Happening Local

Here’s what’s happening now in Sonoma County!

Happening in Sonoma County and Sonoma County GO LOCAL have joined forces to create Happening Local—your go-to guide for local entertainment, arts, & recreation in Sonoma County.

May 2026

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Through Sun: “Ride the Cyclone-The Musical” presented by SRJC
Fri: Salsa Rosa at Cafe Frida
Fri: T Sisters at Hopmonk Sebastopol in The Abbey
Sat: Guided Bird and Nature Walk at Ellis Creek
All weekend: Holiday Craft Fairs, inclu. one at The Sebastopol Grange
Sat: The Lighting of the Sonoma Plaza
All weekend: It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play

This week’s highlights:

This week, there are comedy shows, a Wicked for Good Premier Party, and six fabulous theatre shows!
Get outside this weekend for a bird hike, or hikes at Armstrong Redwoods and Sugarloaf Park! Start your holiday shopping at several holiday craft fairs happening this weekend. Enjoy a concert by Sonoma State University Symphony & Jazz Orchestras, or by Sonoma County Philharmonic, or California Redwood Chorale.
And you’ll want to kick-start your holiday spirit with the Lighting of Sonoma Plaza on Saturday!
Find live music this week by Puffinhorn, The Rains, Michelle Lambert, Redwood Highway Ramblers, T Sisters, SoloRio, StoneBlue, Salsa Rosa, Eric Lindell, Short Term Prophets, Reggae Roadhouse, The Django Festival Allstars, Foxes in the Henhouse, Petty Theft, and others!