Happy Hour at Station House Cafe Monday-Friday, excluding holidays (closed Wednesday) Head over to the bar at Station House Cafe for weekday happy hour snacks and drinks. Snacks $5 each Point Reyes Nachos Toma cheese, pico de gallo, sour cream Po-Boy Slider fried oyster, lettuce, tomato & tartar sauce on a brioche bun Mac Bites …
Head over to Due West Tavern in Olema for their Blue Plate Special, which includes a glass of Olema House red or white wine and a side green salad. Monday-Friday, 4pm to closing. Click through for this week's menu and reservations.
Happy Hour at Station House Cafe Monday-Friday, excluding holidays (closed Wednesday) Head over to the bar at Station House Cafe for weekday happy hour snacks and drinks. Snacks $5 each Point Reyes Nachos Toma cheese, pico de gallo, sour cream Po-Boy Slider fried oyster, lettuce, tomato & tartar sauce on a brioche bun Mac Bites …
Visit the Point Reyes Lighthouse -- the lighthouse itself is open 1:30 - 3:30 Friday-Monday. The main highlight, besides the view, is the clockwork room, which contains the lighthouse's original clockworks and gives you a close look at the Fresnel lens above. Outside, the observation deck is one of the best parts of the visit. …
Cooper Kenward & Co. close out the month with a free indoor show featuring Skyway Man. The music moves through original blues, glam rock, acid folk, swamp boogie, and future folk, making for a loose, offbeat mix with plenty of texture. Donations are encouraged for the artists.
Did you know the Point Reyes Farmers Market was the first organic farmers market in the greater Bay Area? Our many vendors have everything from fresh fruits and vegetables, flowers, wool, meat, eggs, bread and more! HELD WEEKLY ON SATURDAYS AT TOBY'S FEED BARN, 11250 CA-1, POINT REYES STATION, CA. Fresh, Local Produce: At the …
Old Western Saloon has two Saturday music slots: Hot Rods & Honky Tonk in the early evening, followed by Parade Garden at night. The first set leans into the saloon’s country and honky-tonk side; the later set carries the room into the night. Hot Rods & Honky Tonk, 4:00–7:00pm Parade Garden, 8:00pm
Vladimir’s in Inverness hosts the opening reception for High Summer Art Salon, a show of 30 works by 23 local artists. Organized by FAULTline Art Shows, the exhibition supports the Good Luck Fund and runs through August 16.
Pamela Laws performs at the Dance Palace with Dave Sampson on guitar and Jim Mussen on samples and percussion. Laws brings a songwriter’s sensibility shaped by folk, pop, and rock, with a performance background that includes recording, film work, and backing vocals for major artists.
My Dog Jack and Nat Lefkoff bring contemporary folk and Americana to Smiley’s for a Saturday night show. The pairing gives the Bolinas saloon a songwriter-driven evening rooted in acoustic storytelling, country inflection, and West Coast folk texture.
Bolinas Museum’s summer exhibitions include: Judy Molyneux: Bolinas Seen Amanda Gracia Blanco: 10,000 is 1(0,000) 0 = space Catching Waves: Surfing in Bolinas Since 1909. August 2 is the final day for the Molyneux and Blanco exhibitions, making this the last chance to see Molyneux’s decades of Bolinas paintings alongside Blanco’s drawings and writings.
A ranger in historic lighthouse-keeper attire gives short drop-in talks at the Point Reyes Lighthouse, focusing on the mechanics that kept the light operating: gears, weights, bearings and the clockwork system.
Tatum’s Muse plays a free outdoor afternoon show at Smiley’s. The band brings original, rocking Americana shaped by Marin County’s live-music scene, with a Sunday patio set built around vocals, guitars, and rootsy momentum.
Happy Hour at Station House Cafe Monday-Friday, excluding holidays (closed Wednesday) Head over to the bar at Station House Cafe for weekday happy hour snacks and drinks. Snacks $5 each Point Reyes Nachos Toma cheese, pico de gallo, sour cream Po-Boy Slider fried oyster, lettuce, tomato & tartar sauce on a brioche bun Mac Bites …
Formed in the Baja town that gave them their name, Todos Santos plays “Cantina Americana”: close vocal harmonies carried by two acoustic guitars and accordion. The trio moves through blues, Latin, jazz and country, mixing original songs with unexpected covers.
Head over to Due West Tavern in Olema for their Blue Plate Special, which includes a glass of Olema House red or white wine and a side green salad. Monday-Friday, 4pm to closing. Click through for this week's menu and reservations.
