Sunset Magazine names Downtown Petaluma one of the “West’s Best Main Streets”
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”Every town has a story, and we believe that story begins at the street level: the main street. Not only is a town’s main street a convenient thoroughfare with favorite shops, restaurants, and other local businesses, it’s often the heart and soul of a town. Nowhere is that more true than in these five Western towns...“
“Petaluma’s 150 year-old main street is a mix of old and new, embracing historical architecture with new businesses in town. A century-old historical museum shares the strip with a cutting-edge slow-food restaurant and a 1920s Sonoma County bank that’s now the best seed store in wine country. Bonus—communal sidewalk pianos.” READ FULL STORY HERE. |
All within walking distance of The Roost, the downtown district of Petaluma is perfect for exploring a unique array of wonderful restaurants, shops, farms, events, artists and makers.
Click the map below to help plan your visit.
Petaluma knows how to come together as a community to celebrate. And Petalumans love to share their civic pride with visitors. Be sure to book your stay during one of the many annual festivals, parades and events. See sample of events below and check current calendar here.
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JANUARY 5: POST HOLIDAY BLUES • SONOMA PORTWORKS • 12:00 - 5:00
JANUARY 10: TREASURE TWILIGHT WALK • SCHOLLENBERGER PARK • 4:00 - 5:30 JANUARY 12: WINTER SHOW BEGINS THRU MARCH • RIVERFRONT ART GALLERY • 10:00 - 5:00 JANUARY 13: "MUSIC MAN" SING-ALONG • PETALUMA HISTORIC LIBRARY + MUSEUM • 4:00 - 6:00 JANUARY 19: CELEBRATE THE MORNING GROUP WALK • HELEN PUTNAM REGIONAL PARK • 10:00 - 11:00 JANUARY 19: WOMEN'S MARCH PETALUMA • WALNUT PARK • 11:00 - 3:00 JANUARY 19: FRESH START COOKING WORKSHOP • MCEVOY RANCH • 11:00 - 2:00 JANUARY 19: PETALUMA 7-11 LION'S CLUB CRAB FEED • PETALUMA VETERANS HALL • 5:00 - 9:00 JANUARY 26: LUMACON • PETALUMA • 10:00 - 4:00 JANUARY 26: RIVER MONTESSORI CREATOR FAIRE • RIVER MONTESSORI CHARTER SCHOOL • 12:00 - 4:00 JANUARY 27: MOZART'S BIRTHDAY PARTY • PETALUMA HISTORIC LIBRARY + MUSEUM • 3:00 - 5:00 JANUARY 30: PETALUMA CINEMA SERIES • PETALUMA SRJC CAMPUS • 6:00 - 10:00 |
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FEBRUARY 1: COMEDY NIGHT • GRIFFO DISTILLERY • 8:00 - 10:00
