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Weekend Fun For Everyone this Weekend

Check out all the epic events for families happening this weekend.

Friday, August 23, 2019

Red Panda Acrobats

  • 11:30 AM & 12:15PM

  • Children’s Garden near the LeRoy King Carousel (map)

Combining exceptional athletic skills, traditional Chinese music, and a fast-paced show sure to amaze viewers of all ages, the Red Panda Acrobats bring the ancient art of Chinese acrobatics into the 21st century with jaw-dropping displays of strength, balance and dexterity.

Those Dancin' Feet

  • 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM

  • Jack London State Historic Park (map)

Your feet won’t let you stay still as you rejoice in this festive celebration of what Transcendence does best… dance! 

Picnics On The Plaza

  • 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

  • San Anselmo (map)

Come enjoy some live local music on the Town Hall lawn! Bring a picnic blanket or chairs, your family and friends, and come enjoy a beautiful evening in downtown San Anselmo.

Foster City Summer Days

  • 5:00 PM - 11:00 PM

  • Foster City Parks & Recreation (map)

The City of Foster City is excited to host a new community event, Summer Days, coming this August.

Friday Night Jazz

  • 6:00 PM - 8:59 PM

  • Marin Country Mart (map)

Every Friday night, meet us at Marin Country Mart to enjoy some jazzy tunes in the courtyard! Grab some snacks & a drink and settle in for a new musical adventure every week.

Marinwood: Music In The Park

  • Friday, August 23, 2019

  • 6:00 PM 8:00 PM

  • Marinwood Park (map)

Join us this summer for live music, food and fun for the entire family! Each concert will feature high quality music from some of the Bay Area's top rock, bluegrass and folk artists, delicious BBQ by Marinwood Market and a bar for the adults.

Jazz And Blues By The Bay

  • 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

  • Gabrielson Park (map)

Jazz and Blues by the Bay is back! This summertime concert series is famous for great music, stunning views and is a great time to spend with family and friends.

Burlingame: Movies In The Park - The Lego Movie 2nd Part

  • 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

  • Washington Park (map)

Come join us for something fun and exciting this summer with FREE FAMILY MOVIES in Washington Park. 

Santa Rosa: Captain Marvel

  • 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM

  • Land of Imagination Playground(map)

This fun-loving event series is back in Howarth Park for another season! Bring the family, a picnic and a blanket for a lovely evening of film-enjoyment under the stars in our park!


Saturday, August 24, 2019

Bay Area Pignic - Marin

  • 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

  • Marin Humane, Novato (map)

Join us for our 9th annual Pignic, a fun-filled gathering for guinea pigs and their owners!

Chocolate & Chalk Art Festival

  • 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

  • Gourmet Ghetto, Berkeley (map)

The sidewalks along Shattuck Ave. in the Gourmet Ghetto in North Berkeley are the target of artists young and old, professional and greenhorn during the CHOCOLATE & CHALK ART FESTIVAL .

TreasureFest

  • 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

  • TreasureFest (map)

A monthly celebration of all things local & unique to the Bay Area.

Strawberry Village End Of Summer

  • 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

  • Strawberry Village (map)

Snow in August?! That’s right—the forecast calls for 2 feet of fresh snow dropping in the Piazza for the End of Summer Snow Party!

Foster City Summer Days

  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 PM

  • Foster City Parks & Recreation (map)

The City of Foster City is excited to host a new community event, Summer Days, coming this August.

Oakland Chinatown Streetfest

  • 10:30 AM - 5:00 PM

  • Oakland Chinatown (map)

In celebrating the Year of the Boar, the Chinatown StreetFest will attract thousands of people from all over the Bay Area to come savor the taste of Asia, and to experience the traditions that Oakland's Chinatown has so diligently preserved.

Llama Llama, Live

  • 10:30 AM - 1:30 PM

  • Children's Creativity Museum (map)

Our original, world-premiere musical will have everyone doing the Bedtime Dance!

