Marin Weekend Family Fun for October 21–23
The Goblin Jamboree takes place this weekend at the Bay Area Discovery Museum in Sausalito.
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
- Check out our list of pumpkin patches in Marin and Sonoma County.
- Get batty about the Halloween at Children's Fairyland's Halloween Jam, Friday–Sunday, 10 am–4 pm
- Celebrate spooky season at the Bay Area Discovery Museum's Goblin Jamboree, Saturday & Sunday, 10 am–3 pm
- Take part in a Halloween scavenger hunt at the Oakland Zoo's Boo at the Zoo, Saturday & Sunday, 10 am–4 pm
- Ride a historic train to the pumpkin patch at the Western Railway Museum's Pumpkin Patch Festival, Saturday & Sunday, 10 am–5 pm
- Take a Trick-or-Treat Train Ride at the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento, Saturday & Sunday, 10 am–3:30 pm
- Thomas & Percy's Halloween Party chugs into Roaring Camp Railroads in the Santa Cruz Mountains, Saturday & Sunday, 10 am–2 pm
Friday, October 21
- Come to Boyle Park in Mill Valley for a pop-up storytime, Friday, 10:15 am.
- Marin Country Mart presents a free outdoor screening of Pixar's Up, Friday, 6 pm
- The Lark Drive-In presents family-friendly outdoor movies in Corte Madera! This Friday: Young Frankenstein, 7 pm.
- See the Disney Halloween classic Hocus Pocus at Lucchesi Park in Petaluma, Friday, 7 pm.
Saturday, October 22
- Bring the family to the Not-So-Scary Halloween Magic Show outdoors in Dolliver Park, Larkspur,11 am–noon.
- Celebrate fall at Cornerstone Sonoma's Harvest Party, Saturday, 11 am–3 pm.
- Bring the family to Novato Trailhead's Cafe for a Halloween Costume Contest. All ages welcome, Saturday, 4–8 pm.
- Experience Not-So-Scary Halloween magic with Mike Della Penna at Novato's Margaret Todd Senior Center, Saturday, 6–6:45 pm.
- The Lark Drive-In presents Gremlins, in Corte Madera, Saturday, 7 pm.
Sunday, October 23
- 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.
- Pick your own apples at Ratzlaff Apple-a-Day Ranch in Sebastopol, Sunday, 9 am–4 pm.
- Crowden Music Center in Berkeley presents a free musical carnival for all ages, Sunday, 10 am–3 pm.
- Enjoy a Halloween Carnival at the Belvedere Community Center with activities, treats and more, Sunday, 10:30 am–1 pm.
- Help support ExtraFood at their Fall Festival at the Marin Country Mart in Larkspur, 2:30–5 pm.
