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San Rafael Festival of the Arts
2025-07-26 11:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Join us on the lawn at the enchanting 11-acre Falkirk Cultural Center, a historic 1888 Queen Anne Victorian, for the San Rafael Festival of the Arts. Immerse yourself in live music, sample regional wines and local craft beers, and explore fine arts and crafts by talented artisans.
Enjoy a variety of gourmet food trucks on Mission Avenue while admiring the street painting artists as they create their stunning designs.
Let the best local musicians elevate your experience amidst the beautiful backdrop of the Falkirk grounds and views of Mt. Tamalpais.
Connect with fellow art lovers and create lasting memories at this vibrant celebration of creativity.
Admission to the Festival is free. If you would like to participate in the wine and beer tastings, early bird tickets are available for $25 until May 15th, $30 from May 16th to July 25th, and $35 on the event day. Each ticket includes a wristband and a stylish tasting cup. Food purchases are separate.
PURCHASE EARLY BIRD TASTING TICKETS HERE. https://sanrafaelfestivalofthearts.com/tickets/
The City of San Rafael offers a variety of hotel options for a memorable stay. For recommendations, visit VisitMarin.org.
For parking details, check the Downtown San Rafael Parking Services.
Explore public transportation options at 511.org.

The 18th Annual Petaluma Music Festival
2025-07-26 11:30 - 21:30
The 18th Annual Petaluma Music Festival, Saturday, July 26th at the Sonoma-Marin Fair Grounds in Petaluma! On sale today with early bird prices! Early Bird General Admission tickets are only $60, Early Bird VIP tickets are $149. When Early Bird tickets are gone, the price will go up! All proceeds benefit the music education programs in all Petaluma area public schools, so join us and help keep music in the schools! Tickets: https://events.humanitix.com/petaluma-music-festival• The English Beat• Camper Van Beethoven• Ozomatli• Cracker• Moonalice• Momotombo SF• Wreckless Strangers• Sebastian Saint James Band• The HOTS• Erica Ambrin & The Eclectic Soul Project• Bella Rayne & Friends• Don’t Tell John• Hunka Hunka Hula Revue• DJ Tecni

Movies at the Green: Moana & Moana 2
2025-07-26 17:00 - 21:00
Movies at the Green
Moana & Moana 2
Sat, July 26, 2025 – Tickets: $6

Enjoy a fun-filled summer watching your favorite movies outside on the big screen on Weill Lawn. Pack a picnic and join us for classic movies and recent box office hits.
Three thousand years ago, the greatest sailors in the world voyaged across the vast Pacific, discovering the many islands of Oceania. But then, for a millennium, their voyages stopped, and no one knows why…
Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Moana is about an adventurous teenager who, with help from demigod Maui (voiced by Dwayne Johnson) sails out on a daring mission to prove herself a master wayfinder and save her people.“
Moana 2 reunites Moana and Maui three years later for an expansive new voyage alongside a crew of unlikely seafarers. After receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors, Moana must journey to the far seas of Oceania and into dangerous, long-lost waters for an adventure unlike anything she’s ever faced.
SSU students and kids 12 and under are FREE (ticket required)

Summer Sunset Series at Chappellet Winery
2025-07-26 18:30 - 21:00
Celebrate summer on the Meadow with our new Summer Sunset Series. A relaxed, all-inclusive evening of Chappellet wines, wood-fired pizza, and live music, set against the backdrop of breathtaking views from Pritchard Hill.
This limited summer experience takes place on the last Saturday of each month—June through August—and includes:
• A curated picnic pack with dining essentials (Go Vinos, compostable plates and cutlery)
• Caesar Salad, Artisanal Wood-Fired Pizza, & Chappellet Chardonnay Brittle
• Chappellet wine by the glass—Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Signature Cabernet Sauvignon
• Exclusive savings on pre-selected bottles to be enjoyed with your picnic
Tickets are $125 per person. For any questions, please contact Membership Services at membership@chappellet.com or (707) 968-6231. Guests are encouraged to bring picnic blankets for lawn seating, while limited communal table seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Please choose July 26, or August 30 as the date and 6:30 p.m. as the time to make your reservation for a Summer Sunset Series tasting. Kindly let us know of any cancellation two weeks in advance of your reservation.

