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? |
| Novato: Sunday, December 14th, 2025, 1pm – 4pm | Novato City Hall, 901 Sherman Ave, Novato | Yes! There will be a clothing swap, book swap, and zero waste gift wrap table. |
| San Rafael: Saturday, January 10th, 2026, 1pm – 4pm | San Rafael Community Center, 618 B St, San Rafael | No. |
| Sausalito: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 10am – 1pm | Sausalito City Hall Edgewater Room, 420 Litho St, Sausalito | Yes! A clothing swap. |
| West Marin: Saturday, March 14th, 2026, 10am – 1pm | San Geronimo Community Center, 6350 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, San Geronimo | Yes! A clothing swap. |
| Mill Valley: Saturday, May 2nd, 2026, 1pm – 4pm | Mill Valley Public Library, 375 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, CA | Yes! A clothing swap. |
| Corte Madera: Saturday, June 6th, 2026, 1pm – 4pm | Fairfax Public Library 2097 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Fairfax | Yes! A clothing swap. |
| Marin City: Saturday, August 15, 2026 – 1pm – 4pm | Marin City Library Maker’s Space, 101 Donahue St, Marin City | |
| San Anselmo: Saturday, September 12th, 2026, 1pm – 4pm | San Anselmo Town Hall, 525 San Anselmo Ave, San Anselmo |
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].
