Fireworks booming, temperatures rising and barbecues smoking… It must be July! This month promises endless outdoor activities and fascinating new exhibits. Click any of the links below to these July events in Marin by category:
Fairs and Festivals | Fourth of July | Arts, Theater and Lectures | Music | All Summer Long | Events | Museums | Outdoor Fun
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On the Scene: Community Events
2025 Date TBD Richmond/Ermet Aid Foundation Raises Funds for Project Open Hand
The Richmond/Ermet Aid Foundation (REAF) presents its gala benefit concert, Help Is on the Way 30th Anniversary. This year’s event features members of the Broadway touring cast of Mrs. Doubtfire, and will be held at the Marines’ Memorial Club followed by an after-party at the Beacon Grand Hotel. Proceeds benefit Project Open Hand and REAF’s Small Emergency Grants Program.
2025 Date TBD Relay for Life for the American Cancer Society
Most of us have had a family member or friend who has struggled with cancer. The Relay for Life event is a two-day event that not only raises money for all kinds of cancer research and treatment, it’s also a chance to bond with others in the community through walking, games, musical entertainment and more, plus honor survivors as well as loved ones who have lost their fight. All the action happens in Novato at the Olive School beginning Saturday at 10 am until Sunday morning.
2025 Date TBD Beatles in the Park Fundraiser for the San Anselmo Arts Commission
The Fab Four take over Creek Park in San Anselmo for a night during “Beatles in the Park”—an annual concert and fundraiser put together by the San Anselmo Arts Commission. The show, under the direction of Joe Bagale, re-creates Paul, John, George and Ringo’s signature style and attracts hundreds of fans of all ages who enjoy renditions from the Beatles extensive songbook. In addition, members of the Liddypudlians will come together for a rare, one-night only performance. 100% of the ticket sales go toward the arts commission’s public arts and youth scholarship programs.
2025 Date TBD Parks 4All Brewfest Benefitting Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy
Held at the Presidio’s Civil War Parade Ground in San Francisco, Parks4All Brewfest is a day of outdoor fun with beer tastings, lawn games, live music, and food trucks. The best part: all ticket purchases support Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy’s inclusive programs that bring people from all backgrounds to national parks.
2025 Date TBD Vern Glenn Invitational Benefitting the Marin County Public Safety Officers Association and Pinkney Foundation
Join Marinite and veteran KPIX-TV sports director and anchor Vern Glenn, along with a host of celebrities from the sports world, for a day on the links to benefit the Marin County Public Safety Officers Association and The Pinkney Foundation. Held at the Sequoyah Country Club in Oakland, the day includes a round of golf, cocktail hour and dinner, live auction and a special “roast” of Vern led by his longtime friend and KTVU sports anchor Joe Fonzi.
July Fairs and Festivals
2025 Date TBD Marin County Fair
Art exhibits, fireworks, exciting rides and good ol’ summer fun. Along with the usual funnel cakes and pig races, this year’s fair also features a butterfly enclosure and concerts by Ziggy Marley, Los Lonely Boys and more great acts.
2025 Date TBD Bastille Day Festival
The fifth annual Bastille Day festival in San Francisco gets new digs. Now taking place in the SF Design Center Galleria, the festival will also include an evening dance party with food and merchandise vendors.
2025 Date TBD San Francisco Jewish Film Festival
The largest and longest running Jewish film festival in the world, this event showcases bold films every year, exploring and expressing Jewish stories. Venues across San Francisco and the Bay Area participate in screenings of dozens of films.
2025 Date TBD Hayes Valley Carnival
The Hayes Valley neighborhood’s big top pop-up began 113 years ago as a way to celebrate George Washington’s birthday. Last year, after a century-long break, the carnival came roaring back as a family-friendly afternoon of games and performance. This month, Hayes Valley will be flipping and spinning again for this revived tradition — albeit a bit removed from old George’s February 22 birthday. Sorry, George!
Fourth of July Events
July 4 Sausalito Fireworks and Independence Day Parade
A parade in the morning and fireworks once the sun goes down. Live music, barbecue from Big Jim’s BBQ and games.
July 4 Corte Madera / Larkspur Parade & Festival
Starting at 10:30 a.m. from Redwood High and finishing at Corte Madera Town Center, this parade is followed by music, entertainment and children’s activities.
