The Annual Sausalito Art Festival takes place this weekend at Marinship Park.
Here are our picks for great events and activities for children and families this Labor Day weekend. Find more events for the whole week in Marin and beyond in our Family Events Calendar.
Friday, September 2
Miss Kitty Sing-along
San Rafael Library Outdoor Lawn
Friday, 10:30–11:15 am
Join Marin County’s favorite Miss Kitty for a series of fun family concerts just right for children aged birth to 8 years old. Free, no registration required. Sponsored by the Friends of the San Rafael Public. Location: 1100 E Street (at 5th Avenue). For more info, visit their website.
Picnics on the Plaza
Town Hall Lawn, San Anselmo
Friday, 5–8 pm
The popular Picnics on the Plaza events feature music and family fun in downtown San Anselmo. Bring your picnic basket or buy food at the event. Sponsored by the San Anselmo Economic Development Committee. Location: 525 San Anselmo Avenue, Town Hall Lawn, San Anselmo. For more info, visit their website.
Friday Nights at the de Young
de Young Museum, San Francisco
Friday, 5–8:45 pm
Friday Nights at the de Young are after-hours art happenings that include a mix of live music, dance and theater performances, film screenings, panel discussions, lectures, artist demonstrations, hands-on art activities, and exhibition tours. The café offers a delicious prix-fixe menu and specialty cocktails, and the Hamon Tower observation level is open until 8 pm. This Friday: The Long Horizon. For more info, visit their website.
Kids' Pajama Party with Bethanie Murguia
Diesel Bookstore, Larkspur Landing
Friday, 6 pm
Pull on your PJs and bring your teddy bear to the bookstore! Author/illustrator Bethanie Murguia will be here to read you a bedtime story. Get cozy, listen to a story or two, have some milk and cookies. Princess! Fairy! Ballerina! is the perfect book for all the princesses, fairies, and ballerinas in your life! Location: Marin Country Mart, Larkspur Landing. For more info, visit their website.
Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus
SAP Center, San Jose
Friday, 7 pm; Saturday, 11 am, 3 pm & 7 pm; Sunday, 1 & 5 pm; Monday, 11:30 am
Prepare to blast off on an intergalactic adventure for space-age family fun! Launch into the future with Out Of This World. Children Of All Ages can take the helm to join the Circus Space Fleet on a heroic quest of good versus evil that will let imaginations run wild with unexpected surprises and thrills at every turn. Your entire family will be amazed by this cosmic voyage as you discover the wonders of gravity-defying acrobats, orbital aerialists, majestic animals, fearless daredevils and humorous clowns. Location: 525 West Santa Clara, San Jose. For more info, visit their website.
Saturday, September 3
Marin Country Mart Farmers Market
Marin Country Mart, Larkspur Landing
Saturday, 9 am–2 pm
Enjoy pony rides and a petting zoo for the kids from 10:30 am–2 pm, face kids' crafts from 10:30 am–1:30 pm, and live music from noon–2 pm, as well as fresh produce, prepared foods, and great local restaurants. The will also be a children's book Launch Party for the picture book "Leo the Ghost Story" at 10:30 am under the tent at the farmers market. For more info, visit their website.
Closing Weekend for Magic Treehouse
Bay Area Discovery Museum, Sausalito
Saturday & Sunday, 9 am–5 pm
Based on the best-selling children’s book series written by Mary Pope Osborne and published by Random House, the Magic Tree House traveling exhibit allows children to branch out through history via a magical, time-traveling tree house. Children explore history through immersive environments, period costumes, props, and more than 30 hands-on learning experiences. For more info, visit their website.
Sausalito Art Festival
Marinship Park, Sausalito
Saturday & Sunday, 10 am–7 pm and Monday, 10 am–5 pm
The country’s best art and most exciting artists, a top-name music line-up, gourmet food, and fine wines and premium beers all bring more than 30,000 art lovers together in an electrifying atmosphere of creativity, fun, discovery, and magic every Labor Day Weekend. A children and families area features hands-on activities and entertainment for all ages, including kids' music by Tim Cain. Tickets: $25 for general, $20 seniors 62+, $5 ages 6–12, free for children under 6. For more info, visit their website.
Free Junior Chef Classes: Fall Baking for Kids
Williams-Sonoma, Corte Madera
Saturday, 10 am
Calling all bakers! Fall is the perfect time to fill your house with the irresistible aroma of cupcakes, cookies and muffins baking in the oven. Join us and learn the basics of baking as we whip up some yummy sweet treats. $10 per child, benefits No Kid Hungry. For ages 8+. Call the store to reserve your spot (415) 924-6799. Location: The Village at Corte Madera. For more info, visit their website.
2016 Aloha Poly Fest
Golden Gate Park, San Franicsco
Saturday, 11 am–6 pm
Bring the entire family for some great entertainment and fun activities at this free admisson and parking event and learn about Polynesian islands in the Pacific Ocean through cultural dances, songs, crafts, merchandise and more. Location: County Fair Building, Golden Gate Park, 1199 9th Avenue, San Francisco. For more info, visit their website.
Creative Family Fun: Keeping It Real with Harbor Seals
Presidio Officers’ Club
Saturday & Sunday, 11 am–6 pm
Did you know Pacific Harbor Seals live near the Presidio all year long? Come make your own Pacific Harbor Seal with recycled materials and learn how you can protect them and their habitat. Featuring different crafts every weekend! Location: 50 Moraga Avenue, Pershing Square (across from the Presidio Officers' Club), San Francisco. For more info, visit their website.
Curtain Theatre: The Comedy of Errors
Old Mill Park, Mill Valley
Saturday–Monday, 2 pm
A mixture of mistaken identity, glorious romance, and families reunited, the show is perfect for a summer afternoon in the redwoods listening to some of the most beautiful words ever written!? Free. Location: 17 Cascade Way, Mill Valley. For more info, visit their website.
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