Fort Ross
Events
2025
Ocean and Art Festival 2025

Ocean and Art Festival 2025

July 26, 10 am - 4 pm

In 2025, we are starting a new Summer Festival: The Ocean and Art Festival! 

This festival will be celebrating the Sonoma Coastal community of creativity, culture, and coastal beauty with local artists, musicians, artisans, performers and other vendors as well as local conservation groups.

Bring your friends and family for a day of inspiration, community, and coastal magic!

Proceeds from the festival will go towards the interpretive and educational programs of the Fort Ross Conservancy benefitting the >2000 school students we teach each year

Call for vendors, artists, performers, musicians, local environmental conservation groups and more! Click here for more information. Last date to apply: 7/18/2025

Performances:

1 pm - Sonoma County Pomo Dancers 

2:30 pm - Local Band: Gayle and Wanda 

We look forward to seeing you there!

Helping Kelp!

Learn about kelp restoration on the Sonoma Coast!

Kelp restoration
  • Meet NOAA’s Kelp Restoration scientists and sea urchin removal divers
  • See the equipment used to restore kelp
  • Touch tank, microscopes and more..
  • Uni tasting

See how sea urchins are being used as natural clothing dyes with Seelie Studios!

Photo: Grant Downey

Environmental Convervation

Kashia Band of Pomo Indians

NOAA and Greater Farallones Association

Sonoma County Wildlife Rescue

North Bay Bear Collaborative

Mendonoma Whale and Seal Study

Cleaner California Coast

California native plant society

Laguna de santa rosa foundation

The marine mammal center

Living with lions, audobon canyon ranch

Sonoma county regional parks

California Marine Sanctuary Foundation

Sponsors