June Events in (and Near) Marin

May 31, 2023

Summer is just around the corner as are a host of June events in Marin, including local volunteer opportunities, nature talks, LGBTQ+ Pride Month celebrations, and overflowing farmers’ markets.

As June is also recognized as Great Outdoors Month, we hope you will take some time to get outside to visit a ranch, join a parade, take a hike or bike ride, or visit some of Marin’s producers at local events and festivals.

The 55,700 acres of MALT-protected land you may pass on your way to events in Marin support greater biodiversity, a robust local food system, a strong local economy, and the rainbow of communities that live around us.

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 the day of the week.

June 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, Farmers’ Market Family Story Time, San Rafael
June 3, JMF Slaughter 2nd Annual Carcass Sale, Petaluma
June 3-4, Western Weekend, Point Reyes Station
June, 3, 10, 17, 24, Farm Tour & Tasting at Bivalve Dairy, Point Reyes
June 4, Toluma Farm Tour (see some mama goats and sheep!), Tomales
June 7, Designing Blue Material at Fibershed, Point Reyes Station
June 10, Point Reyes Farmers’ Market reopens for the season, Point Reyes Station
June 11, Spring Wreath-Making Workshop at Toluma Farms + Tomales Farmstead Creamery, Tomales
June 11, Bee Experienced: Flower to Flute Beekeeping Tour, Heidrun Meadery, Point Reyes Station
June 11, Dinucci’s 55th Anniversary to benefit Tomales High School Ag (with local ranchers and dairymen as guest bartenders), Valley Ford
June 12-15, Toluma Farms Summer Day Camp, Tomales
June 12-16, Slide Ranch Summer Camps, Muir Beach
June 14, Fairfax Farmers’ Market – Meet Fairfax Mayor Chance Cutrano, Fairfax
Jun 17-18, Sturgeon’s Mill Demonstration Run – Father’s Day Weekend, Sebastopol
June 18, Sunday Supper at Toluma Farms + Tomales Farmstead Creamery, Tomales
June 24, Stemple Creek Ranch Tour and Tasting, Tomales
June 25, Farming in the Pacific Flyway: Birds and Farms of the Estero Americano, Valley Ford
June 25, Natural Dyes at Fibershed, Point Reyes Station
June 25, Hike the Loop at Toluma Farms + Tomales Farmstead Creamery, Tomales
June 26, Farm Brunch reservations open for August 5 brunch, Point Reyes Farmstead Creamery, Tomales
Fridays, Meadery Tour and Tasting, Heidrun Meadery, Point Reyes Station
Saturdays, Little Wing Farm U-Pick Strawberries, Point Reyes Station
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!

Pride Events

All month, Pride Month at Bay Area Discovery Museum, Sausalito
All month, Mill Valley Pride Events, Mill Valley
June 1, Pride on the Trail: A Journey to Western States, Mill Valley
June 1, Novato Pride: Flag Raising Ceremony, Novato
June 2, Queer Chorus of San Francisco, Mill Valley
June 2-4, Sonoma County Pride Weekend, various
June 3, Pride Prom at Smiley’s, Bolinas
June 7, Queer Book Club, Mill Valley
June 9, Opening Night Reception of Pride Not Prejudice, Sausalito
June 9-11, Out at NASCAR, Sonoma Raceway
June 9-11, OutWatch LGBTQI Film Series, Sebastopol
June 11, CAFilm Queer Short Films for the Whole Family, San Rafael
June 17, Gay Pride LGBTQ Sail, Sausalito
June 21-July 1, Sausalito Pride, Sausalito
June 23, Marin County Queer Prom, San Rafael
June 24-25, San Francisco Pride Parade and Celebration, San Francisco
June 25, Tour d’Equator Pride Ride 2023, Mill Valley

Hikes, Walks, and Rides

Saturdays and Sundays, Drakes Beach Discovery Hike, Point Reyes National Seashore
June 3, June Full Moon Member Hike, Inverness
June 3, Strawberry Moon Over the Bay Hike, Tiburon
June 3-4, TBC Bikepacking Campout, China Camp State Park, San Rafael
June 4, Sunrise Adventure Hike, Lucas Valley Preserve, San Rafael
June 4, Ring Around the Mountain Hike, Corte Madera
June 4, Senior Stroll: Old St. Hillary’s, Tiburon
June 4, Free U19 GirlsRoad Bike Skills Clinic, Novato
June 4, Marshmallow Pops and Ranger Meet-and-Greet, Stafford Lake Park, Novato
June 6, Loma Alta Birds and Flowers Hike, San Rafael
June 10, Kayak Tour: Tomales Point, Marshall
June 10, Best Buddies Alpine Loop Ride, Sausalito
June 13, Family Walk, Indian Valley, Novato
June 17, Best Buddies Olema-Stinson Ride, Sausalito
June 17, Birding Hike, China Camp State Park, San Rafael
June 17, Wildflower Hike, China Camp State Park, San Rafael
June 25, Beautiful Bass Lake Hike, Bolinas
June 27, Family Walk: Bear Valley, Point Reyes National Seashore
June 28, Bear Valley Hike, Point Reyes National Seashore
June 30, Evolving Shorelines Tour at Bothin Marsh, Mill Valley

