Savor Sonoma County’s arts scene your way. Sculpture gardens tucked into hills, intimate performance venues in charming small towns join major performing arts centers like the Green Music Center and Luther Burbank Center for the Arts in sharing the arts. Each Sonoma County community has its own style of artistic expression. Look for one-of-a-kind souvenirs by artists, jewelry makers, artisans, and more in galleries and studios countywide. Stroll from gallery to gallery in Healdsburg or visit the the oldest continuously operating artists' cooperative in California. With thousands of artists and more than 20 performing arts companies in Sonoma County, you’re sure to find something special where life opens up. Be sure to check out the Performing Arts and Music & Nightlife sections for more artistic offerings.
January 2021 Update: During the current COVID-19 pandemic, a number of Sonoma County activities are currently restricted. Activities such as museums, nightlife, live music, and performing arts are unavailable. See What's Open. Sonoma County Tourism is encouraging everyone to follow public health authorities’ recommendations  and to review the Safe Travels Promise as a way to keep our community and visitors safe.
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Stroll through fascinating neighborhoods, view a wide variety of artwork, sip a little wine, nibble on an appetizer, and perhaps enjoy a bit of music during one of Sonoma County's multitude of art...
Walk around — and in some cases on, under, or through — unique and colorful artwork in northern Sonoma County, where the communities of Geyserville and Cloverdale both host sculpture trails. Stroll...
If you're a history lover, here's a three-day road trip that delves into Sonoma County's long and glorious past. It takes you across mountains, valleys, meadows, and forests; into charming towns and...
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General Vallejo's first home, La Casa Grande, was one of the most imposing, and well-furnished private residences in California. It stood in the middle of the block with its wide second-story balcony…
Built in 1887, the Kenwood Depot served proudly as central Sonoma Valley’s primary railroad station from 1888 to 1934 when rail service finally gave way to the automobile. Today, the trains and even…
Part of the Sonoma State Historic Park, the two-story, wide-balconied, adobe barracks facing Sonoma's central plaza were built to house Mexican army troops under the command of General Vallejo. These…
The Museum is located in a Gothic-Revival Victorian known as The Gould-Shaw House. One of the oldest documented dwellings in Cloverdale, its façade appears today much as it did in the 1870s.The house…
Built in 2009, The Cloverdale History Center sits next to the Historic Gould- Shaw home. Resource for local Historical Information and Collections. Come for the day or a longer stay! We are in the…
Join us for a unique experience where you will be guided through a 20-minute light, sound and visual show, presenting the history of winemaking through its tools and the life of the vivacious and…
The wood-frame building next to the barracks seems to have been constructed during the 1850s when it housed, among other things, a retail store and rental library. Later the building came to be used…
Located in the heart of Wine Country, the Depot Park Museum has displays on the History of Sonoma Valley from pre-contact of Native Americans to post American Statehood; exhibits of Victorian pre-1900…
Just steps from the historic Sonoma Plaza, SVMA curates rotating exhibitions of contemporary and modern art and provides educational and public programming for children, youth and adults.
Sonoma State Historic Park is the site of the northernmost Franciscan Mission in California and birthplace of the California State Bear Flag. Unlike most parks with a single plot of land and a…