Novato Community Events

September Events

Tuesday, 09/01

• 6pm Author Meet and Book Signing: Morning in Marin by David Perlis at Book Passage, Corte Madera
• 6-7:30pm Mural Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at Pocket Park, Novato

• California's Free Fishing Day
• 11am-12:30pm Meet Wildlife with WildCare at Paradise Beach Park, TIburon. RSVP required.
• 1-2:30pm Celebrate California Biodiversity Week with Friends of China Camp at Turtle Back Trailhead, San Rafael. Ages 7+. RSVP required.
• 5:30-8:30pm The 2nd Annual Comedy In The Park at the Creek Park Amphitheater, San Anselmo. Ages 13+

• 12pm Tomales Festival at Tomales Community Park

• 8am-12pm Annual Hamilton Community Garage Sale in Novato
• 2:30-8:30pm DJs by the Bay at Dunphy Park, Sausalito
• 3-6pm 4th Annual Opera in the Amphitheater at Hamilton Amphitheater, Novato. RSVP Encouraged

• 11am-3pm Family Day at Marin MOCA, San Rafael. RSVP required.

• 9am-3pm The 38th Annual Marin Senior Fair at the Main Center Exhibit Hall, San Rafael

• 7am-9pm Free Entrance Days - Constitution Day at National Parks 

• 9-10:30am Novato History Guild’s Pioneer Park Cemetery Tour at Pioneer Park, Novato. Donation appreciated.
• 9am-12pm The 42nd Annual California Coastal Cleanup Day at various California beaches
• 9am-2pm Fall Trash to Treasures Flea Market at Margaret Todd Senior Center, Novato
• 10am-12pm The Give and Take at Christ Presbyterian Church in Terra Linda
• 11am-2pm Marin Children’s Business Fair at Town Center, Corte Madera

• 12-5pm 7th Annual San Rafael PorchFest in the the Gerstle Park neighborhood

• 7:30pm (or 15 min after sunset)  Movies on the Green: Jumanji at Novato Civic Green. Ages 8+

Saturday, 09/26

• 11am-7:30pm Concerts in the Plaza at the Mill Valley Downtown Plaza

• 12-3pm Sausalito Community Boating Center’s 5th Annual Oyster Festival at Dunphy Park, Sausalito

Recurring Fall Events

• April 3 - October 2: First Fridays on Grant every first Friday of the month from 5-8pm on Grant Avenue in Novato
• May 5 - October 27: Downtown Novato Community Farmers' Market every Tuesday from 4-8pm (7pm in Oct) on Sherman Ave., Novato
• June 2 - October 27: Hamilton Landing Farmers' Market every Tuesday from 10am-1:30pm in Novato
• June 5 - September 25: Jazz & Blues by the Bay every Friday from 6:30-8pm though August (no show on 07/03) and 6-7:30pm in September at  Gabrielson Park, Sausalito
• June 19 - September 4: Creekside Fridays every Friday at 5:30pm at Tamalpais Community Center, Mill Valley
• June 19 - October 30: Movie Night every Friday at 6pm at Marin Country Mart, Larkspur
• June 20 - September 12: Live on the Avenue every Friday & Saturday from 6-8:30pm at Creek Park and Town Hall, Corte Madera
• August 10 - January 8: Marin Open Studios every week day from 9am-4pm at Marin Community Foundation, Novato
• August 28 - October 9: Movies in the Park every other Friday 10 minutes after sunset at different San Rafael locations
• September 12 - September 13: The 17th Annual Greek & Middle Eastern Festival from 12-8pm at St. George Orthodox Church, Rohnert Park
• September 26 - September 27: Grossi Family Pumpkin Patch Oktoberfest Season Kickoff at Grossi Family Farms, Novato $
• September 26 - September 27: Sonoma County Farm Trails Fall Tour from 9am-5pm all over Sonoma. RSVP required.
• September 26 - September 27: Family Oktoberfest Weekend from 9am-6pm at Nicasio Valley Pumpkin Patch

Always Recurring Events

Weekly:  

• Tuesdays from 10-10:30am Stories and Rhyme Wiggle Time at the Novato Library. Ages 5 and under
• Tuesdays from 10am-10pm Kids Eat Free at World Famous HotBoys, Novato w/ paid accompanying adult  $
• Wednesdays from 10:30-11:15am Mart Littles Music outside Poppy Store at Marin Country Mart, Larkspur
• Wednesdays from 3:30-5pm Homework Helpers at Novato Library. Grades 3-10
• Thursdays from 8am-1pm Marin Farmers Market at Marin County Civic Center, San Rafael
• Thursdays from 10:30-11:15am Mart Littles Storytime on the Big Log outside Copperfield's Books at Marin Country Mart, Larkspur
• Thursdays from 6:30-8pm Insight Talk and Meditation at Anubhuti Meditation Center
• Saturdays from 10:30-11:30am Russian Storytime! at Marin City Library
• Saturdays from 12-4pm Meet the Makers at Made Local Marketplace
• Sundays from 8am-1pm Marin Farmers Market at Marin County Civic Center, San Rafael
• Sundays from 10am-8:30pm Kids Eat Free at Finnegan's Marin, Novato w/ paid accompanying adult  $

• First Tuesday of the month (except January): The Mill Valley Arts Commission's FIRST TUESDAY ARTWALK! with receptions from 5:30-7pm
• First and Third Wednesday of the month: Music & Movement Storytime with Colors of Spanish from 11:15am-12:15pm at the South Novato Library
• Every other Wednesday: Books & Bubbles from 10-11am at the Novato Library. Ages 5 and under
• First Thursday of the month: The Challah Club at 3:30pm at Chabad Jewish Center of Petaluma
• First Saturday of the month: The Home Depot's Kids Workshop at 9am at either San Rafael or Rohnert Park stores
• First Saturday of the month: Open House & Veteran Storytelling from 12-3pm at the Nike Missile Site
• Second Monday of every month: Live Music in the Hall from 5:30-9pm at at Larkspur's American Legion Post 313
• Second Saturday of every month: Makers Market from 11am-5pm at Mill Valley Lumber Yard
• Second Sunday of every month: The Outdoor Antique Market from 9am-3pm at The Veterans’ Memorial Auditorium Parking Lot, San Rafael
• Second Sunday of every month: The Box Shop's Second Sunday Open House! from 12-4pm 
• Second and Fourth Sunday of every month: Marine Science Sunday from 10:30am-3pm at The Marine Mammal Center, Sausalito. Pre-registration required.
• Third Thursday of every month: Mobile Art in the Garden from 10-11:30am at the San Rafael Community Center
• Fourth Saturday of every month: Sausalito Art & Harbor Days from 10am-3pm at the Sausalito Ferry Building
• Last Monday of every month (except December): Museum Mondays at 10am for Little Ones at the Charles M. Schulz Museum $10/child (includes 2 adults)