Station House Cafe's Thursday Night Jazz Series continues with the John Allair Trio tonight -- John is a Marin County native and has toured with the likes of Van Morrison and Huey Lewis. Don't miss it!
Happy Hour at Station House Cafe Monday-Friday, excluding holidays (closed Wednesday) Head over to the bar at Station House Cafe for weekday happy hour snacks and drinks. Snacks $5 each Point Reyes Nachos Toma cheese, pico de gallo, sour cream Po-Boy Slider fried oyster, lettuce, tomato & tartar sauce on a brioche bun Mac Bites …
Visit the Point Reyes Lighthouse -- the lighthouse itself is open 1:30 - 3:30 Friday-Monday. The main highlight, besides the view, is the clockwork room, which contains the lighthouse's original clockworks and gives you a close look at the Fresnel lens above. Outside, the observation deck is one of the best parts of the visit. …
Go By Ocean plays a free afternoon show outside at Smiley’s. The band brings NorCal indie-folk to the Bolinas saloon patio. Don't miss their unique brand of Coastal Dream Rock! More event details at the link below, donations to the musicians are appreciated.
For one evening, the Point Reyes Lighthouse’s 156-year-old Fresnel lens will shine and rotate again, recreating the beam seen by ships a century ago. Rangers will share the lighthouse’s maritime history while the restored 1870 clockwork mechanism turns the lens through the dark. Location: Point Reyes Lighthouse, Point Reyes National Seashore
Translator, poet and vocalist Haleh Liza Gafori brings Rumi’s poems off the page, weaving her acclaimed English translations with original text and music sung in Persian and English. Her performance restores some of the rhythm and wordplay that disappear in conventional translations.
Northern California songwriter Winona pairs the atmosphere of 1960s folk with a contemporary indie sensibility. Haunting vocals, shimmering harmonies and a full band give her mythic, melancholy songs room to expand.
Begin with pancakes, then stay for live music, food, crafts, interactive booths, cake raffles and the fair’s legendary rummage and plant sales. This longstanding West Marin summer gathering has occupied the Firehouse Green in its current form since 19invernes84. Pancakes at 8am, Fair from 10am-2pm Location: Firehouse Green, Inverness
The market is deep into its summer season, with regional produce, meats, flowers, breads and prepared foods. This Saturday adds tastings from Cypress Grove and Nicasio Valley Cheese, an open homemade-cookie contest and solo guitar from Donovan Patrick Walsh. EBT accepted.
Chef and writer Joseph Ogilvy traces how canneries, industrial ambition and successive waves of immigration reshaped California’s coastline—and the fish populations on which those industries depended. Location: Point Reyes Presbyterian Church 11445 CA-1 Point Reyes Station, CA 94956
The Mad Maggies make high-energy, mostly original dance music from an improbable mix of ska, folk rock, California roots, jazz, R&B, klezmer and seafaring songs.
Happy Hour at Station House Cafe Monday-Friday, excluding holidays (closed Wednesday) Head over to the bar at Station House Cafe for weekday happy hour snacks and drinks. Snacks $5 each Point Reyes Nachos Toma cheese, pico de gallo, sour cream Po-Boy Slider fried oyster, lettuce, tomato & tartar sauce on a brioche bun Mac Bites …
Head over to Due West Tavern in Olema for their Blue Plate Special, which includes a glass of Olema House red or white wine and a side green salad. Monday-Friday, 4pm to closing. Click through for this week's menu and reservations.
Toby’s August gallery exhibit is devoted to animals, with original work by 26 artists spanning painting and other media, wood, ceramics and fine craft.
Happy Hour at Station House Cafe Monday-Friday, excluding holidays (closed Wednesday) Head over to the bar at Station House Cafe for weekday happy hour snacks and drinks. Snacks $5 each Point Reyes Nachos Toma cheese, pico de gallo, sour cream Po-Boy Slider fried oyster, lettuce, tomato & tartar sauce on a brioche bun Mac Bites …
Austin songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Dave Endlessly brings an unusual mix to the Old Western: his new album Good Morning Aureliano uses Brazilian bossa nova to carry songs steeped in pop culture and magical realism.
A Bolinas classic: Larry hosts an unrestrained, good-natured karaoke night in the historic saloon. Expect locals, irreverent song choices, and the kind of atmosphere that only Smiley’s can conjure on a Thursday night.
Toby’s August gallery exhibit is devoted to animals, with original work by 26 artists spanning painting and other media, wood, ceramics and fine craft.
