Marin Weekend Family Fun for March 28–30
Enjoy rides, food, and games at the San Rafael Spring Carnival at the Civic Center, Friday, 5–10 pm, Saturday & Sunday, noon–10 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. Note that many of these events require advance registration and some may depend on weather conditions so make sure you check with the organizer before you go.
All Weekend
- Experience the spring blooms at the Japanese Tea Garden in San Francisco, Friday–Sunday, 9 am–5:45 pm.
- Come face-to-face with life-size animatronic dinosaurs at Dino Days at the California Academy of Sciences, Friday & Saturday, 9:30 am–5 pm & Sunday, 11 am–5 pm.
- Experience art you can feel at the Balloon Museum at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, Friday, 11 am–8 pm, Saturday & Sunday, 10 am–9 pm.
- Enjoy rides, food, and games at the San Rafael Spring Carnival at the Civic Center, Friday, 5–10 pm, Saturday & Sunday, noon–10 pm.
- Catch a screening of Disney's Big Hero 6 at the Lark Theater, Saturday, 9 am & Sunday, 3 pm.
- Catch at screening of Pirates fo the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl at the Walt Disney Family Museum in the Presidio, Saturday & Sunday, 2 pm
- Mark Day School presents Into the Woods Jr. this weekend at the Showcase Theater, San Rafael, Friday & Saturday, 6:30 pm and Sunday, 2 pm.
Friday, March 28
- Sing and stomp with musician Emily Bonn at the San Anselmo Library, Friday, 10:30–11 am.
- Visit Windrush Farm in Petaluma to make music with Farmer Arann and feed the animals, Friday, 4–5 pm.
Experience the spring blooms at the Japanese Tea Garden in San Francisco, Friday–Sunday, 9 am–5:45 pm.
Saturday, March 29
- Shop for fresh produce and enjoy live entertainment, Mart Littles Music (9:30–10:40 am) at the Marin Country Mart Farmers' Market, Saturday, 9 am–2 pm.
- Shop for bargains at the Spring Trash To Treasures Flea Market, Margaret Todd Senior Center, Novato, Saturday, 9 am–2 pm.
- Make a mini magical moss garden at UC Botanical Garden at Berkeley, Saturday, 10–11 am. Purchase tickets here.
- Enjoy family fun at Mill Valley's Spring Faire, featuring craft and food vendors, Toddler Zone, games, activities, crafts, and more, Saturday, 10 am–1 pm.
- Go on a ranger-guided hike at Rush Creek Preserve in Novato, Saturday, 10–11:30 am.
- Bring the kiddos for a free family music jam with Charity and the JAMband and others, Golden Gate Park Bandshell, San Francisco, 10:30 am–1:30 pm
- Learn about the birds of the Marin Headlands on a ranger-guided beginner birding hike at Rodeo Beach, Saturday, 11 am–12:30 pm.
- Make a zine for your favorite comics at the Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco, Saturday, noon–4 pm.
- Join Circus Bella for free juggling lessons at San Francisco's Union Square, Saturday, noon–2 pm.
- Learn about and explore local bats at Bat Nights at the Barracks in Sonoma, Saturday, 5–7:30 pm.
- Explore the night sky at an astronomy event at China Camp State Park in San Rafael, Saturday, 7:30–9 pm.
Sunday, March 30
- Shop for fresh produce and handcrafted local foods at the Marin Civic Center Farmers Market, Sunday, 8 am–1 pm.
- Create your own San Francisco themed comic book at Sunday Funday at Union Square in San Francisco, Sunday, 11 am–2 pm.
- Learn how to dye pisanki, Eastern European Easter eggs, at the Polish Club in San Francisco, Sunday, 1:30–4 pm.
