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"In Santa Rosa I attended the artisan cheese festival held every spring at the Sonoma County Event Center, which draws cheesemongers from across the country and local makers from the San Francisco area." - Andrea Romano
Andrea Romano
Andrea Romano is a writer and editor in New York City. For the last eight years, she has been a lifestyle journalist for Mashable, Brit+Co, Reviewed, Bustle, and Travel + Leisure.
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Guy Fieri and Other Celebrity Chefs Are Feeding Kincade Fire Evacuees in Sonoma | Eater SF
"At last telling, 460 people had crowded the Sonoma County Fairgrounds building, all taking refuge from the area’s devastating fire; high-profile Bay Area chefs including Guy Fieri, Tyler Florence, Chris Cosentino, and Traci Des Jardins joined on Monday to prepare food for first responders and evacuees who are staying in the shelter." - Eve Batey
Country music festival 2025 was a blast!! Great venue, didn't have to walk miles to get into the venue. Tons of food vendors and bathrooms were kept clean, never had to wait in line either. It was a hot day but we found shade trees next to the stage and had a great time.
Adrian P.
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Attended the Peggy Sue Car show. $10 for parking and $10 per person for entry. Loved the food vendors, especially the Caribbean food truck, there pulled pork was out of this world. The car show was amazing this year with over 700 cars, the pin up contest was really fun too.
Kimberly
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Mustang Showcase was hosted here and the facilities are great. Especially for being older. They are generally kept up with clean bathrooms.
Stephanie Lew V.
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A nice open event center - we attended the Sonoma county fair there recently and really enjoyed the Monster Truck show. Bathrooms were relatively easy to find and the wait generally wasn’t too long. I will definitely want to go back next year!
Jennifer D.
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Lots of fun things to do at this fair. I found the most amazing thai die at one of the booths outside of the building. They have fireworks and lots of good things to eat and a whole bunch of rides.
I P.
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Hot air ballon show. Simple show. Definitely an experience. Started at 5am with food vendors.
Ralphie B
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Great venue, went to Country Summer and it was definitely a fun time! Bring foldable chairs, blankets, and shade, you won't regret it.
Paul W.
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Great place to run your dogs when no events are happening.