Marin Weekend Family Fun for October 28–30
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.
- Celebrate spooky season at the Bay Area Discovery Museum's Goblin Jamboree, Friday–Sunday, 9 am–3 pm.
- Get batty about the Halloween at Children's Fairyland's Halloween Jam, Friday–Sunday, 10 am–4 pm.
- Take part in a Halloween scavenger hunt at the Oakland Zoo's Boo at the Zoo, Friday–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 28
- Come to Hauke Park in Mill Valley for a pop-up storytime, Friday, 10:15 am.
- Enjoy spooky Halloween fun at the Mill Valley Community Center, Friday, 4–6 pm.
- Put on your costume and head to San Anselmo Avenue for the Goblins' Spooktacular, Friday, 5 pm.
- Spend a magical evening in the pumpkin patch with Caulbridge School, Friday, 5–7 pm.
- Trick or treat at Strawberry Rec in Mill Valley, Friday, 5–7 pm.
- Marin Country Mart presents a free outdoor screening of Pixar's Coco, Friday, 6 pm.
- Join the California Academy of Sciences for a Supernatural night at the museum, Friday, 6:30–9 pm.
- The Lark Drive-In presents family-friendly outdoor movies in Corte Madera! This Friday: The Nightmare Before Christmas, 7 pm.
Saturday, October 29
- Randall Museum’s annual Family Halloween Day is back, Saturday, 10 am–2 pm.
- Carve a jack-o-lantern with rangers at Paradise Beach Park in Tiburon, Saturday, 11 am–1:30 pm.
- Trick or treat with the businesses of Downtown Novato, Saturday, 11 am–2 pm.
- Trick or treat and enjoy fun activities at Bon Air Center's Halloween Bash, Saturday, 11 am–2 pm.
- Halloween Hoopla returns to San Francisco's Yerba Buena Gardens, Saturday, noon–3 pm.
- Come to the Village at Corte Madera for a spooky Halloween celebration, Saturday, noon–2 pm.
- Strawberry Village will host its annual DOGtoberfest and Trick-or-Treating event on Saturday, 12–3 pm.
- Trick or treat on San Rafael's 4th Street and enter your pet in the costume contest, Saturday, 1–3 pm.
- Poppytots Play Cafe is hosting a Boo Bash for kids and parents in Novato, Saturday, 2 & 6 pm.
- Enjoy a Halloween magic show at the Belvedere-Tiburon Library, Saturday, 2 pm.
- Visit the Sonoma Barracks in costume for a spooky campfire program, Saturday, 6–7 pm.
Sunday, October 30
- 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.
- Bring the little ones for a Halloween Costume Party and Animal Music, Petaluma Coffee & Tea Company, Sunday, 10–11 am.
- Enjoy a Fall Carnival and Halloween Costume Parade Leghorn Park in Petaluma, Sunday, 10 am–12:30 pm.
- Trick or Treat, enjoy live music, and more at the Novato Mother's Club Halloween Party, San Marin High School, Novato, Sunday, 11 am–1 pm.
- Dress up your pet for the Canine Costume Contest at Larson Family Winery in Sonoma. Check in at 11 am, judging starts at noon.
- Put on your costume and trick-ot-treat at the shops at Marin Country Mart in Larkspur, Sunday, 11 am–5 pm.