July 4 Ross Parade and Picnic
Dress up Fido for the patriotic dog contest at Ross’s Independence Day celebrations. The parade starts at 11 a.m. and includes appearances by the fire department, marching bands and Uncle Sam himself.
July 4 and Sundays Concerts at the Golden Gate Park Music Concourse
Plan your trip to Golden Gate Park around these free concerts at the bandshell. July’s concerts include a festive Independence Day set, two shows with kid-friendly tunes and concert band favorites.
July 4 Novato Independence Day Parade
One of the biggest in the Bay Area, Novato’s annual parade starts early at 10 a.m. on downtown’s Grant Avenue. Watch the classic cars and military vehicles roll by while waving to dressed-up dogs, cowgirls on horses and many a festive float. This parade is lovingly put together by a nonprofit team of volunteers, not the city or Novato chamber.
Arts, Theater and Lectures
2025 Date TBD Carvell Wallace with Shawn Taylor
Mill Valley Public Library hosts Carvell Wallace as he discusses his new book Another Word for Love. The author previously co-wrote former Warriors player Andre Iguodala’s memoir The Sixth Man, and Wallace’s new work explores his own life and the conventions of love.
2025 Date TBD ODC/Dance Summer Sampler
A virtuosic company of contemporary dancers presents their yearly summer sampler of new works. Catch the cutting edge of dance, put together by three different choreographers, including by the company’s prolific founding director, Brenda Way.
2025 Date TBD Mother Road
John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath is reimagined by playwright Octavio Solis’s 2019 play, coming to Berkeley Repertory Theater. Set in the 21st century, Mother Road reverses the journey that was depicted in Steinbeck’s novel, this time following Martín Jodes, a Mexican American descendant of Steinbeck’s protagonist Tom Joad, as he journeys from California to Oklahoma.
Music
2025 Date TBD Fillmore Jazz Festival
This historic neighborhood known as “Harlem of the West” hosts seven stages of jazz from sunup to sundown. Fillmore Jazz Festival honors the San Francisco neighborhood’s legacy as a musical oasis and beacon of culture.
2025 Date TBD Festival Napa Valley
Escape to Napa for two weeks of events, including kid’s concerts, world-class performances, the Taste of Napa wine spectacular and an “Arts for All” gala featuring the one-and-only Lionel Richie.
2025 Date TBD Valley of the Moon Music Festival
Listen to “Music Across the Americas” — the theme of this year’s Valley of the Moon Music Festival for all things chamber music. This festival, now in its 10th anniversary year, is dedicated to performing classical and Romantic-era music on the instruments from the original period. The 2024 program highlights Latin American composers like José White, Teresa Carreño and more, exploring the musical exchange among North America, South America and European classical genres.
2025 Date TBD John Legend at SF Symphony
The San Francisco symphony backs songwriter extraordinaire John Legend at this two-night performance of songs and stories. In fact, SF Symphony offers many triumphant concerts throughout summer, including orchestra-backed film screenings and a musical travelogue led by Spanish classical guitarist Pablo Sáinz-Villegas.
2025 Date TBD Beatles in the Park
“Come Together” for the 20th anniversary of this yearly fundraiser concert for the San Anselmo Arts Commission. It’s an evening of music from the Fab Four as performed by the Liddypudlians, who come prepared with a mini-orchestra of woodwinds, strings and chorus.
Recurring Summer Events
See June’s event calendar for even more summer concert series.
Fridays and Saturdays San Anselmo Live on the Avenue
San Anselmo keeps the music playing throughout summer with this free concert series. Stroll and dance along the town’s namesake avenue, while partaking in food and family-friendly activities.
Sundays through Summer Sausalito Farmers Market
The farmers market has returned to Sausalito after a long hiatus! Dunphy Park hosts the new market every Sunday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bring the kiddos along for the Art Makers Corner while you stock up on farm-fresh produce.
Thursdays Marin Art and Garden Center Concerts
Kids get in for free at this weekly concert series happening every Thursday (save Independence Day) throughout summer. Dance along to rock, jazz, bluegrass and more while grazing over gourmet picnic food, gelato and beverages, all available for purchase.
