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

Planning a long road trip? Get a free audio book download of Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairy Tales to help keep the kids entertained.  If your kids are past fairy tales, you can download [Read more →]

Select performances of SRT’s summer season are going for $10 a ticket.

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Adam Traum (folk music)  will perform at 1 pm Saturday at Landmark Vineyards. Landmark also offers complimentary Horse-Drawn Wagon Vineyard tours on Saturdays  from 1pm – 4  pm. Pack a picnic, enjoy a game of bocce or a horse-drawn wagon tour, listen to some music,  and stay for the afternoon.  Children are welcome.

Saturday, July 17, 2010  1 pm to 4 pm
Landmark Vineyards
101 Adobe Canyon Rd., Kenwood
707-833-0053

Petaluma’s  free outdoor Movies in the Park will be held in Luchessi Park every Friday night this Summer.  Admission is free.  These family entertainment nights will include local bands, food, drink, raffles and a movie at dusk. Proceeds benefit local non-profits. Bring a blanket or low-backed chairs. This Friday, the Wizard of Oz is playing.

Friday July 16, 2010.  Entertainment starts at 6:30 pm: movie  starts at dusk.

Lucchesi Park (behind the Petaluma Community Center)
320 N. McDowell Boulevard, Petaluma.

I have to gush…this is so much fun!  FREE  Shakespeare plays on the Windsor Green are back (they do pass a hat for donations). This year, they’re performing Romeo & Juliet. Bring a blanket and a picnic for a cheap date night. It’s also a great way to give your kids a little culture in an easy dose; you can distract them with snacks or a run around the playground if they get bored with the play. [Read more →]

The Occidental Family Fun Festival includes the amazing lunapillar “butterfly car” (offering rides for kids),  music by the Thiessen Brothers, arts and crafts activities for kids, a family film, music, food and a raffle. For more info, call Adrea Van Dyke at (707) 865-2388. $5 per family.

Sunday July 18, 2010 noon to 5 pm
Occidental Center for the Arts
4008 Bohemian Highway, Occidental

On July 17th and 18th, Duncans Mills will become the fields of Virginia circa 1863. Civil War Days is one of the largest re-enactments west of the Mississippi. Re-enactors from all over the west will converge to ensure a very memorable experience for all who attend.

Cost: $10 Adults, $5 Ages 6-12, Free 5 under. Parking $5 [Read more →]

Do you love magic? Do you love comedy? Do you love magical comedy and singing, too? Well, this is the must-see show for you. Daffy Dave does all this and more, free for kids and families Wednesday evening at the Rohnert Park/Cotati Library.

Wednesday, July 14, 2010 7 pm Rohnert Park/Cotati Library

Kids eat free after 4 pm all summer long at Carrows Restaurant. (One free kids meal for kid under age 10 with each adult entree purchased.)  Expires August 31, 2010.  You might also want to check out this complete list of Sonoma County’s Kids Eat Free Deals.

Carrows
3441 Cleveland Avenue, Santa Rosa
(707) 546-1090

This weeks’ Kid’s Movie on the Windsor Green is  ELF —Christmas in July (PG). Bring a picnic and a blanket or low backed chairs

July 13, 2010 15 minutes after sunset

Windsor Town Green
Highway 101
West on Old Redwood Highway
Straight onto Windsor River Road
Right on Market Road