Weekend Fun For Everyone (August 18-20)
/Friday, August 18
Birding The Hill, 8am, ages 5+, Explore the hill at Corona Heights Park with Audubon experts and check out its avian inhabitants! Randall Museum, San Francisco.
Yerba Buena Festival, 11-11:30am & 12:15–12:45pm, Non Stop Bhangra, San Francisco.
The Rainbow Fish Musical, 10:30am & 1:30pm, Come with us under the sea for The Rainbow Fish Musical, a world premiere based on the award-winning book by Marcus Pfister about the joy of finding friendship through sharing, Children's Creativity Museum, San Francisco.
End of Summer Party, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM, Celebrate the end of summer with your friends and library staff under the redwood trees. Crafts, bubbles, face painting, music and more! SmartGarden, Mill Valley Public Library.
Pacheco Plaza Summer Music Series, Novato
Picnics on the Plaza, San Anselmo Town Hall Plaza & Lawn
Jazz & Blues by the Bay, Sausalito
Music in the Park, 6-8pm, Marinwood, San Rafael
MVCode Minecraft Community Server Build Night, 7-10pm, MVCode in Mill Valley, Greenbrae, San Francisco and Redwood City.
MVCode Minecraft Community Server Build Night, 7-10pm, MVCode, San Francisco.
LEGO Batman, Howarth Park, Santa Rosa
Marvel Universe Live! Age of Heroes, SAP Center, San Jose
Saturday, August 19
Transportation Day, 9am-5pm, a celebration of Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: A Grr-ific Exhibit! Bluegrass music performance by JimBo Trout, meet Daniel Tiger, Train rides, Transportation programs like trolley design and straw rocket design and more, Bay Area Discovery Museum.
Bark Around the Block, Berkeley
History Walk: Mt Tamalpais Scenic Railroad, 10am-2pm, 3.5 mile hike on the Old Railroad Grade as we discuss the history of the railroad, Mill Valley.
Festival of the Sea, 10am-5:30pm, Family-friendly activities will include: knot tying; rigging, caulking, steam bending, and rope-making demonstrations; a small boat launch; sail raising; living history performers; kids craft stations; and more, Hyde Street Pier, San Francisco.
Civil War Day at Fort Point, 10am-5pm, re-enactors will bring its history to life with drills, cannon demonstrations, exhibits, tours, and music of the era, Fort Point, San Francisco.
Open Cockpit: Vietnam War Weekend, 10am-4pm, Pacific Coast Air Museum, Santa Rosa.
The Rainbow Fish Musical, 10:30am & 1:30pm, Come with us under the sea for The Rainbow Fish Musical, a world premiere based on the award-winning book by Marcus Pfister about the joy of finding friendship through sharing, Children's Creativity Museum, San Francisco.
The San Francisco Ice Cream Festival, 11am-4pm, San Francisco.
Read to a Dog, 11am – 12pm, South Novato Library.
20th Street Block Party, 12-6pm, San Francisco.
Musical Storytime With Author Mike Mirabella and Illustrator Amy O'Hanlon, 1pm, Barnes & Noble, Corte Madera.
End of Summer Party! 1 – 4pm, Time to reward yourself for all that great summertime reading! Join us for an outdoor party with tie-dye, weaving, live music, games & more! Everyone welcome at this free event! Fairfax Library.
Pink Flamingos Take Over Dolores Park, 1-5pm, Dolores Park, San Francisco.
Yerba Buena Festival, 1-3pm, Daymé Arocena + Latin Jazz Youth Ensemble, San Francisco.
Afternoon Art, 1-4pm, tic-tac-toe games, Randall Museum, San Francisco.
Concerts on the Green, City Green, 901 Sherman Avenue, Novato.
North Bay Drive-In, Tron, 9pm, Old Hamilton Theater Building, Novato.
Evening at Stafford Lake Park, 7:30 – 9pm, Join rangers for an evening of fun around the campfire! Novato.
Marvel Universe Live! Age of Heroes, SAP Center, San Jose
Sunday, August 20
Caltopia, two-day interactive festival, UC Berkeley.
Sunday Streets, San Francisco
San Francisco Chinatown Ping Pong Tournament, 8am-3pm.
Orienteering Adventure, 9-11am, Learn the basics of orienteering with a ranger at Stafford Lake Park, Novato.
Workday at Stafford Lake Bike Park, 9am – 1pm, Novato.
August Sunday Fundays, 10am-5pm, Eve of Totality Celebration, an opportunity to do and see awe-inspiring science, Lawrence Hall of Science, Berkeley.
Open Cockpit: Vietnam War Weekend, 10am-4pm, Pacific Coast Air Museum, Santa Rosa.
Music with Megan, 10:30am, Book Passage, Corte Madera.
The Rainbow Fish Musical, 10:30am & 1:30pm, Come with us under the sea for The Rainbow Fish Musical, a world premiere based on the award-winning book by Marcus Pfister about the joy of finding friendship through sharing, Children's Creativity Museum, San Francisco.
Presidio Picnic, 11am-4pm, Main Parade Grounds, Presidio, San Francisco.
Frozen Sing-a-long, Castro Theatre.
Yerba Buena Festival, 1-3pm, Brazil in the Gardens, San Francisco.
Summer Music Series, 2-4pm, Town Center, Corte Madera.
Concerts on the Plaza, Downtown Mill Valley
BRAZILIAN GIRLS and Moon Hooch, 2pm, KidStage Vogue with Jocquese Whitfield (12-1:30pm), Stern Grove, San Francisco
Summer Sunday Concerts, Piccolo Pavilion in Old Corte Madera Square
Concerts-in-the-Park, Belvedere Park
Free Music in the Park, Creek Park, San Anselmo
Marvel Universe Live! Age of Heroes, SAP Center, San Jose