What's Happening This Week (November 24-30)

Thanksgiving Week has Arrived! Need some help planning? Check out these AWESOME events. And don't forget to check out Ronnie's Awesome Holiday List - your one-stop guide to make your holiday's great.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Monday, November 24

Game & Puzzle Day2:30-4pm, Roll the dice, spin the spinner, or work a giant floor puzzle. Fun for the whole family! Mill Valley Library.

International Auto Show, San Francisco

Museum Monday for Little Ones10am-12pm, Charles Schultz Museum.


Tuesday, November 25

LEGO Play Day2:30-4pm, Get in touch with your inner engineer! Free play with Legos supports creativity, problem solving, and reading skills -- and it's FUN! Mill Valley Library.

Holiday Art Activity12-4pm, Asian Art Museum, San Francisco.

International Auto Show, San Francisco

11/25-1/1 Tis the Season for Science, 8:30am-5pm, Live reindeer, indoor snow flurries, the Snowman Theater, merry programs and performances, and mor, California Academy of Science.


Wednesday, November 26

Young Writers and Artist Club, 10am-12pm, ages 8-10, write and illustrate a story together (and have some snacks), Sausalito Library.

Family Movie AfternoonThe Muppets, 3pm, Bring something comfortable to sit on, we’ll bring popcorn for everyone! In The Muppets [2012, rated PG, 103 min), Walter and his friends must raise ten million dollars to save the Muppet Theater from a businessman who wants to demolish it in order to drill for oil, Sausalito Library.

Science Fiction Double Feature, 3-8pm, 6-12 graders, The Fifth Element & Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Novato Library.

Youth Movie Night, 6:4-8:30pm, LEGO Movie, free popcorn, Fairfax Library.

Family-Friendly Restoration, 9am-12pm, help restore the restore the beauty of the Presidio by planting native plants,removing unwanted weeds, and various other activities to help preserve native habitat.  Snacks areprovided and we will close the day with a story circle!  RSVP requested to (415) 561-4280 or nature@presidiotrust.gov.

International Auto Show, San Francisco


Thursday, November 27, Thanksgiving

Marin County Turkey Trot, The Youth Gobbler, 7am, a great way to spend the day with your family doing something active and helping the community with your non-perishable food donations which will be donated to the San Francisco/Marin Food Bank, Indian Valley College, Novato.

International Auto Show, San Francisco


Friday, November 28

The San Rafael Annual Parade of Lights and Winter Wonderland4:30pm-8pm, snow sledding, marketplace, parade, rain or shine, 4th Street, San Rafael.

Snowflake Souvenirs in Winter Wonderland, 1-3pm, make a papers snowflake souvenir, Marin History Museum, San Rafael.

Ghirardelli Tree Lighting Ceremony, live music, kids entertainment, visit from Santa.

Drop-In Art Making1-3pm, Contemporary Jewish Museum, San Francisco.

The Velveteen Rabbit, Yerba Buena, San Francisco.

The Great Dickens Fair and Victorian Holiday Party, Cow Palace.

Union Square Tree Lighting Ceremony (Macy's 24th Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony) Festivities begin at 6pm with the tree lighting scheduled for 6:40pm. Get to Union Square early for the best spot. 

Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony at Ghirardelli Square, 4-9pm Festivities will include live music, children’s entertainment and a visit from Santa.

International Auto Show, San Francisco

Family Fun Weekend, Charles Schultz Museum.


Saturday, November 29

Gingerbread Architecture Extravaganza, we'll provide a kit for you and your family with everything you need to construct a creative holiday home, including gingerbread house pieces, icing and festive holiday candies. Make sweet memories and we'll clean up the mess! Cost per kit is $20 (Museum admission for non-members is not included), Bay Area Discovery Museum, Sausalito.

The San Rafael Annual Parade of Lights and Winter Wonderland9am-12pm, snow and kids activities Rain or Shine, 4th Street, San Rafael.

Give and Save Bank9am-12pm, Home Depot.

Fitness Hike: Hoo Koo E Koo to Huckleberry Trail9am – 12pm, Feeling guilty after Turkey Day? Explore Baltimore Canyon and the Blithedale and Corte Madera ridges on a fast-paced hike, Meet at the gate at the end of Crown Rd in Kent Woodlands.

Kat Beyer, Kathryn Otoshi, Kathryn Gibbs Davis & More - Family Day10am-4pm, Book Passage, Corte Madera.

The Explorers: A Shipwrecked Play, 10-11:30am, this play is unique based on audience input, work together to find your missing shipmates, RSVP required, Bay Area Discovery Museum.

Elf on the Shelf: A Holiday Tradition Storytime11am, Barnes & Noble, Corte Madera.

Exploration Workshops: Inside La Bohème, ages 7+, 9-10am & 11:30am-12:30pm, Stage Manager Rachel Henneberry will lead dynamic and engaging activities to transport you and your family to the world of bohemian Paris, San Francisco Opera.

The Velveteen Rabbit, Yerba Buena, San Francisco.

Winter Carousel Lighting, 4:30-6:30pm, November 29, celebrate the lighting of our historic carousel and enjoy an evening of free rides and kid friendly activities, Creativity Museum.

International Auto Show, San Francisco

Grow Paper Ice Crystals, 1:30-2:30pm, ages 5+, paper folding techniques and simple circuit building to create glowing geometric ice crystals, Creativity Museum, San Francisco.

Girls Make Games2-3pm & 3-4pm, ages 7-14, workshop aims to encourage girls (and boys) to explore the field of game design and computer programming, Creativity Museum, San Francisco.

The Great Dickens Fair and Victorian Holiday Party, Cow Palace.

James and The Giant Peach11am & 2pm, ages 4+, Freight & Salvage, Berkeley.

Mary Poppins, A musical based on the stories of P.L. Travers and the Walt Disney Film, Berkeley Playhouse.

Children’s Fairyland, Oakland.

Family Fun Weekend, Charles Schultz Museum.


Sunday, November 30

Gingerbread Architecture Extravaganza, we'll provide a kit for you and your family with everything you need to construct a creative holiday home, including gingerbread house pieces, icing and festive holiday candies. Make sweet memories and we'll clean up the mess! Cost per kit is $20 (Museum admission for non-members is not included), Bay Area Discovery Museum, Sausalito.

Sunrise Tour of Muir Woods, 7-10:30am, three-mile stroll (mostly flat, with a relatively steep section) through an old-growth redwood forest. Wander through an awakening forest, hear tall tales, soar in the sounds and smells, and wonder and the historical and ecological story of Muir Woods. Heavy rain cancels, check website.

The Explorers: A Shipwrecked Play, 2-3:30pm, this play is unique based on audience input, work together to find your missing shipmates, RSVP required, Bay Area Discovery Museum.

The Velveteen Rabbit, Yerba Buena, San Francisco.

James and The Giant Peach11am & 2pm, ages 4+, Freight & Salvage, Berkeley.

The Great Dickens Fair and Victorian Holiday Party, Cow Palace.

Children’s Fairyland, Oakland.