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Weekend Fun For Everyone

Get ready for another fabulous February weekend with a line-up the most awesome things to do for kids and families in the Bay Area!

Friday, February 22, 2019

Disney On Ice Presents Dare To Dream

  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

  • SAP Center (map)

Celebrate what’s possible as five Disney heroines spark the courage inside us all at Disney On Ice presents Dare To Dream! Save 25% on tickets to any performance with code INF1

LEGO Play Day

  • 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM

  • Mill Valley Library (map)

Get in touch with your inner engineer and build with colorful Lego! We bring out our collection of more than 10,000 bricks, and kids can build whatever they imagine.

Disney On Ice Presents Dare To Dream

  • 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

  • SAP Center (map)

Celebrate what’s possible as five Disney heroines spark the courage inside us all at Disney On Ice presents Dare To Dream! Save 25% on tickets to any performance with code INF1


Saturday, February 23, 2019

Habitat Restoration: Phoenix Lake Broom

  • 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

  • Natalie Coffin Greene Park(map)

Join your fellow nature lovers in a morning of habitat restoration. We will meet at Phoenix Lake dam.

Fun Family Fitness Class

  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

  • Mill Valley Recreation (map)

Join Coach Tilda for a fun workout for the entire family! 

Toddler Days

  • 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM

  • Slide Ranch (map)

Put on your boots and come play and explore Slide Ranch! Getting dirty is fun, as we jump in muddy puddles, taste a squirt of warm milk, dig in the soil, and take care of all our farm animal friends.

Good Night, Gorilla

  • 10:00 AM & 11:15 AM

  • Children's Creativity Museum Annex (map)

The Zoo is closed for the night and it's time for the animals to go to bed, but just as the Zookeeper bids them one last "Good night," the Gorilla steals his keys and, after letting all the other animals out of their enclosures, follows him home to sleep!

TreasureFest - Mardi Gras Special!

  • 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

  • Treasure Island (map)

WE. ARE. BACK. BAY AREA.

Chinese Community Street Fair

  • 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

  • Chinatown, San Francisco (map)

Now in its 29th year, the Chinese Community Street Fair will be held on the weekend of the Southwest Airlines® Chinese New Year Parade.

Fort Point Living History Day

  • 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

  • Fort Point National Historic Site (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. 

Sankofa Days @ The Bay Youth & Family Day 

  • 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

  • Aquarium of the Bay (map)

Celebrating you! Know your past to understand your future!

Snow White And The 7 Dwarfs

  • 10:30 AM  & 1:00 PM

  • The Cowell Theater (map)

The Children’s Theatre Association of San Francisco is an all-volunteer nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing live musical theater to over 7,500 school children each year at no cost to the schools.

Richardson Bay Audubon Center And Sanctuary 2019

  • 10:30 AM  12:30 PM

  • Richardson Bay Audubon Center and Sanctuary (map)

Learn to use a pair of binoculars as we see birds flying all the way across the bay, and hike along the beachfront collecting materials for our art projects. 

She Persisted, The Musical

  • 10:30 AM, 1:30 PM  & 4:00 PM

  • BACT Berkeley Center (map)

This new musical, inspired by Chelsea Clinton’s best-selling book, She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed the World, tells the story of Emani and Peter, whose third-grade trip to the museum turns into an adventure in time travel during which they meet inspirational women overcoming barriers and making history.

Wool And Weaving Demo

  • 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

  • Sonoma State Historic Park(map)

Sheep were raised at the missions for their useful wool. Learn more about what type of sheep were at the missions and the products made from their fleece.

Family Art Making

  • 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

  • de Young museum (map)

Family Art Making offers a free, drop-in art project led by professional teaching artists. 

Gold: The Midas Musical

  • 11:00 AM, 2:00 PM  & 4:30 PM

  • BACT Berkeley Center (map)

A modern musical re-telling of the Greek legend of King Midas who learns a valuable lesson about family when the gods grant him the power to turn everything into gold.

Family Matinees: Linda Tillery & The Cultural Heritage Choir 

  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

  • SFJAZZ (map)

Each one-hour matinee features live performance, audience participation, Q&A, and amazing music.

Games Day

  • 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

  • San Rafael Library (map)

Come to  Games Day at the Library! We’ll provide a selection of new and classic board games for families with children of all ages.

Disney On Ice Presents Dare To Dream

  • 3:00 PM  & 7:00 PM

  • SAP Center (map)

Celebrate what’s possible as five Disney heroines spark the courage inside us all at Disney On Ice presents Dare To Dream! Save 25% on tickets to any performance with code INF1

Carnevale Dei Bambini - Children's Carnival Party

  • 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM

  • Museo Italo Americano, Fort Mason Center (map)

The Museo Italo Americano presents CARNEVALE DEI BAMBINI, a special afternoon of dancing, games, mask-making, costume contest, and…more. Bring your children and have fun with us!

Year Of The Pig Chinese New Year Parade

  • 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM

  • Chinatown (map)

This upcoming year’s Southwest Airlines Chinese New Year Parade promises to warm your heart and electrify your senses, come rain or stars.

