December Events in Marin County

By Karisma Wilson,

December 7, 2023

This December in Marin, you can find seasonal goods and local delicacies in our Special Holiday Offerings Guide. Look below for a monthly roundup of farm visits, walks, markets, nature talks, volunteer opportunities, and tree farms.

The beautiful vistas of MALT-protected land you’ll encounter as you explore the region help support our thriving agricultural community, sustain biodiverse habitats, and connect us to our local food and fiber producers. We hope you will enjoy all the events Marin’s open spaces and working lands have to offer. 

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Farm Visits and Tastings in Marin

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 the day of the week.

• Wednesdays-Sundays, Valley Ford Creamery, between 8-3, Valley Ford
• Saturdays, Meadery Tour and Tasting, Heidrun Meadery, Point Reyes Station
• Daily through December 17, 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
• Weekdays, Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Company tastings, 11-3, Point Reyes Station
• By Reservation, Ranch Picnic Experience, Tomales
• First Sunday of the Month, Toluma Farm Tour, Tomales

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

Hikes, Walks, and Rides in Marin

• December 3, Kayaking at Bucks, Gallinas Creek
• December 6, Tennessee Valley, Marin Headlands
• December 12, Stafford Lake Birds, Novato

Volunteer Opportunities in Marin

• Nightly: Chileno Valley Newt Brigade, Petaluma
• Every Mon and Wed, Slide Ranch Volunteer Day, Muir Beach
• Fridays year-round, Native Plant Nursery Volunteer Days, Olema
• December 7,16,19,27 Volunteer Park Maintenance, China Camp State Park, San Rafael
• December 9, Redwood Trail Work, San Geronimo 

Wildlife and Nature Events in Marin

• Weekends, year-round, Weekly Ranger Programs, Point Reyes National Seashore
• December 4-8, CDFA Healthy Soils Week
• December 12, Stafford Lake Birds, Novato Creek
• December 16, Fungus Among Us, Indian Tree

Markets and Other Family Fun in Marin

• December 8, Winter Sandcastle Build, McNears Beach
• December 9 Coffee & Cocoa with a Ranger, Point Reyes
• December 10  Coffee & Cocoa with a Ranger, Mt Burdell
• December 2,16,23 Fibershed Talk and Yarn Spinning Demo, Ferry Plaza Market

Tree Farms in Marin

• Toby’s Feed Barn, Point Reyes Station
• Cousin’s Christmas Trees, Novato
• Pronzini Christmas Trees, San Rafael
• Sausalito Farms, Sausalito

Please double check details for all 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. 

EAT LOCAL, STAY CONNECTED

Every time you shop, you can choose to support your local food economy and the farmers and ranchers who help steward this vital landscape. Start today!