More Events
2025 Date TBD Mrs. Doubtfire cocktails at The Madrigal
BroadwaySF and The Madrigal on Van Ness collaborate on this wacky and totally on-theme cocktail menu, available starting in mid-June to coincide with the Orpheum’s run of Mrs. Doubtfire, The New Musical Comedy. (By the way, did you know that Mrs. Doubtfire is now a musical and also coming to SF this July?) If you visit during July 2–28, you can even get 20% off your tickets to the show — all while sipping a yummy “Oh, Helllloooo” citrus and vodka cocktail, among other quirky beverages.
2025 Date TBD “Help Is on the Way” Gala
The Richmond/Ermet Aid Foundation welcomes you to Northern California’s largest annual benefit concert for HIV/AIDS and hunger programs. It’s the 30th anniversary “Help Is on the Way” gala, where attendees can support Project Open Hand and REAF’s small emergency grants program. Mrs. Doubtfire gets even more play at this event, as the musical’s touring cast will give a performance from the show, which is running at the Orpheum from July 2–28.
2025 Date TBD Gem Faire
This marketplace for all things shiny and bright tours around the country before making a stop at our county seat, the Marin Civic Center in San Rafael. Add to your geode collection or browse the finest stones at the weekend-long event.
Museums
2025 Date TBD Marin History Museum Pop-Up
Peek into Marin’s past at the Marin History Museum’s monthly pop-up from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on certain Saturdays. Walk through Petals & Ice, an exhibit about the building’s former owner, Louise Boyd, a San Rafael socialite and arctic explorer. The pop-up even features a special item from the museum’s collections.
2025 Date TBD Summer Programming at Bolinas Museum
Three new exhibits arrive at the Bolinas Museum. Witness the migrant experience with Arleene Correa Valencia’s mixed-materials family portraits, marvel at colorful and abstract landscapes made by Kim Ford Kitz and glimpse into the lives of budding local photographers through the Latino Photography Project.
2025 Date TBD Leilah Babirye: We Have a History
Leilah Babirye’s expressive sculptures combine hand-built ceramics, whittled wood and found materials that harken to the artist’s Ugandan roots. See Babirye’s first solo show in the United States at the de Young.
New Permanent Exhibit California: State of Nature
Meet one of the last California grizzly bears. Ponder the midnight movements of desert scorpions. Keep your balance in the glowed-up earthquake simulator. The California Academy of Sciences introduces a new permanent exhibit that’s all about the Golden State, exploring its ecosystems, biodiversity and wildlife.
Outdoor Fun
2025 Date TBD Pancakes on Mount Tam
Attention hikers: Have you ever been met with pancakes after climbing a mountain? The West Point Inn’s summer-long fundraiser is back, and that means pancake breakfasts from the quaint lodge every second Sunday until October. Check their website for multiple ways to hike in.
2025 Date TBD Wine Wednesday at Bon Air
Spice up your mid-week and enjoy a family-friendly evening at Bon Air with wine (or grape juice). Be sure to scope out the nearby restaurants and merchant deals while you sip wine picks from the Mollie Stone’s Market wine team.
2025 Date TBD Parks4All: Brewfest
Unlimited beer tastings, a volleyball court, live music — all on a beautiful afternoon in the Presidio. This brewfest is a beer extravaganza with a purpose, with proceeds going to support the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy’s inclusive programs to connect people from all backgrounds to national parks.
2025 Date TBD San Francisco Marathon
Whether you’re ready for a 5K or 26.2 miles, the San Francisco Marathon hosts several races over July’s final weekend to challenge yourself by the picturesque bay. Half-marathoners can even race across the bridge.
2025 Date TBD Delta Aquariids meteor shower
If you missed the “Northern Lights” that happened earlier this summer, here’s your chance to experience some more celestial magic. This shower lasts through mid-August, but the waning moon at the end of July lets the meteors shine even brighter. Grab a blanket, face south and prepare for a late night to see these beauties.
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Give Back When You Go Out: Volunteer
Looking for more ways to give back to our community by volunteering your time? Here’s a list of Marin County nonprofits supporting a variety of causes — ranging from helping our most vulnerable residents to keeping our environment healthy — where your assistance can really make a difference.
