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Sonoma Family Life Magazine

Fourth of July Fun

Wednesday 3

FREE Cloverdale 4th of July Faire & Parade. Live music & floats. Food/drinks available for purchase. Parade 10–11 a.m. From W. 3rd Ave., down Cloverdale Blvd. to Railroad Blvd., Cloverdale. tinyurl.com/ybhhch8a.

Windsor Red, White, & Boom. Live music, kid’s zone, & more. Food/drinks available for purchase. Admission: $5–$10. Ages 2 & under: Free. Bring blankets, chairs, & coolers (no larger than 60 qts). No outside alchohol permitted. No pets. Gates open: 4 p.m. Live music: 4:15–6:15 & 7–9:30 p.m. Fireworks: 9:45 p.m. Keiser Park. 700 Windsor River Rd., Windsor. windsorkaboom.com

Kiwanis Club of Sebastopol Fireworks & Music Estravaganza. Expanded Kids Corner this year. Food/drinks available for purchase. Admission: $20. Ages 6–11: $5. Ages 5 & under: Free. Low-back chairs only. No alcohol allowed. No pets. Gates open: 4 p.m. Event begins: 5 p.m. Music: 6:15 p.m. Fireworks: 9:30 p.m. Analy High School Athletic Field. 6950 Analy Ave., Sebastopol. sebastopolkiwanisclub.org

Thursday 4

City of Sonoma Fourth of July Parade & Celebration. Travel+Leisure & Yahoo News have ranked it as the eighth best 4th of July celebration in the U.S. Carnival, game booths, food, & drinks available for purchase. 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Parade: 10 a.m. Fireworks: Dusk. Sonoma Plaza. 453 1st St. E., Sonoma. tinyurl.com/nhfxhvkv.

FREE 4th of July Stars, Stripes, Dogs, & Bike Parade. Decorate your bike & join the parade from Prince Park to Lucchesi Park. Be sure to arrive with helmet. Arrive: 10:15 a.m. Parade: 10:30 a.m. Prince Park. 2301 E. Washington St., Petaluma. tinyurl.com/4hpc549b

FREE 4th of July Healdsburg Kids’ Parade & Duck Dash. Live music & activities, including games, races, & parade. Duck Dash: Adopt a duck & watch it race to splash zone. Youngsters encouraged to dress in costume, arrive on bikes or wagons adorned with red, white, & blue. Free lemonade, hot dogs, popcorn, & snow cones. 10:30 a.m.–1 p.m. Parade: 11:30 a.m. Healdsburg Plaza. Matheson St. & Healdsburg Ave., Healdsburg. tinyurl.com/mt2ve9ha

FREE RP Jubilee. Live music, family & kids activities, baking contest, & more. Food/drinks available for purchase. Noon–4 p.m. Rohnert Park Community Center. 5401 Snyder Ln., Rohnert Park. tinyurl.com/ptjtszr4.

Green Music Center Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular. Featuring Transcendence Theatre & Santa Rosa Symphony. Indoor & lawn seating. Kids’ Zone (4:30–7 p.m.) with carnival games, bouncy houses, & music. Food/drinks/beer/wine available for purchase. Admission: $40–$75 (kids 12 & under 1/2 price). Concert: 7:30 p.m. Fireworks display follows the show. Sonoma State University Green Music Center. 1801 East Cotati Ave., Rohnert Park. gmc.sonoma.edu/4th-of-july

FREE Healdsburg’s American Legion Independence Day Fireworks. To ensure spectator safety, viewing at the Healdsburg High School sports fields will not be available. 9:30–10 pm. West side of HHS (parking lot), 1024 Prince Ave. & Fitch Mountain Elementary School, 520 Monte Vista Ave., Healdsburg. tinyurl.com/5y7nz7ft

FREE Kenwood 4th of July Hometown Parade & Footrace. 3K and 10K Footrace–Cost: $45–$82. Registration: 6 a.m. Race: 7:30 a.m. Kenwood Plaza Park, 170 Warm Springs Rd., Kenwood. Pancake breakfast & silent auction: 8 a.m., Kenwood Community Church, 9637 Channing Rd., Kenwood. Parade: 10:30 a.m. Kenwood Elementary School, 230 Randolph Ave., Kenwood, to Kenwood Plaza Park, 170 Warm Springs Rd., Kenwood. kenwoodparade.org

FREE Petaluma 4th of July Celebration. Fireworks will be launched from Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds, but fairgrounds themselves will not be open to the public. Locals are encouraged to watch the display from home or local parks. 9:30 p.m. Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds, 175 Fairgrounds Dr., Petaluma. cityofpetaluma.org/fireworks