Family Friendly New Year's Eve Events in Marin and the Bay Area
Say goodbye to 2025 and welcome in the New Year at one of these family friendly events taking place in Marin and elsewhere in the Bay Area. Many of these celebrations take place earlier in the day or evening on December 31 so little ones can get a taste of New Year's Eve fun without staying up past their bedtimes. Unless otherwise noted, all these events take place on New Year's Eve, Wednesday December 31, 2025. Note that most of these events require advance reservations.
Wednesday, December 31, 9 am–2 pm
Ring in the new year without keeping your family up past bedtime at the Bay Area Discovery Museum.
Wednesday, December 31, 10 am–1 pm
Kids and parents, come celebrate the New Year with music, activities, face painting and a countdown to THREE GIANT balloon drops at noon!
Wednesday, December 31, 10 am–4 pm
Celebrate the New Year with the Peanuts gang! Enjoy fun crafts for kids, watch Happy New Year, Charlie Brown! in the Museum Theater, and the up-down balloon drop!
Wednesday, December 31, 10 am–4 pm
Ring in the new year without staying up late! When it’s noon in Oakland, it will be 2026 somewhere on the planet.
Wednesday, December 31, 10 am–4 pm
Welcome 2026 with an Alice in Wonderland noon year’s eve celebration!
Wednesday, December 31, noon–1:30 pm
Kids of all ages are invited to Downtown Novato to see what happens when 26,000 small bouncy balls are dropped onto the street from a ladder truck 40 feet in the air!
Wednesday, December 31, 4–9:30 pm
Bring the family down to Poppy Bank Epicenter and celebrate the New Year!
Wednesday, December 31, 7:30–12 pm
A New Year's Eve '70s Bash For The Whole Family!
