Marin & Bay Area Family Events

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

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. Submit your events to us via our contact form.

Holiday Light Spectacular 2026 at Marin Center in San Rafael
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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.

Sunday, October 8, 2023

Marin Farmers Market, San Rafael

Sunday Marin Farmers Market

8:00 am
Civic Center, San Rafael
The Sunday Marin Farmers Market first opened in 1987, and has grown to become the third largest...

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...
Pronzini Pumpkin Patch, Petaluma

Pronzini Pumpkin Patch

10:00 am
Pronzini Pumpkin Patch, Petaluma
Pronzini Pumpkin Patch is very excited for the 2023 season. We have fun for the whole family!...
SFMOMA family day

Second Sundays For Families

10:30 am
SFMOMA, San Francisco
Join us for Second Sundays for Families, a program at the museum featuring art making and...
San Francisco Fleet Week 2023, Blue Angels

San Francisco Fleet Week Blue Angels Air Show

11:00 am
San Francisco Waterfront, San Francisco
Come and celebrate the men and women who serve in our country’s Navy and Marine Corps at San...
Hamilton Pool Novato

Drop-in: Hamilton Community Pool

11:00 am
Hamilton Community Pool, Novato
This season, the Hamilton Community Pool will be open May 27–October 29, 2023. Times vary, so check...
Music with Dani Nicasio Pumpkin Patch

Free Children's Music & Movement at the Pumpkin Patch

11:00 am
Nicasio Valley Pumpkin Patch, Nicasio
Free children’s music and movement with Dani Levy at the Nicasio Valley Pumpkin patch from 11am -...
Marine Science Sundays Marine Mammal Center

Marine Science Sundays: Creatures of the Deep

12:00 pm
The Marine Mammal Center, Sausalito
Join us in person on the second and fourth Sunday of each month for a live program focused on a...

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