Marin Weekend Family Fun for September 8-10
Photo: San Francisco Botanical Garden, Flower Piano
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
- Get up close to vintage race cars at the CSRG Charity Challenge at Sonoma Raceway — admission is free! Friday–Sunday, all day.
- Join the Bay Day Challenge - walk, run, or bike along the Bay Trail (Sept 8–Oct. 7). Free for the entire family.
- Explore the SF Botanical Garden in Golden Gate Park for Flower Piano, Friday–Sunday, 10 am–6 pm.
- Experience the best of Broadway with Transcendence Theatre's "An Enchanted Evening", Friday & Sunday, 5 pm.
- Enjoy a great lineup of live music on the Plaza in downtown Mill Valley, Saturday & Sunday, 11 am–7 pm.
- Come to downtown San Anselmo for outdoor music with Live on the Avenue, Saturday & Sunday, 5:30–8:30 pm.
Friday, September 8
- Bring the little ones for Pop-up Storytime in Hauke Park, Mill Valley10:15–10:45 am.
- Dine out under the lights in downtown San Rafael, Friday, 6–10 pm.
- Bring the kiddos to see Pixar's Turning Red for free outdoors at Marin Country Mart, Friday, 6–8 pm.
- Juan Escovedo performs at the free Jazz & Blues by the Bay in Sausalito, Friday, 6:30–8:30 pm.
- Watch the movie Vivo in San Rafael's Peacock Gap Park, Friday, 7 pm.
- See Monsters University outside at Old Mill Park in Mill Valley, Friday, 8 pm.
Connect, Explore, and Discover San Francisco Bay with the Bay Day Challenge, September 8–October 7.
Saturday, September 9
- Enjoy kids' music and crafts while you shop at the Marin Country Mart farmers' market, Saturday, 9 am–2 pm.
- Learn the basics of freshwater fishing at McInnis Park in San Rafael, Saturday, 9–11 am.
- Pick your own organic raspberries at Boring Farm in Sebastopol, Saturday 9 am–1 pm.
- Have lemonade with a Marin Parks ranger at Rush Creek Preserve in Novato, Saturday, 10 am–noon.
- Learn to crochet the easy way (for ages 8+) at Corte Madera Library, Saturday, 12:30–1:30 pm.
- Take a discovery hike along Drakes Beach in Point Reyes National Seashore, Saturday, 2–3 pm.
- Come to Novato's Pocket Park for a free outdoor screening of Pixar's Ratatouille, Saturday, 7:30–9:45 pm.
- The Lark Drive-In is back with, family-friendly outdoor movies! This Saturday: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, 8 pm.
Sunday, September 10
- Shop for fresh produce and locally made foods and enjoy live entertainment at the Marin Civic Center farmer's market in San Rafael, Sunday, 8 am–1 pm.
- Hike to West Point Inn on Mt. Tam for a delicious pancake breakfast and amazing views, Sunday 9 am–1 pm.
- Browse for treasures at the Outdoor French Antiques Market at the Marin Civic Center, Sunday, 9 am–3 pm.
- Little ones can explore fire trucks, big rigs, race cars and more at Ride-A-Rig, Sonoma County Fairgrounds, Santa Rosa, Sunday, 10 am–2 pm. Tickets $8 at the gate, children 2 and under are free.
- Join SFMOMA for storytelling and art making at Second Sundays for Families, Sunday, 10:30 am–3 pm.
- RIde with the whole family at Xtracycle’s Family Bike Day. Free learn-to-ride clinics, cargo bike test rides, games, ice cream and more..., Sunday, 11 am–4 pm.
- It's a Sea Otter Spectacular at Marine Science Sundays at the Marine Mammal Center, Sunday, noon & 2 pm.
- Bring your picnic to Robin Williams Meadow for free Opera in the Park, Sunday, 1:30–3:30 pm.
- Go on a twilight hike at General Vallejo's home in Sonoma, Sunday, 6 pm.