Sponsored by 
The County of Marin
The Thirty-Seventh Annual
Marin Senior Fair
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Marin Center Exhibit Hall
For exhibitor booth locations, see the 2024 Exhibits Floor Plan.
The Thirty-Seventh Annual
Marin Senior Fair
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Marin Center Exhibit Hall
See the list of 2024 Exhibitors. Click image to enlarge.
The Thirty-Seventh Annual
Marin Senior Fair
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Marin Center Exhibit Hall
Thank you!
An email has been sent to you confirming your order.
Final booth assignments will be made at the beginning of July. We'll email you if we have any questions about your order. If you have questions for us, please Email Us.
If you are a sponsor, or becoming one, we'll be in touch to arrange for your sponsorship payment (if we have not already done so).
Thank you for your support. We look forward to seeing you at the Fair.
The Thirty-Seventh Annual
Marin Senior Fair
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Marin Center Exhibit Hall
The Wellness Center, sponsored by Kaiser Permanente, offers a variety of free health services to Fair attendees, including COVID and flu shots. The Wellness Center is located at the back of the Lobby.
All areas of the Marin Senior Fair are wheelchair accessible. A limited number of wheelchairs are available for loan at no charge.
The Thirty-Seventh Annual
Marin Senior Fair
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Marin Center Exhibit Hall
The San Rafael Goldenaires will be demonstrating watercolor techniques at various times during the Fair along with watercolor paintings and greeting cards for sale.
The Goldenaires offer a very popular, relaxed Watercolor Program that has been in existence for over 30 years, initially begun by Gerhard Weihl, a professional artist. After his retirement, we continue holding the class on Tuesdays from 10:30 to 2:30pm at the San Rafael Community Center-618 B Street, facilitated by member artist Ann Carroll.
A still life is provided for anyone interested, but we encourage you to bring your own reference, i.e. photograph, sketch etc. Because of the range of experience, beginners to professionals, each person works independently but help/suggestions are happily given. We hold critiques monthly, and occasionally we show “how to” watercolor videos by well known watercolorists. A supply list is available.
Be sure to visit the San Rafael Goldenaires booth for a watercolor demonstration and watercolor paintings.
The Thirty-Seventh Annual
Marin Senior Fair
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Marin Center Exhibit Hall
Interested in getting your portrait taken while in your disco-themed outfit while attending the Marin Senior Fair? Would you like to carry home a free photography print taken by some of the current 151 members of the Marin Photography Club?
Stop by and visit the booth for the Marin Photography Club in booths 101 and 102 to get your portrait taken and printed out, along with a photography print captured and printed by some of the accomplished members of the club. You will find prints of photography subjects such as creativity, macro, travel, journalism, nature, and landscape.
About the Marin Photography Club
Founded in 1948, the Marin Photography Club (MPC) celebrated their 75th anniversary in 2023! This group of passionate photographers have been getting together all those years to share knowledge and friendship…creating opportunities to share work in both a competitive spirit, along with the comradery of gathering with each other to explore the techniques and philosophy of photography in a comfortable environment.
Within the club environment, there are numerous events to share experiences and gather both in-person and through virtual meetings. There are also plenty of education events from photography speakers throughout the world, along with multiple field trips to places near and far.
MPC is one of 17 Bay Area camera clubs participating in the Northern California Council of Camera Clubs (N4C), a cooperative organization formed in 1952 to allow all clubs to compete with each other’s works in various photographic categories, furthering the opportunities of social and educational programs...sharing additional expertise and passion within the photographic industry.
Stop by our both, say hello, get your portrait taken, and bring home a quality print. If you have a camera that you struggle with, bring it along and maybe one of the volunteers in the booth can help review with you.
See you there!
The Thirty-Seventh Annual
Marin Senior Fair
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Marin Center Exhibit Hall
Thank you for considering volunteering your time to help the Marin Senior Fair. Below are some of the volunteer positions we have at the Fair. Our volunteers are scheduled in shifts.
If you're interested in volunteering, please Contact Us.
The Thirty-Seventh Annual
Marin Senior Fair
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Marin Center Exhibit Hall
Resources, hands-on activities, and lifestyle information for every aspect of active living for older adults and their families, caregivers, and those individuals seeking credible, reliable planning information. 150 exhibit booths for companies, individuals, and agencies will be at the Fair showing off their products and services. In addition, health screenings and tests, safety education, flu shots, all-day live entertainment, dancing, arts and crafts, quilt and photo shows, prizes and awards.
Our exhibitors have products and services covering virtually every area of interest; including Housing; Financial Services; Medical, Health, and Wellness; Legal; Travel; Education; Hobbies, Sports, and Activities; Music and Entertainment; Technology; Volunteering and Community.
Find out about housing; legal issues; volunteering, travel and educational opportunities, research other lifestyle resources; get health and healthcare questions answered; learn to operate your digital camera with a one-on-one with the pros; enjoy the Avenue of The Quilts; take part in ongoing fitness clinics and classes, enjoy a Photography Show by award winning Marin photographers; take in the all day entertainment on the Main Stage and around the Fair. Dance, socialize with old friends and make new friends, interact with therapy critters, win prizes and attend the Awards Ceremony.
No, not at all. The Fair has items of interest for seniors, their caregivers, and their families. Seniors will find the Fair a perfect place to research and explore the opportunities for active living as they think about and begin to make plans for their future life experiences.
The 2025 theme is A Day at the Disco, Get Movin' & Groovin'. The Fair will feature featuring disco-themed activities, costumes, booth decorations, and entertainment. Get out your disco dance outfit and we'll see you at the Fair.