Volunteer Opportunities

Every Mon and Wed, Slide Ranch Volunteer Day, Muir Beach
June 1, Volunteer Orientation and Garden Work, Marin Art and Garden Center, Ross
June 2, Kent Island Restoration, Bolinas Lagoon
June 2, 9, (Fridays year-round), Native Plant Nursery Volunteer Days, Olema
June 3, Broom Busters of Old St. Hilary’s, Tiburon
June 3, Litter Clean Up, Ruch Creek Preserve, Novato
June 3, 24 Summer of Service Work Day, Point Reyes National Seashore
June 4, 11, 18, 25, Habitat Restoration Team, locations vary
June 10, Kent Island Restoration, Bolinas Lagoon
June 11, Workday at the Bike Park, Stafford Lake, Novato
June 14, 28, Marin Headlands Nursery Volunteer Day, Marin Headlands
June 17, Memorial Trail Volunteer Day, San Rafael
June 17, Marin Marine Protected Areas Watch Volunteer Training at Limantour Beach
June 17-July 9, Summer Snapshot Cal Coast Bioblitz, any coastal area
June 24, Stewardship Workday at Martin Griffin Preserve, Stinson Beach

Wildlife and Nature Events

Every Sat, Sun year-round, Weekly Ranger Programs, Point Reyes National Seashore
June 2, Birds and Mammals of the Point Reyes Headlands, Inverness
June 2, Finding a Rare Bird, Ross
June 3, Deer Park Bioblitz, Fairfax
June 3, Outer Point Reyes Birding Field Trip, Point Reyes Station
June 3, Plein Air Painting in the Park, Point Reyes National Seashore
June 6, Marin Master Gardener: How to Create a Fire-Safe Landscape, Fairfax
June 6, Water-Wise Gardens and Landscapes, virtual
June 8, World Ocean Day 2023 – Sunset Sail, Sausalito
June 10, Birds of Point Reyes Author Discussion, Point Reyes Station
June 11, Indian Valley Butterflies, Novato
June 11, Aloha Qigong in Harmony with Nature, Point Reyes Station
June 11, Bird Walk with Joseph Zeno, Ross
June 11, Coffee with a Ranger, Ring Mountain Preserve, Corte Madera
June 11, 25, Marine Mammal Sunday: Barking Birthday, Marin Headlands
June 14, Gardening with California Natives, virtual
June 14, Forest Bathing, Mt. Tamalpais
June 14-18, California State Parks Week
June 15, 29, Free Climate Action Workshop for Marin Residents, virtual
June 16, What an Owl Knows with Author Jennifer Ackerman, Petaluma
June 17, WildCare Family Nature Day, San Rafael
June 17, Wild Women Bioluminescence Overnight Camp, Point Reyes Station
June 18, Dance Wild in Nature, Summer Solstice Celebration, San Rafael
June 20, Webinar: Good Bug, Bad Bug, virtual
June 22, Dr. John Francis Planetwalker, Inverness
June 22, Make Nature Art, Mill Valley
June 22, Fire-Smarting an Established Garden and the Use of Native Plants, Novato
June 22, Docent Talk, Ansel Adams in Our Time, Fairfax
June 23, Summer Solstice Retreat, Muir Beach
June 23-24, Living with Fire: Sonoma County Forest Conservation Conference
June 24, Free Flower Arranging Workshop, Mill Valley
June 24, Juice with a Ranger, Ring Mountain Preserve, Corte Madera
June 25, Naturalist Book Club, virtual
June 30, Evolving Shorelines Coffee Hour, Mill Valley

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
June 2, Movies in the Park, Mill Valley
June 2, 16, Concerts on the Green, Novato
June 3, Movie Night with West Marin Little League, Fairfax
June 3, 2023 Bolinas Museum Annual Benefit Spring Party, Bolinas
June 3, Wknd Fest, Petaluma
June 3, Soul Soup Fundraiser Brunch at Smiley’s, Bolinas
June 4, 10, 11, 18, Mountain Play: Into the Woods, Mt. Tamalpais
June 10, Novato Art, Wine, & Music Festival, Novato
June 10, Saturday Family Movie Mornings – The Lego Movie, Novato
June 10, Open Air Artisan Faire, Mill Valley
June 10-11, 44th Annual Fairfax Festival and Ecofest, Fairfax
June 11, The French Market Marin, San Rafael
June 15, The Art of Mandala Painting, Toby’s Feed Barn, Point Reyes Station
June 15, Summer Reading T-Shirt Tie Dye Party, Mill Valley
June 17, Juneteenth Freedom Festival, Mill Valley
June 17, Wiffle Ball with a Ranger, Stafford Lake, Novato
June 18, Summer BBQ Series – Father’s Day at Cavallo Point, Sausalito
June 18, Father’s Day Sail, Sausalito
June 19, Juneteenth 2023 Festival, Marin City
June 24, Hot Amphitheater Nights, Novato
June 24, Mini Raft Building and Maritime History, Tiburon
June 24, Wiffle Ball with a Ranger on the Beach, Stinson Beach
June 26, Make Ice Cream in a Bag, Mill Valley
June 28, Slime Making Workshop, Larkspur
June 28, Marble Run Engineering Challenge, Corte Madera
June 29, Spanning the Gate: Constructing the Golden Gate Bridge, Fairfax
June 3-July 4, Marin County Fair, San Rafael

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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