Marin Weekend Family Fun for September 16–18

Enjoy fun for the whole family at this weekend's Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival.

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

• The Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival offer fun for the whole family in Old Mill Park, Saturday & Sunday, 10 am–5 pm.
• Go on a StoryWalk at with author Jorge Tetl Argueta and Marin County Free Library at locations throughout Marin, Friday & Saturday, times vary.
• Flower Piano returns to Golden Gate Park's botanical garden, Friday–Sunday, 10 am–4 pm.
• Explore the San Francisco Bay Trail with the Bay Day Challenge, Friday–Monday, all day.
• Come stroll, shop, dine, and dance on San Anselmo Avenue, with live music in Creek Park, Friday & Saturday, 6–8:30 pm.

Friday, September 16

• Learn all about bees at the Children's Museum of Sonoma County, Friday, 10 am–noon.
• Come to Hauke Park in Mill Valley for a pop-up storytime, Friday, 10:15 am.
• Join us for music and dancing in the park with In Harmony Music's Together Family Class for all ages, Robin Sweeny Park, 11:30 am–noon.
• Bring the kiddos to see Chicken Little for free outdoors at Marin Country Mart, Friday, 6 pm.
• See Spider-Man: No Way Home on the lawn at Mill Valley Community Center, Friday, 7 pm.
• The Lark Drive-In presents family-friendly outdoor movies in Corte Madera! This Friday: Lilo & Stitch, 7:45 pm.

Saturday, September 17

• Participate in a Coastal Cleanup Day activity at a beach, park, or open space area, Saturday, starting at 9 am.
• Explore the world of trees as a junior ranger at China Camp State Park in San Rafael, Saturday, 10 am–noon
• Celebrate the grand opening of the Belvedere-Tiburon Library with family entertainment and activities, Saturday,10:30 am–2 pm.
• Welcome fall at the Heirloom Apple Celebration at Gold Ridge Organic Farm in Sebastopol, Saturday, 11 am–4 pm.
• Enjoy live music by Pacfic Vibration at Angel Island State Park, Saturday, 2–4:30 pm.
• Gather around the campfire for songs and a marshmallow roast at the historic Sonoma Barracks, Saturday, 7 pm.

Sunday, September 18

• 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.
• Take a family walk with Marin Parks rangers at the Bahia trailhead at Rush Creek Open Space Preserve, Sunday, 10 am–1 pm.
• Sarah Rose performs an hour of children’s favorites at Happy Dahlia Farm in Petaluma, Sunday, 11 am.
• The WildCare Nature Van stops by Marin Country Mart for hands-on interaction with animals, Sunday 11:30 am–1:30 pm
• Visit the Gerstle Park neighborhood for live music and food trucks at San Rafael PorchFest 2022, Sunday, 7 pm.