What’s Happening in Sebastopol?

SRJC Climate Action Night
2025-04-24 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | SRJC Bertolini Hall, 1501 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, Bertolini Hall, 1501 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, 95401
Student groups from Analy, Orchard View, and Roseland University Prep high schools, Santa Rosa Junior College and Sonoma State will present “science fair style” about California State Assembly/Senate bills and local county and city campaigns. Come learn about current legislation and local campaigns related to climate change, climate justice and sustainability, and take action to enact climate solutions!

Live Music Fridays
2025-04-25 17:00 - 19:00, 2025-05-02 17:00 - 19:00 | Pax Wines, 6780 McKinley St #170, Sebastopol, CA, 95472, United States
Spend a casual Friday evening enjoying live music & local wines at a small, family owned & operated winery in The Barlow in downtown Sebastopol.
Featured artists are announced on a monthly basis to our email list and can be found on the events calendar on our website.
Free entry. No reservations are required but Table Service can be booked in advance to ensure you get a seat. Our tasting room is family & dog friendly, please feel free bring the whole crew!

Cider Circus Tasting at The Punchdown
2025-04-25 18:00 - 21:00 | The Punchdown Sebastopol, 6770 McKinley St Ste 130, Sebastopol, 95472
Special Cider Tasting Party in collaboration with Cider Circus Fair. Three cidermakers from all over Cali:
-Onirique (Sebastopol)
-Lassen Cider (Chico)
-Raging Cider (San Diego)
Paired w/ french-style sausage sandos by Jeremy of Onirique! At The Punchdown in The Barlow

David Outlaw Band ft. Jonny Mojo
2025-04-25 20:00 - 23:00 | CA
Join us for an unforgettable evening of live music with The David Outlaw Band, featuring special guest Jonny Mojo, on April 25th, 2025!
The David Outlaw Band is a rising force in the rock, blues, and Americana scene, led by David Outlaw, a Memphis-born singer-songwriter now based in Marin County, CA. The band plays original music that blends the best of Southern rock, Americana, and bluegrass, delivering a sound that spans from swampy bluegrass to jam band-style rock. Their diverse lineup incorporates slide guitar, mandolin, Hammond organ, and a mix of acoustic and electric instruments, creating a rich, dynamic sound that appeals to all types of fans. Known for their electrifying live performances, the David Outlaw Band brings a fresh, modern edge to timeless American music, and will keep you on your feet and dancing all night long.
Get your advance tickets now for only $10!
Tickets at the door: $15

Hallberg Butterfly Gardens Spring Plant Sale
2025-04-26 09:00 - 2025-04-27 16:00 | Hallberg Butterfly Gardens, 8687 Oak Grove Avenue, Sebastopol, CA, 95472, United States
Don’t miss Hallberg Butterfly Gardens’ spring plant sale and fundraiser on April 26th and 27th, 9am-4pm. by appointment. Appointment signup and a complete list of plants for sale can be found on our website:
https://hallbergbutterflygardens.org/our-nursery.
We focus on CA native plants suited to supporting our local pollinators, especially butterflies. A few examples of plants we will have at the sale are Ca false indigo, seaside daisy, bleeding heart, Douglas iris, Dutchman’s pipevine, California sunflower, blue elderberry, tiger lily, Ca fuchsia, hedgerow plants, and much more. We have a great variety of plants for your backyard wildlife habitat.
Plant lists organized by bloom time and by butterfly/moth host plants will be provided at the sale. Knowledgeable staff can help you with your garden questions.
After finishing your appointment at the nursery, you can take a self-guided tour of the garden. April is a great time to see larger numbers of pipevine swallowtails. All proceeds support the garden. See you soon!

End of Frost: Pinot & Pig Palooza
2025-04-26 11:30 - 15:30 | Emeritus Vineyards, 2500 Gravenstein Hwy North, Sebastopol, CA, 95472, United States
To celebrate the end of frost season, we’re hosting a hoedown where the vineyard, winemaking, and hospitality teams will compete to create the best piggy pairing for our Pinot’s. Last year, Rigg’s and the vineyard team took home the trophy—but can they win two years in a row? Join us for the camaraderie, the new vintage of Ruby Ruby, and help decide who takes home the hoof this year! (Vegetarian options will be available.)

