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Family Friendly New Year's Eve Events in Marin and the Bay Area

Say goodbye to 2023 and welcome in the New Year at one of these family friendly events taking place in Marin and elsewhere in the Bay Area. Many of these celebrations take place earlier in the day or evening on December 31 so little ones can get a taste of New Year's Eve fun without staying up past their bedtimes. Unless otherwise noted, all these events take place on New Year's Eve, Sunday, December 31, 2023. Note that most of these events require advance reservations.

Noon Year's Eve BADM
Bay Area Discovery Museum — Sausalito

Sunday, December 31, 10 am–2 pm

Ring in the new year without keeping your family up past bedtime at the BADM.

Kwanzaa and Noon Year's Eve Thrive City San Francisco
Chase Center — San Francisco

Sunday, December 31, 9:30 am

Celebrate the culture of Kwanzaa and ring in 2024 with Noon Year’s Eve at Chase Center.

Balloon Drop Chabot
Chabot Space & Science Center — Oakland

Sunday, December 31, 10 am–4 pm

Ring in the new year without staying up late! When it’s noon in Oakland, it will be 2022 somewhere on the planet.

Happy New Year, Charlie Brown! Charles M. Schulz Museum, Santa Rosa
Charles M. Schulz Museum — Santa Rosa

Sunday, December 31, 10 am

Celebrate the New Year with the Peanuts Gang!

2023 Grand Finale at Lawrence Hall of Science
Lawrence Hall of Science — Berkeley

Sunday, December 31, 10 am–5 pm

Looking to celebrate the New Year with your kids but don’t want to stay up past their bedtime? The Lawrence's family-friendly New Year’s Eve celebration is back!

Noon Year's Eve Hiller Aviation Museum
Hiller Aviation Museum — San Carlos

Sunday, December 31, 10 am–1 pm

Kids and parents, come celebrate the New Year with music, activities, face painting and a countdown to THREE GIANT balloon drops at noon!

Bouncy Ball New Year, Novato
Trek Winery — Novato

Sunday, December 31, 12 pm

Kids of all ages are invited to Downtown Novato to see what happens when 23,000 small bouncy balls are dropped onto the street from a ladder truck 40 feet in the air!

Annual Japanese New Year's Bell Ringing Ceremony, San Francisco
Asian Art Museum — San Francisco

Sunday, December 31, 12:30 pm

Usher in the New Year with the purifying rings of a Japanese Buddhist temple bell.

New Year's Eve Family Party Epicenter Santa Rosa
Poppy Bank Epicenter — Santa Rosa

Sunday, December 31, 5–10 pm

Bring the family down to Poppy Bank Epicenter and celebrate the New Year!