These 153 activities are worth leaving the house for.
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November 13 at 5pm
Art Works Downtown · San Rafael • $30
Pick a handmade ceramic bowl, fill it with homemade soup, and meet the artists who made it. Your donation goes straight to Sweet Spirit Ceramics, so you leave with art and a full belly.
November 14 at 11am
Mill Valley Lumber Yard · Mill Valley
Browse 15 Bay Area makers selling handmade jewelry, pottery, and leather goods while local musicians play by the creek. A relaxed Saturday spent discovering one-of-a-kind finds and the charm of this converted lumber yard.
December 12 at 11am
Mill Valley Lumber Yard · Mill Valley
Browse 15 Bay Area artisans selling handcrafted jewelry, pottery, candles, and leather goods at this open-air holiday market. Local musicians provide the soundtrack while you hunt for one-of-a-kind Christmas gifts in Mill Valley's charming Lumber Yard setting.
December 18 at 9am
Mill Valley Lumber Yard · Mill Valley
Wander through local ceramics, jewelry, and artisan goods at this monthly open-air market. The historic Mill Valley Lumber Yard setting, with its towering redwoods and bubbling creek, makes browsing feel like a mini escape.
January 16 at 12pm +5
Art Works Downtown · San Rafael
Wander a maze of working artist studios inside a former 19th-century opera house. Marin Art Day packs in Jenny Sampson's skateboarding tintypes, gallery shows, studio visits, food, and wine.
Belvedere Tiburon
Chef Elizabeth Smith-Finders brings Michelin-honed expertise without the snobbery. Browse handpicked kitchen goods, rare cookbooks, and bar gear, then book a class to level up your hosting game.
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Wed, Oct 28 · 6:00 PM
The Container Store · Corte Madera
Sun, Nov 29 · 10:00 AM
Windrush Farm Fiber Arts · Petaluma
Sun, Dec 6 · 10:00 AM
Mill Valley Community Center · Mill Valley
Fri, Dec 11 · 5:00 PM
Art Works Downtown · San Rafael
Town Center Corte Madera · Corte Madera
Mill Valley Lumber Yard · Mill Valley
Town Center Corte Madera · Corte Madera
Heath Ceramics · Sausalito
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Town Center Corte Madera · Corte Madera
Town Center Corte Madera · Corte Madera
Poet and the Bench · Mill Valley
San Rafael
San Anselmo
San Rafael
Larkspur
Sausalito
$145
Sausalito
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Bolinas
Novato
Corte Madera
Larkspur
Fairfax
Mill Valley
San Anselmo
Belvedere Tiburon
Fairfax
Larkspur
Larkspur
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Mill Valley
San Anselmo
Corte Madera
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Mill Valley
San Rafael
Novato
Novato
San Anselmo
Sausalito
San Rafael
Larkspur
Larkspur
Sausalito
Novato
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San Rafael
San Rafael
Fairfax
Mill Valley
San Anselmo
San Rafael
Larkspur
Larkspur
San Rafael
Corte Madera
Corte Madera
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