April Events in Marin: Celebrating Earth Month

March 28, 2023

April events in (and near) Marin are blooming with outdoor activities, spring holiday festivities, garden sprucing, and Earth Day celebrations. Marin’s farms and ranches are buzzing with life – pollinating bees and butterflies, newborn lambs and kids, bunnies-a-hoppin’, and produce and flower crops popping up all around.

Check out the variety of tastings, farm stands, and tours from our local food and fiber producers across Marin. Then, dig in to some spring cleaning with a volunteer work day at one of our many parks and open spaces or in your own garden with some of the home gardening events listed below.

If the weather keeps you indoors, join a virtual event to stay in touch with the flora, fauna, and fun all around us in Marin!

Farm Visits and Tastings

View the days and times of weekly farmers’ markets hosted by the Agricultural Institute of Marin around the Bay Area as well as this list of farmers’ markets sorted by day of the week.

• April 1, Family Farm Day – Farm Animal Frolic, Slide Ranch, Muir Beach 
• April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, Farm Tour & Tasting at Bivalve Dairy, Point Reyes
• April 2, Toluma Farm Tour, Tomales 
• April 4, AIM Supper Club Pre-Fixe Farm-to-Table Dinner, Mill Valley
• April 16, Day-Camp at Straus Home Ranch (kids 7-10 years-old), Marshall
• April 16, Grass-Fed Beef, Honey, and Baked Goods Pickup, Chileno Valley Ranch, Petaluma
• April 16, Sunday Supper at Toluma Farms + Tomales Farmstead Creamery, Tomales
• April 21, Build a Spring Cheeseboard Class, Point Reyes Farmstead Creamery, Point Reyes Station
• April 23, Bee Experienced: Flower to Flute Beekeeping Tour, Heidrun Meadery, Point Reyes Station
• April 23, Hike the Loop at Toluma Farms + Tomales Farmstead Creamery, Tomales  
• Daily, Little Wing Farm Stand, Point Reyes Station
• Daily, Pasture Fresh Eggs at Petaluma Farm Stand, 8-8, Tomales
• Daily, Nicasio Valley Cheese Company, 10-5, Nicasio
• Daily, Hog Island Oyster Co., The Hog Shack, 9-5, farm tours by reservation, Marshall
• Daily, Marin French Cheese, between 9-5, Petaluma
• Daily, Heidrun Meadery, between 11-5, Point Reyes Station
• Weekdays, Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Company tastings, 11-3, Point Reyes Station
• Wed-Sun, Valley Ford Creamery, between 8-3, Valley Ford
• McEvoy Ranch, by reservation, Petaluma

You can book food and farm tours to visit multiple producers of local food and fiber in one day-trip!

Earth Day Events

• April 4-22, Nature’s Hope and Fury: An Earth Day Art Exhibit, Mill Valley
• April 21, Downtown Clean and Green Day, San Rafael
• April 22, Earth Day San Francisco, Golden Gate Park 
• April 22, Earth Day Saturday Family Movie Mornings – Wall-E, Novato
• April 22, Landscape Is Homeland Festival, Exploratorium, San Francisco  
• April 22, The Earth Speaks, San Rafael
• April 22, Bliss Your Biome: Earth Day Elemental Healing Retreat, Point Reyes Station  
• April 23, Earth Day Marin: Create a Better World, Mill Valley

Spring Holiday Celebrations 

• Now thru April 23, Spring Festival at California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco  
• April 1, Easter “Hop-Up” at Barn5400, Petaluma  
• April 5, Passover Seder, Corte Madera   
• April 8, 41st Annual Easter Egg Hunt and Parade, Sausalito
• April 9, Easter Brunch and BBQ at Rancho Nicasio, Nicasio  
• April 9, Easter Sunday Brunch Celebration, Range Cafe, San Rafael  
• April 9, Easter Brunch at Red Oak, San Rafael  
• April 9, Easter at Town Center Corte Madera, Corte Madera  
• April 9, Easter Kids Egg-Stravaganza at Cavallo Point, Sausalito  
• April 9, Easter Brunch Buffet at Cavallo Point, Sausalito   
• April 15, Intertribal Dance Gathering at Presidio Tunnel Tops, San Francisco  
• April 22, 50th Annual Bodega Bay Fisherman’s Festival, Bodega Bay  
• April 22, Butter and Egg Days Parade and Festival, Petaluma

