Harvest Festival

Free with Museum admission.

Celebrate the turn of the season with a harvest festival featuring a joyous outdoor performance and hands-on activities for the whole family.

Schedule of Events

• 9:30 - 10 am-Toddler Circle Time. This is an opportunity for our youngest visitors to practice language, movement, and making new friends.
• 10 am - 1 pm-Agricultural Institute of Marin Farmer’s Market display. Take a stroll through our mini Farmer’s Market tabled by the Agricultural Institute of Marin, a local institution dedicated to educating the public about the benefits of local food.
• 11 am-Outdoor performance by Blues Whale (free). Come enjoy an outdoor performance by a funky jam band from the Marin Headlands.
• 11 - 11:30 am-Research Toys. Participate in an interactive activity with your young child for a chance to learn more about intriguing child development research studies.
• 11:30 am– 12:30 pm-Harvest Lab: Science of Seeds. Take a deeper look at the insides of organic produce! Feel, squish, and experiment with the guts and seeds of over a dozen different fruits and vegetables.
• 1 pm-Indoor performance by The Banana Slug String Band ($3). Our favorite folk environmental educators are back and ready to jam. Get your garden groove on and celebrate the harvest with the Banana Slug String Band!
• 3 pm-Special Storytime performance by local Miwok storyteller, Alicia Retes. Experience an Eastern Woodlands version of "The Three Sisters" illustrated with corn husk dolls plus local Miwok stories!
• 3:30 - 4:30 pm-Harvest Lab: Science of Seeds. Take a deeper look at the insides of organic produce! Feel, squish, and experiment with the guts and seeds of over a dozen different fruits and vegetables.