FEBRUARY 1: UNDERNEATH THE LINTEL • CINNABAR THEATRE • 8:00 - 10:30 FEBRUARY 2: GUIDED FARM TOUR • TATA FIRMA FARMS • 11:00 - 12:00 FEBRUARY 9: WONDERBREAD 5 • MYSTIC THEATER • 8:30 - 11:30 FEBRUARY 10: COMMUNITY BIKE RIDE SECOND SATURDAYS BEGINS • AQUS CAFE • 9:30 -11:00 FEBRUARY 14: ONE BILLION RISING/THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES • CAVANAUGH CENTER • 8:00 - 5:00 FEBRUARY 14: BUBBLES + BONBONS FOR BOUNTY • PETALUMA HOTEL • 6:30 - 9:30 FEBRUARY 25: SCHOLLENBERGER SHINDIG • RIVERFRONT CAFE • 5:00 - 8:30 |
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MARCH 5: 6TH ANNUAL MARDI GRAS CELEBRATION • LAGUNITAS BREWING COMPANY • 5:30 - 8:00
MARCH 5: CRAFT + SIP • THE DAISY CLUB • 6:30 - 8:30 MARCH 21: WRITERS FORUM • COPPERFIELD'S BOOKS • 6:30 - 8:30 MARCH 29: A PERFECT GANESH • CINNABAR THEATRE • 8:00 - 10:30 MARCH 30: NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM • PETALUMA HISTORIC LIBRARY + MUSEUM • 7:00 - 11:00 MARCH 31: THE PETALUMA WEDDING EXPERIENCE • HOTEL PETALUMA • 11:00 - 5:00 |
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APRIL 6: A NIGHT OF SHAKESPEARE SHORTS • THE PHOENIX THEATER • 8:00 -11:00
APRIL 7: AIRPLANE DISPLAY DAY • PETALUMA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT • 10:00 - 2:00 APRIL 14: EASTER CELEBRATION • EAST WASHINGTON PLACE • 12:00 - 2:00 APRIL 20: BUTTER + EGG DAYS OPENING CEREMONIES • 12:00 - 1:00 APRIL 20: PETALUMA HISTORIC WALKING TOURS • PETALUMA HISTORIC LIBRARY + MUSEUM • 2:00 - 4:00 APRIL 27: 38TH ANNUAL BUTTER + EGG DAYS PARADE • DOWNTOWN PETALUMA • 10:00 - 5:00 APRIL 27: SPRING FARM TRAILS • GARDEN VALLEY RANCH • 10:00 - 4:00 APRIL 28: BOCCE BALL-A-PALOOZA • PETALUMA • 12:00 - 4:30 |
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MAY 4: PETALUMA HISTORIC WALKING TOURS • PETALUMA HISTORIC LIBRARY + MUSEUM • 10:30 - 12:00
MAY 4: FILM FEST PETALUMA • MYSTIC THEATRE • 12:00 - 10:30 MAY 9: MAKER'S DINNER • BREWSTERS BEER GARDEN • 6:00 - 8:30 MAY 10-18: SPRING BOOK SALE • PETALUMA REGIONAL LIBRARY • 10:00 - 5:00 MAY 10: PETTY THEFT • MYSTIC THEATRE • 8:30 - 10:00 MAY 11: TRANSHUMANCE FESTIVAL • STEAMER LANDING PARK • 9:00 - 4:00 MAY 11: 5TH ANNUAL DOWN HOME DAY • ARTFUL ARRANGEMENTS PENNGROVE • 11:00 - 4:00 MAY 11/12: SPRING ARTISAN MARKET • THE BANK • 10:00 - 6:00 MAY 11: HERITAGE HOMES SPRING GARDEN + PARLOR TOUR • PETALUMA MUSEUM • 1:00 - 4:00 MAY 12: PETALUMA RIVER CRUISES • PETALUMA RIVER TURNING BASIN • 9:00 - 12:00 MAY 12: MOTHER'S DAY LUNCH, GIN FIZZES + FLOWERS • GRIFFO DISTILLERY • 12:00 - 3:00 MAY 13: PILLHEAD LOCAL MOVIE SCREENING • BOULEVARD 14 CINEMAS • 7:00 MAY 14: PETALUMA ADOBE FANDANGO • PETALUMA ADOBE STATE HISTORIC PARK • 8:00 - 5:00 MAY 15: PILLHEAD LOCAL MOVIE SCREENING • BOULEVARD 14 CINEMAS • 10:30 MAY 17: SALUTE TO AMERICAN GRAFFITI KICK-OFF PARTY + CRUISE-IN • PLAZA NORTH • 4:00 - 8:00 MAY 18: SALUTE TO AMERICAN GRAFFITI CELEBRATION • DOWNTOWN PETALUMA • 10:00 - 6:00 MAY 25: LIVING HISTORY DAY • PETALUMA ADOBE STATE HISTORIC PARK • 10:00 - 4:00 MAY 26: LIVE MUSIC OUTDOOR CONCERT SERIES • THEATRE SQUARE • 4:30 - 7:00 |
