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Family Events Calendar

Find the perfect event for your family! Our calendar highlights the best family events, outings, and activities in Marin and the San Francisco Bay Area.

Submit your events to us via our contact form. All event listings are believed accurate at the time of posting, but schedules are subject to change without notice. Please confirm with event organizer before attending.

Saturday, March 11, 2023

San Jose Shamrock Run
7:00 am
San Pedro Square, San Jose
The San Jose Shamrock Run 5K benefits the San Jose – Dublin Sister City Scholarship...
Marin Country Mart Farmers' Market
9:00 am
Marin Country Mart, Larkspur
Visit the Farmers’ Market every Saturday from 9 am to 2 pm, rain or shine! Includes complimentary...
Rush Creek Preserve
9:00 am
Rush Creek Open Space Preserve, Novato
Join a ranger to learn the basics of birding and identification. We'll discuss species commonly...
de Young museum
9:30 am
de Young Museum, San Francisco
Bay Area residents can visit the de Young museum in San Francisco for free every Saturday.  Offer...
Legion of Honor museum San Francisco
9:30 am
de Young Museum, San Francisco
Bay Area residents can visit the Legion of Honor museum in San Francisco for free every Saturday. ...
de Youngsters Day Out
9:30 am
de Young Museum, San Francisco
This event is open to every Bay Area family and free of charge. The in-person, all-day event will...
North Bay Science Discovery Day
10:00 am
Sonoma County Fairgrounds, Santa Rosa
Children, teenagers, and families are invited to attend the FREE science festival to spark wonder...
Bay Area Discovery Museum, Sausalito
10:00 am
Bay Area Discovery Museum, Sausalito
The Bay Area Discovery Museum (BADM) is a space for imaginations to run wild! Located at the foot...
Kids on nature trail at China Camp State Park
10:00 am
China Camp State Park, San Rafael
Come explore where water meets the land along the Turtle Back Nature Trail. Junior Rangers will...
The Day You Begin
10:30 am
Bay Area Children's Theatre, Berkeley
It’s not easy to take those first steps into a place where nobody really knows you yet…but somehow...
Saturday Science Randall Museum
10:30 am
Randall Museum, San Francisco
Get enthralled by simple science topics presented through project-based activities. Most classes...
Family Storytime, Belvedere Tiburon Library
10:30 am
Belvedere Tiburon Library, Tiburon
Bring the family to the library for our monthly family storytime. Stories, songs and activities...
Elephant seal drakes beach
11:00 am
Drakes Beach, Point Reyes Station
Elephant seal colonies are a cacophony of sounds, smells and activity; join a ranger for a short...
Sing and Stomp for Babies and Toddlers, San Anselmo Library
11:00 am
San Anselmo Library, Larkspur
Bring the little ones for storytime at the San Anselmo Library.
Emerald Railway Fest, Western Railway
11:00 am
Western Railway Museum, Suisun City
Celebrate St. Patrick's Day at the Western Railway Museum! Guests will enjoy a day of live...
11:00 am
O'Hara Park Middle School, Oakley
A resource class that will prepare you with a handful of skills that provides a foundation for many...
Special Sing & Stomp at Sweetwater Music Hall, Mill Valley
11:00 am
Sweetwater Music Hall, Mill Valley
Join the Mill Valley Library for a special offsite Sing & Stomp performance at Sweetwater Music...
San Francisco St. Patrick's Day Parade pipers
11:30 am
Downtown San Francisco, San Francisco
The 172nd Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in San Francisco is a well established event with...
Journey of the Whales Point Reyes
11:30 am
Point Reyes Lighthouse, Inverness
Join a Ranger to learn about gray whales as they migrate past Point Reyes. Learn about their...
skates
12:00 pm
Fulton Plaza, San Francisco
SanFranDISCO has extended and is now running through March 31, 2023. Initially opened in mid-...
Afternoon art at the Randall Museum
1:00 pm
Randall Museum, San Francisco
Drop by the Randall Museum’s Art Room and get creative with your kids. Art instructors guide a...
The Day You Begin
1:30 pm
Bay Area Children's Theatre, Berkeley
It’s not easy to take those first steps into a place where nobody really knows you yet…but somehow...
Elephant seal drakes beach
2:00 pm
Drakes Beach, Point Reyes Station
Elephant seal colonies are a cacophony of sounds, smells and activity; join a ranger for a short...
Randall Museum wildlife presentation
2:00 pm
Randall Museum, San Francisco
Venture into the Randall Museum’s new live animal exhibit, Wild in California, and join one of the...
Annual Post Parade Party, United Irish Cultural Center, San Francisco
2:00 pm
United Irish Cultural Center, San Francisco
Join us at the annual Corned Beef and Cabbage meal (food available upstairs) and know you are...
7:30 pm
Chabot Space & Science Center, Oakland
Join Chabot astronomers on the Observatory Deck for a free telescope viewing! Weather permitting,...
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