Marin & Bay Area Family Events

Find family-friendly events, activities, and things to do with kids in Marin and the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Holiday Light Spectacular 2026 at Marin Center

Marin Center—San Rafael

Get into the holiday spirit at the Holiday Light Spectacular at Marin Center in San Rafael! This free, family-friendly holiday event returns November 27, 2026, through January 3, 2027, with thousands of sparkling lights, glowing tunnels, and larger-than-life illuminated displays throughout the Marin County Fairgrounds.

Saturday, August 19, 2023

Free Saturdays at the de Young Museum in San Francisco

9:30 am

de Young Museum, San Francisco

Enjoy free admission to the de Young Museum in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park every Saturday! Bay...

Free Saturdays at the Legion of Honor in San Francisco

9:30 am

Legion of Honor Museum, San Francisco

Explore art and culture at the Legion of Honor museum in San Francisco with free admission for Bay...

Drop-in LEGO Play

10:00 am

Play-Well Marin, San Anselmo

We offer structured and free form hands-on activities in engineering, physics, architecture, and...

Open Cockpit Saturday at the Pacific Coast Air Museum: Open House

10:00 am

Pacific Coast Air Museum, Santa Rosa

Open Cockpit weekends at the Pacific Coast Air Museum are a great activity for kids and...

Saturday Science Drop-In Workshops

10:30 am

Randall Museum, San Francisco

Get enthralled by simple science topics presented through project-based activities. Most classes...

Sonoma County Wildlife Rescue Public Tour

12:00 pm

Sonoma County Wildlife Rescue, Petaluma

Sonoma County Wildlife Rescue offers a special opportunity to tour the educational exhibit and meet...

Afternoon Art Drop-In Workshops

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...

Circus Vargas

1:00 pm

The Village at Corte Madera, Corte Madera

In the all NEW 2023 production, Circus Vargas channels the “City of Lights” in their latest,...

Toy Story 3 at the Rafael Film Center

1:00 pm

Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center, San Rafael

The Rafael is celebrating a summer of Pixar! Since 1995 the Pixar name has established the gold...

Meet the Animal Keepers: Live Animal Presentations

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...

The Curtain Theatre: Romeo and Juliet

2:00 pm

Old Mill Park, Mill Valley

Enjoy live Shakespeare from the Curtain Theatre in Mill Valley's Old Mill Park. This season's...

Circus Vargas

4:00 pm

The Village at Corte Madera, Corte Madera

In the all NEW 2023 production, Circus Vargas channels the “City of Lights” in their latest,...

Transcendence’s Broadway Under the Stars: The Full Monty

5:00 pm

Beltane Ranch, Glen Ellen

Named “Outdoor concert venue you shouldn’t miss! (USA Today10Best), Transcendence Theatre Company...

Montclair Village Hosts Summer Outdoor Cinema

7:00 pm

Red Oak Realty (enter on Medeau), Oakland

Aug 19 7pm and Sept 9 7pm Come to Montclair Village in the Oakland Hills for the seventh annual...

Circus Vargas

7:30 pm

The Village at Corte Madera, Corte Madera

In the all NEW 2023 production, Circus Vargas channels the “City of Lights” in their latest,...

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