What's happening this weekend in Sebastopol?
Sebastopol Walks, a golden apple hunt in downtown stores, a holiday giftaway, light show at Park Side school, and more
Sebastopol Walks: Nonprofit Sebastopol
Saturday, Nov. 30, 9 am. Meet at the downtown plaza. Free.
This is the last Sebastopol Walk of the year. Tour some of our wonderful nonprofits and learn about all that they do for our community. Some of the nonprofits we'll meet include Community Cultural Center, the Service and Action Coalition, the Sebastopol Farmers Market, Wischemann Hall, West County Museum, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Senior Center, the Time Bank, and Gravenstein Health Action Coalition. The walk will be lead by Councilmember Sandra Maurer and Vice Mayor Stephen Zollman.
Downtown Sebastopol’s Small Business Saturday Golden Apple Hunt
Friday, Nov. 29 to Sunday, Dec. 1 in downtown Sebastopol
Pick up your shopping passport at Silk Moon, find the golden apples stashed in participating shops around town, and enter to win a fantastic raffle prize. Sponsored by the Sebastopol Chamber of Commerce and the Downtown Business Association.
Tibetan Monks’ Holiday Market
Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, 11 am to 3 pm, at Soft Medicine in the Upstairs Loft, 186 N. Main St., Sebastopol. Free.
The monks will have beautiful gift items from India and Nepal at their Holiday Market on Thanksgiving weekend. Come shop from the monks for your holiday gifts and support them. Personal sessions for healing and divination will be offered on site. The monks are available for house and business blessings, personal sessions for healing, divination and spiritual consultation. Donations for the monastery gratefully accepted. Please visit the website for details.
Hessel Grange Craft Faire
Saturday, Nov. 30, 10 am to 3 pm, at Hessel Grange, 5400 Blank Road, Sebastopol. Free.
Longtime local craft fair featuring handmade local handicrafts.
Wild West Holiday Extravaganza
Saturday, Nov. 30, 1 pm to 10 pm, at the Sebastopol Community Cultural Center, 390 Morris St., Sebastopol. $10-20.
A community gathering and fundraiser in support of the youth and small businesses of Sonoma County. Ages 17 & under are free. Teen clothing drive and clothing swap, toy drive, fashion show, live music and dj’s, food trucks, local artisan and fashion marketplace and music By Marshall House Project, Erika Ambrin, Electric Tumbleweed, Family Funk’n Town, Jeffrey Bearheart, Nscape, Mc’s Sophia Rayne & Niko Otis, Dj Dyops, Dj Chalice. Proceeds go toward keeping the Sebastopol Community Cultural Center & youth programs alive! Get tickets.
Holiday GiftAway 2024
Sunday, Dec. 1, 12 pm to 3 pm, at the Sebastopol Grange, 6000 Sebastopol Ave. (Hwy. 12), Sebastopol
Join the grange for its 12th annual Holiday GiftAway—a fun, ecological way to get new-to-you household items and clothing, and give away quality reusable household goods. Volunteers make this event possible! Adults and teens 16+ must help for 30+ minutes or donate $10 each to attend. Everyone, please sign-up for an appointment via the link under tickets above. Not able to volunteer? Please use the ticket link to sign up to shop by clicking the green $$ PAY button. Young people under 16 are free and are encouraged to help. It is fun; volunteers often find great items while helping out. Large, heavy, toxic or dirty items will be turned away. Questions welcome to Samantha via lite_marketing@sonic.net.
Not So Open Mic
Sunday, Dec. 1, 1:30 pm to 3:30 at Coffee & Moore, 6761 Sebastopol Ave., Sebastopol. Free.
Join Katie Phillips and Karen Joy Brown, formerly of the Bootleg Honeys at Coffee & Moore in Sebastopol for afternoons of critic-free women's performances where veterans and newbies can share original music or covers with a supportive, listening crowd. All women (straight, trans, non-binary are welcome). (Watch for our article on this new event this week.)
Parkside Elementary Holiday Light Show
Sunday, Dec. 1-31, 5:30 pm to 8 pm, at Parkside School,
Sebastopol Union is very excited to host their first light show at Park Side Elementary. The lights will be synchronized to our district’s music, choir and band student recordings, organized by our music teacher, Andy DelMonte. While the light show will be on display every night between 5:30 pm to 8 pm through January 1, we are hosting a kick-off event on Dec. 1. The countdown to lighting happens just before 5:30 pm. Hot cocoa and treats will be available for purchase.
No tree lighting this year?