Marin Camp Fair - Free

The 9th annual FREE Marin Camp Fair is part of 5 free Camp & School Fairs around the Bay Area presented by Bay Area Festivals. The Marin Camp Fair on Saturday, Mar. 23, in San Rafael at Dominican University includes free activities and over 100 exhibitors, enabling attendees to view a smorgasbord of camps, enrichment programs, schools, performing arts, S.T.E.M. & S.T.E.A.M. programs, preschools, cooking, educational, sports and other programs available this spring and summer.  The free fair runs from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Conlan Center on the Dominican University of California campus 1475 Grant Ave. in San Rafael near Highway 101. The 7th annual series of free Camp & School Fairs presented by Bay Area Festivals begins on the Feb. 23-24 weekend from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. each day. On Saturday, Feb. 23, the Tri-Valley Camp & School Fair is in San Ramon at Pine Valley Middle School Auditorium and then on Sunday, Feb. 24, the Contra Costa Camp & School Fair is being held again in Lafayette at Acalanes High School with ample free parking at both locations. The Silicon Valley Camp & School Fair is on Saturday, Mar. 16, at Fremont High School in Sunnyvale and the 9th annual Marin Camp Fair is at Dominican University in San Rafael on Saturday, Mar. 23, the day before the inaugural East Bay Camp & School Fair in Berkeley at Ed Roberts Campus at Ashby BART Station. All the fairs are from 11 a.m. - 2p.m. with free admission and free parking.  Bay Area Festivals, Inc. is also presenting in 2019: Bay Area KidFest (30th annual festival May 25-27 on Memorial Day Weekend in Concord). Bay Area Kids' Book Fairs (April in Silicon Valley and the East Bay), Concord Oktoberfest and Super Holiday Boutiques (Dec. 7 in Pleasant Hill and Dec. 8 in Concord). Bay Area KidFest has been voted Best Community Event five consecutive times by readers of Claycord.com. Bay Area Festivals has donated over $80,000 to educational, health, sports and youth non-profits this decade. Producer Jay Bedecarre says, “We’ve had an outstanding response to our Camp & School Fairs the past six years. The fairs provide families with a one-stop shopping experience as they plan their spring break and summer activities.” He adds that there is a wide variety of schools and camps for children, teens and families including preschools, day camps, overnight, performing arts, S.T.E.M. & S.T.E.A.M. programs, YMCA, cooking, scouts and sports. Camps from coast to coast take part.  The first 200 families each day receive a free goody bag. There is a free raffle drawing for camps and KidFest tickets. Anyone bringing a can of food for the Food Bank will receive an extra raffle ticket for each can. Admission and parking are FREE.  Visit www.MarinCampFair.com for more information and to pre-register for a free family ticket, free pizza and free raffle. The Marin Camp Fair is a free community event offered by the Dominican University Athletic Department and Bay Area Festivals as a service to Marin County families and camps. Exhibitors can email [email protected] for information on Marin Camp Fair and the other Camp & School Fairs offered by Bay Area Festivals around the Bay Area. www.MarinCampFair.com