Visit the Point Reyes Lighthouse -- the lighthouse itself is open 1:30 - 3:30 Friday-Monday. The main highlight, besides the view, is the clockwork room, which contains the lighthouse's original clockworks and gives you a close look at the Fresnel lens above. Outside, the observation deck is one of the best parts of the visit. …
Sonoma County trio Sakoyana plays jazz-funk rooted in blues, jazz and funk but prone to veering into hip-hop, Indian classical music and experimental territory. Tight compositions repeatedly break open into improvisation and what the band calls “joyful noise.”
This Bay Area tribute band digs into the Grateful Dead’s early-’70s sound—raw, spacious and driven by deep grooves and close harmonies. Their sets also reveal the Band, Beatles and soul influences running through the Dead’s catalog.
Wild Women’s overnight trip combines a paddle-in camp on Tomales Bay with two August spectacles: bioluminescence in the water and the Perseid meteor shower overhead. The trip is women-only and runs through Sunday afternoon.
A screening and conversation around Eternal Song, the first film in a series examining colonization’s effects on Indigenous peoples, cultures and lands. Filmmakers Maurizio Benazzo and Zaya Ralitza join host Susan Grelock Yusem for the discussion. 451 Mesa Road, Bolinas https://tns.commonweal.org/podcasts/eternal-song/
Did you know the Point Reyes Farmers Market was the first organic farmers market in the greater Bay Area? Our many vendors have everything from fresh fruits and vegetables, flowers, wool, meat, eggs, bread and more! HELD WEEKLY ON SATURDAYS AT TOBY'S FEED BARN, 11250 CA-1, POINT REYES STATION, CA. Fresh, Local Produce: At the …
Toby’s August gallery exhibit is devoted to animals, with original work by 26 artists spanning painting and other media, wood, ceramics and fine craft.
Slide into Saturday evening with boot-stomping country and roadhouse swagger. Expect twang, grit, and a packed dance floor at The Old Western Saloon — this is honkytonk as it’s meant to be.
Oakland’s female-fronted Hypnotic Pattern works in heavy psych and doom: dense riffs, mystical themes and formidable volume. DJ Dusty Shores joins the bill.
Toby’s August gallery exhibit is devoted to animals, with original work by 26 artists spanning painting and other media, wood, ceramics and fine craft.
A veteran Nashville songwriter and guitarist whose set ranges through folk, country, blues and rock. Stuart pairs story-led songs with acoustic, electric and slide guitar—and has been known to pull out anything from Woody Guthrie to John Fogerty.
Happy Hour at Station House Cafe Monday-Friday, excluding holidays (closed Wednesday) Head over to the bar at Station House Cafe for weekday happy hour snacks and drinks. Snacks $5 each Point Reyes Nachos Toma cheese, pico de gallo, sour cream Po-Boy Slider fried oyster, lettuce, tomato & tartar sauce on a brioche bun Mac Bites …
Head over to Due West Tavern in Olema for their Blue Plate Special, which includes a glass of Olema House red or white wine and a side green salad. Monday-Friday, 4pm to closing. Click through for this week's menu and reservations.
Happy Hour at Station House Cafe Monday-Friday, excluding holidays (closed Wednesday) Head over to the bar at Station House Cafe for weekday happy hour snacks and drinks. Snacks $5 each Point Reyes Nachos Toma cheese, pico de gallo, sour cream Po-Boy Slider fried oyster, lettuce, tomato & tartar sauce on a brioche bun Mac Bites …
Visit the Point Reyes Lighthouse -- the lighthouse itself is open 1:30 - 3:30 Friday-Monday. The main highlight, besides the view, is the clockwork room, which contains the lighthouse's original clockworks and gives you a close look at the Fresnel lens above. Outside, the observation deck is one of the best parts of the visit. …
Solo Acoustic at Old Western Saloon Enjoy a relaxed early evening with Danny Montana on solo acoustic guitar at one of the area’s favorite rustic venues. Perfect after a day of exploring.
The Heeters play soul, R&B and funk built around deep grooves and three-part harmonies. The quartet includes keyboardist Lorenzo Loera and bassist Miles Blackwell of the California Honeydrops.