Yes! We would love to have you be a sponsor of the Fair. For more information, see our Become a Sponsor page.
Yes! Please apply online to become an exhibitor. See our Exhibitor Information page for rates, information, and online signup.
The 2025 Marin Senior Fair is Wednesday, September 17 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, at the Marin Center Exhibit Hall, 10 Avenue of The Flags, San Rafael, CA. Admission and Parking is Free.
All exhibits, activities, and entertainment are held within the Marin Center Exhibit Hall. Food trucks and outside seating are available immediately outside the exhibit hall on the back patio.
Nuthin'. Admission and parking are free. There is free transportation to and from downtown San Rafael. And there is even free coffee in the morning.
Yes, and yes. There is plenty of free parking in and around the Marin Center Exhibit Hall. A free parking lot shuttle circulates the parking lot regularly to help get you to and from your car. See Getting to the Fair for more information.
Yes, and it's free. If you don’t want to drive, Vivalon provides free round-trip Fair shuttle service between the Fair and the San Rafael Transit Center. The pickup location in San Rafael is 930 Tamalpais Avenue. Shuttles drop-off and pick-up visitors at the Fair's main entrance. The first bus leaves Vivalon at 8:30 am and the last bus departs the Fair at 3:15 pm. See Getting to the Fair for more information.
Yes. Healthy and moderately priced lunches, snacks, and beverages are sold at the Fair. For more information, see Food at the Fair.
COVID and flu shots are available in the Wellness Center.
Yes. We have a variety of ways you can help. Please see our Volunteer to Help page for information.
150 colorful and interesting exhibit booths are ready to welcome you at the Fair. They offer everything from lifestyle information, to health screenings, to demonstrations and hands on activities.
Over 2,200 people attended the 2024 Marin Senior Fair. Make sure you're counted this year.
The Marin Center Exhibit Hall allows for Service and Support Animals. Please see our Exhibit Hall Animal Policy. Guests with Service or Support Animals should check in at the Fair Information booth #160.
Yes, all areas of the Fair are wheelchair accessible. We have a limited number of wheelchairs to loan for free in the Wellness Center.
The Fair has an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) onsite from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm during the Fair. In the event of an emergency, you can get help at the Fair Information Booth (#160), or the Emergency Medical Services office (at the back of the main lobby), or dial 911.
The Thirty-Seventh Annual
Marin Senior Fair
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Marin Center Exhibit Hall
This year's Nancy Martin Outstanding Nonprofit of the Year Award is given to:
Come join LITA as we celebrate our 50th year of connecting volunteers to Marin's isolated and lonely older adults. We are always looking for folks who want to change someone's life by sharing an hour a week. LITA was built on the belief that love and companionship are essential to well-being. For fifty years we've brought warmth, connection, a sense of community, and sometimes a dog or a guitar to Marin's older adults, ensuring that they feel seen, heard and valued. Come visit us in Booth #159 to learn about Volunteer Opportunities, or to complete a Client application for someone that you think would like a visitor. Clients can live in congregate living, Assisted Living, skilled nursing facilities, or in their own home. All of LITA's services are free. Our programs include one-to-one visitors, Pet Connection, Bridging Thru Music, and Bridging Generations. Hope you stop by!
For more information, visit our website at litamarin.org or call 415-472-5482.
Each year, members of the Marin Senior Fair Steering Committee select a nonprofit for the Nancy Martin Outstanding Nonprofit Award for “outstanding services to Marin seniors.”
The award winner receives a cash award of $500 and a free booth at Marin Senior Fair. The recipient is honored in an on-stage award ceremony at the Marin Senior Fair and featured in an article in the Fair Program.
Nancy Martin
Nancy Martin was a long-time supporter of the Marin Senior Fair and a member of the all-volunteer Senior Fair Steering Committee for many years. Nancy was the Marketing Director of The Tamalpais, a retirement community in Greenbrae, for 24 years. Her work touched the lives of many and she was particularly loved by the residents of The Tamalpais. After her sudden death in 2013, members of the Senior Fair Steering Committee wished to commemorate her commitment to the older adult community in Marin by naming the Fair's Nonprofit of the Year Award in her honor.
| 2024 | Legal Aid of Marin |
| 2023 | Community Action Marin |
| 2019 | Margaret Todd Senior Center |
| 2018 | Alzheimer’s Association - North Bay |
| 2017 | Hospice By the Bay |
| 2016 | Jewish Family and Children’s Services/Seniors at Home |
| 2015 | San Rafael Goldenaires |
| 2014 | Marin Villages |
| 2013 | LITA |
| 2012 | Senior Access |
The Thirty-Seventh Annual
Marin Senior Fair
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Marin Center Exhibit Hall
Paul Martin will be our Emcee at the Fair again this year. Look for Paul on the main stage throughout the day announcing acts and activities, giving away prizes and awards, as well as other announcements.
Paul Martin graduated from the University of Santa Clara (Cum Laude). He then served as a Captain in the U.S. Army. As an assistant director, Paul has worked in the film industry for over twenty years, with film credits that include Dude Where's My Car and Hellraiser III. Paul then founded Vineyard Productions, producing and directing various projects, and is honored with the title Chair Emeritus of the San Francisco Coordinating Committee of the Directors Guild of America.
For over fifteen years, Paul has been a docent at the Jack London State Historic Park where he has produced numerous promotional videos and the audio tour for the park. Paul’s foray into auctioneering began in 2012 with the Red and White Ball in Sonoma. He has been entertaining crowds and raising money for excellent causes ever since.
For more information, see Paul's Website.
