Happy Friday, Sonoma County. Halloween is still a week out, but this is the big weekend for kids' (and big kids') events.
In this week's Signal:
Signal Check: Gas down 19¢ on the week and a warming weekend.
Halloween & Día de los Muertos: Nine pumpkin patches and corn mazes, Halloween at Howarth, trick-or-treating by boat, candlelight in Petaluma and Rocky Horror.
The Rest of the Weekend: Cider Circus, Big Brother & The Holding Company, Dustin Lynch and Bronco.
On Stage, One Glance: Sweeney Todd, Jimmy Failla and Roy Zimmerman.
Live Music, One Glance: 8 acts from Sebastopol to Sonoma.
Signal Check
Fires | 1 active · Cooley Fire (Mendocino, 1365 ac) |
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Gas | $6.22 · ▼ 19¢ wk |
Highs | Fr 72° · Sa 76° · Su 75° · ▲ warming |
Halloween & Día de los Muertos
See more in our Halloween guide →
All Weekend
Pumpkin patches and corn mazes
Petaluma Pumpkin Patch & Amazing Corn Maze | Petaluma | Night maze until 10 pm Fri–Sat · $13 ($9 by day), free entry
Punky's Pumpkins | Santa Rosa | Lights on at 5, open to 9 pm daily · hay rides, a train, a 30-foot slide
Muelrath Ranches | Santa Rosa | The farm-style patch, through Oct 31
Pronzini Farms Pumpkin Patch | Petaluma | Leashed dogs welcome · haunted trail, live music on weekends
Santa Rosa Pumpkin Patch | Santa Rosa | Corn maze closes 45 minutes before the patch
Mickelson Pumpkin Patch | Petaluma | No dogs, no outside food
Beltane Ranch Vineyard Pumpkin Patch | Glen Ellen | Fri–Sun through Oct 31
Pumpkins on Pikes at Tara Firma Farms | Petaluma | Sat–Sun 2–9 pm · $40
Pumpkins in the Parks Scavenger Hunt | any Santa Rosa park | Through Oct 30 · free
Scares and shows
Blind Scream Haunted House | Santa Rosa Plaza, Santa Rosa | Fri–Sun from 7 pm · $25–50 · meant to scare, kids included
The Witching Hour Halloween Dance Showcase | Bastet Dance Fitness, Rohnert Park | Fri–Sat 6:30 pm · $20
The Rocky Horror Show, live on stage | The California Theatre of Santa Rosa, Santa Rosa | Fri–Sat 8 pm · $60
Halloween Show at The Phoenix | The Phoenix Theater, Petaluma | Saturday 8 pm · $12
JOOSE 90s Halloween Bash | Coyote Sonoma, Healdsburg | Saturday 8 pm · $20
Costumes: The Ark on Fourth Street and Hot Couture in Railroad Square, both in Santa Rosa, are locals' picks for secondhand costumes.
Friday · Oct 23
🖼️ Halloween Party & Carnival @ Paradise Ridge
DJ, costumes, tarot readings and axe throwing.
Friday, 6–9 pm
Paradise Ridge Winery, Santa Rosa
Cost: $25 · See more →
🖼️ Family FUNtaz Night at the Children’s Museum of Sonoma County
Spooky crafts, creepy science and food trucks; costumes encouraged.
Friday, 4:30–8 pm
Children’s Museum of Sonoma County, Santa Rosa
Cost: $20 · See more →
🖼️ Family Fridays at Rio Nido Roadhouse
The Nightmare Before Christmas on the big screen under the redwoods, all ages.
Friday, 6:30–8:30 pm
Rio Nido Roadhouse, Rio Nido
See more →
Saturday · Oct 24
📚 Cemetery Walk with the Petalumans of Yesteryear
Saturday, 10:30 am
Cypress Hill Cemetery, Petaluma
Cost: $15 members/students, $20 general · See more →
🖼️ Halloween Trick-or-Treat at Charlie’s Acres
Hand out treats to the sanctuary's animals, plus a kids' scavenger hunt.
Saturday, 11 am–2:30 pm
Charlie’s Acres Farm Animal Sanctuary, Sonoma
See more →
🖼️ Witches and Wizards on The Water 2026
Trick-or-treating by boat on the Petaluma River.
Saturday, 11 am–2 pm
The Floathouse Petaluma, Petaluma
See more →
🖼️ LumaFest + Día de los Muertos
Saturday, 11 am–3 pm
SRJC Petaluma Campus, 680 Sonoma Mountain Pkwy
Free · See more →
🎨 Sugar Skull Decorating with Elsa Tapia at the Museum of Sonoma County
Saturday, 11 am–1 pm
Museum of Sonoma County, Santa Rosa
Cost: $12 · See more →
🖼️ Halloween at Howarth
For kids 12 and under; the city expects it to sell out.