Heirloom Fruit Tree and Plant Sale, with Garden Walks and More!
2025-04-26 13:00 - 15:00 | Luther Burbank Experiment Farm, 7777 Bodega Ave, Sebastopol, CA, 95472, United States
Join us Saturday afternoon on April 26 to enjoy spring blossoms and beautiful plants. Our public garden and picnic tables are free to use and provide a lovely place to bring your own picnic after the Apple Blossom parade. Stroll through our 3-acre demonstration farm and learn about Luther Burbank and his impact on our culinary and gardening world. At 2 pm, our skilled docents will be providing a free walking tour of the farm, sharing stories of the rich botanical history created in Sebastopol. Donations gratefully accepted. Fruit trees, perennials, succulents, and more will be available for purchase. Locally grown and Luther Burbank-created varieties, suitable for our Sonoma County environment, will be for sale. Fruit tree experts will be on hand to answer your questions and help you select the perfect tree or plant for your living space. Enjoy the afternoon with us!

Romeo and Juliet Auditions
2025-04-26 14:00 - 17:00, 2025-04-27 14:00 - 17:00 | Occidental Center for the Arts, 3850 Doris Murphy Ct, Occidental, 95465
Auditions will be held for the community production of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, opening in October and November 2025 at the Occidental Center for the Arts and Curtain Call Theatre, Monte Rio. Auditions are open to all ages and no preparation is required. Registration for an audition is available on line at the OCA website, or just show up during the audition times, Saturday or Sunday, 2-5pm, April 26 or 27.

Hot Buttered Rum
2025-04-26 20:00 - 22:00 | Sebastopol Community Cultural Center – Main Building, 390 Morris Ave, Sebastopol, Ca, 95472, United States
Hot Buttered Rum, a souped-up, left-coast string band, is the brainchild of uniquely gifted musicians who weave their love of bluegrass, folk, jazz and soul into a riveting strain of Americana.
String bass and five-alarm fiddle merge with guitar, banjo, mandolin, drums and keyboards to frame the voices of its two contrasting writers, fueling a dance party with roots in Appalachia and its branches in California. It’s a sound that’s as tough to describe as it is easy to love. Twenty years into its journey, HBR’s music, dreamed up in the backcountry of the High Sierra and the basements of San Francisco, has found its way into the hearts, minds and bodies of fans nationwide. The band continues to tour year-round in support of its many albums and social causes. Don’t miss the chance to see them soon!
Saturday, April 26
Doors: 7pm, Show: 8pm
Sebastopol Community Cultural Center
Tickets: https://www.zeffy.com/ticketing/hot-buttered-rum

Te Martin Leads Joyful Noise Community Sing
2025-04-27 16:00 - 17:30 | St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 500 Robinson Rd, Sebastopol, CA, 95472, United States
Joyful Noise welcomes back dynamic song leader, Te Martin, for our next Community Sing. Te was a co-organizer and long-time member of Thrive Street Choir, a student of Gaelic song, and uses song to strengthen, uplift, heal, and unite. Te is a ritual artist & song-carrier/song keeper, a student of earth, myth & wildness.
All songs are taught in the moment, no music reading ability is necessary. Come to sing or just listen and enjoy.

Ladies Afternoon Tea
2025-04-28 12:00 - 14:00 | Sebastopol Area Senior Center, 167 N. High St., Sebastopol, CA, 95472, United States
Join us for a lovely afternoon of tea, treat, and great company at the Senior Center. Come connect and enjoy a special day with friends. Afternoon tea attire encouraged, but not necessary. Space is limited. Registration is required. Call us at 707-829-2440.

Intro to Yoga Workshop
2025-04-28 15:30 - 17:00, 2025-05-05 15:30 - 17:00 | Radiate Yoga Studio, 961 Gravenstein Hwy S, Sebastopol, MD, 95472, United States
Curious about yoga? Here’s your chance to learn the basics in a safe and supportive environment at local Radiate Studio. Taught by experienced local teacher Kate Harding, this workshop is suitable for all ages and all levels. Even if you think you’re not flexible or strong enough for yoga, this class is right for you. Class size is kept small to allow for plenty of personalized attention and modifications. This is a one-time, three part series.

SBC # 543 Sacré Bleu! The Mysteries of Color - Featuring Blue - A Chemical Story of Beauty and Intrigue
2025-04-28 18:00 - 19:30 | Hopmonk Tavern Sebastopol, 230 Petaluma Ave., Sebastopol, Ca, 95472, United States
The sky, the sea, an iris, a butterfly; All can be blue for different and fascinating reasons. All explored through chemistry. Blue can be generated by the structure of minerals and at other times, by complex molecular interactions. Or it could be merely an illusion! The story of blue touches history, art, science, and for the presenter, the human experience of beauty. Dr. Karen Frindell Teuscher will tell stories of atoms and light in the context of her journey into the world and beauty of colors then on to the study of chemistry and the unveiling of the many ‘Mysteries of Blue’.
Karen is a chemistry professor at SRJC and former Department Chair and STEM Chair
BRINGING SCIENCE, ECONOMICS & COLOR BACK INTO CULTURE …
(707) 292-5281
daniel@economicbuzzcafe.com • www.sciencebuzzcafe.org
Discover the Patterns Within and Widen Your Horizon!

