Novato Community Events

April Events

Saturday, 04/05

• 12:30-5pm Free Family Day with Tía Leah's Neighborhood at the Green Music Center at Sonoma State University

Sunday, 04/06

• 10am-2pm Guided History and Ranger-Led Dog Walk at San Geronimo Park. RSVP required.

Thursday, 04/10

• 6:30-8pm Author Talk: Viet Thanh Nguyen with Soleil Ho at The Mill Valley Library. RSVP required.

Saturday, 04/12

• 9am sponsors The Mom Walk Co Novatoroundtrip walk from Trailhead to Miwok Park

Sunday, 04/13

• 10am NMC Annual Community Egg Huntat Hamilton Amphitheater Park, Novato

Friday, 04/18

• 8pm Flash Light Egg Hunt at Memorial Park, San Anselmo. Ages 8-12
• 8:30pm Larkspur Recreation Flashlight Egg Hunt at Piper Park. Ages 8+

Saturday, 04/19

• 8am-Sunset Kicking off National Park Week is Free National Park Day at Muir Woods. Reservations required.
• 10am 46th Annual Las Gallinas Lions Club Egg Hunt at Marinwood Park, San Rafael
• 10am-12pm 43rd Annual Easter Egg Hunt and Parade at Dunphy Park, Sausalito
• 10am-12:30pm Spring Fling 2025 at Ross Common
• 10am-5pm Butter and Egg Days Festival and Parade in Downtown Petaluma
• 10:30am-3:30pm Easter Bunny & Egg Hunt at Marin Country Mart, Larkspur
• 10:45-11:15am Children's Egg Hunt at Memorial Park, San Anselmo. Ages 1-7
• 11am-2pm Easter Bunny at Bon Air, Greenbrae
• 12-3pm Easter at Town Center, Corte Madera

Sunday, 04/20

• 5:55-7am Easter Sunrise Service at Cline Family Cellars, Sonoma. Reservations recommended.

Monday, 04/21

• 11:45pm-6am (04/22) Peak Lyrid Meteor Shower

Tuesday, 04/22

• 10am-12pm Clean & Green Day at City Plaza, San Rafael. Volunteer sign-up recommended.

Thursday, 04/25

• 7-8:30pm Novato Speaker Series Presents Eric Schmitt at Bill and Adele Jonas Center $

Friday, 04/25

• 10am-1pm Marin Agricultural Land Trust celebrates Earth Day with a Wildflower Walk at Leiss Ranch, Hicks Valley. RSVP required.

Saturday, 04/26

• 10am-12pm Earth Day Give and Take: Free Kids’ Gear and Clothing at Christ Presbyterian Church in Terra Linda. Ages 0-12.
• 10am-4pm The South Novato Library and the Asian American Alliance of Marin present their annual family spring festival, PRIMAVERAS~Day of Books at the South Novato Library
• 11am-3pm Heads Up Carnival at San Rafael High School
• 12-2pm The 4th Annual Novato Spectrum Safety Event at Downtown Recreation Center & Pocket Park. RSVP suggested.
• 12-4pm 16th Annual Earth Day Festival at the Old Courthouse Square in Downtown Santa Rosa

Sunday, 04/27

• 10am-2pm Family FUN Day at Point Reyes Birding & Nature Festival on the Livery Lawn. RSVP required.
• 10am-3pm Re-loved and Re-sourced Market at Mill Valley Community Center
• 11am-1pm Community Challenge: A Block Party for Good in Downtown San Anselmo

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.

Sunday, 05/18

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

Sunday, 05/31

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

Recurring Spring Events

• March 28th - April 6th: San Rafael Spring Carnival across from the Marin County Fairgrounds  $

Always Recurring Events

Weekly:  

• Tuesdays from 10-10:30am Stories and Rhyme Wiggle Time at the Novato Library
• 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

• 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)