Fun For Everyone this Weekend
/There are a variety of events around the Bay Area where you can get your fill of traditional Chinese New Year family fun, live kids theater, historic events, dog show and so much more! Here’s some top picks for this weekend events.Here’s some top picks for this weekend events.
Friday, January 24, 2020, New Moon
Lunar New Year Tet Festival
3:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Eastridge Mall Sears Parking Lot (map)
The biggest Vietnamese Lunar New Year-Tet Festival in San Jose for 2 weekends.
San Francisco Movement Arts Festival
6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Grace Cathedral, San Francisco (map)
The entire Cathedral will transform into a stage - the main floor, attached chapels, hallways, stairways and front entry way.
Cinderella
8:00 PM
War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (map)
Set to the gorgeous score by Sergei Prokofiev, this ballet leaves behind the fairy godmother and talking mice in favor of a delightfully human story full of mesmerizing visual effects and the signature choreography that has made Wheeldon a fan favorite.
Saturday, January 25, 2020, Chinese New Year
Golden Gate Kennel Club Dog Show
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Cow Palace, Daly City (map)
If you're looking for a doggone fun time for the whole family, the Golden Gate Kennel Club Dog Show is the event for you. Not only is it a dog fanciers dream, it's also a serious sport. Competition for "Best in Show" is fierce but there's so much more to do besides the ring competition. Here are five more awesome ideas dog lovers of all ages will not want to miss.
Marin Waldorf Open House
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
San Rafael (map)
Bring your children (ages 3 - 13) to play on our 10-acre campus & get a taste of the Waldorf curriculum.
The Mountain School Family Open House
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Corte Madera (map)
Join us for a morning at the Mountain School. Learn about our award-winning, Waldorf-inspired preschool. Meet our fabulous teachers, and friendly community. Light refreshments will be served. Children are welcome!
Terra Schools Chinese New Year Celebration & Fair
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Terra Marin School, Mill Valley (map)
Celebrate the Chinese New Year with us at Terra Schools. A fantastic and fun event for the entire family complete with dances, delicious food of all types, games, art projects, martial arts demonstrations and raffle. A great way to spend your Saturday with your family, learn about the Chinese culture and mingle with your fellow community members.
Oakland A's FanFest
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Jack London Square (map)
The 2020 season begins with FanFest.
JimBo Trout At BADM
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Bay Area Discovery Museum (map)
Grab your dancing shoes and join us this Saturday as BADM favorite Jimbo Trout returns for a special weekend performance! Children and adults will groove to the tunes of Jimbo Trout's good-time bluegrass songs. Join us!
LumaCon
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Lucchesi Center, Petaluma (map)
LumaCon is a comic convention for youth that celebrates creativity and literacy for all.
Wheels On The Bus
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
BACT's Berkeley Center in the Second Stage (map)
Have fun exploring who lives in your community, as our littlest theatre-goers board a “bus” and drive through town, stopping to meet the baker, the mechanic, and other workers who ask for their help as they do their jobs and engage with the neighbors, making music all along the way.
Pinniped Party And Simply Sea Otters
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Greater Farallones Association, San Francisco (map)
Join us as we delve into the lifestyle of the most otterly adorable marine mammals! Participants will learn the important role that seals, sea lions, and sea otters play in maintaining a healthy ecosystem through fun, interactive activities.
Fort Point Living History Day
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Fort Point National Historic Site, San Francisco (map)
Experience first-hand the momentous era of the American Civil War from live re-enactors through infantry and artillery demonstrations, medicine in the 1800's, music, Victorian dance and exhibits displaying the lives of men, women, and children of days past.
Naturalist Creekwalk Tours In Search Of Coho Salmon
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Samuel P. Taylor State Park, Lagunitas (map)
Each winter we look forward to following the endangered coho salmon as they return to Lagunitas Creek to spawn.
Music Of Grateful Dead For Kids // Special Robert Hunter Tribute
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Sweetwater Music Hall, Mill Valley (map)
A family concert series hosted at historic music venues across the country.
Lunar New Year at Children's Fairyland
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Children’s Fairyland, Oakland (map)
Join us in celebration of the Lunar New Year as we welcome the Year of the Rat with family lore and folktales from China.
“Hands On History” In The Sonoma Mission Courtyard
11:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Mission San Francisco Solano Courtyard (map)
Learn About Life in the Mission Era.
Lion Dancers for Lunar New Year
1:00 PM – 1:30 PM
San Anselmo Town Lawn (map)
Celebrate with Marin Chinese Cultural Association as the Lion Dance Team performs traditional Lion Dances for Lunar New Year. Bring everyone out to enjoy the show!
Cinderella
2:00 PM & 8:00 PM
War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (map)
Set to the gorgeous score by Sergei Prokofiev, this ballet leaves behind the fairy godmother and talking mice in favor of a delightfully human story full of mesmerizing visual effects and the signature choreography that has made Wheeldon a fan favorite.
Lunar New Year Tet Festival
3:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Eastridge Mall Sears Parking Lot (map)
The biggest Vietnamese Lunar New Year-Tet Festival in San Jose for 2 weekends.