Luther Burbank Experiment Farm Work Day
2025-04-30 09:00 - 12:00, 2025-05-07 09:00 - 12:00 | Luther Burbank Experiment Farm, 7777 Bodega Ave, Sebastopol, CA, 95472, United States
Join a cadre of enthusiastic volunteers in preserving and maintaining the Luther Burbank Experiment Farm every Wednesday from 9am to noon. We need volunteers across the spectrum of gardening, leading tours, showing people around the cottage, selling items at the cottage gift shop, and more! All skill and ability levels welcome.

Olympia Stone film screening
2025-05-02 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-05-02 18:00 - 20:00 | Sebastopol Center for the Arts, 282 S High Street, Sebastopol, CA
Join us for a film screening of Olympia Stone’s new film Always Looking, which delves into the work of photographer Titus Brooks Heagins, highlighting the systemic neglect of society’s most vulnerable. His humanizing yet confrontational photos document those marginalized by poverty, race, gender, and sexual identity. The film also explores Titus’ own challenge capturing the stories of outsiders while provoking the question “who can tell whose story?”

May Day Strong: Sebastopol
2025-05-03 10:00 - 12:00 | 104 N. Main Street, Sebastopol, 104 N. Main Street, Sebastopol, 94931
Sebastopol, it’s time for us to show up again, like we did last month!
Across the country—from fruit fields in California to classrooms in Chicago, from kitchens in Queens to loading docks in Atlanta—working people are rising up. We are demanding a country that puts our families over their fortunes—public schools over private profits, healthcare over hedge funds, housing over homelessness.
Musk, Trump and their fellow profiteers are trying to create a race to the bottom—on wages, on benefits, on dignity itself. They want to erase labor rights, break our unions, and silence immigrant voices.
May Day 2025 we are standing united. We’re organizing for a world where every family has housing, healthcare, fair wages, union protection, and safety—regardless of race, zip code, or immigration status.
They’re defunding our schools, privatizing public services, attacking unions, and targeting immigrant families with fear and violence. This is a war on working people—and we will not stand down. Using the principles of nonviolence and peaceful protest, we will stand together and stand strong.
This May Day, we will turn the page. This is the beginning of a new era—one where working families lead, immigrants are protected, and no one is left behind. This is not charity. This is not a request. We are reclaiming our power from corporate elites, and we will not be intimidated by Trump, Musk, or their billionaire backers. They’ve ruled for too long. Their time is up.
STOP THE BILLIONAIRE TAKEOVER. WE ARE THE MANY. THEY ARE THE FEW. THIS IS MAY DAY.
JOIN US AT THE SEBASTOPOL FOUR CORNERS. LET’S KEEP THE MOMENTUM GOING!

Art + Makers Market
2025-05-03 11:00 - 16:00 | 282 S High St, Sebastopol, CA 95472, 282 S High St, Sebastopol, CA 95472
Discover an amazing selection of work from local crafters, artists, and artisans— perfect for unique gifts or just treating yourself! Enjoy tasty food vendors, live music, art, culture, and connection!

"Sebastopol Spire" Official Public Dedication of East Entry Sculpture
2025-05-03 13:00 - 14:00 | CA
On Saturday, May 3, from 1 to 2 pm, the new Sebastopol East Entrance Sculpture, entitled, “Sebastopol Spire”, by local and international artist Ned Kahn, will be officially dedicated in a public opening ceremony.
This beautiful, symbolic sculpture is located just off the Highway 12/Bodega Avenue entrance to Sebastopol, just north and west of the bridge entering town from Santa Rosa. It’s sited along the future extension of the Americorps Trail.
This sculpture has been funded by the City of Sebastopol and approved by the Sebastopol City Council. The location and sculpture were determined by the Sebastopol Public Arts Committee.
The Public is welcome to attend. The artist, Ned Kahn, Sebastopol City Council, local Tribal and Laguna Association reps, and other dignitaries will be present.

Sebastopol Spire Public Dedication
2025-05-03 13:00 - 14:00 | Behind corner of Morris St & Highway 12 on the west bank of the Laguna
On Saturday, May 3, from 1 to 2 pm, the new Sebastopol East Entrance Sculpture, entitled, “Sebastopol Spire”, by local and international artist Ned Kahn, will be officially dedicated in a public opening ceremony.
This beautiful, symbolic sculpture is located just off the Highway 12/Sebastopol Avenue entrance to Sebastopol, just north and west of the bridge entering town from Santa Rosa. It’s sited along the future extension of the Americorps Trail.
This sculpture has been funded by the City of Sebastopol and approved by the Sebastopol City Council. The location and sculpture were determined by the Sebastopol Public Arts Committee.
The Public is welcome to attend. The artist, Ned Kahn, Sebastopol City Council Member Sandra Maurer, local Tribal leaders, Laguna Association reps, and other dignitaries will be present.

