Ag-tivities & More for Kids
There is so much that Sonoma County has to offer especially in the fall. Join us at the Sonoma County Harvest Fair for FREE Harvest and Farm Ag-tivities and other special things for kids and families to enjoy. Dont miss our special contests, pumpkin carving, scarecrow building and our spooky haunted room.
Check out all we have to offer!
Friday, October 2
Kids Can Taste Too
Varietal Apple Tasting, Garden Building
11 am - 4 pm
Beekeepers Demonstrations & Honey Tasting, Garden Courtyard
12:30 & 2:30 pm
Farm & Harvest Ag-Tivities
Barnyard Fun, Stomping Grounds
10 am - 5 pm
Explore a hay maze, play farm-style games in the Barnyard Scramble,
view early day gas engines, and a fire prevention display.
Dairy Display Dairy Barns
10 am - 5 pm
Learn about Sonoma Countys dairy industry: visit the mobile
dairy classroom, milk a cow, sip milk samples, see dairy cattle
Uncle Sam's Farm north end of Pygmy Goat Barn
10 am - 5 pm
Meet farm animals. Watch spinning and sheep shearing demonstrations.
Ag Partners Garden Court Yard
10 am - 5 pm
Meet beekeepers and see their bees, learn about gardening from the Mens
Garden Club, meet Master Gardeners and get questions answered, learn about Farm Trails and where to get Sonomas freshest produce,
Qualifying Grape Stomp - All Ages Grape Stomp Stage
5:30 pm
$30 entry fee per Team. Sign up ahead, or on site if space is available.
Exhibits of Fair Entries Garret Hall
10 am - 8 pm
Check out the entries submitted by your friends and neighbors: arts & crafts,
agricultural products, scarecrows, baked foods, preserved foods, table settings, gingerbread houses, and much more.
Great American Petting Zoo adjacent to BackDoor Circus
Noon - 7 pm
Free Wagon Rides Draft Horse Barn
Noon - 5 pm
Early Day Gas Engine Display, Stomping Grounds
10 am - 7 pm
Cook's Racing Pigs, Redwood Theater
12:30, 2:30, 4:30 & 6:30 pm
Watch the pigs race to the finish line.
More Fun, On and Off Stage
Swan Brothers BackDoor Circus, behind Finley Hall
1:30, 3:00 and 6:00 pm
Haunted Room, North End, Racing Grandstand
Noon - 6 pm
Free! Not a whole house, just a fairly spooky room.
Terry Godfrey, Comedy Magic, Kids Area
2, 3:30, & 5 pm
Family Carnival, Stomping Grounds
10 am - 7 pm
Inflatable rides & jump rooms, plus other rides & games.
Purchase tickets at the Carnival Ticket Booth.
Livestock Area Schedule
Poultry & Waterfowl on Exhibit Poultry Building
10 am - 5 pm
Pygmy Goat Show Wilford Ring
10 am
Llama Show (Halter Classes) Lyttle Cow Palace
1 pm
Saturday, October 3
Kids Can Taste Too
Apple Display Garden Building
10 am - 7 pm
Varietal Apple Tasting Garden Building
11 am - 4 pm
Beekeepers Demonstrations & Honey Tasting, Garden Courtyard
12:30 & 2:30 pm
Farm & Harvest Ag-Tivities
World Championship Grape Stomp, Qualifying Stomps
All Ages,
Grape Stomp Stage
12, 1, 3:15, 4 & 5 pm
$30 entry fee per Team. Sign up ahead, or on site if space is available.
Great American Petting Zoo, adjacent to BackDoor Circus
10 am - 7 pm
Great American Pumpkin Toss, Grape Stomp Stage
5:30 pm
Pick your pumpkin and see how far it goes. Open to all ages.
Dairy Educational Display, Milk Barn
11 am - 4 pm
Learn about Sonoma Countys Dairy Industry. Free milk samples.
Barnyard Scramble, Stomping Grounds
11 am - 6 pm
Hay maze, and other free barnyard activities for kids.
Ag Partners, Garden Courtyard
10 am - 5 pm
Meet beekeepers and see their bees, learn about gardening from the
Mens Garden Club, meet Master Gardeners and get questions answered.
Cow Milking Contest, Milk Barn
1:30 pm
Must be over 18 to enter. Open only to city kids who have never
lived or worked on a Dairy.
Scarecrow Building Contest, Stomping Grounds
Noon
We provide everything you need to build a scarecrow.
Cooks Racing Pigs, Redwood Theater
Noon, 2, 4, & 6 pm
Llama Parade, Through the Fairgrounds
3 pm
Pumpkin Carving By Committee, Kids Area
3:45 pm
You bring a team of carvers, and we provide everything you need to
carve a pumpkin. Not for experts; this is an event for kitchen-table carvers.
Scarecrow Un-Building Contest, Stomping Grounds
4 pm
Its a race to take apart the scarecrows!
Free Wagon Rides, Draft Horse Barn
10 am - 5 pm
More Fun, On and Off Stage
Swan Brothers BackDoor Circus, behind Finley Hall
1:30, 3:30 & 5:30 pm
Mummy Wrap! Kids Area
3:15 pm
Your group wraps one of your own up as a mummy!
Classic Car Display, Stomping Grounds
11 am - 6 pm
The Redwood Empire Region of the Antique Automobile Club of America
Exhibits of Fair Entries, Garret Hall
10 am - 7 pm
Check out the entries submitted by your friends and neighbors.
Haunted Room, North End, Racing Grandstand
11 am - 5:30 pm
Free! Not a whole house, just a fairly spooky room.
LEGO Building Contest Kids Area
Noon - 4 pm
We provide the LEGOs, you create a masterpiece.
