2010 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Saturday • October 2
Buildings & grounds open at 10:00 AM and close at 7:00 PM unless otherwise noted.
Click here for map of fair grounds.
Wine & Food Tasting & Wine Related Activities
Taste Medal-Winning Wines poured by staff of the winery that made them. $7 admission includes your commemorative tasting glass and 2 taste tickets. Additional tickets are 4 for $6, or $2 each. Pre-sale tickets are on sale at the Racing Grandstand from 10 to 11:30 AM. Must be 21 to Enter Grace Pavilion; identification required. (Ticket Sales End at 4:45)
Enjoy this special pairing, $4 per paired taste.
Everything you wanted to know about wine tasting, presented by presented by our local wine experts.
$15 for a souvenir glass and five taste tickets. Additional tastes are $3 each. All to the music of Mitch Woods and his Rocket 88’s.
Your “One Stop” Shopping experience. Purchase the award winning wines at great prices.
10% off 6-bottle purchase, 15% off case purchases.
Everything you wanted to know about wine tasting presented by presented by our local wine experts.
Watch the experts prepare their favorite wine country cuisine. Pick up tips for doing the same thing at home!
12:00 Jim May-Chef / Santa Rosa - Savory Mushroom & Herb Bread Pudding
1:00 Ryan Pollnow-Chef / Kendall Jackson Winery, Fulton - “Verjus”Balanced acidity for better food & wine pairings
2:00 Jean-Yves Charon-Pastry Chef/ Galaxy Desserts, Richmond, Classical French Dessert
3:00 Jane Phillips-Pastry Chef/ Charcuterie, Healdsburg - Gingerbread
4:00 Michael Kennedy-Chef/ diVine Pizza, Healdsburg - Make Your Own Pizza - a Harvest Fair tradition.
Music
Farm & Harvest Ag-Tivities for Kids & Families
$30 entry fee per Team. Sign up ahead, or on site if space is available.
Toss and catch the grapes in your mouth. All ages welcome. $5 Team Entry Fee.
Pick your pumpkin and see how far it goes. It doesn’t matter how many pieces it’s when it lands – distance wins. Open to all ages.
Learn about Sonoma County’s Dairy Industry. Free milk samples.
Hay maze, and other free barnyard activities for kids.
Must be over 18 to enter. Open only to ‘city kids’ who are not professional milkers.
We provide everything you need to build a scarecrow.
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.
It’s a race to take apart the scarecrows!
More Fun, On and Off Stage
Your group wraps one of your own up as a mummy!
The Redwood Empire Region of the Antique Automobile Club of America proudly display their classic cars.
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.
Shopping Opportunities
Start your Christmas shopping early; visit over 150 arts and crafts booths both in the Hall of Flowers and around the grounds.
Enjoy the fine art works in all media by Sonoma County Artists. Purchase one to take home. All are for sale.
Your "One Stop" Shopping experience. Purchase the award winning wines at great prices. 10% off 6 bottle purchase, 15% off case purchases.
Special Kids Shows & Activities
Not a whole house, just a fairly spooky room.
We provide the LEGO’s, you create a masterpiece. All ages welcome. Sponsored by the ToyWorks.
Inflatable rides & jump rooms, other rides & games. Purchase tickets at the Carnival Ticket Booth.
Livestock Area Schedule
| 8:00 AM – Noon | Rabbit Show – Dorfman Park |
| Noon | Nigerian Dwarf Goat Show – Dorfman Ring |
| 9:00 AM | Llamas of the Wine Country [showmanship]–Jamison Ring |
| 9:00 AM | Pygmy Goat Show —Wilford Ring |
| 10:00-5:00 PM | Poultry & Waterfowl on Exhibit—Poultry Building |
| 10:00 AM | Llamas of the Wine Country [obstacle]–Lyttle Cow Palace |