Marin Weekend Family Fun for October 24–26

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

• Kick off your Halloween at the annual Goblin Jamboree at the Bay Area Discovery Museum in Sausalito, Friday–Sunday, 9 am–3 pm.
• Halloween Jam at Children's Fairyland in Oakland is a festive, and fantastic fall celebration! Friday–Sunday, 10 am–4 pm.
• Climb aboard the Haunted Train at Ardenwood Historic Farm in Fremont, Friday–Sunday, limited times available.
• 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.
• 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 24

• Bring the little ones to storytime for songs, rhymes and stories, Larkspur Library, Friday, 10 am.
• Celebrate Diwali with stories and crafts at Mill Valley Library, Friday, 3:30–4:30 pm.
• Enjoy a trunk-or-treat and spooky Halloween fun at the Mill Valley Community Center, Friday, 4–6 pm.
• Trick-or-treat in downtown San Anselmo at the Goblins' BOOtacular, Friday, 5–7 pm.
• Explore the cosmos at Spooky Astronomy at the Chabot Space and Science Center in Oakland, Friday, 5–7:30 pm.
• Bring the kiddos to see Pixar's Luca for free outdoors at Marin Country Mart, Friday, 6 pm.
• Explore Old St. Hilary's at night on a Not Afraid of the Dark Hike with Marin Parks rangers, Friday, 6–7:30 pm.
• Join Gravity Vault Marin for a spooktacular, family-friendly night of lights out headlamp climbing, Friday, 6–10 pm.
• Bring a blanket and your friends and watch Lilo and Stitch at Terra Linda Community Center, Friday, 6:30 pm.
• SuperNatural is back at the California Academy of Sciences for the biggest Halloween yet, Friday, 6:30–9 pm.

Enjoy a trunk-or-treat and spooky Halloween fun at the Mill Valley Community Center, Friday, 4–6 pm. (pic from previous year)

Saturday, October 25

• Experience 100+ jaw-dropping demonstrations, hands-on experiments, astounding games and more at the free Bay Area Science Festival, UCSF Mission Bay, San Francisco, Saturday, 11 am–4 pm.
• Head to downtown Novato for safe trick-or-treating at local businesses, Saturday, 11 am–2 pm.
• Come carve your own spooky Jack-O-Lantern for Halloween with the Park Rangers, Paradise Beach Park, Tiburon, 11 am–1 pm. Sign-up here.
• Put on your costume (and pets too) for a Halloween bash at Bon Air Center in Greenbrae, Saturday, 11 am–2 pm.
• Bring the whole family and your furry friends to the Village at Corte Madera for a Howl-o-ween celebration, Saturday, 11 am–2 pm.
• Trick-or-treat and pet costume contest at businesses up and down Fourth Street in downtown San Rafael, Saturday, 1–3 pm.
• PAAM's Fourth Annual Pumpkin Bash community event takes place at their Mill Valley studio, Saturday, 3–5 pm.
• Trick-or-treat, enter your pet in the costume contest, watch Hocus Pocus, and more at the Strawberry Village Spooktacular in Mill Valley, Saturday, 3–8 pm.
• Enjoy a K-Pop Demon Hunter Concert for kids followed by Halloween fun at Wee Yogis in San Anselmo, Saturday, 4–5:45 pm.
• Come in costume to the Sonoma Barracks for a spooky campfire program, Saturday, 5:30–7 pm.
• Enjoy a night out while the kids create a glowtastic trick-or-treat bag at Do Art! in San Rafael, Sunday, 6–8 pm.
• Get in the Halloween spirit and join rangers for a family-friendly, spooky movie night at Point Reyes Park, Saturday, 7–9 pm.

Sunday, October 26

• 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.
• Paint a spooky jack-o-lantern for Halloween at McInnis Park in San Rafael, Sunday, 10 am–noon.
• Celebrate animals with activities, tours, and more at the UC Botanical Garden in Berkeley (non-scary animal costumes encouraged), Sunday, 10 am–2 pm.
• Put on your costume and trunk or treat with the Novato Mothers Club at the Quest in Novato, Sunday, 11 am–1 pm.
• Dress up your furry friend for a canine costume contest at Larson Family Winery in Sonoma, Sunday, 11 am.
• Carve a pumpkin at Malibu Farm in downtown Tiburon, Sunday, 1–8 pm. (Pumpkins and tools provided.)
• Come on out to Tara Firma Farms in Petaluma for Halloween fun at Pumpkins on Pikes, Sunday, 2–9 pm.
• Join Marin Parks rangers for Halloween activities and a spooky graveyard stroll in Lucas Valley, Sunday, 6:30–8:30 pm.

Pumpkins on Pikes takes place this weekend at Terra Firma Farms in Petaluma