All ages welcome. Sponsored by ToyWorks.
Terry Godfrey, Comedy Magic, Kids Area
12:30, 2:45 & 5 pm
Family Carnival, Stomping Grounds
10 am - 7 pm
Inflatable rides & jump rooms, plus other rides & games.
Purchase tickets at the Carnival Ticket Booth.
Livestock Area Schedule
Rabbit Show Dairy Barn
8 am - Noon
Nigerian Dwarf Goat Show Dorfman Ring
Noon
Llamas of the Wine Country [showmanship] Jamison Ring
9 am
Pygmy Goat Show Wilford Ring
9 am
Poultry & Waterfowl on Exhibit Poultry Building
10 am - 5 pm
Llamas of the Wine Country [obstacle] Lyttle Cow Palace
10 am
Sunday, October 4
Kids Can Taste Too
Clover Super Sundae Contest, Kids Area
2 pm (Sign Ups Start at Noon)
Apple Display Garden Building
10 am - 7 pm
Varietal Apple Tasting Garden Building
11 am - 4 pm
Beekeepers Demonstrations & Honey Tasting, Garden Courtyard
12:30 & 2:30 pm
Farm & Harvest Ag-Tivities
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP GRAPE STOMP FINALS,
Grape Stomp Stage
5 pm
Qualifying Grape Stomps All Ages, Grape Stomp Stage
12, 1, & 3 pm
$30 entry fee per Team. Sign up ahead, or on site if space if available.
Qualifying KIDS Grape Stomp, Grape Stomp Stage
2 pm
For children 13 and younger. $30 team entry fee.
Barnyard Scramble, Stomping Grounds
11 am - 6 pm
Hay maze, and other free barnyard activities for kids.
Ag Partners, Garden Courtyard
10 am - 5 pm
Meet beekeepers and see their bees, learn about gardening from the
Mens Garden Club, meet Master Gardeners and get questions answered.
Great American Petting Zoo, adjacent to BackDoor Circus
10 am - 7 pm
Giant Pumpkin Weigh-In, The Village
1 pm
This is the 5th Annual State Invitational Search for the Giant Pumpkin.
Sheep Dog Trials, Lyttle Cow Palace
1 pm
Pumpkin Carving By Committee, Kids Area
2 pm
You bring a team of carvers, and we provide everything you need to
carve a pumpkin.
Cooks Racing Pigs, Redwood Theater
Noon, 2, 4, & 6 pm
Llama Parade, Through the Fairgrounds
Noon
Scarecrow Building Contest, Stomping Grounds
Noon
We provide everything you need to build a scarecrow.
Scarecrow Un-Building Contest, Stomping Grounds
4 pm
Its a race to take apart the scarecrows!
Exhibits of Fair Entries Garret Hall
10 am - 7 pm
Check out the entries submitted by your friends and neighbors:
arts & crafts, agricultural products, scarecrows, baked foods, preserved
foods, table settings, gingerbread houses, and much more.
Free Wagon Rides, Draft Horse Barn
10 am - 5 pm
Early Day Gas Engine Display, Stomping Grounds
10 am - 7 pm
More Fun, On and Off Stage
Swan Brothers BackDoor Circus, behind Finley Hall
1:30, 3:30, & 5:30 pm
Just Call Me Martha Contest, Kids Area
12 - 4 pm
Create a work of art Martha Stewart would be proud of!
Open to adults & kids. Meet under the big tent, by the Barnyard Scramble.
Haunted Room, North End, Racing Grandstand
11 am - 5:30 pm
Free! Not a whole house, just a fairly spooky room.
Classic Car Display, Stomping Grounds
11 am - 6 pm
The Redwood Empire Region of the Antique Automobile Club of America
Mummy Wrap! Kids Area
1:30 pm
Your group wraps one of your own up as a mummy!
Easy Bake Bake-Off Kids Area
1 pm - 3:30 pm
We provide the Easy Bake Oven and everything you and your
team needs to bake a cake. Ages 5 & up.
Apple Tree Morris Dancers, Kids Area
3:30 - 4:45 pm
Name That Pasta!, Kids Area
4 pm
You match the pasta with the name & win!
Pasta provided by Traversos Gourmet Food & Liquors
Terry Godfrey, Comedy Magic, Kids Area
12:30, 2:45, 5 pm
Comedy, Magic & Fun for All Ages.
Family Carnival, Stomping Grounds
10 am - 7 pm
Inflatable rides & jump rooms, plus other rides & games.
Purchase tickets at the Carnival Ticket Booth.
Livestock Area Schedule
Llamas of the Wine Country [Pack Classes] Jamison Ring
9 am - 2 pm
Pygmy Goat Show Wilford Ring
9 am
Nigerian Dwarf Goat Show Dorfman Ring
Noon
Poultry & Waterfowl on Exhibit Poultry Building
10 am - 5 pm
Llama Parade Through the Fairgrounds!
Noon
Llamas of the Wine Country [Performance Champion & Showmanship], Jamison Ring
2 pm
YOU NEED to KNOW...
Restrooms are located in every exhibit building, just outside the Hall of Flowers (west side) and on Linwood Avenue on the Stomping Grounds (across from Finley Hall).
First Aid is by the Pygmy Goat Barn, across from Finley Hall.
Lost & Found items will be taken to the booth by the Grape Stomp Stage until 6 p.m., and then to the Administration Building.
Lost Children: On Friday, Lost Children will be taken to the Grape Stomp Stage. On Saturday & Sunday, Lost Children will be taken to the Parents Rest Station in the Kids Area (just inside Brookwood Gate).The Parents Rest Station will be open Saturday and Sunday, providing a place for parents to feed and change their babies.