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Fun For Everyone this Weekend

Are you staying in the Bay Area for February Break? Or maybe visiting our wonderful city?  If you need some ideas of something fun to do, here is your Ultimate Guide to Ski Week in the Bay Area.

Friday, February 21, 2020

San Francisco Tribal & Textile Art Show And The American Indian Art Show

  • 2:00PM - 8:00PM

  • Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture - Festival Pavilion (map)

The San Francisco Tribal & Textile Art Show, is one of the most important tribal art fairs in the world. Known for showcasing exceptional tribal artwork and textiles, including many rare and unique pieces from Africa, Asia, Australia, Oceania, and the Americas, the fair will feature top-tier galleries and dealers from the United States and around the globe, as well as special exhibitions.

Russian Festival 2020

  • 5:00 PM  

  • The Russian Center of San Francisco (map)

Say "DA" for a day! FOOD, MUSIC, DANCING, VODKA TASTING, Russian Sweets & Treats, Kids’ Crafts, Face Painting & Games, Art Gallery & Museum.


Saturday, February 22, 2020

Toddler Days

  • 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM

  • Slide Ranch, Muir Beach (map)

Put on your boots and come play and explore Slide Ranch! Getting dirty is fun, as we jump in muddy puddles, taste a squirt of warm milk, dig in the soil, and take care of all our farm animal friends.

Bay Area International Children’s Film Festival

  • 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

  • Chabot Space & Science Center (map)

The full weekend of events and special programs includes premieres of internationally celebrated family-friendly films, presentations from award-winning Pixar filmmakers, hands-on animation workshops for kids, and more!

The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe

  • 10:30 AM - 4:00 PM

  • BACT Berkeley Center (map)

Step through the magic wardrobe into a mythical land frozen in eternal winter under a powerful witch’s spell. Epic storytelling combines with movement and puppetry as two actors and four dancers create an entire world of fantastic creatures.

Russian Festival 2020

  • 11:00 AM  

  • The Russian Center of San Francisco (map)

Say "DA" for a day! FOOD, MUSIC, DANCING, VODKA TASTING, Russian Sweets & Treats, Kids’ Crafts, Face Painting & Games, Art Gallery & Museum.

San Francisco Tribal & Textile Art Show And The American Indian Art Show

  • 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM

  • Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture - Festival Pavilion (map)

The San Francisco Tribal & Textile Art Show, is one of the most important tribal art fairs in the world. Known for showcasing exceptional tribal artwork and textiles, including many rare and unique pieces from Africa, Asia, Australia, Oceania, and the Americas, the fair will feature top-tier galleries and dealers from the United States and around the globe, as well as special exhibitions.

Community Day: Lunar New Year

  • 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM

  • San Jose Museum of Art (map)

Welcome the Year of the Rat with art-making activities, cultural demonstrations, and live performances.

Tri-Valley Camp and School Fair - Free

  • 11:00 AM  2:00 PM

  • Pine Valley Middle School, San Ramon (map)

View a smorgasbord of camps, enrichment programs, schools, performing arts, S.T.E.M. & S.T.E.A.M. programs, preschools, cooking, educational, sports and other programs available this spring and summer. 

“Hands On History” In The Sonoma Mission Courtyard

  • 11:30 AM - 3:30 PM

  • Mission San Francisco Solano Courtyard (map)

Learn About Life in the Mission Era.

Cat Video Fest

  • 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM

  • Rafael Theater (map)

Each year, Cat Video Fest curates a compilation reel of the latest, best cat videos culled from countless hours of unique submissions and sourced animations, music videos, and, of course, classic internet powerhouses.

Viva Il Carnevale, For Kids And Families

  • 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM

  • Museo ItaloAmericano, San Francisco (map)

The Museo Italo Americano presents VIVA IL CARNEVALE, a special afternoon of dancing, games, arts&crafts (musical instruments!), costume contest, and…more. Bring your children and have fun with us!

Novato Live Concert Series

  • 5:30 PM  8:00 PM

  • Novato City Hall (map)

Novato Live is back with an awesome musical lineup for 2020! Gather your friends and family and join Novato Parks & Recreation for this FREE indoor acoustic concert series on the 2nd & 4th Saturdays in February and March at Novato City Hall, 901 Sherman Avenue. Doors open at 5:30pm, music from 6:00-8:00pm. Admission is FREE and all ages welcome.


Sunday, February 23, 2020

Pancake Breakfast At The Tourist Club

  • 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

  • Nature Friends Tourist Club, Mill Valley (map)

Join us for a pancake breakfast benefiting A Home Away from Homelessness.