Saturday, 11:30 am–2:30 pm
Howarth Park, Santa Rosa
Cost: $7, or $25 with train, carousel and pony rides · See more →
🖼️ Trick or Treat Trail
Saturday, 12–4 pm
Keiser Park, Windsor
Free · See more →
🖼️ Howl-O-Ween Pet Parade and Costume Contest
Saturday, 4–6 pm
Foley Family Community Pavilion, Healdsburg
Free · See more →
🎪 Día de los Muertos Candlelight Procession & Closing Event
A 6 pm candlelight procession from St. Vincent's into downtown closes Petaluma's Día de los Muertos.
Saturday, 4–10 pm
Historic Downtown Petaluma, Petaluma
See more →
🖼️ Fright Night Glow Bright Monster Bash!
A parents' night out: drop off kids 4–12 for games, fort building, dancing and dinner.
Saturday, 4:30–8:30 pm
Sonoma Gymnastics Academy, Sonoma
Cost: $60 · See more →
Spooky Species: Creatures of the Night
A bilingual evening from the Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation.
Saturday, 5:30–8 pm
900 Sanford Road, Santa Rosa
Free · See more →
Sunday · Oct 25
🎪 Día de Muertos at Healdsburg Plaza
Healdsburg's 10th annual celebration on the plaza.
Sunday, 12–6 pm
Healdsburg Plaza, Healdsburg
See more →
🎬 Spooky (Not Scary!) Sunday Screening: Hotel Transylvania
Hotel Transylvania on Ross Street, spooky but not scary.
Sunday, 2–5 pm
Ross Street, Santa Rosa
Free · See more →
🎶 Santa Rosa Symphony: Boo! Let's Dance family concert
Sunday, 3 pm
Weill Hall, Sonoma State, Rohnert Park
Cost: $10–20 · See more →
The Rest of the Weekend
All Weekend
🍎 Black Cod Week
Restaurants across the county put black cod on the menu through Sunday, Oct. 25.
Friday to Sunday, Times vary
Sonoma County
See more →
Friday · Oct 23
🎶 Dustin Lynch
Friday, 8 pm
Graton Resort & Casino
See more →
Saturday · Oct 24
🎪 Big West presents CIDER CIRCUS!
Second annual cider festival on the river; supervised kids and well-behaved dogs welcome.
Saturday, 12–5 pm
Steamer Landing Park, Petaluma
Cost: $75 · See more →
🎪 Fall Renaissance Faire at Rio Nido Roadhouse
Fiddle and minstrels, live fencing and a potion contest.
Saturday, 1–7 pm
Rio Nido Roadhouse, Rio Nido
Cost: $5 · See more →
GHOST at Mr. Chile Taproom
International artists, Tacos Lokos and a costume contest with a free tattoo for the winner.
Saturday, 8–11:30 pm
Mr. Chile TAPROOM Beer & Culture, Santa Rosa
Cost: $10 · See more →
🎶 Big Brother & The Holding Company at the Mystic Theatre
The band that launched Janis Joplin.
Saturday, 8 pm
Mystic Theatre & Music Hall, Petaluma
Cost: $39.69 · See more →
🎶 Bronco: El Gran Baile Tour
Saturday, 8 pm
Graton Resort & Casino
See more →
Sunday · Oct 25
🎪 Geyserville Fall Colors Festival & Vintage Car Show
Sunday, 10 am–4 pm
Geyserville, CA
See more →
🧺 Fall Boutique at the Flamingo
30-plus vendors and crafters; raffle proceeds go to St. Jude.
Sunday, 10 am–4 pm
Flamingo Resort Hotel, Santa Rosa
Free · See more →
🔭 Family Day at Robert Ferguson Observatory
Sunday, 12:30–3 pm
Robert Ferguson Observatory, Kenwood
Cost: $9.44 – $13.65 · See more →
🖼️ Clover Sonoma Family Fun Series: 360 Allstars
An urban circus of street-culture athletes, with a live band.
Sunday, 3:30 pm
Luther Burbank Center for the Arts
See more →
🥾 Full Moon Hike at Sugarloaf State Park
Sunday, 4:30–7:30 pm
Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, Kenwood
Cost: $5 – $11 · See more →
📚 Jeremy Raikes’s 90th birthday and book signing
The poet and local Chair Repair Guy signs Delicious Suspicions.
Sunday, 4–6 pm
Wonderland Pizzeria, Monte Rio
Free · See more →
Signing Off
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— Ben, writing from Santa Rosa