Marin & Bay Area Weekend Family Fun for August 28–30
Unleash your creativity at Drakes Beach at the annual Point Reyes Sand Sculpture Contest, Saturday, 9 am–3 pm.
Here are our picks for great events and activities for children and families this Weekend. Find more events for the whole week in Marin and beyond in our Family Events Calendar.
All Weekend
- Swim, picnic and relax at McNears Beach Park in San Rafael. Admission and swimming are free. 7 am–8 pm.
- Splash and play at the water park at Spring Lake Regional Park in Santa Rosa, Friday–Sunday, 11 am–6 pm.
- Watch a free Pokémon drone show over the San Francisco Ferry Building! Friday, 9:35 pm, Saturday & Sunday, 9:20 pm.
- Meet lizards, turtles, and amphibians at the Scales Reptile Show in Santa Rosa, Saturday, 10 am–5 pm & Sunday, 10 am–4 pm.
- The beloved kids’ book If You Give a Mouse a Cookie comes to life on stage at Cinnabar Theater Studio Space in Petaluma, Saturday & Sunday, 11 am & 2 pm.
- Drop-in for swimming and waterslide fun at the Marinwood Community Pool in San Rafael, Saturday & Sunday, noon–5 pm.
- Experience Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost outdoors in Mill Valley's Old Mill Park, Saturday & Sunday, 2 pm. Free.
- Come to downtown San Anselmo for Star Wars night, outdoor music and movies with Live on the Avenue, Saturday & Sunday, 5:30–8:30 pm.
Friday, August 28
- Bring the little ones for Pop-up Storytime in Hauke Park, Mill Valley, 10:15–10:45 am.
- Bring the kiddos to see Pixar's A Bug's Life for free outdoors at Marin Country Mart, Friday, 6 pm.
- The Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra Featuring Willy Jordan performs at the free Jazz & Blues by the Bay in Sausalito, Friday, 6:30–8:30 pm.
- Go on a full moon hike to see the Sturgeon Moon at China Camp State Park in San Rafael, Friday, 6:45–9:30 pm.
- Take a twilight nature hike at General Vallejo's house in Sonoma, Friday, 7:15 pm.
- Bring the kiddos to see Rataouille at the free Movies in the Park, Victor Jones Park, San Rafael, 7:30–9 pm.
- See a movie (title TBA) outdoors at Point Reyes Park in Point Reyes Station, Friday, 7:30–9:30 pm.
It's Star Wars night on Avenue in Downtown San Anselmo, Saturday, August 29 starting at 5 pm with Star Wars: A New Hope.
Saturday, August 29
- Gold Ridge Organic Farms in Sebastopol offers an Honeycrisp and Fuji apple u-pick, Saturday, 8:30–11:30 am (discount code PIPS, reservations required).
- Unleash your creativity at Drakes Beach at the annual Point Reyes Sand Sculpture Contest, Saturday, 9 am–3 pm.
- Pick your own organic raspberries at Boring Farm in Sebastopol, Saturday, 9 am–1 pm (reservations required).
- Celebrate all things guinea pig at Marin Humane's annual Bay Area Pignic, Saturday, 10 am–2 pm.
- Join East Bay Parks for a day of fish fun at the Crab Cove Fish Festival in Alameda, Saturday, 10 am–4 pm.
- Create monarch and marigold crafts at the historic Sonoma Barracks, Saturday, 11 am–2 pm.
- Shop for organic fresh produce at the pop-up farm stand at Goatlandia Farm Animal Sanctuary, Sebastopol, Saturday, 11 am–3 pm.
- Looking to adopt a new puppy? Check out cuties at the mobile adoption event at Woodland Pet in Tiburon, Saturday, 12–3 pm.
- Head to San Francisco's Castro neighborhood for a Carnival Family Block Party, Saturday, noon–5 pm.
- Enjoy the music of Club 90 at Hot Amphitheater Nights in Novato, Saturday, 5–7 pm.
- Watch Hannah Montana: The Movie outdoors on the lawn at Green Music Center in Rohnert Park, Saturday, 5 pm.
Sunday, August 30
- Shop for fresh produce and locally made foods and enjoy live entertainment at the Marin Civic Center farmer's market in San Rafael, Sunday, 8 am–1 pm.
- Experience taiko, dancing, memorial lanterns, and more at Bon Pop at the San Francisco Botanical Garden, Sunday, 2–6 pm.
- Danny Click and the Hell Yeahs perform a free concert at Corte Madera Town Park, Sunday, 5–6:30 pm.
