Novato Community Events

Below is a non-comprehensive list of events happening in Novato and our surrounding areas of Marin and Sonoma County. Please email NMC.NVillalta@gmail.com if you have any events to add!

Look for the NMC logo below for NMC official events. Join our member-only Facebook group to follow our weekly event posts for any other events that our NMC community adds.

Please find our NMC Member-only events here.

May Events

Saturday, 05/03

8am-12pm Fishing in the City at Scottsdale Pond, Novato. Ages 6-15. Registration for Learn to Fish clinic required to participate.

Saturday, 05/10

1pm-5pm Annual Mother's Social - Afternoon Tea at Novato Downtown Recreation Center $

Thursday, 05/15

Bike to Wherever Days

Friday, 05/16

4:30-6:30pm Lag Ba’Omer Festival & Community BBQ at San Domenico School’s Baseball Field

Sunday, 05/18

3-5pm 5th Annual Walk for Moms - NMC Groupat Lagoon Park (Civic Center), San Rafael

Monday, 05/26

6:30pm Live at Lagunitas - La Lom Bottlerock Hangover Show in Petaluma

Wednesday, 05/26

6:30-8pm Author Talk: Alka Joshi at Mill Valley Public Library

Sunday, 05/31

9am March of Dimes | March for Babies - Team Sebastian Francisat CEFCU Stadium, San Jose, CA

Recurring Spring Events

May 16 - May 17: Cruisin' the Boulevard Social and Car Show in Petaluma
May 17 - May 18: Spring Farm Tour at Sonoma County Farm Trails. Reservations required.
May 23rd - May 25th: Marin Greek Festival at the Nativity of Christ Greek Orthodox Church $

Always Recurring Events

Weekly:

Tuesdays from 10-10:30am Stories and Rhyme Wiggle Time at the Novato Library
Tuesdays from 4-8pm Downtown Novato Community Farmers’ Market
Wednesdays from 10:30-11:15am Mart Littles Music outside Poppy Store at Marin Country Mart, Larkspur
Thursdays from 8am-1pm Marin Farmers Market at 10 Ave of the Flags, 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
Sundays from 8am-1pm Marin Farmers Market at Marin County Civic Center
Sundays from 11am-3pm Sunday Pony Rides behind Rustic Bakery at Marin Country Mart, Larkspur

Monthly:

First Wednesday of the month: Family Game Night at 6-7:45pm at the Novato Library
First Saturday of every month: The Home Depot's Kids Workshop at 9am at either San Rafael or Rohnert Park stores
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)

Other Resources

Visit Novato is Novato's visitor information center and they keep their Events Calendar up-to-date on local happenings.
The Marin Mommies Family Events Calendar has a great list of things to do every day in Marin County. Just choose the day.
Marin Convention & Visitors Bureau will have a list Marin events. Just pick the month.
FunCheap is an extraordinary list of free/affordable SF Bay Area events with a specific North Bay region events page.
Ronnie's Awesome List is great resource for all Bay area events (from the North Bay down to the South Bay).

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