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.

Tuesday, December 19, 2023

Preschool & Family Storytime, Civic Center Library in San Rafael

Preschool & Family Storytime

9:30 am
Civic Center Library, San Rafael
Join us for stories, movement, songs and rhymes for children ages 0-5.  

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...
Strawberry Village Farmers Market, Mill Valley

Strawberry Village Farmers Market

10:00 am
Strawberry Village Shopping Center, Mill Valley
Strawberry Village Farmers Market is a new weekly, all-local, all-organic farmers market with...
Maternity Tour, MarinHealth Medical Center, Greenbrae

Moms Support Group (Virtual)

10:30 am
MarinHealth Medical Center, Greenbrae
This free, weekly ongoing group is an opportunity for moms and babies to connect face-to-face in a...
Jumping Jacks

High Jump (26 months to 4 years)

11:00 am
San Rafael Community Center, San Rafael
Jumping Jacks is an hour-long class that consists of activities that encourage creative movement,...
San Francisco Ballet Nutcracker

San Francisco Ballet Nutcracker

11:00 am
War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco
Experience the magical winter wonderland of toy soldiers, King of the Mice, Sugar Plum Fairy, and...
San Francisco Ballet Nutcracker

San Francisco Ballet Nutcracker

7:00 pm
War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco
Experience the magical winter wonderland of toy soldiers, King of the Mice, Sugar Plum Fairy, and...

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