Donate

Facebook-f Instagram Youtube

Returns in December

Livermore Pavilion

Marin Art and Garden Center presents Winter Wonderland, a magical holiday experience in the beautiful Gardens. Come enjoy:

  • An outdoor skating rink with snow and music under bistro lights
  • The Watering Can serving snacks, hot cocoa and cider
  • A cozy warming hut on the Livermore deck with heaters, a fireplace, and twinkle lights
  • An enchanting light installation
  • Our traditional Greens Sale
  • Holiday activities for the whole family

The garden is open to the public, no tickets or reservations required. 

All events are rain or shine!

Monday, December 4

3–8 pm

Skating rink open

Tuesday, December 5

4–7 pm

Skating rink open

Wednesday, December 6

3–6 pm

Skating rink open

Thursday, December 7

3–8 pm

Skating rink open

3–6 pm

Cookie decorating with Babaloo Bakes

5 pm

Hanukkah candle lighting and songs with Brandeis Marin 

Friday, December 8

3–8 pm

Skating rink open

10am–5 pm

Shopping at WERKSTATT

3–6 pm

Cookie decorating with Babaloo Bakes

6 pm

ELM Children’s Concert

Saturday, December 9

2–8 pm

Skating rink open

10am–5 pm

Shopping at WERKSTATT

3–6 pm

Cookie decorating with Babaloo Bakes

7:30 pm

RVP presents “It’s a Wonderful Life”

Sunday, December 10

2–8 pm

Skating rink open

2 pm

RVP presents “It’s a Wonderful Life”

11am–5 pm

WINTERMARKT Craft Fair at WERKSTATT

Would you or your business like to become a sponsor? 

Find out more!

Thank you to our sponsors!

Plus…

The Ross Auxiliary presents their annual WinterFest

on Saturday, December 2 from 3 to 6 pm. 

Including Pixie Park’s annual Holiday Bake Sale!

Follow Us

Facebook-f Youtube Instagram

Quick Links

Built by - Fx Design

Website funded by a generous gift from Phoebe Cowles

Thanks!

We’ll let you know when ticket sales open. If you need to reach us, please call 415-455-5260 or email info@maringarden.org.

IRS Guidelines for Gifts from Donor Advised Funds to Support MAGC Events

Thank you for your interest in giving to the Marin Art & Garden Center events from your Donor Advised Fund (DAF) or Family Foundation.

We sincerely appreciate your generosity and support!

To ensure your gift follows the current IRS guidelines for DAF/Family Foundation support of an event, we would like to share the below guidelines with you.

  • Raffle tickets, tickets to galas and other special events, auction items, and benefits conferred in connection with a DAF/foundation grant are not permitted.
    • IRS has specifically ruled that fair market value associated with fundraising events cannot be separated, a practice known as “bifurcation.”
      • For example, with Edible Garden, if the price of the ticket is $200 and the FMV fair market value (non-tax-deductible amount) is designated to be $50, the donor must pay from sources other than her DAF/foundation for the full value of the ticket ($200) and not just for the non-tax-deductible amount ($50).
    • We recommend you confer with your financial advisor to confirm if any of these examples of how donors may still use their DAF to support an event would work for you:
      • A donor could sponsor the event, and not attend, and pay fully out of the DAF/foundation.
      • A donor could sponsor the event using DAF/foundation funds and attend by purchasing an individual ticket through non-DAF/foundation funds.
      • A donor could sponsor the event, join the event as a guest of another donor/table guest, and pay fully out of the DAF/foundation.
      • A donor could sponsor the event and host the afforded number of people at their chosen level as long as they pay for the seats at the lowest ticket price ($200 for Edible Garden) outside of their DAF.
        • As an example, a $1,500 sponsor that covers 2 guests, could pay for their sponsorship with $400 from a different source of funds, and then give an additional gift of $1,100 out of their DAF.

 

Please email Tod Thorpe, Director of Development at tod.thorpe@maringarden.org to discuss your gift to Marin Art and Garden Center