Marin Weekend Family Fun for December 20–22
Skate at Snoopy's Home Ice (and enjoy a hot chocolate next to the fireplace at the Warm Puppy Café) in Santa Rosa.
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
- Take the kiddos sledding or tubing in the mountains.
- Skate on the iceless skating rink at the Bay Area Discovery Museum, Sausalito, Friday & Saturday, 9 am–3:30 pm.
- Experience the magic of the holiday season at Fairy Winterland at Children's Fairyland in Oakland, Saturday & Sunday, 10 am–4 pm.
- Go skating at Union Square's holiday ice rink in San Francisco, Friday–Sunday, 10 am–11 pm.
- Experience the spectacle of San Francisco Ballet's Nutcracker, Friday–Sunday, 2 & 7 pm.
- Skate at LUMA Ice, Petaluma's first outdoor holiday skating rink, Friday, 4–10 pm, Saturday & Sunday, 10 am–10 pm.
- Circus Bella's holiday spectacular "Kaleidoscope" takes place in the big top tent in San Francisco, Friday, 7:30 pm, Saturday & Sunday, 1 & 4 pm.
- Visit Victorian London at the Great Dickens Christmas Fair at the Cow Palace, Saturday & Sunday, 10 am–6 pm.
- Take a ride on the Tilden Park Steam Train and see holiday decorations and Father Solstice during Winter Fest, Saturday & Sunday, 11 am–7 pm.
- Enjoy favorites carols and more at Grace Cathedral's "A Cathedral Christmas", Saturday & Sunday, 3 pm.
- Mark Foehringer's Nutcracker Sweets at Fort Mason is a shorter version of the classic holiday ballet for all ages, Saturday & Sunday, 11 am, 1:30 pm & 4 pm.
Friday, December 20
- Enjoy songs, movement and dancing at Sing and Stomp at the San Anselmo Library, Friday, 10:30–11 am.
- Bring your guitar, ukulele, or your singing voice to the Belvedere Tiburon Library for a fun, informal jam session, Friday, 1–2:30 pm.
- See A Charlie Brown Christmas and How the Grinch Stole Christmas in the heated tent at Marin Country Mart, Friday, 5–7 pm.
Take a ride on the Tilden Park Steam Train and see holiday decorations and Father Solstice during extended evening hours for Winter Fest, Saturday & Sunday, 11 am–7 pm
Saturday, December 21
- Shop for fresh produce and locally made foods and enjoy live entertainment, including kids' music and activities, at the Marin Country Mart Farmers' Market, Saturday, 9 am–2 pm.
- See Pixar's Ratatouille on the big screen at the Lark Theater in Larkspur, Saturday, 9 am & Sunday, 3 pm.
- Sing along to favorite holiday tunes at the family-friendly "Sing You a Merry Christmas" at Grace Cathedral, Saturday, 11 am.
- Santa arrives in a fire truck for photos and holiday cheer at Bon Air Center in Greenbrae, Saturday, noon–3 pm.
- Skate at Snoopy's Home Ice (and enjoy a hot chocolate next to the fireplace at the Warm Puppy Café) in Santa Rosa, Saturday, 12:30–3 pm.
- Sebastiani Theatre presents a Sonoma Holiday Spectacular: Music and Magic For the Whole Family, Saturday, 8 pm.
Sunday, December 22
- 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.
- Build a Chanukah menorah or wooden dreidel at Home Depot in San Rafael (RSVP required), Sunday, 10 am.
- Experience a magical holiday wonderland and enjoy hot chocolate, cider, and cookies at the Sebastiani Theatre in Sonoma, Sunday, 10 am–2 pm.
- Visit Sonoma on Christmas Eve for a living nativity manger with sheep, goats, a donkey (and maybe even a camel!) at the Casa Grande courtyard, Sunday, 1 pm.
