• A couple of big “Third of July” pre-parties with fireworks tomorrow, like this one in Windsor (Wed, July 3, 4-10pm)

• All the firework viewing parties happening across both counties on the Fourth, like this one at Sonoma State (Thu, July 4, 7:30-11pm)
• Another fun way to watch the fireworks this year: from a kayak on the Petaluma River (Thu, July 4, 9-10:30pm)
• The next day, nurse your hangover at a drag pool party called “Oh Slay Can You See” in Guerneville (Fri, July 5, 11:30am-5:30pm)

• And later that night, celebrate Mac Dre and the thizz movement in Sebastopol with sets from some of the greats (Fri, July 5, 4-9pm)

• An old-fashioned, highly patriotic parade and festival in the small town of Penngrove to cap off the weekend (Sun, July 7, 11am-4pm)

• Lots more local events happening over the next week, including a staggering summer-load of free outdoor concerts and movie screenings under the stars (scroll to see the full calendar!)

WHAT'S HAPPENING?

Tuesday, July 2

• Free “Writing Your Life” Memoir Class at Santa Rosa Junior College: Join in Person or on Zoom (Weekly, 3-5pm)

• “Aging Well Together” Senior Support Group at West County Health Centers in Sebastopol: Join in Person or on Zoom (Weekly, 3:30-5pm)

• The Sorentinos Play Free Rock Show in the Healdsburg Plaza (6-8pm)

• Comedian Ellen DeGeneres Performs at the Luther Burbank Center in Santa Rosa (7:30pm)

• Funk/Soul Band Marshall House Project Play the Elephant in the Room Pub in Healdsburg (7:30pm)

Wednesday, July 3

• Volunteer Work Day at the Luther Burbank Gold Ridge Experiment Farm in Sebastopol (Weekly, 9am)
• Tai Chi Class at the Windsor Library (Weekly, 11am)

• Pre-Fourth of July Patio Party at Downtown Joe’s in Napa, Featuring Live Music, BBQ, Cornhole & Beer Pong (4-9pm)

• Annual “Kaboom” Third of July Celebration at Keiser Park in Windsor, Featuring Food, Beer, Live Music & Fireworks Show (4-10pm)

• Sebastopol’s Annual Third of July Fireworks & Music Extravaganza at Analy High School (4-10pm)

• Acoustic Sunsets at the Sonoma Botanical Garden in Glen Ellen, Featuring Lawn Games & Live Music in the Amphitheater (Weekly, 5-8pm)
• Russian River “Hoop & Flow” Hula Hoop Session in the Guerneville Plaza (Weekly, 7pm)
• Trivia Night at Coyote Sonoma in Healdsburg (Weekly, 7-9pm)

• Banjo Band Hats & Asses Play Rivertime Restaurant & Bar in Guerneville (Weekly, 7-10pm)

• Karaoke with Country Dan at R3 Hotel in Guerneville (Weekly, Wednesdays & Fridays, 7:30-11pm)

• The Fabulous Thunderbirds Play the Raven Theater in Healdsburg: “See Just How Much Fun the Blues Can Be” (8pm)
• Chamber-Folk Band Townsend's Solitaire Plays the Lost Church in Santa Rosa to Debut “Glad to be Alive,” New Album About Grief (8:15-10:30pm)

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Thursday, July 4 🇺🇸

• Fourth of July Sunrise Hike to Sentinel Point in Jenner (5:30-7:30am)

• Annual Fourth of July Parade in Napa (9:30am)

• Annual Fourth of July Parade in Cloverdale (10am)

• Fourth of July Choral Concert & Bell Ringing at the Petaluma Historical Library & Museum (10-11:15am)

• Fourth of July Kids Parade & Duck Dash in the Healdsburg Plaza (10am-1pm)

• Fourth of July Parade & Festival in Downtown Sonoma (10am-5pm)

• “Stars & Stripes, Dogs & Bikes” Fourth of July Festival at Lucchesi Park in Petaluma, Featuring Bike Parade, Dog Costume Contest, Farmers Market Vendors, Bounce Houses, Photo Booth, Jazz Band, Lawn Games, Kids Activities & More (11am-2pm)

• Fourth of July in the Vineyard at West Wines in Healdsburg: “March Through the Vineyard Like Washington & the Continental Army Advancing to Saratoga” (11am-4pm)

• “Art on the Plaza” Local Artists & Makers Market at the Sonoma Plaza (July 4 & 6, 11am-5pm)

