Marin Weekend Family Fun for February 20–22
Check out one of the many Lunar New Year celebrations in Marin and the Bay Area.
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. Note that many of these events require advance registration and some may depend on weather conditions so make sure you check with the organizer before you go.
All Weekend
- Go on an easy winter waterfall hike with the family in Marin.
- Disney on Ice presents "Let's Dance" at SAP Center in San Jose, Friday & Saturday, 7 pm, Sunday 11 am, 3 & 7 pm.
- Have a blast riding the rides at the Petaluma Carnival at the Fairgrounds, Friday, 5–10 pm, Saturday, noon–10:30 pm & Sunday, noon–10 pm.
- Learn about elephant seals at Drakes Beach in Point Reyes National Seashore, Saturday & Sunday, 12:30 pm & 2:30 pm.
- Join Marin Symphony for bugs, bats, birds, and the Beatles at Marin Center, Saturday 7:30 pm & Sunday, 3 pm. Youth tickets only $25!
Friday, February 20
- Sing and stomp with musician Emily Bonn at San Anselmo Library, Friday, 10:30–11 am.
- Mill Valley Library presents a free screening of Disney's Encanto, with free popcorn, Friday, 3–4:30 pm.
- Join Bay Street Plaza in Emeryville for a Lunar New Year celebration with performances, activities, and food, Friday, 4–7 pm.
Sponsor: The Marin Symphony performs a family-friendly pops concert at Marin Center, Saturday 7:30 pm & Sunday, 3 pm.
Saturday, February 21
- Shop for fresh produce and locally made foods and enjoy live family entertainment at the Marin Country Mart Farmers' Market, Saturday, 9 am–2 pm.
- Celebrate the Lunar New Year with a lion dance performance at the San Anselmo Town Plaza, Saturday, 11 am–noon.
- Get a head start on your family's summer planning a the San Francisco Summer Resource Fair, Saturday, 11 am–2 pm.
- Welcome the Year of the Horse with storytelling, performances, activities, and more at the Oakland Museum of California, Saturday, 11 am–4 pm.
- See Formula 1 race cars drive up and down Marina Boulevard at the free Red Bull Showrun San Francisco, Saturday, 11:30 am–3:30 pm.
- Take a family winter nature walk at the Montini Preserve in Sonoma (meet at General Vallejo's Home), Saturday, noon–1:30 pm.
- Ring in the Year of the Horse with lion dancing, drums, and dumplings at Thrive City in San Francisco, Saturday, noon–3 pm.
- Jack London Square in Oakland celebrates the Year of the Horse with performances, kids' crafts, giveaways, and more, Saturday, 1–3 pm.
- The Marin Chinese Cultural Association's lion dancers come to Larkspur Library to celebrate the Lunar New Year, Saturday, 1:30–2 pm.
- Join Mill Valley Library for Family Storytime in the Children's Room. Saturday, 2:30–3 pm.
Sunday, February 22
- Shop for fresh produce and handcrafted local foods at the Marin Civic Center Farmers Market, Sunday, 8 am–1 pm.
- See the classic Studio Ghibli movie Spirited Away at the Lark Theater in Larkspur, Sunday 9 am & 3:30 pm.
- Bring the whole family to the Osher Marin JCC for the free annual Purim Palooza, Sunday, 11 am–2 pm
- Learn about marine mammal babies at Marine Science Sunday at the Marine Mammal Center in the Marin Headlands, Sunday, 10:30 am, noon & 2 pm.
- Go on a sunset stroll with rangers at Ring Mountain Preserve in Corte Madera, Sunday, 4:30–6 pm.
Take a family hike to one of Marin's amazing waterfalls.
