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 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, October 31, 2025

Cucu's Playhouse, Music and Movement in Spanish (6 months - 5 yrs)

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

9:00 am
Cucu's PlayHouse, San Rafael
Join us to sing, dance and play while learning/practicing Spanish at Cucu's PlayHouse. Children...
Downtown Storytime, San Rafael Library

Downtown Storytime, San Rafael Library

10:30 am
San Rafael City Hall, Council Chambers, San Rafael
Join us for songs, rhymes, and stories every Thursday at 10:30 at the Council Chambers located in...
Sing and Stomp for Babies and Toddlers, San Anselmo Library

Sing and Stomp for Babies and Toddlers

10:30 am
San Anselmo Library, San Anselmo
Enjoy songs, movement and dancing at Sing and Stomp!
Woman in witch costume and girls at table with pumpkin

Filoli Witches' Tea

11:00 am
Filoli, Woodside
Calling all little witches and warlocks! Fly in on your brooms and cast a spell over the day in...
Santa Rosa Pumpkin Patch

Santa Rosa Pumpkin Patch

11:00 am
Santa Rosa Pumpkin Patch, Petaluma
Santa Rosa Pumpkin Patch offers eight acres of pumpkins, a huge seven-acre corn maze, kiddy corn...
Petaluma's Halloween Trick-or-Treat

Petaluma's Halloween Trick-or-Treat

3:00 pm
Downtown Petaluma, Petaluma
Parents gather your little ghosts, goblins, monsters, Harry Potters, witches on broomsticks, and...
Spooktacular Sonoma – Halloween around the Sonoma Plaza

Spooktacular Sonoma – Halloween around the Sonoma Plaza

3:30 pm
Sonoma Plaza, Sonoma
We invite our neighbors to trick-or-treat around the historic Sonoma Plaza on Friday, October 31...
Fairfax Halloween Parade

Fairfax Halloween Parade

5:00 pm
Fairfax Theater, Fairfax
Join us on Halloween-October 31 at the Fairfax Theater at 5 pm sharp. Arrive in costume for an...

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