Southern Marin Mothers' Club Vinyasa Flow Yoga

  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

  • YogaWorks - Marin Country Mart, Larkspur (map)

Join us for a fun vinyasa flow class at YogaWorks, located at the Marin Country Mart.

Heritage Day At China Camp State Park

  • 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

  • China Camp Historic Village, San Rafael (map)

Join us for this FREE event as China Camp State Park celebrates the history of diverse cultural heritage in the park! Festivities will include live entertainment, fun activities for kids and families, art and crafts by local artisans, festival foods, and much MORE! The Lion Dance begins at 11am sharp!

Homestead Valley Music Festival

  • 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM

  • Homestead Valley Community Center, Mill Valley (map)

The Homestead Valley Music Festival will once again be held on the Saturday BEFORE Labor Day weekend in the meadow at the Homestead Valley Community Center.

Marin Comics Fest kick off featuring Landry Q. Walker

  • 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

  • Cartoon Art Museum, San Francisco (map)

Meet Landry Q Walker, comic book writer for such works as Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles New Animated Adventures, The Incredibles comic series, Danger Club and various other projects at the Cartoon Museum.

The Rafael: A Boy Named Charlie Brown

  • 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

  • San Rafael (map)

It’s the Peanuts gang on-screen again in the eternally charming first animated feature based on Charles Schulz’s classic comics!

Merry Wives Of Windsor

  • 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

  • Old Mill Park Amphitheatre, Mill Valley (map)

In The Merry Wives of Windsor, fat, disreputable Sir John Falstaff pursues two housewives, Mistress Ford and Mistress Page, who outwit and humiliate him instead. Meanwhile, three suitors seek the hand of Anne Page, Mistress Page's daughter.

Boats On The Bay

  • 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

  • Terrapin Crossroads, San Rafael (map)

A Kid-Centric Maritime Festival with sea shanties, crafts, food trucks and more.

Angel Island Live

  • 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

  • Tiburon (map)

The Cantina is THE place for festive fun on Angel Island. June-October the deck hosts “Angel Island Live” a series of live music performers sponsored by Lagunitas Brewing Company.

As You Like It

  • 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

  • The Amphitheater at St. Columba's Episcopal Church and Retreat House, Inverness (map)

Join us again for the fifth Shakespeare production by this actor produced* artistic collaboration at the beautiful amphitheater site at St. Columba's Episcopal Church and Retreat House.

Those Dancin' Feet

  • 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM

  • Jack London State Historic Park (map)

Your feet won’t let you stay still as you rejoice in this festive celebration of what Transcendence does best… dance! 

Raiders Of The Lost Ark In Concert With The Santa Rosa Symphony

  • 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

  • Green Music Center (map)

The film that gave the world one of its greatest movie heroes, Indiana Jones, is back and better than ever before! Relive the magic on the silver screen with the original great adventure… Raiders of the Lost Ark… with John Williams’ epic score performed live by the Santa Rosa Symphony!

Creek Park: Mamma Mia!

  • 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM

  • Creek Park (map)

Donna (Meryl Streep), an independent hotelier in the Greek islands, is preparing for her daughter's wedding with the help of two old friends. Meanwhile Sophie, the spirited bride, has a plan. She secretly invites three men from her mother's past in hope of meeting her real father and having him escort her down the aisle on her big day.

Cafe Verde Cinema Paradiso

  • 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM

  • Town Park Plaza (map)

Outdoor movie every Saturday at 8pm. Don’t forget your blanket.


Sunday, August 25, 2019

Sand Sculpture Contest At Drakes Beach

  • 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM

  • Drakes Beach (map)

Prizes awarded in each of several age and group catagories. Free to participants and spectators.

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!

TreasureFest

  • 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

  • TreasureFest (map)

A monthly celebration of all things local & unique to the Bay Area.

The Lark: A Boy Named Charlie Brown

  • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

  • Lark Theater, Larkspur (map)

It’s the Peanuts gang on-screen again in the eternally charming first animated feature based on Charles Schulz’s classic comics!

