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Spooktacular Sonoma
On Halloween eve, 4-7pm, little costumed creatures visited shops around the Sonoma plaza looking for treats. Many stopped at the Barracks where park staff and docents awaited them. No treats, Read more.
Fandango!
On September 21, our annual Fandango event was held at the Petaluma Adobe. This had been a traditional seasonal celebration of the Spanish and Mexican settlers, we maintain that spirit... Read more.
Press-Democrat Story, Sept 22
Highlight and click on this link to access an article in the Sept 22 edition of the Santa Rosa Press Democrat about the first printing presses in Sonoma: http://santarosapressdemocrat.ca.newsmemory.com/?publink=117d1153c Read more.
Docent Annual Picnic
On Sunday, August 18, docents, volunteers, parks staff, and their spouses and partners gathered in the lovely picnic grove of Park Creek Village in Sonoma for our annual picnic. Arrangements... Read more.
Docent Picnic, Aug 18, 2019
DOCENT SUMMER PICNIC! Come Enjoy the Food & Fellowship Sunday, August 18, 2019 4:00 – 7:00 PM 90 Park Lane (Andrieux Street and 5th west), Sonoma Please park on Andrieux… Read more.
SPParks & Parks in July 4 Parade
The theme for Sonoma’s 4th of July parade commemorated the 50th anniversary of the moon landing; our title for SPParks presentation was “Rocket to the Valley of the Moon”. Our... Read more.
Pueblo Day, June 22, 2019
Once again, SPParks worked with the League for Historic Preservation, the Sonoma Valley Historical Society and the Blue Wing Trust to highlight the Pueblo era with a “Passport to History”... Read more.
Living History Day at the Petaluma Adobe, May 25
Lots of visitors enjoyed the annual Living History Day at the Petaluma Adobe on Saturday, May 25. Holding the event on the Memorial Day weekend seemed to boost attendance. Volunteers... Read more.
Butter & Eggs Parade, Petaluma, 4/27/19
Butter & Eggs Day in Petaluma has been celebrated for many years with a full day of festivities. For the first time SPParks and State Parks entered a float in... Read more.
Children’s Day At The Mission
Once again Children’s Day brought families to the Sonoma Mission courtyard to learn and experience the crafts practiced at the Mission during its brief existence and in early Sonoma. Parks... Read more.