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JUNE 2: DAY ON THE RIVER • PETALUMA RIVER TURNING BASIN • 11:00 - 3:00
JUNE 6: LIVE MUSIC OUTDOOR CONCERT SERIES • THEATRE SQUARE • 4:30 - 7:00 JUNE 7: BARBER OF SEVILLE • CINNABAR THEATRE • 8:00 - 10:30 JUNE 19-23: SONOMA-MARIN FAIR • SONOMA-MARIN FAIRGROUNDS • 12:00 - 11:00 JUNE 20: WRITERS FORUM • COPPERFIELDS BOOKS • 6:30 - 8:30 JUNE 21: WORLD'S UGLIEST DOG CONTEST • SONOMA-MARIN FAIRGROUNDS • 6:00 - 8:00 JUNE 22: SIP THE GAP, A PETALUMA WINE TASTING • KELLER STREET CO-WORK • 2:00 - 5:00 JUNE 22: PETALUMA ADOBE SUMMER CAMPFIRE • PETALUMA ADOBE STATE HISTORIC PARK • 7:00 - 8:00 JUNE 30: SUNDAY CRUISE-IN • FOURTH + SEA • 11:00 - 2:00 JUNE 30: PETALUMA MUSIC FESTIVAL FUNDRAISER + ACOUSTIC SHOWCASE • THE BLOCK • 12:00 - 7:00 |
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JULY 4: ANNUAL FOURTH OF JULY BELL RINGING • PETALUMA HISTORIC LIBRARY + MUSEUM • 10:30 - 11:30
JULY 4: AMERICAN DREAM AUTO SHOW + BLOCK PARTY • 101 NORTH BREWERY COMPANY • 12:00 - 6:00 JULY 4: LIVE MUSIC OUTDOOR CONCERT SERIES • THEATRE SQUARE • 4:30 - 7:00 JULY 4: FIREWORKS CELEBRATION @ THE MARIN-SONOMA FAIRGROUNDS • 6:00 - 10:00 JULY 6: PETALUMA HISTORIC WALKING TOURS • PETALUMA HISTORIC LIBRARY + MUSEUM • 10:30 - 12:00 JULY 6: NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION OPENS • PETALUMA ART CENTER • 10:30 - 4:30 JULY 6/7: BOOZY MILKSHAKES • SONOMA PORTWORKS • 12:00 - 5:00 JULY 7: JAM MAKING 101 • LALA'S JAM BAR • 10:00 - 12:00 JULY 7: LIVE MUSIC OUTDOOR CONCERT SERIES • THEATRE SQUARE • 3:30 - 6:00 JULY 13: PETALUMA ADOBE SUMMER CAMPFIRE • PETALUMA ADOBE STATE HISTORIC PARK • 7:00 - 8:00 JULY 14: PETALUMA ART + GARDEN • DOWNTOWN PETALUMA • 11:00 - 5:00 JULY 15: BREWS + BITES FOR BOUNTY • LAGUNITAS BREWERY COMPANY • 5:30 - 8:30 JULY 18: UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN DINNER • PETALUMA WOMEN'S CLUB • 6:30 - 9:00 JULY 20: 10TH ANNUAL RIVERTOWN REVIVAL • STEAMER LANDING PARK • 11:00 - 8:00 JULY 25: THE GREAT SUMMER SIDEWALK SALE • DOWNTOWN PETALUMA • 10:00 - 6:00 JULY 26: MOVIES IN THE PARK • LUCHESSI PARK • 6:00 - 10:00 JULY 27: THE GREAT SUMMER SIDEWALK SALE • DOWNTOWN PETALUMA • 10:00 - 6:00 |
