Here are our picks for great events and activities for children and families this weekend. Find more events for the whole week in Marin and beyond in our Family Events Calendar.
Check out our list of Halloween pumpkin patches in Marin and Sonoma counties—see our list here.
Friday, October 25
Halloween Music & Magic Show
Mill Valley Golf Cubhouse
Friday, 4 & 6:30 pm
It's time for music and magic! Put on your most creative costume and enjoy a family spooktacular Halloween show. The evening will begin with the music of Orange Sherbert and then some Halloween magic by Brian Scott. For ages 3 to 103. Tickets: $9 general admission, children under 3 free. Tickets are limited. Purchase tickets at the Mill Valley Community Center, 180 Camino Alto. For more info, call (415) 383-1370 or visit their website.
Hansel & Gretel
Marin Showcase Theatre
Friday, 7pm and Sunday, 2 pm
Don’t miss this Halloween date with a legendary witch. The Golden Gate Opera presents Engelbert Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel at the Marin Center Showcase Theatre in San Rafael. Tickets: $35–$45, children $15. Limited Seating, so buy tickets early. For more info, go to www.goldengateopera.org.
Saturday, October 26
Halloween Carnival & Costume Parade
Marin Country Mart Farmers' Market, Larkspur
Saturday, 9 am–2 pm
Bring the family to celebrate the spookiest day of the year with a Halloween carnival! Dress up your children and bring them to the big farmers’ market tent for a kids costume parade from 10:30 to 11 am, or do the same with your pooch for a costume pup parade from 11 to 11:30 am! The Farmers’ Market will also feature face painting, pony rides, kid’s music by Christopher Smith, kids’ Halloween crafts by SCRAP, and a pumpkin patch. For more info, visit their website.
Not-Too-Spooky Halloween
Habitot Children's Museum, Berkeley
Saturday, 9:30 am–4:30 pm
Come to our not-too-spooky celebration for infants, toddlers and preschoolers. Play miniature golf in the garden graveyard, paint miniature pumpkins and fly paper ghosts in the Wind Tunnel. Visit the witches’ apothecary in the grocery store. Treats and prizes. Come in costume! For more info, visit their website.
Fall Family Festival
Rolling Hills Club, Novato
Saturday, 10 am–2 pm
Bring the family to this free fall celebration at Novato's family friendly sports and fitness club. Bounce house, kids' arts and craft activities, and a scavenger hunt, beer and brats from Moylan's, free fitness class samplers, tennis clinic, and more. Free admission. 351 San Andreas Drive, Novato. To learn more, visit their website or call (415) 897-2185.
Wildcare: Halloween at Deer Park
Fairfax
Saturday, 10 am
Take a short hike in Deer Park, looking for signs of autumn. Have plants gone to seed? Which trees drop their leaves? Why are spiders so conspicuous this time of year? Bring a snack and gather under the “Halloween” tree for a story. Enjoy a day out in nature with the family. WildCare naturalists will lead fun family programs full of discovery. For more info, visit their website.
Halloween Faire
Strawberry Recreation District
Saturday, 10:30 am–noon
Come in costume to celebrate All Hallows Eve with other wizards, witches, fairies, astronauts, and cartoon characters. Play carnival games, bounce in the jump house, enjoy the candy and prize hunt and costume parade! Fee: $8 per child (no charge for adults). For more info, visit their website.
Trick-or-Treat Downtown Novato
Grant Avenue, Novato
Saturday, 11 am–2 pm
The Downtown Novato Business Association will host its Safe Trick-or-Treat event along Grant Avenue in downtown Novato from 11 am to 3 pm. Every year this Halloween event is popular with kids and their parents. Businesses along Grant Avenue will give out candy and there will be a variety of other fun activities at various locations downtown. For more info, visit their website.
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