Family-friendly Events for Labor Day Weekend 2008

August 28, 2008

Posted by pamela |

Events and Outings

Friday, August 29

Marin Shakespeare Company presents Much Ado About Nothing at 8 pm. Special event: Pay What You Will: donations of amount accepted at the door. Forest Meadows Amphitheatre at Dominican University of California, San Rafael. More information: www.marinshakespeare.org.

Film Night in the Park will be showing Shaolin Soccer on Friday evening at 8 pm at Creek Park in San Anselmo. Suggested donation $6 for adults and $3 for children. For more info, go to www.filmnight.org.

Saturday, August 30

The 56th annual Sausalito Art Festival takes place Labor Day Weekend on the Sausalito waterfront at the Bay Model Visitor Center and Marinship Park. Enjoy a wide selection of art and artists as well as fabulous live music. There will lots of children’s entertainment including Tim Cain and The Magic Family Cirucus show. Saturday hours are 9 am to 6 pm. Adults $20, seniors 62+ $10, juniors 6–12 $5, children under 6 free. 3-day pass is $30. Advance tickets: (866) 468-3399 or www.ticketweb.com. More information: (415) 331-3555 or www.sausalitoartfestival.org.

Have you been looking to adopt a cat or dog into your family? Make sure you visit the Milo Foundation pet adoption event in San Rafael on Saturday August 30th from noon-4:00 pm. Pet adoption will take place in the big partking lot at 2060 Fourth Street in San Rafael. To see the animals attending, go to their website.

Marin Shakespeare Company presents Much Ado About Nothing at 8 pm. General admission: adults $27.50 advance, $30 at the door; seniors $22.50 advance/$25 door; youth 18 and under are $15. Forest Meadows Amphitheatre at Dominican University of California, San Rafael. More information: www.marinshakespeare.org.

The Curtain Theatre in Mill Valley presents free Shakespeare in the park behind the public library: Romeo and Juliet. Performances start at 2 pm. 375 Throckmorton Avenue at Old Mill Park. No reservations; seating is first come, first served. www.curtaintheatre.org

The Playland-Not-at-the-Beach Museum of Fun is open every Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm at 10979 San Pablo Avenue in El Cerrito. Enjoy old-fashioned amusements and a look at San Francisco's bygone Playland-at-the-Beach and Sutro Baths. General admission $15, youths 14 and under and seniors 55+ $10. Admission includes unlimited play on over 20 pinball machines, penny arcade machines, and the carousel carnival. More info: www.playland-not-at-the-beach.org or (510) 592-3002

The North Bay Shakespeare presents A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Hamilton Amphitheater in Novato. Performances run from August 8–October 5. Saturday and Sunday performances start at 6 pm. For more info, go to our article.

Film Night in the Park will be showing Disney's Mary Poppins on Saturday evening at 8 pm Creek Park in San Anselmo. Suggested donation $6 for adults and $3 for children. Sponsored by Zamira Solari Realtor. For more info, go to www.filmnight.org.

Sunday, August 31

The 56th annual Sausalito Art Festival, at the Bay Model Visitor Center and Marinship Park. Sunday hours are 9 am to 6 pm. Adults $20,seniors 62+ $10, juniors 6–12 $5, children under 6 free. 3-day pass is $30. Advance tickets: (866) 468-3399 or www.ticketweb.com. More information: (415) 331-3555 or www.sausalitoartfestival.org.

Enjoy the sounds of blues, jazz, roots music, and the sounds of New Orleans at the free Homestead Valley Music Festival, this Sunday, August 31, from 11:30 am to 5:30 pm. Performers include Rhythmtown-Jive, The California Honeydrops, Dgiin, and the Young Performers International band Eclypss. Food and drink will be available for sale, and there will be an arts and crafts room for kids. The festival takes place at the Homestead Valley Community Center, 315 Montford Street, Mill Valley. More information: www.homesteadfest.org

Celebrate Labor Day at the Family-friendly BBQ on the lawn at Rancho Nicasio on the Town Square on Sunday, August 31 from 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm. There will be a jumpy castle, horseshoes, dancing, and music with the Tee Fee Swap Boogie Band. The cost: adults $10, children 12 an under $5. For more info, go to www.ranchonicasio.com/index.htm or call (415) 662-2219.

