Do you want to get out and do something fun? Look no further. Here are five interesting things to do this month in Marin — from Earth Day events to a new Irish dance and music festival.
The Museum of the American Indian celebrates its grand reopening from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. April 27 at Miwok Park at 2200 Novato Blvd. in Novato. The event will include storytelling, special exhibits honoring the Coast Miwok, a celebration of Indigenous traditions and much more. Admission is free.
Starting in May, the museum will be open from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Fridays through Sundays, with expanded hours to come in the coming months.
For more information, call 415-897-4064 or go to marinindian.com.
The Pattersons know how to throw a party. It’s been a part of the family’s DNA since the late Ron and Phyllis Patterson created the concept of the modern Renaissance Faire in 1963 in Southern California, later coming up to Marin to put on their Renaissance Pleasure Faire for 30 years at Novato’s Black Point forest.
The Marin family’s latest endeavor is Céilí on the Lake, a festival designed to showcase the magic of Irish music, dance and tradition, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. April 27 and 28 at Lagoon Park at 160 Armory Drive in San Rafael.
Some of the festivities include performances by local Irish dance studios, live music, sheep-herding demonstrations presented by the Redwood Empire Sheep Dog Association, poetry readings, arts and crafts booths, food trucks and much more.
“We feel this is the perfect time to create a new celebration to share the joys of music, dance, good food and drink with neighbors, family and friends. Irish traditions are well-loved and are meant to make everyone feel welcome,” says event producer Drew Patterson in a press release.
Admission is $20 for adults; $10 for children ages 5 to 11; children ages 4 and younger are free. Purchase tickets online at ceilionthelake.com.
Antiques, jewelry, furniture and books, oh my! You never know what trinkets and treasures you’ll stumble across at the French Market Marin’s outdoor antique market.
The monthly event features more than 140 booths of goodies, French music and food and drinks. Stroll and see what you’ll find from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday at the Armory parking lot No. 2 on Civic Center Drive in San Rafael.
“I wanted to bring the ambience of the French flea markets in Paris to Marin,” Mill Valley resident Fern Loiacono, the producer and founder of the French Market Marin, said in 2022.
Entry is free. For more information, go to thefrenchmarketmarin.com.
Enjoy aerial performances, live music, interactive booths and art by Marin couple Judith Selby Lang and Richard Lang, who are known for their creations using beach plastic they find in West Marin, at Climate Fest from noon to 3 p.m. April 20 at the San Geronimo Valley Community Center at 6350 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. in San Geronimo.
The free event — put on by the San Geronimo Valley Community Center, NextGen Greenstitch Climate Action, Fibershed and Red Twig Farm — celebrates our Earth and highlights the importance of climate change prevention and protection.
For more information, go to sgvcc.org.
Learn about living sustainably, using clean energy and transportation, protecting nature, building resilient communities and more at Earth Day Mill Valley from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 21 at the Mill Valley Community Center at 180 Camino Alto in Mill Valley. The family-friendly event will feature activities for all ages and green exhibits about climate action.
Earth Day Mill Valley is organized by Mill Valley Recreation, in collaboration with Green Change, Marin Master Gardeners and more than 40 exhibitors from across Marin and the Bay Area.
Admission is free. For more information and to register, go to eventbrite.com/e/836670713627.
