Honor Mom at one of these Mother’s Day 2025 festivities around the Bay.
41st Annual Mother’s Day Run and Walk. MAY 11. This event benefits children and families who are experiencing homelessness at Pajaro Valley Shelter Services and includes a 1K Kids Fun Run, a 5K run or walk, and a 10K. 7:45am. $25-50.
Pinto Lake County Park, 757 Green Valley Road, Watsonville
Mill Valley Music Festival. MAY 10-11. Gary Clark Jr. and Niles Rogers & Chic headline this two-day celebration of live music, art and community. One-day tickets: $135 adult, $105 teen, $71 ages 6-12, 5 and under FREE with adult.
Friends Field, Mill Valley Community Center, 180 Camino Alto, Mill Valley
“A Musical Mother’s Day: River Journeys.” MAY 11. Diablo Symphony Orchestra presents a concert that celebrates musical creativity and the beauty of Mother Earth. 2pm. $45 adult, $15 youth, 12 and under FREE.
Hofmann Theatre, Lesher Center for the Arts, 1601 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek
Mother’s Day Brunch and Train Ride. MAY 11. Take a ride through towering redwoods and enjoy brunch and a craft table. Train: $46.95 adults, $26.95 children; brunch additional.
Roaring Camp Railroad, 5401 Graham Hill Road, Felton
Mother’s Day Run. MAY 10. Run a 10-mile Family Fun Run, 5K, 10K or half-marathon, with goodie bags for moms after the race. 7:30am. $42.34 and up.
Crissy Field, San Francisco
https://runsignup.com/Race/CA/SanFrancisco/MotherSDayRunKKSANFRANCISCO
Niles Canyon Railway. MAY 11. Travel on a historic locomotive and enjoy a bygone era as you go through Niles Canyon on a one hour and 20-minute roundtrip. 10:30am and 1pm. $25 adults, $15 ages 3-12, 2 and under FREE.
Sunol Depot, 6 Kilkare Road, Sunol
“A Pops Mom’s Concert.” MAY 11. The Golden Gate Park Bad performs works by Chaminade, Sousa, Saint-Saens and more. 1pm. FREE.
Spreckels Temple of Music, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
goldengateparkband.org/concerts
Second Sundays for Families. MAY 11. Enjoy Mother’s Day at SFMOMA with art making and storytelling. 10:30am-3pm. FREE with museum admission of $30, 18 and under FREE.
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 151 Third St., San Francisco