ZinLab at Jeremy Wine Co. | Book Anytime | 2 Hour Experience

Okay so picture this. You and your friends walk into a barrel room, a real working barrel room with actual old vine Zinfandel outside the windows, and instead of just tasting wine, you get to make it. Like actually making it.

The winemaking team walks you through four of their wines straight from the barrel, Zinfandel, Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Barbera, and you learn what each one brings to the glass. Structure, fruit, spice, tannin. Then you start blending them together until it tastes like something you would genuinely want to drink.

The part that gets people is the end. You bottle it yourself. You cork it. You put your own label on it. And then you walk out holding a bottle of wine that you made, that nobody else in the world has, that exists only because you decided how it should taste. These are barrel samples that do not exist anywhere else, not in the tasting room, not on the shelf.

It is a two hour session and you need zero experience going in. Zero. It works for a birthday, a bachelorette, a girls day, a date, a Saturday when you need something worth doing. Groups run 2 to 14 people. It is $99 per person, and wine club members save 20% on up to two spots. Book your session at Jeremy Wine Co.

📍 Jeremy Wine Co., 16750 CA-88, Lockeford, CA 95237

Comedy Night at the Square | Friday, May 8th| Doors 7:00 pm | Show 8:00 pm

If your Friday night needs a reason to leave the house, this is it. Marc Maples Comedy is bringing a full bill out to Hutchins Street Square, headlined by Insane Wayne, a Stockton native who has been on America's Got Talent, BET, and Wild 'N Out. Tay Livingston and Jilldo Comedy are also on the bill. Patrick Eley hosts.

The Lodi comedy scene has been building quietly for a while now. This is the kind of show that rewards people who actually show up for it.

Tickets are $20. This one is for mature audiences, so check the ticket page before bringing younger guests. Doors open at 7, show starts at 8. First come first served seating, so arriving early is worth it. Parking is free but goes fast. Grab tickets here.

📍 Hutchins Street Square, 125 S Hutchins St, Lodi, CA 95240

SKECHERS Wicked Wine Run + Brunch Run | Saturday & Sunday, May 9–10 | Gates 10:00 AM Sat / 8:00 AM Sun

Okay, this one is genuinely fun. The Wicked Wine Run is coming to E2 Family Winery right here in Lodi, and it is exactly what it sounds like: you run, or walk, or honestly just shuffle, you drink wine, and you go home happy.

E2 Family Winery is a proper piece of Lodi history. The Ehlers family has had roots in California wine going back to 1835, and Herman Ehlers became Lodi's first master winemaker in 1934. Today that legacy is still going strong, with over 4,500 cases produced annually from their 400-plus acre vineyard. You are not just doing a fun run. You are doing it on historic ground.

Pick your distance and your vibe. On Saturday, gates open at 10:00 am, the 5k starts at 12:00 pm, and the 1k Tasting Walk starts at 2:00 pm. On Sunday, gates open at 8:00 am, the 5k starts at 9:30 am, and the 1k Tasting Walk starts at 11:30 am. The 5k gets you a finisher medal, a 2026 event shirt, and a full glass of wine waiting at the finish line. The 1k Tasting Walk gives you three 1oz wine pours along the course with a fourth pour in your own etched glass at the end. Either way, you are winning. Non-runners are welcome too. Spectators 21+ can grab a wine tasting ticket for $10 on-site, which includes a wristband and etched glass.

A couple of things to know before you go: this event is 21 and over, no exceptions, so line up your childcare. Costumes are encouraged and there are prizes for the best ones. Bring a foldable chair or blanket for the after party because the festival keeps going well after the run ends. Parking at the vineyard can be limited, and official event info says it may cost up to $20 cash per vehicle, so carpooling is a solid move.

The event runs both Saturday, May 9 and Sunday, May 10, with Saturday as the Wicked Wine Run and Sunday as the Brunch Run. So if you want to double down and do both days, nobody here is going to stop you. Grab your discounted spot at the registration page before the sale disappears.

📍 E2 Family Winery, 9301 W Hwy 12, Lodi, CA 95242

Lodi Comic Con Spring | Saturday, May 9 + Sunday, May 10 | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm Sat | 11:00 am to 3:00 pm Sun

This is the 15th event and the first time it runs two days. That alone tells you something is working. Over 200 booths across 40,000 square feet at the Grape Festival Grounds. Comics, collectibles, cosplay, artists, panels, gaming, and enough people dressed as their favorite characters to make you feel like you wandered into a different dimension.

The guest list reads like a very specific fever dream from 1994. John O'Hurley is here, J. Peterman from Seinfeld, the man who has hosted the National Dog Show on Thanksgiving for two decades. Tom Kenny, the actual voice of SpongeBob SquarePants, will be on that floor. Add Kari Wuhrer, Daniel Logan, and WWE Hall of Famers Sgt. Slaughter, Ted DiBiase, and Jimmy Hart, and you have a guest list that covers basically every corner of pop culture from the last 40 years.

A portion of proceeds goes to the Salvation Army Lodi. Advance tickets are available online, and gate pricing starts at $15. Kids 12 and under are free with a paying adult. Tickets at lodicomiccon.com.

📍 Lodi Grape Festival Grounds, 413 E Lockeford St, Lodi, CA 95240