Avast, ye saucy sailors! Come brave the perilous waters of Point Reyes and join in a rollicking good time at Point Reyes National Seashore's Sea Chantey Sing-along. Bring your arsenal of sea chanteys and your desire to lead the group in a tune—or simply join in on the chorus, if that's what floats your boat. …
Spend the morning birding one of the seashore’s richest wetland habitats with naturalist Rusty Scalf. The Marin Audubon outing is open to all participants and runs through early afternoon. Event details here
Did you know the Point Reyes Farmers Market was the first organic farmers market in the greater Bay Area? Our many vendors have everything from fresh fruits and vegetables, flowers, wool, meat, eggs, bread and more! HELD WEEKLY ON SATURDAYS AT TOBY'S FEED BARN, 11250 CA-1, POINT REYES STATION, CA. Fresh, Local Produce: At the …
Bolinas Museum opens All This Every Day: Bolinas Community Publishing in the Seventies, an exhibition devoted to the remarkable burst of local publishing that came out of Bolinas during that decade. The exhibition continues through September 26; museum admission is always free.
The Good Luck Fund takes over B Street for an outdoor afternoon of food, drinks and live music from the BeauBeau Band. It’s a casual downtown gathering with a requested donation rather than a fixed admission price. Location: B Street / Point Reyes Fire Station area, Point Reyes Station Cost: $10 requested donation; no one …
Jamaican singer KA$E fuses reggae, dancehall and hip-hop, placing melodic vocals and conscious lyrics over heavy drum-and-bass riddims. Bolinas’ Epicenter Sound System is also on the bill.
Dance Palace Community & Cultural Center throws an afternoon open house with live music, ice cream and activities celebrating its new solar upgrades and renovated kitchen. Music includes Sharron Drake, old-time music from The Baybillies and regional Mexican music.
Jamaican singer KA$E fuses reggae, dancehall and hip-hop, placing melodic vocals and conscious lyrics over heavy drum-and-bass riddims. Bolinas’ Epicenter Sound System is also on the bill.
Rocket Wheels bring neo-rockabilly to the Old Western: a fast, amplified take on early rock ’n’ roll with the stripped-down drive of a three-piece band.
Vintage Jazz and R&B Head up to Marshall tonight for drinks, delicious eats and live music with The DoRiaN Mode. Oysters, bay views, and vintage jazz/R&B—the quintessential way to enjoy a Tomales Bay sunset.
Happy Hour at Station House Cafe Monday-Friday, excluding holidays (closed Wednesday) Head over to the bar at Station House Cafe for weekday happy hour snacks and drinks. Snacks $5 each Point Reyes Nachos Toma cheese, pico de gallo, sour cream Po-Boy Slider fried oyster, lettuce, tomato & tartar sauce on a brioche bun Mac Bites …
Head over to Due West Tavern in Olema for their Blue Plate Special, which includes a glass of Olema House red or white wine and a side green salad. Monday-Friday, 4pm to closing. Click through for this week's menu and reservations.
Sandy’s makes harmonically adventurous surf music suspended between jazz and indie, led by songwriter Alexi Glickman. San Francisco singer, songwriter and poet Andrew St. James and Amelie Lopez complete the outdoor triple bill.
A fabulous lineup of musicians tonight in downtown Point Reyes Station! Paul Knight & Friends playing at Station House Cafe. Led by Bay Area bassist and bandleader Paul Knight, this ever-evolving lineup brings together outstanding musicians from the roots, Americana, and acoustic scene. With surprise guests, rich grooves, and spontaneous interplay, no two shows are …
Spend a Thursday morning learning to read the landscape the way animals do. This is the kind of Point Reyes experience that changes how you walk a trail afterward—more attention, more quiet, more evidence. Class details and the exact meet-up location are shared by email after you sign up.
Happy Hour at Station House Cafe Monday-Friday, excluding holidays (closed Wednesday) Head over to the bar at Station House Cafe for weekday happy hour snacks and drinks. Snacks $5 each Point Reyes Nachos Toma cheese, pico de gallo, sour cream Po-Boy Slider fried oyster, lettuce, tomato & tartar sauce on a brioche bun Mac Bites …
Open mic night is more unpredictable than a booked music set, which is part of the appeal. If you like small venues where the night is shaped as much by the room as by the lineup, this should be a fun one to catch. Olright hosts Smiley’s fourth-Thursday open mic, with the stage open for …
Visit the Point Reyes Lighthouse -- the lighthouse itself is open 1:30 - 3:30 Friday-Monday. The main highlight, besides the view, is the clockwork room, which contains the lighthouse's original clockworks and gives you a close look at the Fresnel lens above. Outside, the observation deck is one of the best parts of the visit. …
Three projectors, celluloid film and live improvisation converge in the Dance Palace church space. Miles Lassi, Skyway Man and Ellie Vanderlip score the film live in collaboration with artist Kati Mashikan. $20.
