Weekend Fun For Everyone (April 27-29)

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Check out all the great events happening in your area this weekend. 

Events are checked at the time of posting. Please confirm information before heading out.

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San Rafael Spring Carnival
Mar 28
San Rafael Spring Carnival

Hey Fair fans, want to get your carnival fix before the Marin County Fair this summer? Check this out!!

Spring Break Spirit Week
Mar 31
Spring Break Spirit Week

Make the most of Spring Break with five days of costumes, educational activities, arts and crafts, movement, games, prizes, stories, and nonstop Fairyland magic.

Music Time with Megan
Apr 3
Music Time with Megan

Join us for a vibrant, interactive musical experience with Megan Schoenbohm on the Livermore deck, rain or shine! 

Downtown First Thursdays
Apr 3
Downtown First Thursdays

Every First Thursday from May 2, 2024 - April 3, 2025.

Friday Nights at OMCA
Apr 4
Friday Nights at OMCA

From April through October, gather with family, friends, and community every Friday at 5 pm for free live music and hands-on activities, Off the Grid food trucks, and late night access to our galleries and special exhibitions, with a Museum ticket.

Family Farm Days
Apr 5
Family Farm Days

Slide Ranch's Family Farm Day is an exciting 3.5-hour program, 9:30am-1:00pm, featuring goat milking.

MakeArt Family Day
Apr 5
MakeArt Family Day

Celebrate 20 Years in the Making with MCD during our MakeArt Family Day 20-Year Birthday Party!

Free Family Day with Tía Leah’s Neighborhood
Apr 5
Free Family Day with Tía Leah’s Neighborhood

Family Day runs from 12:30 – 5:00 with food trucks, workshops by local artists, and a variety of activities led by Sonoma State education students for children of all ages.

Pacifica Runners Spring 5K Pie Run
Apr 6
Pacifica Runners Spring 5K Pie Run

Join Pacifica Runners for our Spring Pie Run Race at the Rockaway Beach North Parking lot.

Golden State 5K
Apr 6
Golden State 5K

Thrive City, in collaboration with Mascot Sports, has announced an inaugural Golden State 5K, presented by Kaiser Permanente, which is set to take place on Sunday, April 6, 2025. The scenic 3.1 mile race will begin outside Chase Center and culminate with a celebration at Thrive City.

Young Heroes: Peter and the Wolf
Apr 6
Young Heroes: Peter and the Wolf

Spark a lifelong love of music. Peter and the Wolf—a quintessential experience for the whole family.

Music Time with Megan
Apr 10
Music Time with Megan

Join us for a vibrant, interactive musical experience with Megan Schoenbohm on the Livermore deck, rain or shine! 

Best Buddies Friendship Walk
Apr 12
Best Buddies Friendship Walk

The Best Buddies Friendship Walk is the leading event in the country supporting inclusion for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).

Living History Day on Alcatraz
Apr 12
Living History Day on Alcatraz

Alcatraz will be filled with military and civilian reenactors on Living History Day, giving visitors a sense of who occupied the island during the Civil War.

Battle at the Beach
Apr 12
Battle at the Beach

We’re excited to bring you a one of a kind event experience capturing the essence of Marin County.

SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, ART and SAILING! Educational Program and Sail
Apr 12
SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, ART and SAILING! Educational Program and Sail

Learn about marine science and seamanship and help raise the sails on a traditional sailing ship. You will sail by Angel Island and see the Golden Gate Bridge.

Family Nature Adventures
Apr 12
Family Nature Adventures

Explore, learn, and connect with nature during Family Nature Adventures!

Sensory Friendly Family Concert
Apr 12
Sensory Friendly Family Concert

After the huge success of our inaugural Sensory Friendly concerts in April of 2024, the SFCO is excited to present our second year of these programs, specifically designed with our neurodivergent community in mind.

Experience “Sheep to Sweater” at Petaluma Adobe’s Sheep Shearing Day
Apr 12
Experience “Sheep to Sweater” at Petaluma Adobe’s Sheep Shearing Day

How does wool come off sheep? How does raw wool turn into yarn? Come to the Petaluma Adobe State Historic Park between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 12th and find out!

Cesar Chavez Day
Apr 12
Cesar Chavez Day

Parade, live performances, arts & crafts, lowrider car show, food, health & wellness, games for children and vendors.

Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival
Apr 12
Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival

Welcome to the Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival®, one of California’s most prominent celebrations of Asian traditions and the largest Cherry Blossom Festival on the West Coast. All are welcome to join in the festivities as we celebrate Japanese and Japanese American culture with you, live and in Person again!

Bodega Bay Variety Show
Apr 12
Bodega Bay Variety Show

Come see amazing music, magic, circus and other variety acts at The Bodega Bay Variety Show! This show is a fundraiser for the BB Grange.

Rock Balancing Gathering
Apr 12
Rock Balancing Gathering

Join in to play and create collaboratively in and with the natural world.

Sensory Friendly Family Concert
Apr 12
Sensory Friendly Family Concert

We’re excited to continue the SFCO’s Family Concerts with our Neurodiverse community in mind.

SFMOMA Free Community Day: Ruth Asawa
Apr 13
SFMOMA Free Community Day: Ruth Asawa

Join us for hands-on art making inspired by our Get in the Game exhibition. Invent and make your own mascot in January, and then in March get inspired by Gene Luen Yang, author of Dragon Hoops and creator of the Bay Area Hoops mural on Floor 2!

Visit The Marine Mammal Center | Super Seals
Apr 13
Visit The Marine Mammal Center | Super Seals

Tickets are free but must be reserved online in advance.

MarinMOCA Family Day
Apr 13
MarinMOCA Family Day

This free program provides art-making opportunities for parents and families to create with their children.

Sensory Friendly Family Concert
Apr 13
Sensory Friendly Family Concert

After the huge success of our inaugural Sensory Friendly concerts in April of 2024, the SFCO is excited to present our second year of these programs, specifically designed with our neurodivergent community in mind.

Music Time with Megan
Apr 17
Music Time with Megan

Join us for a vibrant, interactive musical experience with Megan Schoenbohm on the Livermore deck, rain or shine! 

Fondo Sonoma Festival
Apr 18
Fondo Sonoma Festival

Challenge yourself to the competitive spirit of Levi's GranFondo and Experience Sonoma County's world-class roads and wine region at their best. This event is the brainchild of professional road cyclist Levi Leipheimer, and rivals some of the toughest stages of the world's most difficult road races. There's nothing else like it.