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.

Friday, December 22, 2023

Breakfast with Santa at Tilden Park, Berkeley

8:30 am

Tilden Park Merry Go Round, Berkeley

Create a storybook Christmas for your family. Join us for our annual Breakfast with Santa event at...

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...

San Francisco Ballet Nutcracker

2:00 pm

War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco

Experience the magical winter wonderland of toy soldiers, King of the Mice, Sugar Plum Fairy, and...

Music and Movement in Spanish (6 months - 5 yrs)

3:00 pm

Cucu's PlayHouse, San Rafael

Join us every week to sing, dance and play while learning/practicing Spanish at Cucu's PlayHouse....

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...

A Cathedral Christmas

7:30 pm

Grace Cathedral, San Francisco

In the grand tradition of the great cathedrals of Europe, the Choir of Men and Boys accompanied by...

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