The Fall Arts Festival, original called the Mill Valley Harvest Festival, premiered in 1957 and ran for nine days (over the years the event has been trimmed to two days). Held in Lytton Square, this communal celebration included a fashion show, costume parade, sidewalk foliage displays, and of course, local artists displaying their works in store windows.

Local history lecture by Jack Gibson, author of Mount Tamalpais and the Marin Municipal Water District.

Phil Rhodes shares natural and historic places that make Mill Valley truly special.

Down Gold Rush-era streets and Chinatown alleys, past Barbary Coast bawdy houses and Bonanza King mansions, Daniel will take us on a photo tour of the trail as it winds its way to twenty of San Francisco’s most important historic sites.

Through oral histories from the History Room's collection, Library Assistant Marissa Friedman explores how fire and the threat of fire have impacted Mill Valley over time.