Category — Events

Guerneville’s Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony in the town square  at 6:15 pm tonight (December 1, 2011)

There will also be a Merchant Open House all along Main Street 5-9 pm with refreshments, hot drinks, holiday shopping,  caroling all throughout the town & around the tree.  Santa Claus pictures for the kids.

Guerneville Town Square and Main St.

For other Sonoma County Holiday Events, see the 2011 Sonoma County Holiday Events page. 

The SRJC Planetarium offers their next free First Friday Show,  on Friday.  There are shows at 7 pm and 8:30 pm. [Read more →]

The 2011 Sonoma County Holiday Events listing is here— you’ll find it on the left hand side of the page. It will be continually updated, so check back often. If you know of a free or cheap holiday event in Sonoma County I’ve missed, let me know by email: lisa (at) sonomaonthecheap.com or leave a comment below.

McEvoy Ranch is holding a community olive pressing. If you have olives (between 1 and 250 pounds), you can bring them to McEvoy on Sunday, eat snacks and drink warm drinks while everyone’s olives are milled together. Cost is $1 a pound and everyone who brings in olives will get a bottle of oil commiserate with the amount of olives you brought in. Call (866) 617-6779 or go online to pre-register. (McEvoy’s Holiday Open House follows the milling event. It’s free, but reservations are required. Register online here.)

Sunday December 4, 2011 9 am to noon
McEvoy Olive Ranch
5935  Red Hill Road, Petaluma
(866) 617-6779

In the annual Holiday Lighted Boat Parade, a  flotilla of decorated, lighted vessels glide up the Petaluma river into the Historic Downtown Petaluma Harbor at the turning basin. The lighted boats remain throughout the night in the Historic Downtown harbor behind the Great Petaluma Mill. The best viewing is on Water St., Jack Balshaw Bridge, Golden Eagle Shopping Center,  or at the Petaluma Yacht Club. (the Petaluma Downtown Association Holiday Open House will be in the afternoon. Local merchants will offer   photos with Santa, caroling, Horse & Carriage rides, Hot apple cider, treats, etc.)

Saturday, December 3, 2011 6 pm
Petaluma Turning Basin

If you’ve got a houseful of guests you want to entertain, or just need to get out of the house to shake off the post-turkey sluggishness, there are plenty of things to do and see in Sonoma County over Thanksgiving weekend.  Here are a few: [Read more →]

The 32nd annual Rohnert Park Holiday Arts & Crafts Faire will be held on Nov. 25th & Nov. 26th from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm.  Handmade pottery, jewelry and more.  Free admission.

Rohnert Park Community Center
Corner of Rohnert Park Expressway and Snyder Lane
Friday, Nov. 25th & Saturday Nov. 26th, 10-4 pm.  Free.

The annual Lighting of the Snowmen will take place at Cornerstone Sonoma on Saturday. There will be popcorn balls, cotton candy, face-painting by Popo the Clown, a kids’ holiday craft table, hot chocolate, grab-bag gifts, photo booth,six different raffles with fancy, pick-your-own prizes and the lighting of an entire platoon of lighted plastic snowmen. Free.

Saturday November 26, 2011 4 pm
Cornerstone Sonoma
23570 Arnold Drive, Sonoma

If you’ve got a houseful of guests you want to entertain, or just need to get out of the house to shake off the post-turkey sluggishness, there are plenty of things to do and see in Sonoma County over Thanksgiving weekend.  Some are free or cheap, others not so much. Here is a sampling: [Read more →]