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2026 Events & Holidays:

  • Today: Downtown San Anselmo Happy Hour: 4PM at Creekside
  • July: Marin Art & Garden Center live concert summer series > MORE INFO
  • Jul 31: Live On The Avenue: THE POP ROCKS! plus It’s A Vibe DJ Dance Party
  • Aug 1-5: HEAT ADVISORY: Epic heatwave to hammer CA and western region of US. Sacto, Vegas, LA, Phoenix et al.
  • Aug 1: Live On The Avenue: Shana Morrison & Caledonia
  • Aug 4: National Night Out
  • Aug 7: Live On The Avenue: The Mad Maggies, plus community Public Safety Night with fire trucks, police and rescue officers and vehicles. – FREE Downtown Festival
  • Aug 8: Classic Car Show at the Red Hill Shopping Center – FREE. 10AM to 1PM
  • Aug 8: Live On The Avenue: HALL PASS plus Sunhunter Band – FREE Downtown Festival
  • Aug 8: Town historical walking tour. Free. 9am > MORE INFO
  • Aug 14: Live On The Avenue: The Soul Section plus The Dorian Mode – FREE Downtown Festival
  • Aug 15: Live On The Avenue: PRIDE & JOY plus Mitch Woods & his Rocket 88s – FREE Downtown Festival
  • Aug 18 > Ross Valley Schools > First day: Back to School
  • Aug 19: Tam District/AWHS > First day: Back to School
  • Aug 21: Zydeco On The Avenue: Zydeco Flames plus Fat Cat Zydeco. Select restaurants serving Gumbo and Paella. – FREE Downtown Festival
  • Aug 22: Live On The Avenue: Youth Band Showcase
  • Aug 28: Live On The Avenue: Tom Finch Group plus Soulbillies – FREE Downtown Festival
  • Aug 28: San Rafael’s West End Block Party ft. Susan Z and the URBAN OUTLAWS band (Susan’s BDay!!)
  • Aug 29: Mt. Baldy Dash 2026 (open to all, registration required) > CLICK HERE
  • Aug 29: Live On The Avenue: STAR WARS NIGHT with the live 501st Star Wars Golden Gate Garrison movie fully costumed movie actors, and classic Star Wars movies on Creek Park’s big screen: STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE and EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, plus live band Swami 3 at Town Hall Plaza- FREE Downtown Festival
  • Sep 4: Live On The Avenue: Momotombo plus Jon Chi and the Pacific Syndicate – FREE Downtown Festival
  • Sep 5: STAND-UP COMEDY NIGHT IN CREEK PARK ft Johnny Steele, plus Jinx Jones & the King Tones band at Town Hall
  • Sep 5: National Cheese Pizza Day (All local schools closed to honor Creekside)
  • Sep 7: Labor Day (Creekside open at 12 Noon)
  • Sep 11: 9/11 Memorial at RVFD Station 19, San Anselmo
  • Sep 11: Live On The Avenue: MoonAlice plus Talley Up. Business Sponsor Night – FREE Downtown Festival
  • Sep 12: Town historical walking tour. Free. 9am > MORE INFO
  • Sep 12: Live On The Avenue – FINAL NIGHT with “El Cajon” Americana rock party band in Creek Park plus F.A.T. Betty closing out the summer at Town Hall Plaza. Hometown/Community & Family Sponsor Night – FREE Downtown Festival
  • Sep 20: National Pepperoni Pizza Day
  • Sep 22: Grand opening of Lucas Museum of Narrative Art > CLICK HERE
  • Oct 10: Final 2026 Town historical walking tour. Free. 9am > MORE INFO
  • Oct 23: ..yes, the 23rd…Downtown Halloween Goblins’ BooTacular > MORE INFO
  • Oct 31: Halloween
  • Nov 8: Diwali
  • Nov 11: Veterans Day (Creekside open at 12 Noon)
  • Nov 26: Thanksgiving Day – Creekside Open at 12 NOON until 5PM ONLY (one of two days in the year we close early at 5pm)
  • Dec 5: Town Holiday Tree Lighting & Town Festival
  • Dec 5: Hanukkah Begins
  • Dec 24: Christmas Eve > Creekside Open at 12 NOON until 5pm ONLY (the second of two days in the year we close early at 5pm)
  • Dec 25: Christmas Day > Creekside Open at 12 NOON > Dinner Reservations HIGHLY Recommended > MORE INFO
  • Dec 31: New Years Eve > Creekside Open  12 NOON – 9PM
  • August 12, 2045: The next total eclipse visible from Northern California. Mark Your Calendar > MORE INFO

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  • CLICK HERE: Tri-County Pizza Week feat. Creekside (Pacific Sun, 1/2025)
  • CLICK HERE: Dining in the Heart of Marin (Marin Magazine, 10/2024)
  • CLICK HERE: Townsley Inspires Marin (Pacific Sun, 11/2023)
  • CLICK HERE: Marin’s Top Restaurants (Marin Magazine, 10/2023)
  • CLICK HERE: Holiday Kitchen Shortcuts (Marin Magazine, 10/2023)
  • CLICK HERE: Heart of Marin (Pacific Sun, 03/04/2020)