Marin Weekend Family Fun for December 29–31
See what happens when 23,000 rubber balls are dropped from a ladder truck at Novato's Bouncy Ball New Year, Sunday, noon.
Here are our picks for great events and activities for children and families this Weekend. Find more events for the whole week in Marin and beyond in our Family Events Calendar.
All Weekend
- Skate on the iceless skating rink at the Bay Area Discovery Museum, Sausalito, Friday & Saturday, 9 am–3:30 pm, Sunday, 9 am–2 pm.
- Go skating at Union Square's holiday ice rink in San Francisco, Friday–Sunday, 10 am–11 pm.
Friday, December 29
- Join Iris for outdoor storytime at Fairfax Library, Friday, 10 am
- Experience the spectacle of San Francisco Ballet's Nutcracker, Friday, 2 & 7 pm, Saturday, 11 am, Sunday, 4 pm.
Saturday, December 30
- Shop for fresh produce and locally made foods and enjoy live entertainment, including kids' music, at the Marin Country Mart Farmers' Market, Saturday, 9 am–2 pm.
- Skate at Snoopy's Home Ice (and enjoy a hot chocolate next to the fireplace at the Warm Puppy Café) in Santa Rosa, Saturday, 1:15–4 pm.
- Experience family-friendly New Year's comedy and magic at Kennedy's Indian Curry House & Irish Pub in San Francisco, Saturday, 2–3:30 pm.
Sunday, December 31
- Ring in the New Year at the Noon Year's Eve bash at the Bay Area Discovery Museum in Sausalito, Sunday, 10 am–2 pm.
- Celebrate the New Year with the Peanuts gang at the Charles M. Schulz Museum! Enjoy crafts, an up-down balloon drop, and more, Sunday, 10 am–4 pm.
- Wrap up 2023 with confetti cannons and more at the Lawrence Hall of Science in Berkeley, Sunday, 10 am–5 pm.
- Say goodbye to 2023 at the Chabot Space & Science Center's New Year's Eve Balloon Drop, Sunday, 10 am–4 pm.
- Join That Play Place in Novato for a Noon Year's Eve party for little ones, Sunday, 11 am; reservations required.
- See what happens when 23,000 rubber balls are dropped from a ladder truck at Novato's Bouncy Ball New Year, Sunday, noon.
- Ring in the New Year by taking a swing at a 2,100-pound, 16th-century Japanese temple bell at the Asian Art Museum, Sunday, 12:30 pm.
- Welcome 2024 at a New Year's Eve family party at Epicenter in Santa Rosa, Sunday, 5–10 pm.
