Friday, September 9

Friday Fun Days, 3-4pm, South Novato Library.

Circus Vargas, 4:30pm & 7:30pm, an array of world-class performers that captivate with aerial feats, acrobatics, clowning and more, Village at Corte Madera.

Picnics on the Plaza, 5-8pm, San Anselmo Town Plaza.

Stars & Blankets, 6:30pm, picnic and movie, School of Rock, Nicasio Square.

Saturday, September 10

Marincello Walk, 10am-12pm, Could you imagine living in Tennessee Valley? Think about the trails we walk and hike could have been filled with cars and homes.

Story Craft, 10-10:30am, ages 2-8, South Novato Library.

Sandcastle Building 101, 10am-1pm, free but RSVP required, Ocean Beach, San Francisco.

A Year with Frog and Toad, 10:30am, 1:30pm, ages 3+, celebrate friendship in glorious song, as our heroes, Frog and Toad, hop through a season of comic adventures with their animal friends., Berkeley.

Katrina Goldsaito - The Sound of Silence, 11am, Yoshio delights in the everyday sounds of Tokyo, but when a musician tells him that her favorite sound is ma, the Japanese word for silence, Yoshio sets out to hear this sound for himself among the hustle and bustle of the city, Book Passage, Corte Madera.

Creative Family Fun, 11am-4pm, Presidio Officer's Club, San Francisco.

Autumn Moon Festival, 11am-6pm, entertainment, food, dragon parades, cultural events, kids activities, and more, Grant Avenue, San Francisco.

GGRO Hawk Talk & Banding, 12-2pm, Sausalito.

Tools to Table, 12-5pm, fiery performances, exciting demos, and explore the creativity of The Crucible artist community as it relates to tools and utensils, The Crucible, Oakland.

Princess Cassie and Sparkie, Her Electric Dragon, 1-2pm, an afternoon of princess engineers, electrical dragons, 3D printing, and learning basic circuitry, Marin City Library.

Circus Vargas, 1pm, an array of world-class performers that captivate with aerial feats, acrobatics, clowning and more, Village at Corte Madera.

Comedy of Errors, pre-show 1:40pm, show starts at 2pm, Old Mill Park Amphitheater, Mill Valley.

Shakespeare in the Park, 2pm, Free, The Winter's Tale, The Presidio, San Francisco.

Shanghai Acrobats of the People’s Republic of China Shanghai Nights, 2pm & 8pm, Special Offer: Buy Two Adult Tickets, Get Two Child Tickets Free! Price sections 2–6 Use Promo Code ACROFAMILY, experience this dazzling, world-famous troupe, direct from Shanghai. This vivid new spectacle celebrates their colorful, kinetic hometown heritage with trampoline somersaults, hoop-diving dragons, juggling, aerial silk ribbon dances and more! Cal Performances, Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley Campus.

Chocolate Festival, Ghirardelli Square, San Francisco.

Film Night in the Plaza, Norm of the North, San Anselmo.

Mount Tamalpias Astronomy Programs, 8pm, bring a chair and picnic, stargaze and learn about “Shining Light on the Dark Side with Lasers and Atoms” with Dr. Holger Müller at the Mountain Theatre.

North Bay Mobile Drive-In!8:30pm, Who Framed the Drive-In: Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Old Hamilton Theater Building, Novato.

Children’s Fairyland, Oakland.

Sunday, September 11, Grandparents' Day

Giant Race SF, 7am-12pm, Half Marathon segment and to celebrate with all participants in our Presidio booth at the finish line at AT+T Park.

Fairfax Car Show, 8:30am-4:30pm, Downtown Fairfax Broadway near Bolinas Road and the Parkade Lot.

Sunday Streets, Western Addition.

King of the Mountain, 10am-1pm, 3.3 mile loop hike offers a variety of plant life that thrives on the flanks of King Mountain, and trails travel through shaded mixed woodland, sunny patches of grassland and chaparral, and redwood, tanoak, and California bay canyons.

Marine Science Sunday, 10am-5pm, takes a look at Top Predators: Sharks and Orcas. Join us for classroom presentations, Docent-led tours, and more! Marine Mammal Center, Sausalito.

Southern Marin Mother's Club: Community Open House, 10:30am-12pm, entertainment, food and drinks, a bouncy house, Music with Megan and a chance to meet new friends and learn about the perks of being a member, Piper Park, Larkspur.

A Year with Frog and Toad, 10:30am, 1:30pm, ages 3+, celebrate friendship in glorious song, as our heroes, Frog and Toad, hop through a season of comic adventures with their animal friends., Berkeley.

Sunday Special: The Not-It's, 11-11:45am, a Seattle-based band that plays original rock/pop music for young children, Mill Valley Library.

Creative Family Fun, 11am-4pm, Presidio Officer's Club, San Francisco.

Autumn Moon Festival, 11am-6pm, entertainment, food, dragon parades, cultural events, kids activities, and more, Grant Avenue, San Francisco.

GGRO Hawk Talk & Banding, 12-2pm, Sausalito.

Opera in the Park, 1:30pm, free, Sharon Meadow, Golden Gate Park.

Comedy of Errors, pre-show 1:40pm, show starts at 2pm, Old Mill Park Amphitheater, Mill Valley.

Shakespeare in the Park, 2pm, Free, The Winter's Tale, The Presidio, San Francisco.

Circus Vargas, 7pm, an array of world-class performers that captivate with aerial feats, acrobatics, clowning and more, Village at Corte Madera.

Chocolate Festival, Ghirardelli Square, San Francisco.

Children’s Fairyland, Oakland.