Free and Cheap Things to do in the Sonoma County, California Wine Country

Who doesn’t love free stuff? Well this Valentine’s Day, Amazon’s showing the love for FREE with the  Amazon Romantic Playlist. Featuring a collection of tender tunes from a range of artists including R&B stars and up-and-coming indie bands, it’s a quick and inexpensive way to impress your true love. Starting today, you can download the playlist at no charge until February 14th,

Tweet This Post

Starting February 10, 2010, Denny’s will provide free refills to any order of French fries or pancakes at participating locations nationwide (for a limited time).

Tweet This Post

There are still some free Valentines’ crafts opportunities going on for kids this week:

Tuesday February 9, 2010 6 pm
Buy a bag and learn how to turn it into a Valentine’s treat bag.
Michael’s
2775 Santa Rosa Ave Santa Rosa
(707) 591-9382
1359 N McDowell Blvd Petaluma
(707) 766-9418

Wednesday, February 10th, 3 pm-5 pm
Make Valentines during a drop-in afternoon activity session for ages 3 and up! Children will be able to make 2-3 projects during this open-ended activity.Parents are welcome to help or watch, but they do need to remain in the store with their children.
Early Work Toy Station
90 Sycamore Lane, Petaluma
707-765-1993

Thursday, February 11, 2010 3 pm- 5 pm
Drop-in to the Windsor Library and make a Valentine for someone special. The Library will supply the materials, you bring your imagination.

Thursday, February 11, 2010 3:30 pm
Valentine’s Day Craft Program (ages 5 & up) at the Sebastopol Library

Saturday Februrary 13, 2010 10 am to 2 pm
Make a heart shaped frame
Michael’s
2775 Santa Rosa Ave Santa Rosa
(707) 591-9382
1359 N McDowell Blvd Petaluma
(707) 766-9418

Saturday Februrary 13, 2010 10 am to 11 am
Kids can build a jewelry organizer in Lowe’s Build & Grow clinic.  It’s the perfect Valentine’s Day gift for mom (hint, hint).
Lowes
7921 Redwood Dr. Cotati
(707) 242-5000

Tweet This Post

You can print FREE Chuck E. Cheese’s Valentines, each good for 5 free tokens. The token offer expires 3/2/10 and there is a limit of one 5 token Valentine offer per child per day.

Tweet This Post

Toys R Us is having their annual “Great Trade-In” event until Feburary 20th. Bring in used cribs, car seats, bassinets, strollers, travel systems, play yards, toddler beds or high chairs  and get a 25% discount off the purchase of a new one from a list of “select brands”. Details are here.

Tweet This Post

Sky Hill Institiute is offering free 30-minute Infrared Biomat Session every Second Week of the month (Monday-Friday). They say this treatment is good for pain relief, promotes healing, loosens muscles and joints and warms you up from the inside out. Call for a free appointment 707-778-9445.

Monday, February 8, 2010 – Friday, February 12, 2010 9 am to 5 pm
Sky Hill Institute
127 4th Street Petaluma
707-778-9445

Tweet This Post

Looking for some new music…free? Here’s a few free music downloads.

Free download of Radiohead 24-song concert for Haiti Relief

Free country music download from People Magazine
11 songs from artists like Sarah Buxton, Dolly Parton, James Otto, Steve Azar, and more.

Paste Magazine Sampler
Santigold & Vampire Weekend, 24 tracks, use this download code: 3fd3-2f9a-df3b-a7dc

Tweet This Post

Now through Feb 7th, if you wear RED (in honor of  the American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women movement) you’ll get an additional 20% off  your purchases at Macy’s.

Tweet This Post

In celebration of its recent transition into a nonprofit nature center, Aquarium of the Bay is providing free admission to Napa, Sonoma and Solano County residents, from Tuesday, February 16 – Thursday, February 18, 2010. [Read more →]

Tweet This Post

Hop Kiln Winery’s culinary is offering free samples of  Kings Cupboard Chocolate Espresso sauce and Caramel Cream sauce drizzled over fudge brownies to get your chocolate heart stirring for an early Valentine’s Day.

Sunday Feb 7, 2010 11am -3 pm
Hop Kiln Winery
6050 Westside Road, Healdsburg
707-433-6491

Tweet This Post