20 Free Things to Do for Families in March

Farm Day at the Marin Center, San Rafael on Thursday, March 14 from 9 am–noon

It's almost March, and you don't have to break the bank to have a great time with the kiddos! Here are 20 free activities and outings in Marin and the Bay Area this month. Keep in mind some of these activities require advance registration, so check before you go.

1. Learn about frogs, toads, salamanders, and more on a Family Walk with Marin Parks naturalists at Indian Valley Preserve in Novato, Sunday, March 2, 10 am–1 pm.
2. Take a watershed wildlife hike around Lake Lagunitas near Fairfax, Sunday, March 2, 10:30–11:30 am.
3. Get hands-on at the Bay Area Discovery Museum free day, Wednesday, March 5, 10 am–4 pm.
4. Visit WildCare's Wildlife Ambassadors at their new temporary home on North San Pedro Road in San Rafael, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, 10 am–3pm
5. Join the keepers for a live animal presentation at the Randall Museum in San Francisco, Saturdays, 2 pm.
6. Take one of our 5 favorite winter or waterfall hikes in Marin and beyond.
7. Bring the entire family to Giants Fan Fest for an Open House and meet-and-greet with Giants Alumni, Oracle Park, SF, Saturday, March 8, 10 am to 3 pm.
8. Get hands-on with STEM activities at the North Bay Science Discovery Day at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds, Saturday, March 8, 10 am–4 pm.
9. Join Mill Valley Library and Marin Stargazers for a star party at Hauke Park, Saturday, March 8, 6–8 pm.
10. Learn about Magnificent Migrations at Marine Science Sunday at the Marine Mammal Center in the Marin Headlands, Sunday, March 9 & 23, noon & 2 pm.
11. Explore tide pools with Marin Parks rangers at Agate Beach in Bolinas, Sunday, March 9, 2:30–3:30 pm.
12. Pack and picnic and blanket and head to McNears Beach in San Rafael.
13. Enjoy Irish banjo and fiddle tunes with John Pedersen of Amazing Grace Music. Everyone is welcome, San Anselmo Library, Thursday, March 13, 11 am–noon.
14. Bring the family to the 174th Saint Patrick’s Day Parade starting at 2nd and Market Streets to Civic Center Plaza, Saturday, March 15, 11:30 am.
15. Enjoy live Irish music, dancing, activities, and food vendors at the Green Fest Block Party in San Francisco, Sunday, March 16, noon–4 pm.
16. Join Storytime in the Park with Riva in Sausalito for songs, action rhymes, finger plays, scarf time, bubbles, and stories, Tuesday, March 18, 11–11:30 am.
17. Bring the family to Farm Day at the Marin Center's Exhibit Hall for hands-on environmental and agricultural activities, Thursday, March 20, 9 am–noon.
18. Pick your own bunch of tulips on Flower Bulb Day at Union Square in San Francisco, Saturday, March 22, 1–4:30 pm.
19. Participate in the free egg hunt and family fun at Mill Valley's Spring Faire, Saturday, March 29, 10 am–1 pm.
20. Go on a ranger-led hike at Rush Creek Preserve in Novato, Sunday, March 30, 10–11:30 am.

Participate in the free egg hunt and family fun at Mill Valley's Spring Faire, Saturday, March 29, 10 am–1 pm.