Marin Weekend Family Fun for March 29–31

The Messy Art Fest takes place this weekend (Saturday & Sunday, 10 am–5 pm) at the Bay Area Discovery Museum.

Here are our picks for great events and activities for children and families this Easter weekend. Find more events for the whole week in Marin and beyond in our Family Events Calendar.

Friday, March 29

• Music Time with Megan
  Sports Basement, Novato
  Friday, 9:30–10 am
  Bring the kiddos for live music, singing, dancing and playing instruments with popular children's musician Megan Schoenbohm. Cost is $10 per child, and siblings under 7 months are free. This is an ongoing weekly class, so drop in as often as you can! Location: Vintage Oaks Shopping Center, 100 Vintage Way, Novato. Event details.
• Dino Days
  Cal Academy San Francisco
  Friday & Saturday, 9:30 am–5 pm and Sunday, 11 am–5 pm
  Walk among life-size animatronic dinosaurs that move and roar at Dino Days. An immersive festival with its footprint all over the Academy, Dino Days invites you to travel back in time to the Late Cretaceous period and come face-to-face with the largest reptiles that ever stalked the Earth. Museum admission applies. Open daily through May 5. Location: 55 Music Concourse Drive, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. Event details.
• Book Place Anniversary Sale!
  Book Place, Downtown Novato
  Friday & Saturday, 10 am–4 pm and Sunday, noon–4 pm
  The sale begins March 29, and will feature rotating specials among the 50+ categories in the store.To celebrate Spring, customers can hunt for the sales by looking for the big spring flowers that will mark special pricing. We’ll move the flowers around several times throughout April, and we hope you’ll find your favorite categories on special! Movies and music are also possibilities sometime during the month. Location: Novato. For more info, call 415-209-0212 or visit their website.
• Friday Fun Day!
  South Novato Library
  Friday, 3–4 pm
  Start the weekend off right with a laid-back afternoon at the South Novato Library. Whether it’s games, crafts or more, this drop-in program is a good way to relax at the end of the week! Free. Location: 931 C Street, Hamilton, Novato. Event details.
• Friday Night Jazz Concerts
  Marin Country Mart, Larkspur
  Friday, 5:30–8:30 pm Meet us at the Mart this Friday night to enjoy some jazzy tunes on the Belcampo Patio! Grab some butcher snacks & a drink and settle in for a musical adventure furnished by the Joshua Smith Trio! Free. Location: Larkspur Landing. Event details.
• Mark Day School Presents Annie Jr
  Marin Center Showcase Theater, San Rafael
  Friday, 7 pm, Saturday, 7 pm, Sunday, 2 pm
  Enjoy fun for the whole family! One of the world’s best-loved musicals bounds onto the stage as spunky and positive Annie charms her way into your heart. Join her fun-filled adventure as she finds a new home with billionaire Oliver Warbucks, his secretary Grace and a lovable mutt named Sandy.  It may be a “Hard Knock Life” but Annie will never stop believing in “Tomorrow”. Tickets: $15 general admission. Event details
• San Marin Music: Hello, Dolly
  San Marin High School, Novato
  Friday & Saturday, 7:30 pm, Sunday, 2 pm
  Enjoy this Broadway classic performed by a cast of talented local youth. This is the final performance to be presented in San Marin's Emily Gates Student Center. Tickets: $15 adults, $5 students. Event details