Potter the Otter: A Healthy Adventure Pop-Up Exhibit
2025-07-28 10:00 - 2025-09-26 15:00, 2025-07-29 10:00 - 2025-09-27 15:00, 2025-07-30 10:00 - 2025-09-28 15:00, 2025-07-31 10:00 - 2025-09-29 15:00, 2025-08-01 10:00 - 2025-09-30 15:00, 2025-08-04 10:00 - 2025-10-03 15:00, 2025-08-05 10:00 - 2025-10-04 15:00, 2025-08-06 10:00 - 2025-10-05 15:00 and 2 more dates
Potter the Otter: A Healthy Adventure Pop-Up Exhibit
Coddingtown Mall (near the Fish Tank)
June 9 – August 8, 2025 | Monday–Friday, 10AM–3PM
Dive into the world of Potter the Otter: A Healthy Adventure with a free, interactive exhibit designed for families with children 5 and under! Enjoy hands-on fun, story-based activities, and health-themed adventures based on the beloved book series. Free lunches for kids served daily at 12PM, thanks in part to a California State Library Grant, Lunch at the Library.
Presented by the Children’s Museum of Sonoma County in partnership with the Sonoma County Library, First Five Santa Clara, The San Jose Discovery Museum, and Coddingtown Mall.
Free admission. (Exhibit entry separate from Museum admission.)

2025 Family Movies on the Green in Windsor
2025-07-29 20:00 - 2025-08-26 22:00, 2025-08-05 20:00 - 2025-09-02 22:00
2025 Family Movies on the Green
TUESDAYS June 10 – August 5 (no movie July 1)All movies begin 15 minutes after sunset
Windsor Town Green
FREE EVENT!
2025 Movie Lineup
June 10 – Moana 2 (PG)
June 17 – Inside Out (PG)
June 24 – Toy Story (G)
July 8 – Despicable Me 4 (PG) *Movie will be shown in Spanish with English Subtitles
July 15 – Field of Dreams (PG)
July 22 – Frozen (PG)
July 29- The Wild Robot (PG)
August 5 – Dog Man (PG)

Country Blues & Brews: Kevin Russell & His So Called Friends
2025-07-30 16:30 - 20:30

Peacetown Concert Series
2025-07-30 17:00 - 20:00
Beer, Wine, Food Trucks
Live Music- July 30th
Space Orchestra & King Baby & the Mighty Bogarts

Peacetown Summer Concerts at Hopmonk
2025-07-30 18:00 - 20:30
July 30th- Solid Air

Party on the Plaza
2025-08-01 17:00 - 20:00
Party with us every Friday!
June 6 – August 29
5pm-8pm
City Center Plaza
500 City Center Drive
Come out and enjoy an evening of family, food, a farmers market, and live music!
August 1st- Twisted Alibi-Kickin’- Country, Rock & Roll

Music, Food and Wine with American Made Miniatures at Usher Gallery
2025-08-03 17:30 - 19:30
Come join us for a delightful evening filled with music, food, dessert and wine featuring American Made Miniatures (nonprofit) at Usher Gallery.
Donate to the care of horses and farm animals. Enjoy bidding on silent auction items from local vendors, dancing to the sounds of live music while savoring delicious bites and wine. Non-alcoholic beverages will be served as well.
It’s the perfect opportunity to unwind and appreciate the beauty of helping our rescues.
Don’t miss out on this special event!

Emergency Preparedness for Seniors
2025-08-05 13:00 - 15:00
If you are 55 or older, please join us for a FREE workshop on emergency preparedness for seniors. Hear from local first responders and other professionals about how to stay safe during the next emergency or natural disaster. Two upcoming workshops: August 5th in Santa Rosa and August 11th in Sebastopol. To register or for more details call 707-241-3280, or register online at EmergencyPrepHelp.org/events.

Peacetown Concert Series
2025-08-06 17:00 - 20:00
Beer, Wine, Food Trucks
Live Music- August 6th
Onye & The Messengers and Bohemian Highway Band

Peacetown Summer Concerts at Hopmonk
2025-08-06 18:00 - 20:30
August 6th- The Bluebellies

Sonoma County Breastfeeding Celebration
2025-08-07 09:00 - 12:00
August is National Breastfeeding Month. If you are breastfeeding, or are expecting a baby, come to the free Sonoma County Breastfeeding Celebration, Thursday August 7, from 9am to Noon at the WIC Farmer’s Market in Santa Rosa. Discover all the community resources available to support you, and your family, and celebrate your right as a mom to breastfeed. Bring the kids and enjoy free food, raffles, and fun activities. Register today at First 5 Sonoma County dot org.