Melanie DeMore Leads Joyful Noise Community Sing
2025-05-04 04:00 - 17:30 | St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 500 Robinson Rd, Sebastopol, CA, 95472, United States
Join us for an inspiring community singing event. Melanie’s rich voice, sure-handed leading, and deeply meaningful repertoire provide an uplifting experience.

Pop-Up Mother's Day Cards
2025-05-04 13:00 - 16:00 | 282 S High St, Sebastopol, CA
In this class we will explore the foundations of pop up design and paper cutting while creating one of a kind pop up greeting cards for Mother’s Day. Students will learn foundational “folds” for pop up elements and then create their own cards. Students can personalize provided pop up design templates, or dream up their own imaginative way to use the folds they have learned to create their own pop up design for their cards.

Perspectives Gallery CALL FOR ENTRIES
2025-05-06 08:00 - 17:00 | 167N. High St.Sebastopol Area Senior Center, 167 N. High St., Sebastopol, CA, 95472, United States
Celebrate Strength in Diversity! Open to all artists. The Sebastopol Senior Center’s Perspectives Gallery will have in-person submission drop-off on Friday May 23rd from 9am-3pm. We invite you to experience a vibrant exhibition showcasing the creative voices of LGBTQIA+ individuals and the allies who stand behind them. This show explores the beauty of difference, the power of unity, and the resilience that lives at the heart of Pride identity and community.

Embodied Renewal: A Somatic and Forest Therapy Retreat
2025-05-07 09:00 - 16:30 | Osmosis Day Spa Sanctuary, 209 Bohemian Hwy., Freestone, CA, 95472, United States
Escape to our serene 5-acre spa retreat in West Sonoma County for a day of transformative self-care. Your journey begins with a morning of relaxation, including a group cedar enzyme footbath, your choice of a 70-minute massage or a 65-minute custom facial, peaceful walking meditation through our bamboo forest, and guided meditation in our renowned Japanese garden. Next, a nourishing lunch, crafted by a local chef with fresh, wholesome ingredients will be offered in a magical creekside setting beneath the shade of oak and bay trees.
In the afternoon, join Wendy Figone, expert-level Myofascial Release Therapist, for an immersive journey into the space between—where transformation and deep healing unfold. Through a combination of somatic practices, forest therapy, and nature journaling, you’ll drop fully into your body, reconnecting with yourself in a profound way.
This unique experience integrates Bluetooth technology, using the vibrations of music to release embodied stress and enhance the mind-body connection. Throughout the session, you’ll learn unwinding techniques, develop self-care skills, and discover a new practice to take home—one that will elevate the way you nurture yourself long after the day ends.
So, take a deep breath. Step into the threshold. Slow down. Listen. And finally, emerge renewed.

Registration Open: Irish Music for All Instruments Class
2025-05-08 00:00 - 2025-06-30 23:59 | CA
EVERY MONDAY EVENING 6-7:15pm at a private home in Sebastopol, California (address provided upon signup)
Current Session: April 14-May 19 (drop-ins $30)
New Session: May 26-June 30 ($150-$220 Sliding Scale)
Discover the hypnotic melodies, pulsing rhythms, and worldwide customs of traditional Irish music! We have fun, learn captivating tunes, and are building a musical community with a common repertoire.
We focus on learning by ear which is part of the tradition. Please bring a recording device to class.
Suitable for intermediate or advanced instrumentalists.
Instructor: Suzuki Cady
Fee: $150-$220 (Sliding Scale) Venmo: @suzuki-cady

THE ETERNAL SONG - World Premiere
2025-05-08 18:30 - 21:00 | 282 S High St, Sebastopol, CA
Zaya and Maurizio here. We live in Sebastopol since 2007 and you may know of us from SAND (Science and Nonduality), or from one of our previous films—The Wisdom of Trauma or Where Olive Trees Weep. Or maybe we’ve crossed paths in town.
In 2022, we set out to document ancestral healing in Indigenous communities across the globe. What began as a single film evolved into something much greater—a cinematic journey through 13 territories, from the Arctic to the Amazon, exploring the deep scars of colonization and the living wisdom carried by land and lineage.
Now that we have finished this 3-year journey, we could not think of a better way to honor you—our local neighbors and community—than sharing our new film, The Eternal Song, in our town as a WORLDWIDE PREMIERE before we launch it in theaters worldwide!
