Marin Weekend Family Fun for October 18–20

Kick off your Halloween at the annual Goblin Jamboree at the Bay Area Discovery Museum in Sausalito, Saturday & Sunday, 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

• Visit a pumpkin patch in Marin or Sonoma County for fall family fun, Friday–Sunday, times vary.
• Maker Faire Bay Area returns to Mare Island in Vallejo for a weekend of learning, play, and innovation, Friday–Sunday, 10 am–5 pm.
• Get spooked at the Novato Horsemen's Haunted House, Friday & Saturday, 7–10 pm.
• Kick off your Halloween at the annual Goblin Jamboree at the Bay Area Discovery Museum in Sausalito, Saturday, 10:30 am–4 pm & Sunday, 9 am–3 pm.
• Celebrate fall and see the grand champion megagourd at the Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival, Saturday & Sunday, 9 am–5 pm.
• Take a train ride to the pumpkin patch for fall fun at the Western Railway Museum in Suisun City, Saturday & Sunday, 9:30 am–4:30 pm.
• Halloween Jam at Children's Fairyland in Oakland is a festive, and fantastic fall celebration! Saturday & Sunday, 10 am–4 pm.
• Join Thomas and Percy for a Halloween party on rails at Roaring Camp Railroads in the Santa Cruz Mountains, Saturday & Sunday, 10 am–4 pm.

Friday, October 18

• Drop in with your tot for a pool party at the Osher Marin JCC in San Rafael, Friday, 3:30–5 pm.
• See Pixar's hit Inside Out 2 outdoors at Marin Country Mart in Larkspur, Friday, 6–8 pm.

Maker Faire Bay Area returns to Mare Island in Vallejo for a weekend of learning, play, and innovation, Friday–Sunday, 10 am–5 pm.

Saturday, October 19

• Experience classic cars in Golden Gate Park's Speedway Meadow at the SF Old Car Picnic, Saturday, 7 am–4 pm.
• Celebrate the fall harvest and all things pumpkin at Oak Hill Farm's Pumpkin Day in Glen Ellen, Saturday, 9 am–3 pm. 
• Join in the fun at the Randall Museum’s annual Family Halloween Day! Saturday, 10 am–2 pm.
• Join Novato Mother's Club and San Marin High School for their 4th annual Trick-or-Treat Event, Saturday, 2–4 pm.
• Come in costume for this year's Halloween Dance Party at the Corte Madera Community Center, Saturday, 7–9 pm.

Sunday, October 20

• Shop for fresh produce and locally made foods and enjoy live music at the Marin Civic Center farmer's market in San Rafael, Sunday, 8 am–1 pm.
• Challenge yourself at a Dia de los Muertos themed 5K fun run or walk in Sonoma, Sunday, 9:30 am.
• Bring the kiddos to the free Sukkot Family Fun Fair, Chabad Jewish Center of Novato, 10 am–noon.
• Piper Park's free fall pumpkin patch event takes place for one day in Larkspur, Sunday, 10 am–1 pm. 
• Take a family nature walk with Marin Parks naturalists at Rush Creek Preserve in Novato, Sunday, 10 am–1 pm.
• Immerse yourself in art and "Get in the Game" at SFMOMA's free family day, Sunday, 10 am–4 pm.
• Visit Nicasio Valley Pumpkin Patch for free kids's music and movement with Tim Cain, Sunday, 11 am–noon.
• Go on a map-and-compass treasure hunt with Marin Parks rangers in Point Reyes Station, Sunday, 2–3 pm.
• Come out to Tara Firma Farms for their annual Pumpkins on Pikes Halloween event, Sunday, 2–9 pm.