Marin Weekend Family Fun for June 17–19

Take dad on a hike to Ring Mountain Open Space Preserve in Tiburon

Here are our picks for great events and activities for children and families this Father's Day Weekend. Find more events for the whole week in Marin and beyond in our Family Events Calendar.

All Weekend

• Transcendence Theatre Company returns to Jack London State Park with Let's Dance, Friday–Sunday, 7:30 pm.
• Check out the new interactive art installation, Los Trompos, at the Bay Area Discovery Museum in Sausalito. Open Saturday & Sunday, 9 am–4 pm.
• Visit the Pacific Coast Air Museum for Open Cockpit Weekend and check out the museum's AV-8C Harrier jet. Saturday & Sunday, 10 am–4 pm.
• The Novato Festival of Art, Wine & Music offers live music, wine and craft beers, and vendor booths. Saturday, 11 am–7 pm & Sunday, 11 am–6 pm.
• Visit downtown San Anselmo for live concerts at Live on the Avenue, Saturday & Sunday, 6 pm, Creek Park Stage.

Friday, June 17

• Bring the little ones to Pop-Up Storytime in the Park, Boyle Park in Mill Valley, 10:15–10:45 am.
• Enjoy a free performance from RhythmALLogy at Yerba Buena Gardens in San Francisco, 2 shows: 11 am & 12:15 pm.
• Drop in and make some art at the Berkeley Art Museum (free for kids under 18), Friday, 2 pm.
• San Rafael's West End hosts a block party with live music by the John Varn Quartet, Friday 6–10 pm.
• The Alpha Rhythm Kings perform at the free Jazz & Blues by the Bay series in Sausalito's Gabrielson Park, Friday, 6:30–8 pm.
• See Disney's original Peter Pan for free outdoors at Marin Country Mart, Friday, 6 pm.
• Petaluma's Movies in the Park series returns with Moana, Friday, 8:30 pm.
• The Lark Drive-In is back with a summer of fun, family-friendly outdoor movies! This Friday: Raiders of the Lost Ark, 9 pm.

Saturday, June 18

• Take a creekside nature hike at Sugarloaf Ridge State Park in Kenwood, Saturday, 10 am.
• Check out the free Tiburon Classic Car Show at Shoreline Park on Saturday, 11 am–4 pm.
• Enjoy a campfire and marshmallow roast at the historic Sonoma Barracks, Saturday, 7 pm.
• The Lark Drive-In is back with a summer of fun, family-friendly outdoor movies! This Saturday: The Sandlot, 9 pm.

Sunday, June 19

• Pack a picnic and celebrate Dad's day outdoors at one of the many great picnic spots in and around Marin and Sonoma County.
• Take dad on a hike at Ring Mountain Open Space Preserve and enjoy the spectacular views of San Francisco, Mt. Tamalpais, and the entire Bay Area.
• Hike to the West Point Inn on Mt. Tam for a Father's Day pancake breakfast, Sunday, 9 am–1 pm.
• Dads get in free to the Charles M. Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa on Father's Day, Sunday 10 am–5 pm.
• Come to Marin Country Mart on Father's Day for a special BBQ and biergarten and live music by Foxesin the Henhouse, Sunday, 11 am–5 pm.
• Experience the song and spectacle of the 109th Mountain Play with the Broadway classic Hello, Dolly! Sunday, 2 pm.
• Belvedere's Concerts in the Park presents a '70s tribute with the Billy Martini Show, Sunday 4 pm.
• Kanekoa performs a free concert at Corte Madera's Piccolo Pavilion, Sunday, 5–6:30 pm.