25 Free Things to Do for Families in April
Bring the family to this year's Sausalito's Easter Egg Hunt and Parade, Saturday, April 8.
It's already April and you don't have to break the bank to have a great time with the kiddos! Here are 25 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.
- Visit the de Young Museum, Legion of Honor or Conservatory of Flowers in SF for free,Tuesday, April 2.
- Eggster Egghunt & Learning Festival, UC Berkeley, Saturday, April 6, 10 am–5 pm
- Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival Parade starting at the Civic Center Plaza and ending in Japantown, San Francisco, Sunday, April 21, 1 pm.
- Shop to you drop at Sausalito's City Wide Yard Sale, Saturday, April 13 9 am–1 pm.
- Get hands-on with art at Marin MOCA's Free Family Day, Sunday, April 14, 11 am–3 pm.
- Create art with Marin Parks rangers at George "Rocky" Graham Park in Sausalito, Sunday, April 9, 10:30 am–noon.
- Learn about Magnificent Migrations at the Marine Mammal Center, April 9 and 23, noon & 2 pm.
- Explore the San Francisco Botanical Garden in Golden Gate Park on their free 2nd Tuesday, April 11, 7:30 am–6 pm.
- Bring the little ones to Storytime in the Park for songs, rhymes, movement, and puppets, Robin Sweeny Park, Sausalito, Tuesday, April 11, 11–11:30 am.
- Enjoy educational activities, music, and more at Alcatraz City Cruises' Community Day by the Bay at Pier 33 in San Francisco, Friday, April 14, 10 am–2:30 pm.
- Come join the fun and build a wooden bird house at Goodman's Kids Club in Mill Valley, Saturday, April 13, 12:30–2 pm. RSVP here.
- Meet us outside the Poppy Store for Mart Littles music with Mr. Andrew, Marin Country Mart, Larkspur, Wednesday, April 19, 10:30–11:15 am.
- Take a sail with the Cal Sailing Club at the Berkeley Marina, Saturday, April 22, 1–3 pm.
- Petaluma Butter & Egg Days Parade & Celebration, Saturday, April 20, 10 am–5 pm
- Learn to pier fish at Paradise Beach Park in Tiburon, Saturday, April 6, 11 am–1 pm. Sign-up here.
- Commemorate Earth Day with a habitat restoration project at Hal Brown Park in Greenbrae, Sunday, April 23, 9 am–noon.
- Bring the family to Earth Day for green exhibits, art and music for all ages, Mill Valley Community Center, Sunday, April 21, 11 am–2 pm.
- Gather 'round the campfire for s'mores and stories at Stafford Lake Park, Sunday April 23, 5–7:30 pm.
- Sing, Dance, jump and play with musician Emily Bonn in this drop-in music an movement group, San Anselmo Library, Friday, April 19, 10:30–11 am
- Celebrate Dutch King's Day at the Murphy Windmill in Golden Gate Park, Saturday, April 27, 10:30 am–5 pm.
