Weekend Planner July 1-4

Saturday:

Purchase the best locally and organically grown farm fresh produce and artisan foods that our region has to offer at the Marin Country Mart. There are pony rides for the kids, and live entertainment for everyone to enjoy. This week the Bay Area Roots will play from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

If you go: The market’s open from  9 a.m. to 2 p.m., rain or shine.  Remember to bring your bags!

Saturday and Sunday:

This is the only annual fine art exhibit and sale that exclusively features the beauty and spirit of Marin!  Now in its 23rd year, this popular event offers works by more than forty of California’s top fine artists and photographers including Willard Dixon, Kathleen Lipinski, Steve Emery, John McCormick, Teresa Dong, Davis Perkins and more. Artists will be at the show to meet art lovers and discuss their work.  Enjoy a complimentary selection of fine wines and cheese. A portion of every Marin/Scapes art purchase is a tax deductible donation to Buckelew Programs.

If you go: Tickets are $15 per person. The event is from noon to 6 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday at the Historic Escalle Winery, 771 Magnolia Avenue in Larkspur.

Monday:

Continuing its more than 60-year tradition, the American Legion Post 313 is hosting a pancake breakfast, together with the Marin Del Centro Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts Troop 43 and the Larkspur/Corte Madera Little League. The breakfast includes pancakes, sausages, fruit, coffee, orange juice, and the American Legion’s famous 1928 recipe gin fizz!  A flag raising ceremony starts the day at 8 am.

If you go: The breakfast is $7 for adults and $5 for children 12 and under.  Pancakes will be flipping from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the American Legion Post 313, 5oo Magnolia Street (corner of Ward) in Larkspur.

Monday:

The Corte Madera/Larkspur parade begins at 10:30 a.m., leaving Redwood High School at 10:30 a.m., winding through downtown Larkspur from Magnolia Street and into Corte Madera by way of Tamalpais Street until it reaches Corte Madera Town Center (phew). The celebration continues after the parade at Corte Madera Town Park and features arts and crafts vendors, great food, snow-cones and more. The main stage will feature live music, while the children’s area will feature performing birds, carnival games, face painting and more. Don’t miss this great day! 

If you go: The parade starts at 10:30 a.m. so get there early to set up.  The celebration continues from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. the Corte Madera Town Park, Pixley Avenue & Eastman Avenue in Corte Madera. remeber, the streets close at 10 a.m.

Thursday-Monday:

The 66th Annual Marin County Fair, which serves as the beginning of a nearly year-long celebration of the iconic bridge’s birthday, unveiled its lineup of entertainment this week for the event, which runs from June 30 to July 4. The lineup includes a host of talented acts, more than two dozen carnival rides, and over 12,000 exhibitors, barnyard animals and fireworks each night.

If you go: The county fair kicks off Thursday, June 30 and runs through Monday, July 4, from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. each day at the Marin Center in San Rafael. Tickets are $15 for adults, $13 for seniors 65 and older and children 4 to 12 and free for children under 4 years old. Parking is $6 in all lots. Tickets are available online through Ticketmaster.com or at the Marin Center Box Office (10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael) weekdays 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call 415.499.6800 for more info or visit the fair's website Bike valet parking is available at the Main Gate from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily.

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