Saturday, May 16

8-11 a.m. Roughneck Motorcycle Club will be holding a charity motorcycle run for the Firefighters Cancer Awareness Support Network near the firefighter's memorial. 250 people are expected.

9 a.m.-Noon Alternatives Pregnancy Center will be holding a 2K "Walk for Life" and according to its website, will offer free pregnancy tests, counseling, information, ultrasounds, maternity and baby supplies, and more. Located on the west steps of the Capitol, the event is expected to draw around 300 people.

9 a.m.- 4 p.m. UC Davis' Vietnamese Student Association will be holding a Bike-A-Thon which will begin on the UC Davis Campus and end at the State Capitol just south of the fish pond.

"The money raised during our Bike-A-Thon will go towards implementing VietHope’s Youth Development Program, which inspires scholarship recipients to take initiative by taking what they have learned in school and applying their new knowledge into practice in the real world. VietHope’s mission is to provide scholarships to underprivileged students in Vietnam" says a flier from the Bike-A-Thon website.

11 a.m.- 8 p.m. Five separate weddings are scheduled to take place near the rose garden.

Noon-6 p.m. Million Marijuana March will be holding a pro-medical-marijuana rally with speakers, legal information and live music. Double Lion, Feva, TPR and Kapital Kings are on the lineup, says a post on a greenpassion.org forum. 800 people are expected to show up for the event on the north steps of the Capitol.

5-6 p.m. Sacramento Adventist Academy, a private K-12 school, will be holding a band performance on the west steps of the Capitol for an expected audience of 500 people.

Sunday, May 17

Noon-4 p.m. NorCal AIDS Challenge, a four-day 330-mile ride with over 65 participants, started in Folsom on Thursday, May 14 and will end at the Capitol's west steps with a closing ceremony. It expects to draw 800 people.

5-11 p.m. Make-A-Wish Foundation will be holding a "Twilight Walk for Wishes." An event open to the public, registration begins at 5:45 p.m. and the walk begins at 6:45 p.m. on the south steps of the Capitol. "The mission of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Sacramento & Northeastern California is to grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy," says their local webpage.