Zero Waste Marin is working with non-profit Reuse Alliance to bring their free Repair Fairs to Marin County! In 2025, Zero Waste Marin worked with Reuse Alliance to host 10 Repair Fairs across all of Marin County. More are coming up!
Repair Fairs are free events where community members can bring an item (lamp, bike, clothes, small appliances, etc.) for free repair. Rather than leaving and retuning later to pick up their item, attendees sit with a Repair Coach who explains their approach to fixing the item. The Coach and attendee work collaboratively to try to fix the item. Repair Fairs keep useful items out of the landfill and spread knowledge and love of reuse and repair!
See the table below for upcoming Repair Fair dates in Marin!
| Date & Registration Link | Location | Swap Included? |
| Fairfax: Saturday, September 12th, 2026, 1pm – 4pm | Yes! Halloween costume and decor swap. | |
| Novato: Saturday, October 10th, 2026, 10am – 1pm | Novato City Hall, 901 Sherman Ave, Novato | Yes! Halloween costume and decor swap. |
| San Rafael: Saturday, January 9th, 2027, 10am – 1pm | Yes! Clothing swap, re-gifting swap, & book swap. | |
| Sausalito: Sunday, January 31st, 2027, 10am – 1pm | Yes! This event will feature a clothing swap and book swap in partnership with Phoenix Used Bookshop. | |
| San Geronimo: Saturday, February 20th, 2027, 10am – 1pm | Yes! This event will feature a clothing swap in partnership with Greenstitch. | |
| Corte Madera: Saturday, February 27th, 2027, 10am – 1pm | Yes! This event will feature a clothing swap and book swap in partnership with Phoenix Used Bookshop. | |
| Belvedere/Tiburon: Saturday, April 3rd, 2027, 1pm – 4pm | Note: Learn how to solder at this Repair Fair! The Makerspace will provide a “how-to-solder” station for folks interested in getting some hands-on soldering practice. | |
| Mill Valley: Sunday, May 2nd, 2027, 10am – 1pm | This Repair Fair will run in conjunction with Mill Valley’s annual Re-Loved Market! |
For events that include clothing swaps: Bring clean, wearable clothing to drop off, and then stay to browse clothes and take home something “new” to you for free! Note: We will only accept clothing that is clean, dry, and wearable (no significant damage), and donations will only be accepted on the day of the event. Donations of dirty or unwearable clothes, underwear, bathing suits, or non-clothing items will not be accepted.
We encourage you to pre-register items you would like to have fixed at a Repair Fair; you can do so by finding the event you want to attend at: https://www.reusealliance.org/rf-reg. Forget to pre-register? We also take walk-ins!
We would love to have you volunteer as a Repair Coach! Don’t feel comfortable fixing, but still want to help out? There are also volunteer opportunities to help with check-in and check-out! Fill out the volunteer intake form at www.reusealliance.org/rf-volunteer, or email [email protected].
