Overnight Adventures
Sleepovers at a favorite spot are a wildly popular experience and is as exciting as ever for families. Each one offers a unique and special way to enjoy a beloved place and they sell out fast. Bring your pj’s and sleeping bag and sleep next to your favorite exhibit, under the stars or on an historic ship and let your imagination run wild.
Animals:
- Seals and Slippers, Marine Mammal Center, Sausalito
- Family Campouts, Slide Ranch
- Penguins + Pajamas, California Academy of Science
- Wild Nights, San Francisco Zoo
- Youth Group Sleepovers, Aquarium of the Bay
- Bedtime With Beasts, Oakland Zoo
- Seashore Sleepovers, Monterey Bay Aquarium
Historic Ships:
Museums:
- Summer Sleepovers, Children’s Fairyland.
- Slumber with the Stars, Chabot Space & Science Museum
- Museum Sleepovers, Tech Museum of Innovation, San Jose
- Charles M. Schulz Museum, Santa Rosa
Do you know any other fun overnights at a museum or any other place in the Bay Area? Please let us know.
Special Note:
- Bay Area Discovery Museum is closed September 8–22.
- The Children’s Creativity Museum is closed September 1-12.
Tuesday, September 2
First 5’s “Hands-On Health Express” van will be visiting the San Geronimo Valley Community Center, 10am-2pm, lots of activities for young children to learn about fitness and nutrition. Bring the kids for hula hoop fun, a little farmers market, coloring, stories and more!
Ghostbusters, 11am, 1:40pm, 4:20pm, 7pm, 9:40pm, Corte Madera Theatre.
Wednesday, September 3
Family Fun Day 2014- Grand Opening Stroller Strides San Anselmo, 8:45am, free, join us for children’s activities, music class, local vendors and FANTASTIC giveaways, San Anselmo Memorial Park, San Anselmo.
Ghostbusters, 11am, 1:40pm, 4:20pm, 7pm, 9:40pm, Corte Madera Theatre.
Free Bike Repair Day for kids and families, 1-4pm, Bay Area Bike Mobile presents a free day of bike repair for kids and families. Bring your bike to the San Anselmo Library lawn. We can fix most everything! Arrive Early. Space is Limited!
Tote-Decorating Event, snacks and refreshments, The Poppy Store, Marin County Mart, Larkspur.
Legends and Myths of the Prairie Wolf, 10am-12pm, learn why the coyote is such a successful survivor and the topic of so many stories on this family-friendly, two-mile walk is easy to moderate with some steep hills, Muir Woods.
Thursday, September 4
High Line Festival of Surfing, Mill Valley
An Overture to the 2014-15 Opera Season, 8pm, conducted by our own fabulous Dawn Harms and feature Operatic Favorites such as music from Tosca, La Forza Del Destino, Manon Lescaut as well as some special surprises! San Francisco Conservatory of Music, 50 Oak Street, San Francisco.free,