• Historic Annual Star-Spangled Parade & Social in Calistoga, With “American Roots” Theme (11am-10pm)

• Fourth of July BBQ Under the Oaks in Forestville (12-4pm)

• 3rd Annual Rohnert Park Jubilee for the Fourth: “Honoring Yesterday, Celebrating Today” With Live Music by Pride & Joy, Sack Races, Tug-a-War, Cornhole, Inflatable Fun Zone, Outdoor Video-Gaming on Giant Screen, Escape Room, Baking Contest & More (12-4pm)

• Annual Fourth Of July Celebration at Romeo Vineyards & Cellars in Calistoga, With Wine & Free Hot Dogs (3-5pm)

• Fourth of July Celebration at Oxbow Commons in Napa (3-10pm)

• Red, White & Blue Bicycle Parade & Community Festival in St. Helena (3:30-10pm)

• Fourth of July Celebration at Veterans Memorial Park in Yountville, With Live Music by the Jay Silverheels Band (4-7pm)

• Fourth of July Party at the Elephant in the Room Pub in Healdsburg, Featuring Live Music by Blues Legend Johnny Rawls (5pm)

• Pacific Empire League Baseball Game at Rec Park in Healdsburg: Prune Packers Vs. Athletic Edge (6pm)

• Fourth of July Celebration at Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park, Featuring Show Tunes & Patriotic Classics by the Transcendence Theatre Company & Santa Rosa Symphony, Carnival Games, Bounce Houses, Food & Fireworks Viewing (7:30-11pm)

• Annual Fourth of July Fireworks Show at General Vallejo Field in Sonoma (Dusk)
• Drone Fireworks Show in Napa (Dusk)
• Annual Fourth of July Fireworks Show at the Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds in Petaluma: “Higher & Brighter” This Year, “So They Can Be Viewed From Vantage Points Around Petaluma” (9-10:30pm)
• Floathouse Fireworks Paddle: Watch the Petaluma Fireworks From the River (9-10:30pm)

• Fireworks Show at Healdsburg High School: “Bigger & Better Than Ever” (9:30pm)

Friday, July 5 🌙

• “Oh Slay Can You See” Pool Party at the R3 Hotel in Guerneville, Featuring Cocktails, Pop-Up Drag Performances, DJs & Deck Dancing (11:30am-5:30pm)
• Pacific Empire League Baseball Game at Rec Park in Healdsburg: Prune Packers Vs. West Coast Kings (July 5-6, 6pm)

• The Humdingers Play Rowdy Rock & Jazz at St. Anne’s Crossing in Kenwood (6-8:30pm)

• Parents’ Night Out in Petaluma: Ninja Night for Kids at Z Ultimate Self Defense Studios (Monthly, 6-9pm)

• Black Sabbath Tribute Show at the Elephant in the Room Pub in Healdsburg (7pm)
• Ariana Arbitter & The Rose Room Collective Play the Lost Church in Santa Rosa (7:30pm)

• Raven Players Perform Classic Play “Company” at Windsor High School (July 5-6, 7:30pm)

• ‘Space Cowboys’ Country Dance Night at the Flamingo Resort & Spa in Santa Rosa, Featuring Line-Dancing Lessons by Grapevine Dance & Live Music by Dustin Saylor & The Stowaways (7-11pm)

• Stand-Up Comic Scott Capurro Performs at The California in Santa Rosa (8-10pm)
  

• WaterTreks EcoTours in Jenner Hosts “Glow Watchers” Possible Bioluminescent Night Tour on Kayaks (July 5-7, ~8-11pm)

Saturday, July 6

• Puerto Rican Ballerina Carla Curet Guest-Teaches Adult Ballet Classes at the Contessi Ballet School in Penngrove (July 6-10, Various Times)
• Sonoma Coast Seaweed Forage in Bodega Bay (July 6-7, ~6-8:30am)
• Redwood Forest “Habitat Hike” at Sugarloaf Ridge State Park in Kenwood (9-11am)
• Shady Summer Hike at Jack London State Historic Park in Glen Ellen (9-11:30am)
• 2nd Annual “North of the Gate” Bike Show “Chill & Grill” at Keiser Park in Windsor, With Ride-Out After (10am-2pm)
• Open-Air Artisan Faire & Makers Market on First Street in Napa (11am-5pm)
• “Guncle Sam” LGBTQIA+ Pool Party at the R3 Hotel in Guerneville (11:30am-5:30pm)
• Hands-On Cheesemaking & Buttermonger Demonstration at the Epicurean Connection in Sonoma (Weekly, 12-2pm)

