Weekend Fun For Everyone

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Your guide to the best happenings in the Bay Area this weekend.

Friday, March 1, 2019

Free Ice Cream

  • 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM

  • Gott's Marin (map)

Free Ice Cream!!!

Russian Festival

  • 6:15 PM - 7:00 PM

  • 2460 Sutter Street, San Francisco (map)

Food, music, dancing, Russian sweets & treats, crafts and more.

Dragons Love Tacos & Other Stories

  • 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

  • Ruth Finley Person Theater (map)

This adaptation for the stage is based on the book written byAdam Rubin with illustrations by Daniel Salmieri.

Middle School Musical

  • 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

  • Mill Valley Middle School (map)

Mill Valley Middle School Cabaret proudly presents Middle School Musical, an adaptation of the acclaimed High School Musical.

Close Encounters Of A Third Kind With The San Francisco Symphony

  • 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM

  • Davies Symphony Hall (map)

A dazzling throwback to the golden age of Hollywood musicals, this film follows the whirlwind romance of an aspiring actress and jazz pianist as they chase their big breaks in modern day Los Angeles.

Saturday, March 2, 2019

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! 

Spring Craft Market

  • 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

  • Margaret Todd Senior Center (map)

Shop for hand-made gifts from local artisans at our Spring Craft Market!

Good Night, Gorilla

  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 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!

Headlands Animal Adventure

  • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

  • Point Bonita YMCA (map)

Join us as we participate in the global movement of Healthy Parks Healthy People to inspire healthy and active fun while taking care of our parks!

She Persisted, The Musical

  • 10:30 AM  11:30 AM

  • 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.

Snow White And The 7 Dwarfs

  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

  • 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.

San Francisco History Days At The Old Mint

  • 11:30 AM - 3:00 PM

  • The San Francisco Mint (map)

Travel back in time to 1874 as The Old Mint reopens its doors for “San Francisco History Days." Watch historic films and footage!

Family Matinees: Banda Magda

  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

  • SFJAZZ (map)

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

Gold: The Midas Musical

  • 11:00 AM, 2:00 PM & 4:30 PM

  • BACT Berkeley Cente (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.

Spring Into March With Special Performances At BADM!

  • 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM

  • Bay Area Discovery Museum (map)

Kids can sing along to favorite tunes, learn something new during a live puppet show, and groove to the beat at a family-friendly performance.

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. 

Good Night, Gorilla

  • 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM

  • 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!

Russian Festival

  • 12:15 PM - 9:40 PM

  • 2460 Sutter Street, San Francisco (map)

Food, music, dancing, Russian sweets & treats, crafts and more.

Snow White And The 7 Dwarfs

  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 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.

Sanctuary Explorations: Geology Walk- Faults & Fossils

  • 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

  • Half Moon Bay, CA (map)

Over 5 million years of heat, pressure, tectonics, winds and pounding Paci c have sculpted the intertidal zone near Half Moon Bay into a fascinating rock garden. Join geologist Irina Kogan and a Greater Farallones naturalist to explore the active San Gregorio fault zone. Amid this dynamic beauty, learn how the coast is still evolving. Become a “shoreline sleuth” in search of fossils from ancient sea creatures that lived in and near these rocks. 

American Tulip Day In San Francisco

  • 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM

  • Union Square (map)

Tulip Day is coming to America! On March 2, 2019 a colorful display of more than 100,000 tulips will cover Union Square in San Francisco. And you are being invited to visit this site and to pick your own bunch of tulips.

She Persisted, The Musical

  • 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.

Circus Panopticon

  • 4:00 PM & 8:00 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.

Middle School Musical

  • 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

  • Mill Valley Middle School (map)

Mill Valley Middle School Cabaret proudly presents Middle School Musical, an adaptation of the acclaimed High School Musical.

Close Encounters Of A Third Kind With The San Francisco Symphony

  • 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM

  • Davies Symphony Hall (map)

A dazzling throwback to the golden age of Hollywood musicals, this film follows the whirlwind romance of an aspiring actress and jazz pianist as they chase their big breaks in modern day Los Angeles.

Sunday, March 3, 2019

Explore China Camp With A Naturalist

  • 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

  • China Camp State Park (map)

Learn about the abundant wildlife in the area. See amazing views of the park. Get outside and exercise by the glittering bay.

Learn To Ride, CANCELED

  • 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

  • Stafford Lake Bike Park (map)

Learn to ride pump tracks and rollers with a ranger at the Stafford Lake Bike Park. A limited amount of bicycles and helmets will be available on a first come, first-served basis.

Annual Spring Treasure Hunt

  • 9:45 AM - 11:45 AM

  • Green Gulch Farm Zen Center (map)

Our program aims to help children cultivate attention, empathy, and understanding and utilizes attunement to seasonal rhythms to foster well-being. A Youth & Family Program Practice Guide is available in our bookstore and includes many ideas for practicing at home as a family.

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!

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.

Story Time And Family Garden Walk: Nuts About Acorns

  • 10:30 AM  11:00 AM

  • San Francisco Botanical Garden (map)

Entrance to the Library and Story Time is always free for all visitors.

San Francisco History Days At The Old Mint

  • 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM

  • The San Francisco Mint (map)

Travel back in time to 1874 as The Old Mint reopens its doors for “San Francisco History Days." Watch historic films and footage!

Drop-In Art Studio: Me In The Mirror

  • 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM

  • Contemporary Jewish Museum (map)

On first and second Sundays and select holidays, drop by to create, play, and experiment with a teaching artist.

YBike Learn To Ride Program

  • 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

  • Main Post (map)

Get your kids riding on two wheels with free, safe, and friendly instruction from the Presidio Community Y. 

Gold: The Midas Musical

  • 11:00 AM & 2:00 PM

  • BACT Berkeley Cente (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.

Russian Festival

  • 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM

  • 2460 Sutter Street, San Francisco (map)

Food, music, dancing, Russian sweets & treats, crafts and more.

Middle School Musical

  • 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM

  • Mill Valley Middle School (map)

Mill Valley Middle School Cabaret proudly presents Middle School Musical, an adaptation of the acclaimed High School Musical.

Circus Panopticon

  • 1:00 PM & 5:00 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.

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