Weekend Fun For Everyone this Labor Day Weekend

A weekend filled with fun for the entire family! 

Friday, August 30, 2019

Kings Mountain Art Fair

  • 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

  • Woodside (map)

Known for for its stunning location among the redwoods and for its unique and varied artists (selected by jury), the Kings Mountain Art Fair celebrates over 50 years of art and ambiance. Arrive early for pancakes and stay all day! Fair admission and parking are free.

Caterpillar Puppets 

  • 11:15 AM & 12:30 PM

  • Children’s Garden (map)

Joe Leon’s Caterpillar Puppets don’t just entertain kids and parents. His eccentric menagerie draws audiences of all ages into seemingly familiar stories that take unexpected turns. 

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.

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.

Friday Nights On Main

  • 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

  • Tiburon (map)

Friday Nights on Main are a much loved community tradition in Tiburon....the block party to end all block parties! Main Street is closed to traffic for the evening and local restaurants set up table outside, creating a warm, inviting venue in which to enjoy live music and wine & dine al fresco. These fun filled evenings are a great opportunity to mingle with friends and family while enjoying the beauty of Tiburon.

Santa Rosa: The LEGO Movie 2

  • 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 31, 2019

Scottish Highland Gathering And Games

  • 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

  • Alameda County Fairgrounds (map)

Join us on Labor Day Weekend (August 31 and September 1) 2019, as we celebrate the very best of Scottish culture, competition, cuisine and entertainment, right here in California. The 154th consecutive Scottish Highland Gathering and Games takes place at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton.

Sausalito Art Festival 

  • 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

  • Sausalito (map)

Fine art, music, food, and wine come together Labor Day weekend for one of the most prestigious art festivals in the country. The Sausalito Art Festival, America's Premiere Waterfront Art Festival, is held annually on Labor Day.

Millbrae Art & Wine Festival

  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

  • Millbrae (map)

Let the good times roll! The festive spirit and flavor of the Big Easy is coming to the Bay Area!

Kings Mountain Art Fair

  • 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

  • Woodside (map)

Known for for its stunning location among the redwoods and for its unique and varied artists (selected by jury), the Kings Mountain Art Fair celebrates over 50 years of art and ambiance. Arrive early for pancakes and stay all day! Fair admission and parking are free.

Crab Cove Fish Festival

  • 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

  • Crab Cove Visitor Center, Alameda (map)

Join us for a day of FREE fish fun with fishing lessons, games, activities, fish prints, crafts, and a Fish-on-a-Bicycle Parade!

San Francisco Bay Area Lebanese Festival

  • 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM

  • Courthouse Square, Redwood City (map)

The Festival welcomes families and individuals from all ages and cultures. The admission is Free. Bring your family and friends to enjoy an entire day of Lebanese music, songs, dabke, delicious food and drinks.

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.

As You Like It

  • 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

  • San Francisco’s Presidio (map)

Just after Rosalind and Orlando meet and fall for each other, they’re both exiled from the autocratic Court to the Forest of Arden – with Rosalind in disguise as the boy Ganymede. Despite the challenges of life in the woods, they find new friends and allies and fall in love all over again.

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.

Hot Amphitheater Nights

  • 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

  • Hamilton Amphitheater (map)

Gather your friends, family, lawn chairs, and a picnic dinner and join Novato Parks & Recreation for this FREE outdoor concert series held at our historic Hamilton Amphitheater!

Creek Park: Rocky

  • 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM

  • Creek Park (map)

Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone), a small-time boxer from working-class Philadelphia, is arbitrarily chosen to take on the reigning world heavyweight champion, Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers), when the undefeated fighter's scheduled opponent is injured. While training with feisty former bantamweight contender Mickey Goldmill (Burgess Meredith), Rocky tentatively begins a relationship with Adrian (Talia Shire), the wallflower sister of his meat-packer pal Paulie (Burt Young).


Sunday, September 1, 2019

Scottish Highland Gathering And Games

  • 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

  • Alameda County Fairgrounds (map)

Join us on Labor Day Weekend (August 31 and September 1) 2019, as we celebrate the very best of Scottish culture, competition, cuisine and entertainment, right here in California. The 154th consecutive Scottish Highland Gathering and Games takes place at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton.

Equanimity Of Equinox

  • 9:45 AM - 11:45 AM

  • Green Gulch Farm Zen Center (map)

Our program aims to help children cultivate attention, empathy, and understanding and utilizes attunement to seasonal rhythms to foster well-being. A Youth & Family Program Practice Guide is available in our bookstore and includes many ideas for practicing at home as a family.

Sausalito Art Festival 

  • 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

  • Sausalito (map)

Fine art, music, food, and wine come together Labor Day weekend for one of the most prestigious art festivals in the country. The Sausalito Art Festival, America's Premiere Waterfront Art Festival, is held annually on Labor Day.

Millbrae Art & Wine Festival

  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

  • Millbrae (map)

Let the good times roll! The festive spirit and flavor of the Big Easy is coming to the Bay Area!

Brazilian Day & Lavagem Festival

  • 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM

  • Berkeley (map)

This year's festival will be held in honor of "As grandes mulheres da cultura popular Brasileira" Great women of popular Brazilian Culture.

Kings Mountain Art Fair

  • 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

  • Woodside (map)

Known for for its stunning location among the redwoods and for its unique and varied artists (selected by jury), the Kings Mountain Art Fair celebrates over 50 years of art and ambiance. Arrive early for pancakes and stay all day! Fair admission and parking are free.

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.

1st Sundays Block Party

  • 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM

  • San Francisco Civic Center (map)

This FREE family-friendly event features games and activities for all ages, including street soccer, a selection of street food offerings curated by Off the Grid, music and promotional appearances by Bonneville San Francisco KMVQ 99.7 NOW, an open-air craft market with one-of-a-kind goods created by local SF Etsy artisans and DIY activities for your inner maker.

Tomales Festival & Founders’ Day Parade 

  • 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

  • Tomales, California (map)

Tomales Festival & Founders’ Day Parade ~ Celebrating our “Old California” heritage and way of life.

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! 

American Bon Dancing

  • 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

  • Esplanade, Yerba Buena Gardens, San Francisco (map)

A joyous celebration of departed ancestors, Bon is a Japanese Buddhist festival that’s been marked for more than five centuries with a traditional dance known as Bon-Odori.

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.

As You Like It

  • 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

  • San Francisco’s Presidio (map)

Just after Rosalind and Orlando meet and fall for each other, they’re both exiled from the autocratic Court to the Forest of Arden – with Rosalind in disguise as the boy Ganymede. Despite the challenges of life in the woods, they find new friends and allies and fall in love all over again.

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.

Concerts-In-The-Park

  • 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

  • Belvedere Park Gazebo (map)

Live music at Belvedere Park is a wonderful way for families to enjoy Sunday with a picnic, music, dancing and a chance to see old friends as well as make new ones.


Monday, September 2, 2019, Labor Day

Scottish Highland Gathering And Games

  • 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

  • Alameda County Fairgrounds (map)

Join us on Labor Day Weekend (August 31 and September 1) 2019, as we celebrate the very best of Scottish culture, competition, cuisine and entertainment, right here in California. The 154th consecutive Scottish Highland Gathering and Games takes place at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton.

Sausalito Art Festival 

  • 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

  • Sausalito (map)

Fine art, music, food, and wine come together Labor Day weekend for one of the most prestigious art festivals in the country. The Sausalito Art Festival, America's Premiere Waterfront Art Festival, is held annually on Labor Day.

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.

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.

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