• “Celebrate the Liberty & Freedom that Belgians & Americans Share” With Lion of Liberty Pale Ale on Draft at CUVER Belgian Brewers in Windsor (12-8pm)

• Treasure & Trinket Box Making Workshop at the Blue Door Gallery in Guerneville (5pm)
  

• Thizz Celebration at The Barlow in Sebastopol, With Performances by LaRussell, Keak Da Sneak, Slimmy B (SOB) & J Diggs (4-9pm)

• Movies on the Green at Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park: “Finding Nemo” & “Finding Dory” Double Feature (5-9pm)

• "Stand With Palestine" Solidarity Protest at Courthouse Square in Santa Rosa (Weekly, 6:30-8pm)

• “The Dizney Villians Pageant” Drag Parody at the R3 Hotel in Guerneville (7-10pm)

• “Tommy Thomsen's Western Swing Hall of Fame” at The California in Santa Rosa: “Come on Down & Practice Your Two-Step” (7:30-10pm)
  

• Rock/R&B Band Smoke & Mirrors Play Coyote Sonoma in Healdsburg (8pm)

Sunday, July 7

• 48th Annual Penngrove Parade: "The Biggest Little Parade in Northern California" (11am)

• Dogs & DJs Event at Abbott’s Passage Winery & Mercantile in Glen Ellen, With Adoptable Pets On-Site (Monthly, 12-3pm) 

• Post-Parade Party in Penngrove Park, Featuring BBQ Lunch, Cold Beer, 4-H Desserts, Kids Games & Live Music by Train Wreck Junction (12-4pm)

• Flamenco & Spanish Guitarist Ahmed Drief Plays Free Outdoor Show in the Healdsburg Plaza (1-3pm)

• Sundays at the Pool at the Flamingo Resort & Spa in Santa Rosa, Featuring Mashup DJ Zack Darling (1-5pm)

• “Red, White & Blues” Party at Rocker Oysterfeller’s in Valley Ford on the Sonoma Coast, Featuring Live Music by Howell Devine & Tumbleweed Soul (1-8:30pm)

• Final Performance of “La Boheme” Opera at Cinnabar Theater in Petaluma (2pm)

• Free Jazz Show in Putnam Plaza in Petaluma (2-4:30pm)

• Nashville Band Goldpine & Hit Country Songwriter Steve Seskin Play the Lost Church in Santa Rosa (4pm)

• Slow “Animal Journey” Walk at Sugarloaf Ridge State Park in Kenwood (4-6pm)

• Pacific Empire League Baseball Game With ’80s Theme at Rec Park in Healdsburg: Prune Packers Vs. Bercovich (6pm)

• Comedy Night at Fogbelt Brewing in Santa Rosa (8-10pm)
  

Monday, July 8

• Family Heirloom & Treasure Value Assessment Event at Ye Olde Treasure House in Santa Rosa, With Food, Wine & Networking (5-7pm)
  

• "Summer on the Square" Outdoor Movie Screening at Old Courthouse Square in Santa Rosa: “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone” (5-8pm)
• Cinema in the Courtyard at Farmhouse Inn in Forestville: “Jaws” Movie Screening (7:30-10pm)

Tuesday, July 9

• 3D Printing Class at the Chimera Arts & Maker Space in Sebastopol (10am-1pm)
  

• Community Blood Drive at Charlie’s Grill in Windsor (12:30-4:15pm)

• Poetry Readings for New "Reverberations" Exhibit at the Sebastopol Center for the Arts (2-4pm)

• Newgrass Band Sam Grisman Project Plays Free Show in the Healdsburg Plaza (6-8pm)

• Classic Film Screening at the Jarvis Conservatory in Napa: “It Started in Naples,” Starring Sophia Loren (6:30-8:30pm)

• Free Community Zumba at the Guerneville School (Weekly, 7pm)

Alrighty, that should do ya! Hope everyone has a legendary (and non-incendiary) Fourth this year... stay as cool as you can out there, K? 🍦

— Simone Wilson

About me: I was born and raised in Healdsburg, CA, and have since worked as a local journalist for publications in San Diego, Los Angeles, New York City and the Middle East. I'm now a senior product manager and staff writer for the Weeklys newspaper group, including the Healdsburg Tribune and the North Bay Bohemian.

Have any feedback, questions, suggestions or corrections? Or a tip about something happening around here? Hit me up at swilson@weeklys.com.