Labor Day

Here are our picks for great events and activities for children and families this Labor Day weekend. Find more events for the whole week in Marin and beyond in our Family Events Calendar.

Friday, September 3

• Sacramento's 11th Annual Gold Rush Days will take place over the Labor Day weekend on, Friday 9 am–4 pm, Saturday and Sunday from 11 am–7 pm. Gold Rush Days is a free, fun and exciting event for the whole family! Old Sacramento will "turn back the clock" and transform into a unique historic experience with costumed re-enactors, Wild West gun fights, musicians and much more of the Gold Rush era over the four-day event. For more info, go to www.sacramentogoldrushdays.com.
• The Pacheco Plaza's Summer Music Series presents The Dan Goldfus Project (jazz, latin and folk). Dine al fresco at the new Boca Pizzeria or Taki Japanese Restaurant. Performance starts at 6 pm. Pacheco Plaza is located off 101 on Ignacio Boulevard in Novato. More info: www.pachecoplaza.com.
• The 142 Throckmorton Theatre and Marin Youth Performers presents Into the Woods on Friday and Saturday at 7:30 pm and Sun at 2pm. An ambivalent Cinderella, a blood-thirsty Little Red Riding hood, a Prince Charming with a roving eye, and a witch who raps are all among the cockeyed characters in James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim's fractured fairy tale, Into the Woods. Cost: Adults $18; Students $14; Reserved seating $30. The 142 Throckmorton Avenue is in Mill Valley. For more info, call 415-383-9600 or go to www.142throckmortontheatre.org.
• Film Night in the Park presents 16 Candles on Saturday evening at 8 pm at San Anselmo's Creek Park. Suggested donation $6 for adults and $3 for children. For more info, call (415) 453-4333 or visit www.filmnight.org.
• Marin Shakespeare Company presents The Taming of the Shrew, Friday at 8 pm. Adults $30, seniors $25, youth $20. Forest Meadows Amphitheatre at Dominican University of California, San Rafael. More information and tickets: www.marinshakespeare.org.

Saturday, September 4

• The Sausalito Art Festival, the West Coast's ultimate art experience, returns this Labor Day weekend. Hours: Saturday and Sunday from 10 am–6 pm and  Monday from 10 am–5 pm. This years event will showcase more than 20,000 works of fine art, live music, food and drinks and many fun options for kids with live performances by Tim Cain on Saturday, Sunday and Monday at 2 pm. Some of the headlining bands include The Bangles, Pablo Cruise, Jefferson Starship, Mavis Staples and Sons of Champlin. Proceeds from the Festival support local arts and community non-profits. $20 general ages 13–61, $15 seniors 62+, $5 for children 6-12. For more info, go to www.sausalitoartfestival.org.
• The Curtain Theatre Company presents As You Like It on Satuday and Sunday at 2 pm. in Mill Valley's Old Mill Park. Free and family friendly! No reservations. For more info, go to www.curtaintheatre.org. Old Mill Park (behind the Mill Valley Library) is located at 350 Throckmorton Ave. in Mill Valley.
• Marin Shakespeare Company presents The Taming of the Shrew, Saturday at 8 pm. Adults $30, seniors $25, youth $20. Forest Meadows Amphitheatre at Dominican University of California, San Rafael. More information and tickets: www.marinshakespeare.org.
• Film Night in the Park presents Pixar's Up on Saturday evening at 8 pm at San Anselmo's Creek Park. Suggested donation $6 for adults and $3 for children. For more info, call (415) 453-4333 or visit www.filmnight.org.