Marin Weekend Family Fun for August 26–28
The Heritage Day Festival takes place at China Camp State Park this Saturday.
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
- Keep summer going with recreational swimming hours at the awesome Hamilton Community Pool in Novato. Friday, 5–7 pm, Saturday & Sunday, 12–4 pm.
- Experience live Shakespeare in Mill Valley's Old Mill Park with Curtain Theatre Company's production of Two Gentlemen of Verona, Saturday & Sunday, 2 pm.
- Visit the Presidio Tunnel Tops for a free campfire talk with a National Park Service ranger, Friday–Sunday, 4–4:30 pm
Friday, August 26
- Come to Boyle Park in Mill Valley for a pop-up storytime, Friday, 10:15 am
- Enjoy a free Giant Bubble Show from Sterling the Bubblesmith, Happy Dahlia Farm in Petaluma, Friday, 11 am–1 pm
- Bring the kiddos to see Moana for free outdoors at Marin Country Mart, Friday, 6 pm.
- Come stroll, shop, dine, and dance on San Anselmo Avenue, with live music in Creek Park, Friday, 6–8:30 pm
- Eugene Huggins and Friends (blues) perform at the free Jazz & Blues by the Bay in Sausalito, Friday, 6:30–8:30 pm
- See Sing 2 for free in San Rafael's Peacock Gap Park, Friday, 7:30–9:30 pm
- The Lark Drive-In is back with outdoor movies at the Village in Corte Madera! This Friday: Madagascar, 8:30 pm.
Saturday, August 27
- Pick your own organic raspberries at Boring Farm, Sebastopol. Reservations required. 9 am
- Head out to Drakes Beach in Point Reyes for their annual Sand Sculpture Contest. All ages welcome to this free community event. Registration begins at 9 am.
- Marin Humane in Novato hosts the 11th annual Bay Area Pignic, a fun-filled gathering for guinea pigs and their guardians, 10 am–2 pm.
- Experience Chinese culture and Marin history at the Heritage Day Festival at China Camp State Park in San Rafael, 11 am–3 pm.
- Bring the family to the Chinatown Autumn Moon Festival and enjoy lion dancing, mooncakes, and kids' activities, San Francisco, 11 am-5 pm.
- See Pixar's Monsters Inc. at the Rafael Film Center in San Rafael, Saturday, 1 pm
- The Bluebyrds perform a free tribute to the '60s and '70s at Hot Amphitheatre Nights in Novato's Hamilton neighborhood, Saturday, 5–7 pm
- Bring a flashlight and take a twilight family nature hike at General Vallejo's Home in Sonoma, Saturday, 7 pm
- The Lark Drive-In is back with, family-friendly outdoor movies! This Saturday: Moonstruck, 8:30 pm
- Get a close look at the solar system at the Robert Ferguson Observatory's Star Party, Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, Kenwood, Saturday, 9–11:30 am
Sunday, August 28
- 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.
- Join Bri Crabtree for her Silly Circus Show at Wake & Shake Sunday at Early Bird Tacos in Mill Valley, Sunday, 8:30–10 am
- The free Athleta Girl Celebration is a morning of shopping, activities, and fun. Corte Madera Town Center, Sunday 9:45 am–noon
- Sarah Rose performs an hour of children’s favorites at Happy Dahlia Farm in Petaluma, Sunday, 11 am.
- Bring the family to the Chinatown Autumn Moon Festival and enjoy lion dancing, mooncakes, and kids' activities, Chinatown, SF, 11 am-5 pm.
- The Bay Area Discovery Museum's Try-It Truck pays a visit to Marin Country Mart in Larkspur, Sunday, 11:30 am–1:30 pm
- Danny Click and the Hell Yeahs performs a free concert at Corte Madera's Piccolo Pavilion, Sunday, 5–6:30 pm
