Mill Valley History
Earth Day Marin, 2026 – Sunday, April 26, 2026 | 12 – 3pm | Mill Valley Community Center
Earth Day Marin 2026 Sunday, April 26, 2026 | 12 – 3pm | Mill Valley Community Center Celebrate Earth Day with us and help create a better world! Join us at Earth Day Marin, our 5th annual environmental celebration on Sunday, April 26, 2026, from 12 to 3pm, at the Mill Valley Community Center in…
Read MoreCalling all Mill Valley Peetniks! Don’t Be Sad – We’re Here for You! Starting November 4th at 7am, Sweetwater Music Hall’s Café Will Be Open & Proudly Pouring Peet’s. Café’s Open 7 days a week, 7am-7pm!
As coffee lovers can attest, there’s been lots of Sturm & Drang in recent months about the future of Peet’s Coffee at 88 Throckmorton in downtown Mill Valley. The Peet’s Coffee store in Mill Valley has been part of the company success that began in 1966. Peet’s opened its first Bay Area store in Berkeley in 1966 and the Mill Valley location was opened in 1987. Peet’s determined in recent months that the size of the 88 Throckmorton space no longer matched the customer experience of the other successful Peet’s shops elsewhere in Marin County. Rather than simply move on, the ever-creative folks, legendary Sweetwater Music Hall saw an opportunity to keep Peet’s in downtown Mill Valley.
Read MoreRotary Club of Sausalito Charitable Foundation Inc: An Evening of Art, Wine & Community Benefiting Rotary Senior Housing’s “Lift the House” Campaign
Rotary Club of Sausalito Charitable Foundation Inc: An Evening of Art, Wine & Community Benefiting Rotary Senior Housing’s “Lift the House” Campaign.
Read MoreTwo Neat, an Unabashed, Unadulterated Mill Valley Institution, Was Duly Honored by the Mill Valley City Council!
Two Neat, brilliant Bob Bijou’s witty, charming, always LOL card, gifts, toys and much more shop shut down the business at the end of of August. Like many businesses who’ve lasted through many eras, it is largely a sad day. But Bob and his witty co-horts are focused on landing this plane with all the joy and fart jokes Two Neat calls for. From bacon-scented air freshener to inarguably the best collection of greeting cards in Marin, Bijou’s Two Neat shop at 111 Throckmorton Ave. has been an institution in Mill Valley for 39 years – with a little something for everyone.
Read MorePG&E Recommends Using Its ‘Report It App’ For Better Service and Safety
PG&E say it’s a great way to report non-emergency issues of concern; submit photos to our safety team; find submissions made by others; get notified when your submission is in review; and see PG&E’s findings. Please view this helpful 5-minute video. https://lnkd.in/gXiVxu6D. PG&E Report It app is NOT for emergencies. If you suspect an emergency that may threaten property and physical safety, such as the smell of natural gas, leave the area and call 9-1-1. If you see downed powerlines, stay away. Don’t exit your car or home. Call 9-1-1. Then call PG&E at 1-800-743-5000.
Read MoreCelebrating Our 125th Anniversary!!, and A Huge Shout-Out to Our Fantastic Chamber Members!
As so many of you already know, 2025 marks the 125th anniversary of Mill Valley’s incorporation, and recognition of this milestone will culminate with a full day of celebratory activities on Monday, September 1st. It’s going to be a, incredible day! It is incredibly important to celebrate all of the amazing people who have made this event happen – the list is just about endless. A Huge Shout-Out to Our Fantastic Mill Valley Chamber Members! Cheers to all the Chamber members who are helping bring Mill Valley’s 125th Celebration to life on Labor Day, September 1st. Each of these members is contributing in some way to make it a day to remember! If we’ve missed anyone, apologies–please comment below so we can celebrate you as well.
Read MoreThe 68th Mill Valley Fall Arts Fest Is Coming Soon: Help Us ‘Paint the Town’!
Here’s where you come in: We’re looking for a sponsor — an individual, a local business, a community organization — to fund this project. In return, the sponsor would own the completed piece, or they might donate it to Mill Valley as a permanent public artwork for all to enjoy. It’s a rare opportunity to sponsor something beautiful, participatory, and enduring — a project that will be remembered not just for the finished art, but for the countless joyful moments that created it.
Read MoreMill Valley Music Fest News: For now, Given the Current Macro-Economic Climate & Profound Changes in Music Festival Economics & the Impending MVMS Construction Project, We’ve Decided to Take a Pause in 2026 From MVMF. We’ll Keep Innovating & Serving our Members and Community in Every Way We Can. But for now, We’ll Pause MVMF in 2026. We’ll see you around, and we’ll be back!
We hope to get back to being a source of amazing music again in our community. For now, given the current macro economic climate and profound changes in music festival economics, we have decided to take a pause in 2026 from producing the Mill Valley Music Festival. We will keep innovating and serving our members and community in every way we can. But for now, all these years later, we have decided to take a brief pause from producing the Mill Valley Music Fest in 2026. We’ll see you around town, and we’ll be back!
Read MoreThe 2025–26 Enjoy Mill Valley Guide Has Arrived Just in Time to Celebrate Mill Valley’s 125th anniversary on September 1!
The 2025–26 Enjoy Mill Valley Guide has arrived just in time to celebrate Mill Valley’s 125th anniversary on September 1! It’s packed with local history, “then & now” photos, a 1900–2025 timeline, and endless inspiration for things to see and do. Inside, you’ll find feature stories, a complete Chamber member directory, and a calendar full of member events. It reached 25,000 Marin Magazine subscribers in August—pick up your copies at the Chamber office or at our next After Hours. The guide’s arrival comes right on the heels of an amazing, blockbuster series of events that comes with Mill Valley’s celebration of the 125th Anniversary of the 94941!! Join us Labor Day Weekend as we celebrate Mill Valley’s 125th! Additional details about the events below, including specific times and locations, are coming soon.
Read MoreMill Valley Cultural Association Hosts the Second Annual Charlie Deal Day: Sunday, Sept. 28th – Sponsorship Materials Are Available to Support this Wonderful Event
Mill Valley Cultural Association Hosts the Second Annual Charlie Deal Day: Sunday, Sept. 28th – Sponsorship Materials Are Available to Support this Wonderful Event. “He was very much one of the great characters that Mill Valley has ever known,” Bajor said. “You had Bill Graham living up on top of the hill and on the other side of things, you had Charlie Deal riding his bicycle down Miller Avenue.”
Read More