Foster City Summer Days

  • 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM

  • Foster City Parks & Recreation (map)

The City of Foster City is excited to host a new community event, Summer Days, coming this August.

Carnival At The Hiller

  • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

  • Hiller Aviation Museum, San Carlos (map)

Join the excitement with special activities just for kids!  Aircraft checkouts, cockpit exploration, glider and helicopter construction and more are just some of the activities available at each Kids’ Carnival.

Oakland Chinatown Streetfest

  • 10:30 AM - 5:00 PM

  • Oakland Chinatown (map)

In celebrating the Year of the Boar, the Chinatown StreetFest will attract thousands of people from all over the Bay Area to come savor the taste of Asia, and to experience the traditions that Oakland's Chinatown has so diligently preserved.

Llama Llama, Live

  • 10:30 AM - 1:30 PM

  • Children's Creativity Museum (map)

Our original, world-premiere musical will have everyone doing the Bedtime Dance!

McLaren Park Kidz Fest

  • 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM

  • Friends of the Jerry Garcia Amphitheatre/Friends of the AMP (map)

Returning this year....the (sometimes) annual music & activity festival for children in John McLaren Park. A fun filled day of music, performers, crafts, games, ecology and community resiliency for and by kids.

Origami-Palooza & Paper Airplane Contest

  • 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

  • East Japan Center Malls (map)

Learn from origami experts to create amazing things with paper. More than a dozen teachers and activities for folders of all levels.

Presidio Picnic

  • 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

  • Main Parade Ground (map)

Multi-cultural community celebration unveils new mobile food creators and cultural dance groups at San Francisco’s Presidio National Park.

Town Center Summer Music Series

  • 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

  • Corte Madera Town Center (map)

Enjoy live music throughout the summer at the Town Center.

Folkish Festival 

  • 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM

  • Marin Country Mart (map)

Live folkish tunes at the Marin Country Mart every Sunday evening are perfect family fun. Don't forget your dancing shoes! 

Merry Wives Of Windsor

  • 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

  • Old Mill Park Amphitheatre, Mill Valley (map)

In The Merry Wives of Windsor, fat, disreputable Sir John Falstaff pursues two housewives, Mistress Ford and Mistress Page, who outwit and humiliate him instead. Meanwhile, three suitors seek the hand of Anne Page, Mistress Page's daughter.

Concerts On The Plaza

  • 2:00 PM - 5:30 PM

  • Downtown Mill Valley (map)

FREE outdoor concerts on the Mill Valley Downtown Plaza on each Sunday in August with 2 bands performing from 2-3:30pm & 4-5:30pm surrounded by local retail shops and restaurants. 

Angel Island Live

  • 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

  • Tiburon (map)

The Cantina is THE place for festive fun on Angel Island. June-October the deck hosts “Angel Island Live” a series of live music performers sponsored by Lagunitas Brewing Company.

Joyful Sound

  • 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

  • Community Congregational Church, Tiburon (map)

Enjoy the performance of our all ages summer chorus, Joyful Sound. The concert will be followed by a pot-luck picnic.

As You Like It

  • 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

  • The Amphitheater at St. Columba's Episcopal Church and Retreat House, Inverness (map)

Join us again for the fifth Shakespeare production by this actor produced* artistic collaboration at the beautiful amphitheater site at St. Columba's Episcopal Church and Retreat House.

Summer Sunday Concerts At Piccolo Pavilion

  • 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

  • Menke Park (map)

The Foundation’s free Summer Sunday Concerts at Piccolo Pavilion in Old Corte Madera Square begin on June 9, 2019, and continue on Sundays through August 25, from 5:00pm to 6:30pm.

Those Dancin' Feet

  • 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM

  • Jack London State Historic Park (map)

Your feet won’t let you stay still as you rejoice in this festive celebration of what Transcendence does best… dance! 

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