Novato Community Events

November Events

Saturday, 11/01

• 3-9pm 37th Annual Day of the Dead Celebration at the Albert J. Boro Community Center, San Rafael
• 3:30-6:30pm Dia de los Muertos Celebration at Novato Civic Green

• 12-5pm Fall Open House at Headlands Center for the Arts, Sausalito

Wednesday, 11/05

• 5-9pm Bonfire Night at the Pelican Inn, Muir Beach

Thursday, 11/06

• 8:30-9:30am STEM Fest at various Bright Horizons, Marin County

• 10am-1pm Fall Festival and Community Open House at North Bay Children's Center, Novato
• 10am-3pm Fibershed Producers’ Market at Dance Palace, Point Reyes Station
• 10am-3pm Grand Bazaar of Petaluma at Petaluma Fairgrounds
• 10am-4pm San Rafael Goldenaires Holiday Crafts Market at the San Rafael Community Center
• 10am-5pm STEM Day! at San Rafael Downtown Library

Sunday, 11/09

• 9am-3pm The French Market Marin at Marin Civic Center, San Rafael
• 12-2pm Art in the Park at Rocky Graham Park, Sausalito
• 12-4pm Harvest Festival at Marin Waldorf School, San Rafael

• 4-5:30pm Sunset Stroll at Roy's Redwoods Preserve, San Geronimo

• 6:30-9pm Free National Parks Day in observance of Veterans Day at Muir Woods, Yosemite, and historical vessels at SF’s Maritime National Historical Park

• 10am-12pm Open House at Mark Day School, San Rafael
• 10am-2pm NMC Bake Saleat Pini Ace Hardware, San Marin, Novato
• 3-5pm Autumn Seasonal Showcase in Downtown Ross

Saturday, 11/22

• 5-8pm Lighting of the Sonoma Plaza, Sonoma

Friday, 11/28

• 4-7pm 42nd Annual Winter Lights Tree Lighting at Old Courthouse Square, Santa Rosa

• 11:30am-1:30pm Santa's Riverboat Arrival at River Plaza Shopping Center, Petaluma
• 5-7pm Lantern Decorating at Marin Center Fairgrounds, San Rafael
• 6:30pm 2nd Annual Lighted Tractor Parade at the Historic Sonoma Plaza

• 11:30am-1pm Wreath Making Workshop at McNears Beach Park, San Rafael. Registration required.

Recurring Fall Events

• September 8 - January 23: Multicultural Marin Exhibit on 1st and 3rd floors of the Marin Civic Center, San Rafael
• September 26 - November 23 (Friday - Sundays from 11am-4pm): 28th Annual International Exhibition of Botanical Art at Marin Art and Garden Center, Ross
• November 7 - November 9 from 10am-5pm: Marin Arts & Crafts Show at the Marin Center Exhibit Hall, San Rafael
• November 28 - November 29 from 10am-4pm: The 46th Annual Holiday Arts & Crafts Fair at Rohnert Park Community Center
• November 28 - January 4 from 4-9pm nightly: Holiday Light Spectacular at Marin Center Fairgrounds and Marin Civic Center, San Rafael
• November 29 - November 20 from 10am-3pm: Windrush Farm Holiday Art Faire, Petaluma
• November 29 - January 4: Downtown Holiday Hen Hunt, Historic Downtown Petaluma

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  $
• 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
• Wednesdays from 3:30-5pm Homework Helpers at Novato Library. Grades 3-10
• 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
• Saturdays from 10:30-11:30am Russian Storytime! at Marin City Library
• Sundays from 8am-1pm Marin Farmers Market at Marin County Civic Center 
• Sundays from 10am-8:30pm Kids Eat Free at Finnegan's Marin, Novato w/ paid accompanying adult  $

• First Wednesday of the month: Family Game Night from 6-7:45pm at the Novato Library
• First and Third Wednesday of the month: Music & Movement Storytime with Colors of Spanish from 11:15am-12:15pm at the Novato Library
• Every other Wednesday: Books & Bubbles from 10-11am at the Novato Library. Ages 5 and under
• 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 and Fourth Sunday of every month: Marine Science Sunday from 10:30am-3pm at The Marine Mammal Center, Sausalito. Pre-registration required.
• Third Saturday of every month: Makers Market from 11am-5pm at Mill Valley Lumber Yard
• 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)