Saturday, March 30

• Inflatable 5K Run and Festival
  Solano County Fairgrounds, Vallejo
  Saturday, 8 am–2 pm
  This family event features a 5K run/walk with inflatable obstacles every 500 feet that any age or fitness level can complete, and the inflatable festival has countless attractions for toddlers, adults and everybody in between. This unique event that will create a one-of-a-kind family experience for you and your kids. Tickets: $1–$60. Event details.
• Marin Country Mart Farmers Market
  Marin Country Mart, Larkspur Landing
  Saturday, 9 am–2 pm
  Enjoy the best local and organic produce, flowers, pastured meats, seafood, organic cheeses, yogurt and milk, breads, baked goods, pasta, confections, olive oil, and brunch and lunch offerings! Kids can take a pony ride and visit the petting zoo (10 am–2 pm), try out some arts and crafts (9 am–2 pm) and listen to music (9:30–10:30 am). Event details.
• Feast for the Beasts
  Oakland Zoo
  Saturday, 9 am–3 pm
  It’s Feast for the Beasts at Oakland Zoo—a celebration of all things food!  Guests are given the opportunity to place food around the animals habitat before the animals go out for the day. Place produce throughout for the elephants, hide seeds for the baboons, or spread snacks for the sun bears. Event details
• Messy Art Fest
  Bay Area Discovery Museum, Sausalito
  Saturday & Sunday, 10 am–5 pm
  The Bay Area Discovery Museum transforms itself into a blank canvas for Messy Art Fest! You and your child can create, paint, dance, and push the limits of arts and crafts at this weekend-long, creative family festival. During the Messy Art Festival, there will be no rules and no clean up (the museum will take care of that)! Get messy and explore endless ways to have creative fun! Museum admission applies. Location: 557 McReynolds Road, Ft. Baker, Sausalito. Event details.
• TreasureFest - Easter Fleaster
  500 Avenue N, San Francisco
  Saturday & Sunday, 10 am–4 pm
  Bring the family to celebrate Easter in the Bay Area!! Come shop, eat, drink, enjoy music and don't forget the Golden Egg Scavenger Hunt - $250 worth of TreasureFest tokens hidden throughout the festival each day. Find a golden egg, spend the token(s) at any vendor! Admission: $4 online or $7 at the gate. Event details.
• Breakfast with Enzo
  Sports Basement, Novato
  Saturday, 10 & 11 am
  Enzo Garcia plays guitar, banjo, accordion, musical saw, Jew's harp, enzotar, Appalachian dulcimer, slide flute, percussion and more. Recommended for children 7 and under. Drop in any time. Admission: $7 per person, siblings under 7 months free. Location: 100 Vintage Way, Novato. Event details.
• Future Firefighter's Day
  Children's Museum of Sonoma County, Santa Rosa
  Saturday, 10 am–3 pm
  Explore real firetrucks, meet real firefighters, learn about emergency preparedness and MORE!, Come dressed as a firefighter, meet Smokey Bear, see a real firetruck and talk with real firefighters, learn about emergency preparedness, meet Clo the Cow, enjoy, face painting with Clementine and a Live Steamer Train with Redwood Empire Garden Railway Society. Event details
• Tolay Opening Celebration
  Tolay Lake Regional Park, Petaluma
  10:30 am–3 pm
  Please join us to commemorate the opening of Tolay Lake Regional Park. We will acknowledge the many contributions that created Sonoma County's largest park and celebrate the parkland's past, present and future with hikes, cultural demonstrations, farm activities, food, music and more. Free, registration recommended. Free parking. Location: 5869 Cannon Lane, Petaluma. Event details
• Little Folkies Family Band Concert
  Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
  Saturday, 11 am
  Join us at our Spring Concert at Freight & Salvage on Saturday, March 30! This concert features Irena Eide and the amazing Little Folkies Family Band, singing and playing old-time and bluegrass tunes and songs from our Winter and Spring Collections! Doors open at 10 am. Tickets: $11 advance, $15 at the door general admission. Free for children 6 months or younger. Event details
• Drop-in: Music, Dance and Play Class in Spanish for Children
  Cucu's PlayHouse, San Rafael
  Saturday, 11–11:45 am
  Mixed ages 1–5 year olds. Fun and active Music, dance and play class. A selection of children songs in Spanish guides the class from start to finish. Games and activities are related to the lyrics, in order to familiarize the children with the words and their meanings. Cost: $25 per class for drop-in (first class is free). Location: 1414 4th Street, Downtown San Rafael. Event details.
• Free Guided Farm Tours
  Tara Firma Farm, Petaluma
  Saturday & Sunday, 11 am–noon
  You will learn about our farm and CSA, learn what pasture raised means and how farms like Tara Firma Farms are on the front lines to fight climate change, reduce water usage, and build better soil through the latest methods in Carbon Farming!  Perfect for families, kids and school groups! *No RSVP required. Show up 15 minutes before! If no guests arrive before tour time, we do not hold the tour.* Location: 3796 I Street Ext., Petaluma. For more info, call (707) 765–1202 or visit their website.
• Bay Area Children's Theatre: Gold: The Midas Musical
  BACT Berkeley Center
  Saturday, 11 am, 2 & 4:30 pm, Sunday, 11 am & 2 pm
  Motherless Princess Lydia yearns for her father's love, but King Midas grows meaner, more distant, and greedier by the day. A modern musical re-telling of the Greek legend of King Midas who learns a valuable lesson about family when the gods grant him the power to turn everything into gold. Recommended for ages 8 and up. Tickets: $28 adults, $24 children, $26 seniors. Location: 2055 Center Street, Berkeley. Event details
• The Weather is Changing and So Is the Landscape
  Bay Model Visitor Center, Sausalito
  Saturday, 1:30–2:30 pm
  Learn how weather conditions and human impact are rapidly changing the California landscape. Learn how to identify a slow-moving landslide. Is there really such thing as Earthquake Weather? What is real and what is fake? Join Ranger Linda and find out. Event details
• Teen Movie Night
  Belvedere Tiburon Library
  Saturday, 5–7:30 pm
  Teens age 11–18 (in grades 6–12) are invited to the library after hours for a free movie, popcorn, and pizza. Once a month on a Saturday from 5 to 7:30 pm.Movies may be rated PG-13; call or email the library for the movie title. Location: 1501 Tiburon Blvd., Tiburon. Event details.
• Indoor Power Play
  Cal Star Gymnastics, Novato
  Saturday, 6–9 pm
  Drop the kiddos ( K-8 th grade) for some indoor fun. They can run, jump and play in an open gymnastics environment. Bring the kids in on a rainy day or any day to burn some energy. Cost: $30 per child. Location: 70 Digital Drive, Suite #3 in Novato. Event details.