Hikes, Walks, and Rides 

• April 1, This April Fools Hike Is No Joke, Pacheco Valle Reserve, San Rafael  
• April 1, Full Moon Member Hike, Point Reyes National Seashore  
• April 2, Deer Island Preserve Walk, Novato 
• April 4, Baltimore Canyon Preserve, Kentfield  
• April 8, Guided Nature Walk at Bouverie Preserve, Glen Ellen  
• April 9, Family Forest Bathing Walk, Point Reyes National Seashore  
• April 12, Ring Mountain Preserve Wildflower Walk, Corte Madera
• April 13, Loma Alta to Big Rock, San Rafael  
• April 14, Natural History of the Estero Trail Hike, Inverness  
• April 15, Jane Fondo Women’s Road Ride, Olema  
• April 15, Tiburon Uplands Hike, Tiburon  
• April 15, Learn to Use Poles for Hiking and Outdoor Exercise Hike, Point Reyes National Seashore  
• April 15, Wildflower Heaven in the Headlands, Sausalito  
• April 15, 16, MALT Wildflower Walks at Leiss Ranch, Novato
• April 16, Birding Walk in Point Reyes Station, Point Reyes Station  
• April 16, Mount Burdell Preserve Wildflower Walk, Novato  
• April 18, Senior Stroll: Escalon Fire Road, Camino Alto Preserve, Mill Valley
• April 21, Awakening Joy and Wonder in Nature, Marin Headlands  
• April 23, Birdsong Hike, Mount Burdell Preserve,
• April 23, Drakes Beach Discovery Hike, Point Reyes National Seashore 
• April 23, Wildflowers and Elephant Seals of Chimney Rock, Point Reyes National Seashore  
• April 25, Chimney Rock Wildflower Hike, Point Reyes National Seashore  
• April 29, Whales at Sunset Beach Hike, Inverness
• April 29, The Creatures of Carson Falls Hike, Fairfax  

Volunteer Opportunities 

• April 1, Cesar Chavez Day of Service Ice Plant Pull, North Beach, Point Reyes National Seashore
• April 1, Broom Busters of Old St. Hilary’s, Tiburon
• April 2, Passover in the Poppies Volunteer Day, Black Point, San Francisco  
• April 2, Habitat Restoration Team, Marin Headlands 
• April 7, Kent Island Restoration, Bolinas Lagoon  
• April 7 (Fridays year-round), Native Plant Nursery Volunteer Days, Olema
• April 8, Watershed Awareness Volunteer Day, Cheda Creek, Point Reyes National Seashore  
• April 9, Habitat Restoration Team, Mount Tamalpais
• April 9, 10 Horse Hill Preserve Broom Bust, Mill Valley  
• April 12, 22, 26 Marin Headlands Nursery Volunteer Day, Marin Headlands
• April 15, Spring Volunteer Orientation, Marin Art and Garden Center, Ross /
• April 16, Habitat Restoration Team, Stinson Beach  
• April 22, Kent Island Restoration, Bolinas Lagoon  
• April 23, Stinson Beach Cleanup, Stinson Beach  
• April 23, Earth Day Restoration at Hal Brown Park, Kentfield
• April 29, Memorial Trail Work, Terra Linda/Sleepy Hollow Preserve, San Rafael  
• April 30, Work Day at Stafford Lake Bike Park, Novato

