The best things to do in Novato
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Claremont Country Club
EntertainmentMembership-only country club with a pool.
Claremont Country Club
EntertainmentMarin Center Box Office
EntertainmentWhether you want a night of live music, a thoughtful lecture, or a special event that breaks the routine, Marin Center Box Office has an…
Marin Center Box Office
EntertainmentLincoln Park Golf Course
EntertainmentIconic since 1902, Lincoln Park Golf Course is a public 18 that trades stress for Golden Gate, ocean, and cityscape scenery. Hit the…
Lincoln Park Golf Course
EntertainmentLake Merritt Amphitheater
EntertainmentNeed a breezy reset close to home? Lake Merritt Amphitheater lines up a pretty perfect combo of shoreline strolls, lakeside art, birds…
Lake Merritt Amphitheater
EntertainmentGolden Gate Park Golf Course
EntertainmentGolden Gate Park Golf Course is a classic nine-hole par 3, renovated in 2023 for improved playability and a more sustainable footprint,…
Golden Gate Park Golf Course
EntertainmentPetaluma Fairgrounds Speedway
EntertainmentIf your week needs some dirt-slinging adrenaline, Petaluma Fairgrounds Speedway keeps the clay buzzing with sprint cars, monster truck…
Petaluma Fairgrounds Speedway
EntertainmentLandmark's Opera Plaza Cinema
EntertainmentMovie theater screening new releases as well as independent, foreign & avant-garde flicks.
Landmark's Opera Plaza Cinema
EntertainmentLandmark's Piedmont Theatre
EntertainmentMovie theater screening new releases as well as independent, foreign & avant-garde flicks.
Landmark's Piedmont Theatre
EntertainmentCode Zone - Petaluma Escape Room
EntertainmentChallenging escape room center with themes like pirates and detention, plus accommodating staff.
Code Zone - Petaluma Escape Room
EntertainmentFlyer Thrill Zone & 7D Experience
EntertainmentLively amusement attraction featuring escape rooms, thrill rides & a laser challenge.
Flyer Thrill Zone & 7D Experience
EntertainmentVogue Theatre
EntertainmentOne of the city's oldest operating cinemas, showcasing classic & current films on a single screen.
Vogue Theatre
EntertainmentTopgolf
EntertainmentSprawling entertainment venue with a high-tech driving range & swanky lounge with drinks & games.
Topgolf
EntertainmentSubpar Miniature Golf
EntertainmentBay Area-themed indoor course with 18 holes, pool tables & an arcade with air hockey & Skee-Ball.
Subpar Miniature Golf
EntertainmentFleming 9 Course
EntertainmentThis relaxed 9-hole, par-30 golf course at TPC Harding Park offers educational programs.
Fleming 9 Course
EntertainmentPresidio Golf Course
EntertainmentLong-standing golf course & clubhouse in national park with a driving range, restaurant & shop.
Presidio Golf Course
EntertainmentSan Francisco Cinematheque
EntertainmentNot your average movie house, this indie-film center has presented cutting-edge releases since 1961.
San Francisco Cinematheque
EntertainmentGreat Big Game Show Fisherman's Wharf
EntertainmentTeams draw, guess and wager their way to victory in rounds of mini games.
Great Big Game Show Fisherman's Wharf
EntertainmentTPC Harding Park
EntertainmentPopular public golf course with well-manicured fairways and greens.
TPC Harding Park
EntertainmentBalmy Alley
EntertainmentIconic block-long alley featuring a constantly changing collection of murals by various artists.
Balmy Alley
EntertainmentParamount Theatre Oakland
EntertainmentArt Deco theater opened in 1931 hosting ballet & symphony performances, plus classic movies.
Paramount Theatre Oakland
EntertainmentClarion Alley Street Art
EntertainmentNarrow alleyway featuring colorful wall murals by community artists, many with political themes.
Clarion Alley Street Art
EntertainmentGrand Lake Theatre
EntertainmentRestored 1926 movie palace with a Wurlitzer organ & themed auditoriums, screening first-run films.
Grand Lake Theatre
EntertainmentPixels Arcade & Taproom
EntertainmentVibrant space featuring 1980s/90s video arcade games, pinball machines and self-serve beer amid retro decor.
Pixels Arcade & Taproom
EntertainmentThe Castro Theatre
EntertainmentCirca-1922 cinema for offbeat films, musical movie sing-alongs, drag acts & pre-show organ concerts.
The Castro Theatre
EntertainmentGleneagles
EntertainmentPublic golf course offering disc golf after 1 p.m. on weekends and holidays.
Gleneagles
EntertainmentPresidio Movie Theater
EntertainmentSmall cinema in the Marina District offering a variety of films in a cozy setting.
Presidio Movie Theater
EntertainmentOff the Grid: Fort Mason Center
EntertainmentLarge gathering of food trucks serving street food and beer and wine, with live music.
Off the Grid: Fort Mason Center
EntertainmentMagowan's Infinite Mirror Maze
EntertainmentArched doorways & columns form the basis for this colorful mirrored maze for adults & children.
Magowan's Infinite Mirror Maze
EntertainmentAfrican American Art & Culture Complex
EntertainmentVenue for emerging artists with gallery exhibits, theater performances & classes for youth & adults.
African American Art & Culture Complex
EntertainmentStagecoach Greens
EntertainmentLaid-back course offering beer and wine at its various miniature golf holes.
Stagecoach Greens
EntertainmentFalkirk Cultural Center
EntertainmentRelaxed spot with gardens, including for weddings and art shows, housed in a Victorian mansion.
Falkirk Cultural Center
EntertainmentCinemark Century Rowland Plaza
EntertainmentChain of movie theaters, some with multiple screens, stadium seats & self-service ticketing kiosks.
Cinemark Century Rowland Plaza
EntertainmentChinatown San Francisco
EntertainmentIconic area with the largest assembly of Chinese eateries, shops & cultural events outside of Asia.
Chinatown San Francisco
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