Sunday, March 31

• Civic Center Farmers' Market
  Marin Civic Center, San Rafael
  Sunday, 8 am–1 pm
  There's lots of organically grown produce, breads, eggs, and fresh cut flowers, as well as live music, bounce houses, and more. This farmers' market is a great one to take the kids to. It’s located in the main Civic Center parking lot. Event details.
• Spring Carnival & Egg Hunt
  Belvedere Community Center
  Sunday, 10 am–12:30 pm
  Carnival activities include: carnival games, bounce house, face painting, life-sized candyland, music, crafts and more! Easter Egg Hunt - $5/child - two hunts grouped by age. Activities- $1/ticket, $5 Egg Hunt Bracelet, or $20 all-inclusive bracelet which Includes 1 Egg Hunt, 2 rounds of Candyland and unlimited carnival games, bounce house, crafts & face painting. Call The Ranch at 415.435.4355 to purchase your tickets. Location: 450 San Rafael Avenue, Belvedere. Event details
• Off the Grid Food Trucks
  Marin Country Mart, Larkspur Landing
  Sunday, 10 am–3 pm
  Come enjoy Off the Grid’s delicious mobile gourmet food market on Sundays. Eat your way through the largest gathering of mobile food trucks in Marin, listen to live music, and take in great views of the bay and Mt. Tam. Location: Larkspur Landing parking lot. Event details
• Songs & Stories with Megan
  Book Passage, Corte Madera
  Sunday, 10:30 am
  Megan is a children's music teacher, performer, and recording artist, offering classes and events across the north bay and San Francisco. She graduated from the Berklee College of Music in Boston with a degree in music therapy. Free. Learn more about Megan at www.musictimewithmegan.com. Event details.
• Bumblebee Kids: Octopretzel
  Osher Marin JCC, San Rafael
  Sunday, 11 am
  Bumblebee Kids  presents Octopretzel, a fabulously whimsical, exuberant musical adventure with themes of nature, tolerance and understanding for the young and young at heart! Watch, listen and participate as they weave through different cultures and musical styles for this singable, danceable concert. The event begins at 11am with a hands-on art activity and our musical adventure begins at 11:30 and will last approximately one hour. Admission: $10 general, includes free aquatics and fitness center family day pass (redeemable any time). Event details
• Opening Day! Presidio Picnic
  San Francisco Presidio
  Sunday, 11:30 am–4 pm
  Presidio Picnic brings together the best of the Bay Area food scene with the beauty of this national park site. Held on the seven-acre Main Parade Ground lawn, Presidio Picnic features food and drink from more than 30 local vendors. But it's not just about the grub. Visitors can enjoy an ever-changing array of free activities including yoga classes, lawn games, a Presidio photo booth, free kids bike-riding lessons from the Presidio YMCA, and nature-based arts and crafts for kids in the Presidio Adventure Zone tent. Event details.