KDFC Kids Discovery Day

  • 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

  • San Jose’s Tech Interactive (map)

If you’re looking for a fun and family-friendly way to introduce classical music to your kids, then join us for the next KDFC’s Kids Discovery Day at the Tech Interactive!

Juice & Jelly At BADM

  • 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM

  • Bay Area Discovery Museum, Sausalito (map)

Enjoy Juice & Jelly's upbeat music for the whole family. Dance, sing along, laugh, and learn all at the same time!

Build Your Own Bird Feeder

  • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

  • Stafford Lake Park, Novato (map)

Kids will learn about the birds’ native to Marin, and with parent’s assistance build and decorate a handsome bird feeder to take home!

Marine Science Sundays 2020: Marine Mammal Parents And Pups

  • 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

  • The Marine Mammal Center, Sausalito (map)

Join us on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of each month for Marine Science Sunday - a FREE engaging ocean-inspired classroom series from our education experts. These interactive classroom programs are great for all ages!

Family ArtBash Sunday: Blue Jean Bonanza

  • 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

  • Contemporary Jewish Museum, San Francisco (map)

The CJM’s family festival days bring together all ages for art making, music, activities, dancing, and more! Celebrate Levi Strauss: A History of American Style with the down-home Jewgrass sounds of Isaac Zones, hands-on fun in a denim art lab, gallery games and activities, a family heritage project, an exhibition of youth artwork from The CJM Upstanders Design Challenge, and much more!

Bay Area International Children’s Film Festival

  • 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

  • Chabot Space & Science Center, Oakland (map)

The full weekend of events and special programs includes premieres of internationally celebrated family-friendly films, presentations from award-winning Pixar filmmakers, hands-on animation workshops for kids, and more!

The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe

  • 10:30 AM - 4:00 PM

  • BACT Berkeley Center (map)

Step through the magic wardrobe into a mythical land frozen in eternal winter under a powerful witch’s spell. Epic storytelling combines with movement and puppetry as two actors and four dancers create an entire world of fantastic creatures.

Russian Festival 2020

  • 11:00 AM  

  • The Russian Center of San Francisco (map)

Say "DA" for a day! FOOD, MUSIC, DANCING, VODKA TASTING, Russian Sweets & Treats, Kids’ Crafts, Face Painting & Games, Art Gallery & Museum.

San Francisco Tribal & Textile Art Show And The American Indian Art Show

  • 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

  • Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture - Festival Pavilion (map)

The San Francisco Tribal & Textile Art Show, is one of the most important tribal art fairs in the world. Known for showcasing exceptional tribal artwork and textiles, including many rare and unique pieces from Africa, Asia, Australia, Oceania, and the Americas, the fair will feature top-tier galleries and dealers from the United States and around the globe, as well as special exhibitions.

Contra Costa Camp and School Fair - Free

  • 11:00 AM  2:00 PM

  • Acalanes High School, Lafayette (map)

FREE Camp & School Fairs returns with free activities and over 75 exhibitors allowing attendees to view a smorgasbord of camps to choose.

Oak Forest Naturalist Hike

  • 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

  • Knight Drive Trailhead, San Rafael (map)

Join us for this 1.5-hour educational  hike as we explore the science and ecology of local oak trees of the Bay Area.

Black Joy Parade

  • 12:30 PM - 9:00 PM

  • Oakland (map)

oin us for the largest free, family-friendly event of its kind in California. A parade and festival to celebrate the black experience past, present and future. We invite you to come be present, be creative, be open and be free.

Bolshoi Ballet: Swan Lake

  • 12:55 PM - 2:55 PM

  • Lark Theater (map)

Prince Siegfried is summoned by his parents to choose a bride. However, he encounters a mysterious and magnetic swan-woman, Odette, by the lake and is captivated. His vow of eternal love to her will have irreversible consequences. 

The Wizard Of Oz

  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

  • Presidio Theatre, San Francisco (map)

Musical theater for children presented at the new Presidio Theatre!

Cat Video Fest

  • 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM

  • Rafael Theater, San Rafael (map)

Each year, Cat Video Fest curates a compilation reel of the latest, best cat videos culled from countless hours of unique submissions and sourced animations, music videos, and, of course, classic internet powerhouses.

DATE NIGHT: Steve Budd: What They Said About Love

  • 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

  • Showcase Theater, San Rafael (map)

Steve Budd wonders why other people can and he can’t — tie the knot, that is. So, he asked a bunch of couples what brought them together and keeps them from pulling apart.

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