Weekend Fun For Everyone (February 23-25)

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Friday, February 23

Bay Area Children's Film Festival, Chabot Space & Science Museum, Oakland.

Ski Week Movie Marathon, 1pm, The BFG, San Anselmo Library.

Lego Play Day!, 2:30pm, Mill Valley Library.

Beautiful Oops! BACT Berkeley Center.

Old MacDonald: Beyond the Farm, the 6 mo-3 years, Old MacDonald surprises Duck with a special birthday party, BACT Berkeley Center.

Disney On Ice presents Follow Your Heart, SAP Center, San Jose.

Film Screening; Arrangiarsi (Pizza…& the art of living), 6-7pm, Bolinas Library.

Sing Along: The Little Mermaid, 7pm, Castro Theater, San Francisco.

Kid-O-Rama, Squaw Valley & Alpine Meadows, Lake Tahoe.

Saturday, February 24

Bay Area Children's Film Festival, Chabot Space & Science Museum, Oakland.

Chinese New Year Parade, Chinatown, San Francisco.

Community Street Fair, Chinatown, San Francisco.

Family Bird Walk, 8:30am-10:30am, great for birders of any level, and we welcome families with young birders, Crissy Field Center, San Francisco.

Spring Family Farm Days, Slide Ranch.

Give Kids a Smile Children’s Dental Health Fair, 10am-2pm, ages 0-17, Children will receive a free dental exam and cleaning, orthodontic evaluations, sealants, fluoride treatment and enjoy games, prizes, face painting and a petting zoo. More than $150 in free dental services will be provided to each child! No appointments required. Call (415) 929-6550 if questions, University of the Pacific's Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, San Francisco.

Teddy Bears' Picnic, 10am & 11:15am, Children's Creativity Museum Annex, San Francisco.

Makor Marin, 10:30am-12:30pm, Come ready to learn as we explore this unique bird sanctuary, learn bird calls, and hike along the beachfront and Blackie’s Pasture, Tiburon.

Alice in Wonderland, 10:30am & 1pm, with The Children’s Theatre Association of San Francisco The Cowell Theater San Francisco.

Spring Birds Family Farm Day, Learn about the many birds that live at Slide Ranch, from the majestic Great Horned Owls and delicate Hummingbirds to our free-range chickens and ducks. Through guided hikes and activities your family will enjoy this rich coastal ecosystem while learning about and interacting with our feathered friends. This program also includes milking the goats, meeting friendly farm animals, exploring our organic garden and more.

Lunar New Year Celebrations, 11am-3pm, celebrate the Year of the Rooster with traditional Chinese lion and folk dancing, and much more, San Francisco Zoo.

Patchwork Series Children's Show: Gustafer Yellowgold, 11am, Freight & Salvage, Berkeley.

If I Were the President with Artist Anna Sergeeva, 11am-1pm, kids of all ages are invited to write or draw what you would change if you were the President of the United States, The Indie Alley, Fairfax. #ifiwerethepresident 

Marcus Shelby Quintet, 11am, Sounds of Freedom, SFJAZZ, San Francisco.

Creative Family Fun, 11am-4pm, imaginative craft-making based on the Presidio’s natural and cultural heritage, registration not required, but preferred, Presidio Officers’ Club, San Francisco.

Chinese New Year Concert and Imperial Dinner, San Francisco Symphony, Davies Hall.

Meet Author Travis Nichols, 4pm, Betty's Burgled Bakery Book Passage, Corte Madera.

Chinese New Year Celebration and Banquet, 5pm, food, performances and more, B Street Recreation Center, San Rafael.

The Moon and Stars: Astronomy Hike & Campfire, 5:30 - 8pm, Amazing stargazing! Using binoculars, a spotting scope, and telescopes, we’ll study the face of the moon and learn more about constellations and the night sky. S'more roasting, campfire skits & fun sing alongs! Sausalito.

Novato Live, 6-8pm, free indoor concert series with the Aguilar Flamenco!, Novato City Hall.

Presidio Stargazing Party, 7-1pm, Main Parade Ground, San Francisco.

Beautiful Oops! BACT Berkeley Center.

Old MacDonald: Beyond the Farm, the 6 mo-3 years, Old MacDonald surprises Duck with a special birthday party, BACT Berkeley Center.

Disney On Ice presents Follow Your Heart, SAP Center, San Jose.

Kid-O-Rama, Squaw Valley & Alpine Meadows, Lake Tahoe.

Sing Along: The Little Mermaid, 7pm, Castro Theater, San Francisco.

Sunday, February 25

Bay Area Children's Film Festival, Chabot Space & Science Museum, Oakland.

Marine Science Sunday, 10am-5pm, Marine Mammal Parents and Pups, Marine Mammal Center, Sausalito. 

Hamantashen Bakefest, 10am, Enjoy a Fun Family Holiday Event! Come make all types of Hamantashen with your child, while learning about the happiest day on the Jewish calendar, Chabad Jewish Center, Novato.

Build a Shark, 10 am & 1 pm, ages 4-10, interact with real shark specimens, teeth, and skin as well as watch footage of white sharks at the Farallon islands. Contact Jean Alupay @ jean.alupay@noaa.gov to reserve.

Songs & Stories with Megan, 10:30am, Book Passage, Corte Madera.

Mill Valley LiVE, 11am-12pm,  award-winning Illusionist and magician, Magician Timothy James,  comes to the Mill Valley series of shows with his original comedy magic show! Mill Valley Community Center.

Creative Family Fun, 11am-4pm, imaginative craft-making based on the Presidio’s natural and cultural heritage, registration not required, but preferred, Presidio Officers’ Club, San Francisco.

Purim Palooza, 11:30am-2pm, free carnival with face painting, balloon animals, hamantaschen cake walk, music, food and more, Osher Marin JCC, San Rafael.

Build Your Own Bird Feeder, 12 – 2pm, McNears Beach Park, San Rafael.

Lunar New Year Celebration and Other Asian Traditions: Year of the Dog, 12-4:30pm, Asian traditions in arts, crafts, food, demonstrations, farm animals, adoptable dogs, and more, Oakland Museum of California.

Alice in Wonderland Tea Party, 2-4pm, Make a Sunday afternoon date for tea with Alice, the March Hare, Door Mouse and Mad Hatter at a decidedly unique tea party complete with delicious tea sandwiches, a selection of organic teas, hot chocolate for kids and yummy desserts for all, Contact Maria Baird at 415-456-5652 ormbaird@townoffairfax.org, Fairfax Recreation.

Beautiful Oops! BACT Berkeley Center.

Old MacDonald: Beyond the Farm, the 6 mo-3 years, Old MacDonald surprises Duck with a special birthday party, BACT Berkeley Center.

Disney On Ice presents Follow Your Heart, SAP Center, San Jose.

Sing Along: The Little Mermaid, 7pm, Castro Theater, San Francisco.