Drakes Beach becomes one enormous sand studio for Point Reyes National Seashore’s annual contest. Children, families and adults build with materials found on the beach; registration opens at 9am, judging begins at noon and prizes are awarded at 3pm. This event is free.
Spend a Saturday morning learning to read the landscape the way animals do. This is the kind of Point Reyes experience that changes how you walk a trail afterward—more attention, more quiet, more evidence. Class details and the exact meet-up location are shared by email after you sign up.
Did you know the Point Reyes Farmers Market was the first organic farmers market in the greater Bay Area? Our many vendors have everything from fresh fruits and vegetables, flowers, wool, meat, eggs, bread and more! HELD WEEKLY ON SATURDAYS AT TOBY'S FEED BARN, 11250 CA-1, POINT REYES STATION, CA. Fresh, Local Produce: At the …
The afternoon belongs to Lowell “Banana” Levinger, founding member of The Youngbloods and the original “Hippie From Olema,” whose musical roots reach back to the early-1960s bluegrass scene. Rick Hardin takes over at 8pm. Time: Banana 4–7pm; Rick Hardin 8pm
Identical Homes builds atmospheric music from ambient electronics, post-rock and indie textures. Petaluma’s Chips answers with tightly constructed synth-pop, crisp beats and a playful ’80s-minimalist edge.
CNPS Marin leads a mostly driving field trip across the peninsula with short walks at Chicken Ranch Beach, Tomales Bay State Park, remnant coastal prairie and Bull Point. The focus is unusually specific: wetlands, Bishop pine forest, native prairie and how the landscape is changing after restoration and grazing projects. Registration required.
Agents of Change opens with Marin-bred “hard folk”: original songs built around acoustic guitar, slide, harp and vocal harmonies. Patrick Winningham follows with Americana shaped by Gram Parsons, Townes Van Zandt and western music. Time: Agents of Change 1–3pm; Patrick Winningham Band 4–7pm
This Mission District ensemble combines folk traditions from around the world with original songs, drag and performance art. Guitar, fiddle, accordion, charango, jarana, cajón and upright bass support the band’s rich vocal harmonies.
Happy Hour at Station House Cafe Monday-Friday, excluding holidays (closed Wednesday) Head over to the bar at Station House Cafe for weekday happy hour snacks and drinks. Snacks $5 each Point Reyes Nachos Toma cheese, pico de gallo, sour cream Po-Boy Slider fried oyster, lettuce, tomato & tartar sauce on a brioche bun Mac Bites …
Head over to Due West Tavern in Olema for their Blue Plate Special, which includes a glass of Olema House red or white wine and a side green salad. Monday-Friday, 4pm to closing. Click through for this week's menu and reservations.
Happy Hour at Station House Cafe Monday-Friday, excluding holidays (closed Wednesday) Head over to the bar at Station House Cafe for weekday happy hour snacks and drinks. Snacks $5 each Point Reyes Nachos Toma cheese, pico de gallo, sour cream Po-Boy Slider fried oyster, lettuce, tomato & tartar sauce on a brioche bun Mac Bites …
Head over to Station House Café in downtown Point Reyes Station for their First Thursday live music. Groove to the soulful sounds of Jon Otis & BluBeatz -- their musical style includes rock, R&B, blues and funk, as well as Afro-Caribbean! No cover charge. $25 food & beverage minimum for music-room table seating additional seating …
A Colorado acoustic trio roaming well beyond straight bluegrass: fiddle, guitar/mandolin and bass moving through bluegrass, Texas swing, blues, roots music and rock, with improvisation built into the arrangements.
Visit the Point Reyes Lighthouse -- the lighthouse itself is open 1:30 - 3:30 Friday-Monday. The main highlight, besides the view, is the clockwork room, which contains the lighthouse's original clockworks and gives you a close look at the Fresnel lens above. Outside, the observation deck is one of the best parts of the visit. …
A six-piece tribute to the golden era of Linda Ronstadt and 1970s California rock, with rich vocal harmonies and a full band spanning rock, country and the Laurel Canyon sound.
Did you know the Point Reyes Farmers Market was the first organic farmers market in the greater Bay Area? Our many vendors have everything from fresh fruits and vegetables, flowers, wool, meat, eggs, bread and more! HELD WEEKLY ON SATURDAYS AT TOBY'S FEED BARN, 11250 CA-1, POINT REYES STATION, CA. Fresh, Local Produce: At the …
San Francisco trio The Crooked Stuff combines post-punk, industrial electronics and synthesizer-driven grooves. Their album Synthetic Signals was released in July.