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AUGUST 3: PETALUMA MUSIC FESTIVAL • SONOMA-MARIN FAIRGROUNDS • 11:30 - 9:30 AUGUST 17: FAMILY MUSIC NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM • PETALUMA HISTORIC LIBRARY + MUSEUM • 5:30 |
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SEPTEMBER 14: LAGUNITAS BEER CIRCUS • SONOMA-MARIN FAIRGROUNDS • 4:30 - 10:00
SEPTEMBER 15: CLO-COW HALF MARATHON, 10K & 5K • DOWNTOWN PETALUMA • 7:00 - 3:00 SEPTEMBER 15: PETALUMA PETE'S HONKY TONK PIANO COMPETITION • TAPS • 3:00 - 6:00 SEPTEMBER 28: ALL HALLOWS ART FEST • HERMANN SONS HALL • 9:00 - 3:00 SEPTEMBER 28: PETALUMA RIVER CRAFT BEER FESTIVAL • WATER STREET PROMENADE • 1:00 - 5:00 SEPTEMBER 29: FALL ANTIQUE FAIRE • DOWNTOWN PETALUMA • 8:00 - 4:00 SEPTEMBER 29: 62ND ANNUAL ART IN THE PARK • WALNUT PARK • 10:00 - 5:00 |
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OCTOBER 5: CHILLY BILLY FUN RUN, HOT ROD + MOTORCYCLE SHOW • SONOMA-MARIN FAIRGROUNDS • 8:00 - 4:00
OCTOBER 5: PETALUMA HISTORIC WALKING TOURS • PETALUMA HISTORIC LIBRARY + MUSEUM • 10:30 - 12:00 OCTOBER 5: WHISKERINO • THE PHOENIX THEATER • 2:00 - 5:00 OCTOBER 5: FAMILY MUSIC NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM • PETALUMA HISTORIC LIBRARY + MUSEUM • 5:30 OCTOBER 6: JAM MAKING 101 • LALA'S JAM BAR • 10:00 - 12:00 OCTOBER 12: WEEKEND ALONG THE FARM TRAILS BEGINS • VARIOUS LOCATIONS • 10:00 - 4:00 OCTOBER 12/13: TOLAY FALL FESTIVAL • TOLAY LAKE REGIONAL PARK • 11:00 - 5:00 OCTOBER 25: MOVIES IN THE PARK • LUCHESSI PARK • 6:00 - 10:00 OCTOBER 26: PETALUMA RIVER CRUISES • PETALUMA TURNING BASIN • 9:00 - 4:00 OCTOBER 31: TRICK-OR-TREAT TRAIL • DOWNTOWN PETALUMA • 3:00 - 5:30 |
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NOVEMBER 8-10: 3RD ANNUAL WINE COUNTRY SPOKEN WORD FESTIVAL
NOVEMBER 11: 31ST ANNUAL VETERAN'S DAY PARADE + FLYOVER • DOWNTOWN PETALUMA • 1:00 - 3:00 NOVEMBER 24: GIVING THANKS AT THE GARDENS • ARTFUL ARRANGEMENTS PENNGROVE • 2:00 - 4:00 NOVEMBER 30: SANTA'S RIVERBOAT ARRIVAL • PETALUMA RIVER TURNING BASIN • 11:30 - 5:00 |
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DECEMBER 1: MERCHANTS' HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE • DOWNTOWN PETALUMA • 12:00 - 8:00
DECEMBER 1: CITY OF LIGHTS DRIVING TOUR BEGINS • PETALUMA • 6:00 - 10:00 DECEMBER 6: FESTIVAL OF TREES • HOTEL PETALUMA • 6:00 - 9:00 DECEMBER 12-14: GINGERBREAD HOUSE SHOWCASE + COMPETITION • PETALUMA HOTEL • 4:00 - 9:00 DECEMBER 31: NEW YEAR'S EVE GALA CONCERT • PETALUMA HISTORIC LIBRARY + MUSEUM • 6:00 - 8:00 |
