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Oktoberfests
Oct 6 ~ Cloverdale Oktoberfest - Fundraiser for Courtneys Pumpkin Patch and Kiwanis Club. See how the memory of one teen comes alive each year. Traditional German music. German Food, Beer & Wine, Pumpkins and Gourds. Ooops the Clown with his amazing balloon twisting and magic show, Frenchie, the Face Painter, Halloween Activity House, Photos with a Giant Pumpkin, Vendors, Halloween goodies. Caricature artist do free drawings. Silent auction with over 100 items. 12-7pm. Cloverdale Plaza, Downtown Cloverdale. INFO. courtneyspumpkinpatch.com 707-293-7426
Oct 6 ~ Oktoberfest at the Rio Nido Roadhouse ~ Annual Oktoberfest celebration! Live music with the Pulsators! Serving Traditional German Sausage plate. Homemade pretzels and dessert. Featuring multiple German style beers and giveaways! Lederhosen and Dirndls encouraged! 6-10pm. -5pm, 14540
Oct 13 ~ 12th Annual Cotati Oktoberfest Presented by the Cotati Chamber of Commerce. Live Music, Singing, Dancing, Beer & Wine, Yodeling Contests, Wiener Dog Race, German Food, German Music, Glass Steins, Stein Hold Contests, Costume Contest. Music played by Alpiners, USA. 12-6pm La Plaza Park in downtown Cotati, Old Redwood Hwy. & W. Sierra Ave. INFO. chamber@cotati.org
cemetery & ghost tours
Oct. 3, 5, 12, 17, 19, 24, 31 ~ Sonoma Plaza Ghost Walking Tour. Explore the dark history of Sonoma’s past. Follow two paranormal investigators on a ghost walking tour around the Sonoma Plaza. Advance Tickets Required! INFO. napaghosts.com 707-363-6890
Oct 6 ~ Guerneville Cemetery Tour ~ Narrated by Guerneville’s Historian John Schubert of The Russian River Historical Society. INFO. John Schubert at toyfrog@ sonic.net, 707-869-3764 1pm. 14045 Mill St, Guerneville
Canyon Two Rd, Rio Nido. INFO. rionidoroadhouse.com
history and families. 1 - 3PM
Guerneville INFO. Jane Barry, 707-865-1234 www.russianriverhistory.org
Oct 6 ~ Redwood Memorial Gardens Pioneer Cemetery Tour brings you in touch with local
$10 Redwood Memorial Gardens, Woodland Ave.,
Oct 12 & 13 ~ Sebastopol Cemetery Walk. Current citizens will portray the departed in six vignettes in the 16th Annual Sebastopol Cemetery Walk. You’ll support Luther Burbank’s Experimental Farm and the West County Museum starting with a light supper, and finish with home-made apple crisp, coffee and tea served in the historic Burbank Cottage. 8:30pm at St. Stephens Episcopal Church, 500 Robinson Rd, Sebastopol INFO: sebastopol-farm-museum.org
Oct. 20 ~ Petaluma Cemetery Tour. The Petaluma Museum Association presents their annual cemetery tour featuring noted Petalumans from the past. 10:30 & 10:45 Cypress Hill Cemetery- 430 Magnolia Ave. Petaluma INFO: www.petalumamuseum.com
Oct 25 ~ 5th Mystery Writers in the Oddfellows Mausoleum. Sonoma County writers and readers share short stories and tales by lamp oil light at Santa Rosa Memorial Park’s Mausoleum. 8:30pm FREE. Santa Rosa Memorial Park’ , 1900 Franklin Ave, Santa Rosa. Info: folkheartpress.com, srmp.org
Oct 26 & 28(FULL) ~ Ghost Tour: Shipwrecks of Point Reyes. Hosted by Point Reyes National Seashore Association: Field Institute Program Instructor: Frank Binney. We’ll pay our respects at a historic cemetery and travel out to the sites of myriad maritime tragedies, seeking personal connection to long lost ships and those who wait to tell their stories from the bottom of the sea. Fee: $30 Non-Member Fee: $40. 10am-5pm Point Reyes National Seashore, 1 Bear Valley Rd, 94956, Ca. INFO. 415-663-1200 x310. ptreyes.org
Oct 27 ~ Ghosts of Sugarloaf ~ Join Sugarloaf Park History Docent, Larry Maniscalco. On this 2.2 mile walk, Larry will recount the fascinating history of some of those that have met their maker in the park. $10 per adult, $5 for campers and students and 18 and under free. Bring a flashlight. 6 -8pm. Sugarloaf State Park, 2605 Adobe Canyon Road, Kenwood. INFO. sugarloafpark.org
haunted houses
Oct 12 - Oct 31 ~ Blind Scream Haunted House
- 2 Huge Haunted Houses Under One Roof! 13 Terrifying Nights , Indoors, Free Parking. $15 for one Haunt, opens at 7pm, Blind Scream Haunted House, 1500 Valley House Drive, Rohnert Park, 707-837-1928, Judy Walker, blindscream.com
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