Cooler helps businesses attract more customers and grow with style. Through smart strategy, creative content, and storytelling that resonates, we uplift brands, drive engagement, and turn attention into lasting momentum, visibility, and real business results.
Category: Advertising & Marketing
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THANK YOU to our
RENEWING CHAMBER MEMBERS
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The following members renewed their Lafayette Chamber membership 9/8-14/2025.
Artful Surgery, member since 2012
Branagh Development, member since 2007
Compass - Steven Potts, member since 2023
Dudum Financial & Insurance Services, Inc., member since 2004
Home Systems, member since /1994
Lemonade Piercing, member since 2020
Luck, member since 2018
Mindful Littles, member since 2021
Northern California Sled Dog Rescue (NorSled), member since 2023
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Celebrating 20 Years with the Lafayette Chamber!
For 20 years, Diablo Trophies & Awards in Pleasant Hill has been a proud member of the Lafayette Chamber and a trusted partner in celebrating our community. From Chamber membership plaques and board badges to the Res Run medals and even the board gavel, Diablo Trophies has supplied the pieces that help the Chamber recognize and honor achievement through the years. The Chamber is grateful for their long-standing support and craftsmanship!
📷: David Mascaro and Kitty Robinson
📞: 925- 680-0155
📍: 1922 Contra Costa Blvd., Pleasant Hill
🌐: www.diablotrophy.com
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Lafayette Chamber Nonprofit Network at Creekside Commons
Thursday, October 2, 8:30am - 11:00am
Lafayette Business Women at Collab Fertility
Wednesday, October 8, 8:45am - 10:00am
Ribbon Cutting at Lamorinda Gynecology and Surgery
Wednesday, October 8, 5:30pm
Lafayette Chamber Connectors at Creekside Commons
Wednesday, October 15, 8:15am-9:30am
Ribbon Cutting at CrossWaterCreek Outfitters
Wednesday, October 15, 4:00pm
Lafayette Chamber Young Professionals at Abio Properties
Thursday, October 16, 5:30pm-7:00pm
"Coffee" with City of Lafayette Mayor Susan Candell
Friday, October 24, 8am
Trick or Treat Street
Friday, October 24, 4pm-6pm
➡ Lafayette Chamber Events Calendar ⬅
Chamber Member Events Calendar
Nonprofit & Arts Community Email Blast (Current issue - September 2025)
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Lafayette’s Trick or Treat Street
Lafayette’s Trick or Treat Street – Registration is now open to downtown Lafayette Chamber member businesses for Trick or Treat Street 2025!
Event date: Friday, October 24, 2025, 4:00pm - 6:00pm.
For a fun, safe Halloween event, children and their parents are invited to Trick-or-Treat on Mt. Diablo Blvd. from Lafayette Plaza to Dewing Ave, Lafayette Circle and in La Fiesta Square from 4:00pm - 6:00pm on Friday, October 24, 2025. Start and finish anywhere on the map! This event is free for everyone and recommended for children 9 and under. Come in costume! Don’t forget to bring your Trick-or-Treat bag.
Stay in town for dinner!
Find fun family-friendly events in the Plaza, too!
All participating businesses will display a “Trick-or-Treat Poster.”
Click here to fill out the form: https://lafayettechamber.org/trick-or-treat
| | MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS & EVENTS | | |
Trinity Center is Hiring Their Next Executive Director
Lead. Inspire. Expand Opportunity.
For more than a decade, Trinity Center has been a beacon of dignity, stability, and hope for adults experiencing homelessness and poverty in Contra Costa County. As they look to the future, they are seeking an experienced, courageous, compassionate, and visionary leader to serve as their next Executive Director (ED).
This is a full-time, salaried position with a range of $125,000–$150,000, depending on experience. Trinity Center offers employer-subsidized health benefits, dental, vision, and life insurance. The role requires regular in-person presence at our Walnut Creek center (minimum 3 days/week), with occasional evening or weekend events.
To apply, please send a single PDF that includes your resume and cover letter to: EDJob@TrinityCenterWC.org. Read the full description here.
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City of Lafayette: The Weekly Roundup
This week’s updates from City Manager, Niroop Srivatsa highlight:
- Lafayette City Council Removes Opposition After Amendments Made to SB79
- Lafayette Art & Wine Festival is THIS Weekend
- If You See (or Hear) Something, Say Something
- Call for Artists Extended
- #BeKind21 Challenge Continues Through Sept. 21
- Planning Commission Meeting Monday Night
- Roadwork Advisories
➡ Sign up to receive City notifications: Sign up for meeting agendas and Lafayette’s publications at bit.ly/LafayetteNotifications. Also, find out how to follow the City of Lafayette on social media at https://www.lovelafayette.org/connect.
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Supervisor Candace Andersen Weekly Update
September 12, 2025, Weekly Update
➡️ Contra Costa County Community Impact Fund Town Hall Meetings - Where Should $1 Million be Spent in Our District?
➡️ 211 Contra Costa Resource Directory
➡️John Muir Health Offers two FREE Cancer Awareness Seminars this month
➡️Funding Opportunity: Building Blocks Mini-Grants
Mental Health Services Act Three Year Plan Update
➡️ Lafayette Art & Wine Festival
➡️ The Library Foundation's Free Repair Cafe Event
➡️ Volunteer Opportunities
Sign up for Weekly Updates here.
Contra Costa County Community Impact Fund Town Hall Meetings - Where should $1 Million be spent in District 2?
You're invited to join Supervisor Andersen for a series of town hall meetings to learn more about Contra Costa County’s Community Impact Fund and to provide your input about where $1 Million should be spent in the Lamorinda, San Ramon Valley and Walnut Creek communities in District 2.
Come share your feedback and ask questions.
Monday, September 15 – San Ramon Valley, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Danville Community Center
Wednesday, September 24 – Lamorinda, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Lafayette Veterans Hall
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Highlight Your Chamber Membership!
Showcase your Lafayette Chamber membership on your website or marketing materials with the official Chamber logo! Simply email your request to info@lafayettechamber.org.
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