Calendar
of Events
Winter Wineland
2 days of tasting, tours, education, winemaker talks, sampling
of library wines. www.wineroad.com
FEBRUARY - MARCH
Barrel Tasting
Two full weekends. Taste wine directly from the barrel
and sales of “wine futures.” www.wineroad.com
APRIL
Passport Weekend
Always the last weekend in April. Wine, food & entertainment
at the wineries of the beautiful Dry Creek Valley. www.wdcv.com
Bodega Bay Fisherman’s
Festival
Wine, music and fun – bathtub races, blessing of the fishing
fleet, decorated boat parade, art show, crafts. Westside Park
in Bodega Bay. www.bodegabay.com
Pick of the Vine
Food & wine tasting at the Sonoma County fairgrounds
to benefit the Ombudsman Program. (707) 526-4108
Sebastopol Apple
Blossom Festival
Celebrating Sebastopol’s apple-growing heritage.
Live music on 3 stages, wine tasting, games, rides, art &
crafts, Parade. www.sebastopolappleblossom.org
MAY
Luther Burbank Rose Parade Festival
High school bands, Rose floats, clowns, equestrians, street
festival, food booths, Italian street painting in Santa Rosa.
www.roseparadefestival.com
JUNE
Taste of the Valley
– Alexander Valley
Always the 1st weekend of June. (707) 431-2894
Health & Harmony
Festival
Green living expo, beer & wine gardens, five music stages,
free workshops, techno tribal dance at the Sonoma Co. Fairgrounds.
www.harmonyfestival.com
JULY
Sonoma County
Showcase & Wine Auction
Always the 3rd week of July.
Festival of Art
& Wine at Duncans Mills
Wine & microbrew tasting, food, entertainment, duck races,
craft market and juried art show. www.winecountryfestivals.com
Sonoma County
Fair
Concerts, horse racing, flower show, food, farm animals, rides,
craft show, marketplace and more. www.sonomacountyfair.com
Vineman/Ironman
Triathlon
www.vineman.com
AUGUST
Grape to Glass
Always the 3rd weekend in August. Vineyard tours, special tastings,
barbeques and seminars but on by the Russian River valley Winegrowers.
www.rrvw.org
Wings Over Wine
Country Airshow
Airshow, flying aircraft and aerobatics, Antiques, classics,
WW11 fighters, over 50 aircraft on static display at the Sonoma
County airport. www.pacificcoastairmuseum.org
Bodega Bay Seafood,
Art & Wine Festival
Seafood specialties, wine & microbrew tastings, art &
crafts, live entertainment, horseback & pony rides. www.winecountryfestivals.com
Full Vineman Triathlon
www.vineman.com
SEPTEMBER
Russian River
Jazz & Blues Festival
World class Jazz, food & wine tasting on the river at Johnson’s
Beach in Guerneville. www.russianriverfestivals.com
Heirloom Tomato
Festival
More than 175 varieties of heirloom tomatoes, plant sales, food,
live music and more at Kendall- Jackson Wine Center near Fulton.
www.kj.com
Sonoma County Book Fair
Readings & booksignings by more than 50 local writers, Panel
discussions, bookstore & publisher booths at Courthouse
Square in Santa Rosa. www.sonomacountybookfair.org
OCTOBER
Sonoma County
Harvest Fair
Always the 1st weekend in October. Sample the best Sonoma County
wines and food at the Fairgrounds. www.sonomacountyfair.com
Art Trails Open
Studio Tour
Approximately 140 juried artists open their studios to the public.
www.artrails.org
NOVEMBER
A Food & Wine
Affair
Always the 1st full weekend in November. 2 days of Food &
wine pairing at Russian River, Dry Creek & Alexander Valley
wineries. www.wineroad.com
DECEMBER
Guerneville Parade of Lights
Luther Burbank
Home & Gardens Holiday Open House
Traditional Victorian decorations, popcorn & cranberry stringing,
holiday craft activities, Holiday marketplace.