Bring the family to Belvedere and Tiburon’s fourth annual Labor Day Parade. The parade takes place on Sunday in downtown Tiburon near the Tiburon Library at the corner of Tiburon Boulevard and Mar West Street at 2:30 pm. The parade will end at Belvedere Park for the final Concert in the Park Event featuring country music by Jim Salestrom at 4 pm. Fore more info, go to their website.

Grab some sand and use your creativity at the Annual Sand Sculpture Contest at Drake's Beach. Contest categories include children, families, adult individuals, and adult groups. Bring a picnic and spend the day being a kid. The contest is from 9 am to 3:30 pm. Registration is at 9 am, judging is at noon and prizes are awarded at 3:30 pm. For more information, call (415) 464-5137.

Film Night in the Park will be showing Juno on Saturday evening at 8 pm Creek Park in San Anselmo. Suggested donation $6 for adults and $3 for children. Sponsored by Bananas at Large. For more info, go to www.filmnight.org.

Family entertainer Enzo Garcia present Breakfast with Enzo at the Mill Valley Golf Course Clubhouse every Sunday. There will be two different sets of music at 10 and 11 am. Enzo invites you, your friends, family, and neighbors to join him for a morning of genuine, heartfelt, sing-along family fun. He'll bring his banjo, accordion, guitar, musical saw, and other surprises. All you need are clapping hands, singing voices and dancing feet. BYOB—Bring Your Own Breakfast. The Mill Valley Golf Course Clubhouse is located at 280 Buena Vista Avenue in Mill Valley. For more info, call (415) 652-2474 or go to www.enzogarcia.com.

The Civic Center Farmers' Market in San Rafael takes place Sunday from 8 am to 1 pm. They have lots of organically grown produce, breads, eggs, and fresh cut flowers. Live music by the Mad Maggies and That Man Fantastic. This farmers' market is a great one to take the kids to. If you haven’t been there yet, it’s located in the main Civic Center parking lot. For more info, go to www.marincountyfarmersmarkets.org

The Curtain Theatre in Mill Valley presents free Shakespeare in the park behind the public library: Romeo and Juliet. Performances start at 2 pm. 375 Throckmorton Avenue at Old Mill Park. No reservations; seating is first come, first served. www.curtaintheatre.org

The North Bay Shakespeare presents A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Hamilton Amphitheater in Novato. Performances run from August 8–October 5. Saturday and Sunday performances start at 6:00 pm. For more info, go to our article.

Marin Shakespeare Company presents Much Ado About Nothing at 5 pm. General admission: adults $27.50 advance, $30 at the door; seniors $22.50 advance/$25 door; youth 18 and under are $15. Forest Meadows Amphitheatre at Dominican University of California, San Rafael. More information: www.marinshakespeare.org.

Monday, September 1, Labor Day

The 56th annual Sausalito Art Festival, at the Bay Model Visitor Center and Marinship Park. Labor Day hours on Monday are 9 am to 5 pm. Adults $20,seniors 62+ $10, juniors 6–12 $5, children under 6 free. 3-day pass is $30. Advance tickets: (866) 468-3399 or www.ticketweb.com. More information: (415) 331-3555 or www.sausalitoartfestival.org.

The 11th Annual Marin City Blues 'N' Soul Party in the Park takes place on Labor Day at the 100 block of Drake Avenue from noon to 6 pm. This free community concert features performances by Narada Michael Walden, John Lee Hooker, Jr. and Zakiya Hooker, Miko Marks, Fillmore Slim, and others. Food available includes BBQ, catfish, and homemade desserts There will also be fashion, classic car, Corvette, and motorcycle shows. Children can enjoy a kids zone for ages 2-12. More info: www.performingstars.org

The Curtain Theatre in Mill Valley presents free Shakespeare in the park behind the public library: Romeo and Juliet. Performances start at 2 pm. 375 Throckmorton Avenue at Old Mill Park. No reservations; seating is first come, first served. www.curtaintheatre.org

San Francisco's de Young and Legion of Honor museums will be open by special arrangement on Labor Day, 9:30 am to 5:15 pm. Check out the de Young's blockbuster exhibition Chihuly at the de Young or take in works by pioneering Women Impressionists at the Legion.