These 514 activities are worth leaving the house for.
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Every day from Jan. 23 to Jan. 23
Point Reyes National Seashore · Point Reyes Station
Step into a working horse ranch where you can groom, rope, and meet the resident Morgan horses up close. Park rangers demonstrate riding and training techniques at this monthly open house, making it the best chance to connect with these gentle giants.
October 14 at 6pm
MYSTIC · Mill Valley • $95
Learn the meditative Japanese art of sashiko, a hand-sewing technique that turns mending into something beautiful. No experience required: just show up, and leave with new skills and a repaired or embellished piece.
October 16 at 6pm
Amphora Ceramic Studio LLC · San Rafael
Trade your screen time for spin time at this Friday night pottery workshop. Amphora Ceramic Studio offers a stunning, warehouse-sized space with top-notch wheels and glazes, perfect for kicking off the weekend with mud on your hands and a smile on your face.
Oct. 17 & Oct. 18 at 4pm
Lighthouse Bar & Grill · Mill Valley • Free
Don't just watch dance, do it. Master artists teach you gestures from flamenco, Kathak, jazz, ballet and Indigenous traditions, then you watch a film and unpack it together in a lively talk-back.
October 17 at 10am (This weekend)
The Key Room · Novato • $100
Roll up your sleeves and make real New York-style bagels from scratch with chef Nick Abrams. You'll hand-shape bagels and bialys, whip up schmears, then enjoy a bagel brunch buffet and take home a half-dozen plus Smoky Pimento Cream Cheese.
October 17 at 12pm (This weekend)
Tenfold Farmstand · Petaluma • $45
Paint without a plan in a 1895 schoolhouse. Choose from 70 watercolors, mix in some metallics, and let your brush lead the way through a laid-back afternoon of pure color play.
Browse Marin neighborhood by neighborhood, get ideas just for you, or ask me anything.
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Tue, Oct 13 · 6:30 PM
Tam Commons Tap Room & Kitchen · San Rafael
$$
Tue, Oct 13 · 3:30 PM
Belvedere Tiburon Library · Belvedere Tiburon
Tue, Oct 13 · 4:15 PM
Gravity Vault Marin · San Rafael
Tue, Oct 13 · 6:00 PM
Mill Valley Pottery Studio LLC · Almonte
Tue, Oct 13 · 6:45 PM
METTA YOGA - Corte Madera · Corte Madera
Tue, Oct 13 · 6:00 PM
Marinwood Community Center · San Rafael
$15
Tue, Oct 13 · 4:25 PM
Old School Martial Arts · San Anselmo
Free
Tue, Oct 13 · 3:30 PM
Belvedere Tiburon Library · Belvedere Tiburon
Tue, Oct 13 · 3:50 PM
METTA YOGA - Corte Madera · Corte Madera
Tue, Oct 13 · 4:00 PM
Flyte Racquet Club · San Rafael
$25
Tue, Oct 13 · 10:50 PM
METTA YOGA - Corte Madera · Corte Madera
Tue, Oct 13 · 7:00 PM
Workshop · Mill Valley
Tue, Oct 13 · 6:00 PM
Globe Institute · Sausalito
$30-$110
Tue, Oct 13 · 4:25 PM
Old School Martial Arts · San Anselmo
Tue, Oct 13 · 5:15 PM
Old School Martial Arts · San Anselmo
Tue, Oct 13 · 10:30 PM
METTA YOGA - San Rafael · San Rafael
Tue, Oct 13 · 4:15 PM
CLOUDBREAK YOGA by Metta Yoga · Sausalito
Tue, Oct 13 · 7:00 PM
BodyVibe Studio · San Rafael
Tue, Oct 13 · 3:50 PM
Old School Martial Arts · San Anselmo
Free
Tue, Oct 13 · 10:50 PM
METTA YOGA - Corte Madera · Corte Madera
Tue, Oct 13 · 11:15 PM
METTA YOGA - San Rafael · San Rafael
Tue, Oct 13 · 6:00 PM
Marin City Community Services District · Sausalito
Tue, Oct 13 · 6:15 PM
Old School Martial Arts · San Anselmo
Free
Tue, Oct 13 · 3:45 PM
Masterworks Kids' Fine Art Studio · Corte Madera
Tue, Oct 13 · 3:50 PM
Old School Martial Arts · San Anselmo
Wed, Oct 14 · 9:15 AM
Margaret Todd Senior Center · Novato
Wed, Oct 14 · 10:00 AM
Salsa Dance Marin · San Rafael
Wed, Oct 14 · 9:30 AM
Roco Dance & Fitness · Mill Valley
Wed, Oct 14 · 3:30 PM
Mill Valley Pottery Studio LLC · Almonte
Wed, Oct 14 · 4:15 PM
CLOUDBREAK YOGA by Metta Yoga · Sausalito
Wed, Oct 14 · 6:00 PM
Mill Valley Pottery Studio LLC · Almonte
Wed, Oct 14 · 6:45 PM
METTA YOGA - Corte Madera · Corte Madera
Wed, Oct 14 · 3:30 PM
Belvedere Tiburon Library · Belvedere Tiburon
Wed, Oct 14 · 6:00 PM
Mill Valley Pottery Studio LLC · Almonte
Wed, Oct 14 · 7:45 PM
METTA YOGA - San Rafael · San Rafael
Wed, Oct 14 · 7:00 PM
CLOUDBREAK YOGA by Metta Yoga · Sausalito
Wed, Oct 14 · 9:15 AM
METTA YOGA - San Rafael · San Rafael
Wed, Oct 14 · 10:30 AM
Marin Country Mart · Larkspur
Wed, Oct 14 · 4:15 PM
Gravity Vault Marin · San Rafael
$235
Wed, Oct 14 · 2:30 PM
Fairfax Library · Fairfax
Wed, Oct 14 · 2:30 PM
Belvedere Tiburon Library · Belvedere Tiburon
Free
Wed, Oct 14 · 9:00 AM
Cucu's PlayHouse · San Rafael
Wed, Oct 14 · 1:00 PM
Corte Madera Community Center · Corte Madera
Wed, Oct 14 · 9:00 AM
Marin Museum of Contemporary Art · San Rafael
Wed, Oct 14 · 5:15 PM
Old School Martial Arts · San Anselmo
Wed, Oct 14 · 10:00 AM
Mill Valley Pottery Studio LLC · Almonte
Wed, Oct 14 · 10:45 AM
METTA YOGA - Corte Madera · Corte Madera
Wed, Oct 14 · 8:00 PM
METTA YOGA - San Rafael · San Rafael
Wed, Oct 14 · 10:15 AM
Marin City Library · Sausalito
Wed, Oct 14 · 3:30 PM
METTA YOGA - Corte Madera · Corte Madera
Wed, Oct 14 · 7:15 AM
METTA YOGA - San Rafael · San Rafael
Wed, Oct 14 · 7:45 PM
METTA YOGA - San Rafael · San Rafael
Wed, Oct 14 · 3:30 PM
METTA MAMA: A Community For New and Expecting Mothers · San Rafael
$250
Wed, Oct 14 · 11:10 AM
Flyte Racquet Club · San Rafael
$25
Wed, Oct 14 · 11:30 AM
Old School Martial Arts · San Anselmo
Wed, Oct 14 · 1:30 PM
METTA YOGA - Corte Madera · Corte Madera
Wed, Oct 14 · 7:30 PM
METTA YOGA - San Rafael · San Rafael
Wed, Oct 14 · 10:45 AM
CLOUDBREAK YOGA by Metta Yoga · Sausalito
Wed, Oct 14 · 1:00 PM
Northgate Library · San Rafael
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