Weekend Fun For Everyone (August 4-6)
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Friday, August 4
Circus Vargas' New 2017 Spectacular Steam Cirque! Village at Corte Madera.
Kent Island Restoration, 10am-2pm, ages 5+, Meet at the public dock on Wharf Rd in Bolinas (across from the College of Marin biology lab).
Yerba Buena Festival, 11-11:30am & 12:15–12:45pm, Caterpillar Puppets, San Francisco.
SHARE-A-Book Dogs, 2:30-3:30pm, Kids in kindergarten and older can make 15-minute appointments to read aloud to friendly four-legged friends. It’s a great way to increase confidence and improve read-aloud skills in a fun, relaxed atmosphere. Program takes place in the Children’s Room, Mill Valley Public Library.
Teen Gaming, 3:30 – 5:30pm, Join us for board games, card games, puzzles, a Break Out box (escape room in a box), and more! Bring your friends, try our brand new games, and eat snacks, Civic Center Library.
VIP Pizza Party, 5:30 – 7pm, Kids who read the most this summer will be invited to a special VIP Pizza Party that will take place after hours in the library. Ask for details at the library’s front desk, Marin City Library.
The Music Man, 7pm, Throckmorton Theatre, Mill Valley.
Creekside Friday, The Cabin, Tennessee Valley
Jazz & Blues by the Bay, every Friday
Picnics on the Plaza, San Anselmo Town Hall Plaza & Lawn
Inside Out, Old Mill Park, Mill Valley
Music in the Park, 6-8pm, Marinwood, San Rafael
Marin Shakespeare: The Three Musketeers, Forest Meadows Amphitheater, San Rafael.
Marin Theatre Company: Seussical Kids, 12pm & 4pm, Mill Valley
Solano County Fair, 'This Fair is for Ewe'
Holiday at the Sonoma County Fair
Santa Clara County Fair, ‘Full Steam Ahead'
Saturday, August 5
Circus Vargas' New 2017 Spectacular Steam Cirque! Village at Corte Madera.
Maritime Day, 8am-6pm, Sausalito.
Nihonmachi Street Fair, Japantown, San Francisco
Free Access to all Parks "Measure A Days", 7am – 7pm includes Blackpoint Boat Launch, McInnis Park, McNears Beach Park, Miller Boat Launch, Paradise Beach Park and Stafford Lake Park.
Free Saturday Morning Yoga, 9-10am, Old Mill Park, Mill Valley.
Wildcare at the Marin County Mart, Larkspur.
Headlands Summer Yoga Hike, 10:30am-12pm, Stretch your mind & body! Join us on a naturalist led hike with scenic ocean views and learn about the plants and animals of the Marin Headlands. We’ll stop along the way to stretch and do simple yoga poses that are accessible to all ages and abilities
The Rainbow Fish Musical, 10:30am & 2pm, 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 Fairyland, Oakland.
Read to a Dog, 11am – 12pm, South Novato Library.
The Music Man, 1pm, Throckmorton Theatre, Mill Valley.
Yerba Buena Festival, 1-3pm, AfroSolo in the Gardens, San Francisco.
Afternoon Art, 1-4pm, egg shakers, Randall Museum, San Francisco.
Marin Shakespeare: The Three Musketeers, Forest Meadows Amphitheatre, San Rafael.
Moonlight Hike at Baltimore Canyon, 8-10pm, Join a ranger for a rare chance to experience this unique preserve after dark, Kent Woodlands.
Sea Chantey Sing Along Aboard Historic Ship, 8pm, sing-along of sea chanteys and sailor songs aboard a historic ship at San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park.
Zootopia, Civic Green, 901 Sherman Avenue, Novato
North Bay Drive-In, The Goonies, 8:30pm, Old Hamilton Theater Building, Novato.
Footloose, Dolores Park, San Francisco
Solano County Fair, 'This Fair is for Ewe'
Holiday at the Sonoma County Fair
Santa Clara County Fair, ‘Full Steam Ahead'
Tarzan, The Stage Musical Based on the Disney Film, Berkeley Playhouse
Festival of Summer Nights: Melvin Seals & JGB, 7-10pm, Osher Marin Jewish Community Center, San Rafael
Sunday, August 6
Circus Vargas' New 2017 Spectacular Steam Cirque! Village at Corte Madera.
Novato Space Festival, Space Station Museum, Novato
Jerry Day, San Francisco
Nihonmachi Street Fair, Japantown, San Francisco
Learn to Ride, 9-11am, Learn to ride pump tracks and rollers with a ranger at the Stafford Lake Bike Park, Novato.
Youth & Family Program, 9:45-11:45am, The Paramita of Generosity, Participating families are invited to stay for tea, juice, muffins and the farmers' market outside the zendo, Green Gulch and Zen Center, Muir Beach.
Bricks by the Bay, 10am-4pm, Santa Clara Convention Center, 5001 Great America Pkwy, Santa Clara.
August Sunday Fundays, 10am-5pm, Science Regatta, an opportunity to do and see awe-inspiring science, Lawrence Hall of Science, Berkeley.
Music with Megan, 10:30am, Book Passage, Corte Madera.
The Rainbow Fish Musical, 10:30am & 2pm, 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 Fairyland, Oakland.
Presidio Picnic, 11am-4pm, Main Parade Grounds, Presidio, San Francisco.
Marin Shakespeare: The Three Musketeers, Forest Meadows Amphitheatre, San Rafael.
Summer Sunday Concerts, Piccolo Pavilion in Old Corte Madera Square
The Music Man, 1pm, Throckmorton Theatre, Mill Valley.
Shakespeare Or Space Wars, 1pm, Dimond Park, Oakland.
Summer Music Series, 2-4pm, Town Center, Corte Madera.
Poolside Jam, Strawberry Recreation Center, Mill Valley
AMADOU & MARIAM and Ibibio Sound Machine, 2pm, KidStage Afro-Urban Dance with Nkei Oruche (12-1:30pm), Stern Grove, San Francisco
Solano County Fair, 'This Fair is for Ewe'
Holiday at the Sonoma County Fair
Santa Clara County Fair, ‘Full Steam Ahead'
Summer Nights, 7pm, Melvin Seals & JGB, Marin JCC.
Tarzan, The Stage Musical Based on the Disney Film, Berkeley Playhouse