Past Events
All aboard for Halloween fun with Thomas and Percy at Roaring Camp Railroads in Felton!
Dress up in your Halloween costumes and enjoy a 20-minute train ride, along with plenty of family-friendly activities! Kids can enjoy Thomas & Friends storytelling, arts and crafts, temporary tattoos, a pumpkin patch, and the chance to meet Sir Topham Hatt.
Event Dates: October 10–11, 17–18, and 24–25, 2026.
Advance ticket purchase is highly recommended.
Celebrate fall at Mickelson Pumpkin Patch in Petaluma, just north of the Marin–Sonoma county line!
This family-friendly pumpkin patch offers plenty of fall fun, including pumpkin picking, a hay maze and pyramid, tractor rides, a paintball gallery, and more. Shop for pumpkins, squash, and gourds, and enjoy food vendors and craft beer for the grown-ups.
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Monday–Friday: FREE
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Saturday–Sunday: $5 per person
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Additional fees apply for select activities.
Please note: No outside food or dogs allowed.
The Bay Area Discovery Museum's annual Goblin Jamboree fundraiser, the longest running Halloween festival in Marin, returns for 2026! This year's Goblin Jamboree will take place over five weekends, Saturday and Sunday, October 3–31.
Celebrate fall at the Santa Rosa Pumpkin Patch in Sonoma County!
This family-friendly fall destination features eight acres of pumpkins, a giant seven-acre corn maze, and tons of fun activities for kids of all ages!
Enjoy hay rides, kiddie corn mazes, a sunflower maze, a giant jumpy pillow, pedal trikes, a hay pyramid, tire swings, a corn play box, a petting zoo, face painting, and more. Pony rides are available on weekends, and food and treats are available for purchase.
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Pumpkin Patch Pass: $5 (general admission, petting zoo, games, hay pyramid, and corn play box)
Celebrate fall at Nicasio Valley Pumpkin Patch, a favorite family tradition in Marin County for more than 20 years!
Located in the scenic West Marin village of Nicasio, this family-friendly pumpkin patch offers a wide variety of pumpkins spread across a beautiful meadow, including classic jack-o'-lantern pumpkins, colorful specialty varieties, and Cinderella-style squash.
Families can enjoy hayrides, farm animals, and live music on weekends. The farmstand also offers gourds, squash, decorative cornstalks, apples, drinks, and snacks. Food and refreshments are available on weekends.
Let the good times roll! Bay Area sax legend Jules Broussard brings live New Orleans jazz to Mac's in Fairfax every Saturday afternoon in October.
Laissez les bons temps rouler! Saxophone greatJules Broussardand hisNew Orleans Jazz Bandare taking overMac's at 19 Broadwayin downtown Fairfax for theJules Broussard New Orleans Jazz Festival, a month of Saturday afternoon shows all October long.
Sip over 30 different beers/wines as you stroll Downtown 4th Street!
Sip, stroll & discover Downtown San Rafael! The6th Annual Hops & Vines Strollreturns Saturday, October 17, from 2-6pm, with local beer, wine, spirits, and cider tastings inside participating shops along Fourth Street.
Grab your tasting glass and map, explore the shops, and make an afternoon of it with friends. T
Tickets:$35 (in advance) or $45 (day-of); ages 21+.
The organizers are offering Dish readers$5 off with code MarinDish5off. Don't wait to grab your tickets!
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