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.

Friday, March 29, 2024

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 Jump: Pump it Up, Santa Rosa

Open Jump: Pump it Up

10:00 am
Pump it Up, Santa Rosa
Our Open Jumps are open play time where your child can have the time of their life. Our massive...
Spring in the Garden at the Cal Academy of Sciences

Spring in the Garden at the Cal Academy of Sciences

10:00 am
California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco
 The California Academy of Sciences is buzzing with excitement for Spring in the Garden— a seasonal...
Aqua Babies

Aqua Babies at Marin JCC

10:00 am
Osher Marin JCC, San Rafael
At the JCC, we offer baby swim lessons, adult swimming lessons, and group and private swimming...
Music and Movement in Spanish (6 months - 5 yrs), Cucu's Playhouse, San Rafael

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

11:15 am
Cucu's PlayHouse, San Rafael
Join us to sing, dance and play while learning/practicing Spanish at Cucu's PlayHouse. Children...
The Play Place, Novato

That Play Place

1:00 pm
That Play Place, Novato
That Play Place will be open daily with two play sessions per day: 9 am–noon and 1–4 pm. The cost...
Cucu's Playhouse, Music and Movement in Spanish (6 months - 5 yrs)

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

3:00 pm
Cucu's PlayHouse, San Rafael
Join us to sing, dance and play while learning/practicing Spanish at Cucu's PlayHouse. Children...

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