Oceans Aglow: Family Night Hike And Campfire

  • 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

  • NatureBridge Golden Gate (map)

Join NatureBridge Golden Gate as we discover one of the most amazing natural phenomenon, bioluminescence.

Novato Live

  • 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

  • City Hall (map)

Gather your friends and family and Join Novato Parks & Recreation for this FREE indoor concert series held inside Novato City Hall. We hope you can join us for these wonderful live musical performances.

Southern Marin Mothers' Club Night On The Town

  • 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

  • Sweetwater Music Hall (map)

Leave your kids with the babysitter and join us for adult conversation, food, drinks, silent auction, live music and dancing! SMMC is subsidizing this event for it's members. Don't delay in buying your tickets - this will sell out!

Winter Nights: SOMOS EL SON

  • 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM

  • The Osher Marin JCC  (map)

With Dance, Music & Songs of the village women Tonight we take you to India without leaving the North Bay. 

Circus Panopticon

  • 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

  • Kinetic Arts Center (map)

Kinetic Arts Center's troupe of pre-professional performers, CIRCUS SPIRE, is reaching new heights of achievement in the art of circus and physical theatre with their 2019 production of CIRCUS PANOPTICON.


Sunday, February 24, 2019

Explore Sand Crabs

  • 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

  • Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary Visitor Center(map)

Get ready to learn about the incredible life of sand crabs!

TreasureFest - Mardi Gras Special!

  • 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

  • Treasure Island (map)

WE. ARE. BACK. BAY AREA.

Good Night, Gorilla

  • 10:00 AM & 11:15 AM

  • Children's Creativity Museum Annex (map)

The Zoo is closed for the night and it's time for the animals to go to bed, but just as the Zookeeper bids them one last "Good night," the Gorilla steals his keys and, after letting all the other animals out of their enclosures, follows him home to sleep!

Marine Science Sundays For 2019

  • 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

  • The Marine Mammal Center (map)

Join us on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of each month for Marine Science Sunday - a FREE engaging ocean-inspired classroom series from our education experts. These interactive classroom programs are great for all ages!

Chinese Community Street Fair

  • 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

  • Chinatown, San Francisco (map)

Now in its 29th year, the Chinese Community Street Fair will be held on the weekend of the Southwest Airlines® Chinese New Year Parade.

She Persisted, The Musical

  • 10:30 AM  & 1:30 PM

  • BACT Berkeley Center (map)

This new musical, inspired by Chelsea Clinton’s best-selling book, She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed the World, tells the story of Emani and Peter, whose third-grade trip to the museum turns into an adventure in time travel during which they meet inspirational women overcoming barriers and making history.

Mill Valley LiVE With Bob Kahn - Juggler, Magician And World-Famous Tongue Twister

  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

  • Mill Valley Community Center (map)

Mill Valley LiVE – A series of live entertainment for the whole family.

Contra Costa Camp And School Fair - Free

  • 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

  • Acalanes High School (map)

7th annual FREE Camp & School Fairs return on Feb. 23-24 weekend with free activities and over 75 exhibitors allowing attendees to view a smorgasbord of camps, enrichment programs, schools, performing arts, S.T.E.M. & S.T.E.A.M. programs, preschools, cooking, educational, sports and other programs available this spring and summer. 

Disney On Ice Presents Dare To Dream

  • 11:00 AM & 6:30 PM

  • SAP Center (map)

Celebrate what’s possible as five Disney heroines spark the courage inside us all at Disney On Ice presents Dare To Dream! Save 25% on tickets to any performance with code INF1.

Gold: The Midas Musical

  • 11:00 AM  & 2:00 PM

  • BACT Berkeley Center (map)

A modern musical re-telling of the Greek legend of King Midas who learns a valuable lesson about family when the gods grant him the power to turn everything into gold.

The Music Of The Grateful Dead For Kids

  • 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

  • Sweetwater Music Hall (map)

The Rock and Roll Playhouse, a family concert series, allows kids to “move, play and sing while listening to works from the classic-rock canon” (NY Times) using the songs created by the most iconic musicians in rock history.

Nature Hike

  • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

  • Sonoma State Historic Park (map)

Get out for a winter hike along the lower Montini Preserve Trail. Experience history, nature, and community lead by Park Interpretive Specialist “Ranger Dave”. 

Black Joy Parade

  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

  • Downtown Oakland (map)

A hyper-positive parade and festival to celebrate the Black experience past, present and future.

Circus Panopticon

  • 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

  • Kinetic Arts Center (map)

Kinetic Arts Center's troupe of pre-professional performers, CIRCUS SPIRE, is reaching new heights of achievement in the art of circus and physical theatre with their 2019 production of CIRCUS PANOPTICON.

Family Play Day

  • 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

  • Hidden Villa (map)

With trained, certified facilitators, enjoy a bonding experience like none other with your family!  Support one another as kids and parents alike step out of their comfort zone to try something exciting and new and celebrate a sense of accomplishment together.  Make some new friends and new memories this weekend!

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