Koo Koo Kanga Roo With Kepi Ghoulie
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Cornerstone, Berkeley (map)
Koo Koo Kanga Roo puts on an all-ages dance party that invites everyone to join in. Whether you know them from "brain break" videos in your classroom, the Warped Tour or a late night bar show, you’ve probably gotten sweaty dancing to their jams at some point.
Sunday, January 26, 2020
Golden Gate Kennel Club Dog Show
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Cow Palace, Daly City (map)
If you're looking for a doggone fun time for the whole family, the Golden Gate Kennel Club Dog Show is the event for you. Not only is it a dog fanciers dream, it's also a serious sport. Competition for "Best in Show" is fierce but there's so much more to do besides the ring competition. Here are five more awesome ideas dog lovers of all ages will not want to miss.
Wheels On The Bus
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
BACT's Berkeley Center in the Second Stage (map)
Have fun exploring who lives in your community, as our littlest theatre-goers board a “bus” and drive through town, stopping to meet the baker, the mechanic, and other workers who ask for their help as they do their jobs and engage with the neighbors, making music all along the way.
Discover Plankton
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Greater Farallones Association, San Francisco (map)
Join us for an exciting exploration of the weird and wonderful world of plankton in the waters just off Crissy Field! Be dazzled by diatoms, dinoflagellates and copepods. Discover bizarre larvae from barnacles, crabs and mussels. Participants get to collect their own water samples and view them under a microscope with equipment we provide.
Mill Valley LiVE - The Bubble Lady Returns!
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Mill Valley Community Center (map)
The one and only Bubble Lady makes her triumphant return to Mill Valley with her once-a-year show for her favorite community (she’s a local!).
Parents Place Summer Camp Fair
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Parents Place, Palo Alto (map)
It’s already time to start planning a great summer for your kids! The Parents Place Summer Camp Fair is a unique opportunity to engage with more than 20 summer camps, located on the Peninsula and beyond.
Sausalito Herring Festival
10:30 AM - 4:30 PM
US Army Corps of Engineers Bay Model Visitor Center (map)
Our annual Herring Celebration brings this unique waterfront community together to support the Sausalito Community Boating Center.
Lunar New Year at Children's Fairyland
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Children’s Fairyland, Oakland (map)
Join us in celebration of the Lunar New Year as we welcome the Year of the Rat with family lore and folktales from China.
Banana Slug String Band Duet
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
The Osher Marin JCC, San Rafael (map)
BUMBLEBEE Kids is thrilled to welcome back Doug Dirt & Airy Larry of the award-winning Banana Slugs String Band! Join us for a fun, interactive morning filled with original, catchy songs played in styles from boogie to ballads, folk songs to reggae and rap.
Emilia Diaz Delgado Guitar Fundraising Concert
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Richardson Bay Audubon Center & Sanctuary, Tiburon (map)
Join us this Sunday, January 26 from 12-2 pm for an afternoon of classical guitar music performed by Emilia Diaz Delgado to benefit the Audubon Society effort to protect Arctic Refuge birds from extinction due to oil drilling.
Goodman Building Supply’s Kids Club
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Goodman Building Supply, Mill Valley (map)
Our Goodie’s Kid’s Club is a monthly workshop where children 12 years or younger meet for a fun craft project from building birdhouses to making stepping stones to designing holiday ornaments and more!
The Wizard Of Oz
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Presidio Theatre, San Francisco (map)
Musical theater for children presented at the new Presidio Theatre!
Cinderella
2:00 PM
War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (map)
Set to the gorgeous score by Sergei Prokofiev, this ballet leaves behind the fairy godmother and talking mice in favor of a delightfully human story full of mesmerizing visual effects and the signature choreography that has made Wheeldon a fan favorite.
Soggy Sundays Featuring Family Square Dance Sunday
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Ashkenaz Music & Dance Community Center (map)
Dance Calling from EVIE LADIN with LIVE old time stringband music led by Tessa Schwarz and a band of young people!
Mill Valley Chamber Music Society Presents Gould Piano Trio With Robert Plane, Clarinet
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Mount Tamalpais United Methodist Church (map)
Mill Valley Chamber Music Society presents the 3rd concert of its 47thseason of chamber music, highlighting internationally celebrated classical artists. On Sunday, January 26, 2020 the award-winning Gould Piano Trio with Robert Plane, clarinet will perform.
Diana Kapp - Girls Who Run The World
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Book Passage, Corte Madera (map)
Part biography, part business how-to, and fully empowering, this book is the perfect gift for future entrepenuers...because you're never too young to dream BIG! With colorful portraits, fun interviews and DIY tips, Girls Who Run the World features the success stories of 31 leading ladies today of companies like Rent the Runway, PopSugar, and Soul Cycle.
DATE NIGHT IDEA: Marga Gomez: Not Getting Any Younger
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Showcase Theater, San Rafael (map)
Forever young Marga Gomez spills the beans on vanity and aging in her critically acclaimed comedy “Not Getting Any Younger” weaves zany vignettes with Gomez’s signature blend of storytelling, social commentary and captivating characterizations; from childhood nemesis Crazy Lisa, to Chubby Checker, to a whacked millennial.