Gardening and Homesteading Events

• April 4, Marin Master Gardener: Introduction to Native Plants, Fairfax
• April 5-10 online with pickup April 15, California Native Plant Society Spring Plant Sale, Greenbrae
• April 6, Backyard Bees and Planetary Health, Fairfax
• April 8, Marin Master Gardeners: Tomato Talk, Larkspur  
• April 8, Basic Pruning at the Elders’ Garden, San Anselmo
• April 11, Marin Master Gardeners: 20 Great Native Plants for Marin, Fairfax  
• April 15, Plantmania at Cornerstone Gardens, Sonoma  
• April 15, UC Marin Master Gardeners Tomato Market, Novato and Greenbrae
• April 19, Herbs for All Seasons with Marin Master Gardener, Corte Madera
• April 22, UC Marin Master Gardeners: Composting, Novato
• April 22, All You Need to Know to Plant a Container Garden, Novato
• April 27, Introduction to Fiber Arts in the School Garden, Point Reyes Station  

Wildlife and Nature Events

• Every Sat, Sun year-round, “Birds of Prey” or “On Shaky Ground” Weekly Ranger Programs, Point Reyes National Seashore
• Every Sat, Sun through April 16, Exploring Elephant Seals, Point Reyes National Seashore
• Every Fri, Sat, Sun through April 16, Journey of the Whales, Point Reyes National Seashore
• Now thru April 22, Western Monarch Butterfly Count and Challenge, everywhere!
• Now thru April 30, Return of the Western Monarch Butterfly exhibit, Ross
• April 1 thru 30, Wild Forest Art Exhibit, Stinson Beach 
• April 8, Wild Forest Artist Talk, Stinson Beach
• April 8, Women’s Spring Nature Day, West Marin  
• April 8, 15, 22, Tamalpais Bee Lab Event, Fairfax  
• April 16, Birding 101, Point Reyes National Seashore  
• April 18, Marin County Parks: The History of Fairfax, Fairfax  
• April 19, Bioblitz in Fairfax with Fairfax Open Space Committee, Fairfax  
• April 21, Geology of the Point Reyes Headlands, Point Reyes National Seashore  
• April 21-23, Point Reyes Birding and Nature Festival, Point Reyes National Seashore  
• April 23, Free Sunday Family Fun Day at the Birding and Nature Festival, Point Reyes Station  
• April 23, Wild and Scenic Film Festival, Los Altos  
• April 28, Spring Bird Migration at Point Reyes, Point Reyes National Seashore  
• April 29, Songs of the Sea Singalong, Point Reyes National Seashore
• April 29, Using California Native Plants of Spring to Make Inks and Pigments, Point Reyes  
• April 29, Butterflies for Beginners, Inverness  
• April 30, Community Discussion: Bolinas Lagoon, Duxbury Reef, and Bolinas Field Station, Stinson Beach  

Markets and Other Family Fun

• Now thru August 6, “Unbottled” exhibit at the Marin History Museum, featuring bottles and packaging from Marin’s dairy history, San Rafael  
• April 1, Learn to Play Pickleball, McInnis Park, San Rafael  
• April 4, 11, 18, 25, Outdoor Family Story Time, Novato
• April 5 (and each Wed), Bolinas Library Outdoors: Family Wednesdays, Bolinas  
• April 6, 13, 20, 27, Farmers’ Market Family Story Time, San Rafael
• April 8, Open Air Artisan Faire, Mill Valley
•  April 9, The French Market Marin, San Rafael
• April 9, Art in the Park (with a Ranger), George “Rocky” Graham Park, Sausalito  
• April 14-16, New Living Expo, San Rafael  
• April 22, Learn to Pier Fish, Paradise Beach Park, Tiburon
• April 23, Campfire S’mores and Stories, Stafford Lake Park, Novato  

Virtual Events

• April 7, Wild Words Nature Book Club, virtual
• April 10, Docent Lecture: Ansel Adams in Our Time, virtual  
• April 13, Behind the Scenes Look at Pupping Season, Marine Mammal Center, virtual  
• April 16, The Wonderful World of Bats, virtual  
• April 19, Spring Lecture Series: Bird Biology, virtual
• April 20, Virtual Tasting to Invest in the Power of Women, Point Reyes Farmstead Creamery
• April 20, Birdwatching for Beginners, virtual
• April 20, Heron and Egret Research Update from Audubon Canyon Ranch, virtual

Please double check details for all Marin events at the links above before venturing out, as MALT is not the event host organization for most of the Marin events listed here. Dates, times, fees, or restrictions may change. 

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