Date: Thursday August 7
Time: 9am to Noon
Location: WIC Farmers Market 1450 Guerneville Road Santa Rosa, CA
Register:First5SonomaCounty.org
For more information contact: Natalie Wright Phone: 707-675-8161 Email: nwright@first5sonomacounty.org

Party on the Plaza
2025-08-08 17:00 - 20:00
Party with us every Friday!
June 6 – August 29
5pm-8pm
City Center Plaza
500 City Center Drive
Come out and enjoy an evening of family, food, a farmers market, and live music!
August 8th- Latino Heritage Night with Maya a Latin Tribute Band

Tower of Power
2025-08-08 17:30 - 21:30
Tower of Power

Fri, August 8, 2025 – Tickets: $41-$111

For 57 years, Tower of Power has delivered the best in funk and soul music. “We were a Soul band called The Motowns,” recalls Emilio Castillo. “Rocco was the bass player, I was there, and my brother was the drummer. I met ‘Doc’ Kupka back in 1968, and gave him an audition. He came in the band, and we eventually changed our name to the Tower of Power.” The reason for the band name change was that they had a specific goal in mind.
East Bay Grease defined their sound and landed them with Warner Brothers. Bump City, their 1972 debut for the label, was a hit on both the Billboard 200 and the R&B Albums chart, and netted them the hits “You’re Still A Young Man” and “Down to The Nightclub.” The 70s were a boom period with radio classics like “So Very Hard to Go” and “What Is Hip?,” and the band continued to tour and record over the years. Castillo says their love of the stage is the same today as it was back in 1968.
50 years later, in 2018, they returned to Oakland to celebrate their landmark 50th anniversary. Tower’s window-rattling grooves and raucous party spirit has been a balm for the soul throughout their half-century existence, but the release of 50 Years of Funk & Soul: Live at the Fox Theater couldn’t have arrived at a better time.
The band has long since surpassed Castillo’s modest aspirations, traveling the world, enjoying hit singles on their own and backing legendary artists including Otis Redding, Elton John, Santana, the Grateful Dead, John Lee Hooker, Aerosmith, Bonnie Raitt, and countless others. In the process they’ve defined an “Oakland soul” sound as instantly recognizable as those from Castillo’s hometown, Detroit, as well as inspirations like Memphis and Philadelphia.
The future of Tower of Power is set out to be vigorous and dynamic, and will prove to be just that for fans around the world starved for the band’s groove just the way Tower of Power likes it!
Gates open at 5:30 p.m.

Grandma's Apple Fritter Breakfast
2025-08-09 09:00 - 12:00
Grandma’s
Apple Fritter Breakfast

Saturday, August 9 & Sunday August 10
Masonic Center
373 N. Main St.
Sebastopol, CA. 95472
9am – 12pm
Adult: $17
Child 5-11yrs: $9
Children under 5yrs: Free
Takeout Available

APPLE BREAKFAST MENU

Apple Pancakes – topped with a famous “Grandma’s Apple Fritter”
Scrambled Eggs, Bacon,
Homemade Apple Jam, Homemade Gravenstein Applesauce
Apple Juice, Coffee, Tea and Milk
A Spark Plugs event for the benefit of the La Fayette Masonic Lodge

Gravenstein Apple Fair
2025-08-09 10:00 - 2025-08-10 18:00
Join us at Sonoma County’s Best Festival Saturday & Sunday, August 9 & 10, 10am-6pm! Good food, good music, and good vibes await you at the 52nd Anniversary Gravenstein Apple Fair! Celebrate all things apple, the tastiest local food and drink, top regional music, ag-inspired fun for the whole family, exciting experiences connecting you to your neighborhood farmers and artisans, VIP Lounge, and much more! Buy your tickets online today to save up to 30%. The Fair is the major annual fundraiser for the nonprofit Sonoma County Farm Trails; your support helps us keep farms forever in Sonoma County! More info and tickets at https://gravensteinapplefair.com/

Bloody Mary Challenge
2025-08-09 11:00 - 13:00
Saturday, August 9, 2025
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Hotel La Rose – Grossman’s, Santa Rosa, CA
Tickets: www.srff.org/BMC
If you like your Saturdays spicy, your cocktails bold, and your community strong – this event was made for you.
Join Charbay Distillery and the Santa Rosa Fire Department for a bloody delicious showdown: the 1st Annual Bloody Mary Challenge, where top local restaurants battle it out for the title of Best Bloody Mary in Sonoma County.
You’ll sip, sample, and vote your way through a lineup of uniquely crafted Bloody Mary’s, each with its own twist—while supporting the firefighters who keep our community safe.
Tickets: $30 – includes tastings from all competitors
Limited tickets available – grab yours at www.srff.org/BMC
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What to Expect:
• A Bloody Mary tasting adventure from some of the most creative bars & restaurants in the region
• A people’s choice vote – you decide who takes home the trophy
• A lively, social atmosphere in the heart of Santa Rosa
• Delicious brunch vibes from Grossman’s and the historic Hotel La Rose
• All proceeds support the Santa Rosa Fire Fighters, Local 1401, a local nonprofit that assists firefighters and their families in times of need
