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!

- 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