Santa Rosa Arts & Culture

09/01/2026

Planning an event in Santa Rosa? Whether you're producing a festival, cultural celebration, sporting event, film production, arts experience, or other visitor-focused event, we encourage you to apply!

Learn more at SRCity.org/EventSupport

📣 **Calling all event organizers: Bring your event to Santa Rosa!**

Planning an event for the first half of 2027? The **Santa Rosa Tourism Business Improvement Area (SRTBIA) Event Support application period is now open through the end of September** for qualifying events taking place in **Q1 and Q2 of 2027**.

SRTBIA Event Support is designed to help bring events to Santa Rosa that attract visitors, generate overnight stays at local hotels, and strengthen Santa Rosa’s reputation as a premier overnight destination.

From sporting events and festivals to conferences, cultural celebrations and other experiences that give people a reason to visit — and stay — we want to help make **Santa Rosa the home for your next event.**

📅 Events: January–June 2027
⏰ Apply by: September 30
📍 Bring your event to Santa Rosa. Bring your guests. Stay awhile.

Learn more and apply today! https://www.srcity.org/1372/Event-Support

08/21/2026

Coming this fall to Santa Rosa, a public art project by Martin Zúñiga and students of Latino Service Providers that celebrates transformation, imagination, and the power of collective vision.

Experience 49 monumental monarch butterflies at Howarth Park, while Monarch #1 is displayed at the Museum of Sonoma County in recognition of the 50th anniversary of Christo and Jeanne-Claude's Running Fence

More information SRCity.org/ARTS

08/19/2026

🚀 Work is underway on Creative Sonoma’s countywide Arts & Culture Benchmark Study! 🎨✨

We’re mapping Sonoma County’s creative ecosystem, from artists and culture workers to businesses and non-profits, to help guide future funding, policy, and programming across our region.

Combined with an upcoming Creative Economy report from the Economic Development Collaborative, and later discussions and visioning held in partnership with Kimzin Creative, this effort will strengthen and invest in our local creative sector.

Want to help shape the process from the ground up? Share your perspective in our quick intake questionnaire and (optional) leave your contact information to stay involved!

👉 Take the survey in the comments to join the process!

Pictured: Creative Sonoma grantee Acorn MusEcology Project performs in the Forest Theater in Armstrong Woods.

08/14/2026

🎨🎶 Something New is Coming to Downtown Santa Rosa! 🌮👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

From August 14 through October 31, visit the Ross Street Activation on the east side of Ross Street and enjoy a vibrant community space filled with live music, lunchtime food trucks, and family-friendly activities.

Created through a partnership between the City of Santa Rosa and our local business community, this activation is designed to bring people together, support downtown businesses, and add energy to the heart of our city.

📍 Downtown Santa Rosa
📅 August 14 - October 31
🔗 Learn more: look for the comments section

07/30/2026

What happens when a fallen tree is given a second life?

Artist Anthony Heinz May transforms a tree from a charred landscape into a striking contemporary sculpture that explores the relationship between nature, time, loss, and renewal.

📍 Find Entropy of a Tree at 4th Street and Courthouse Square as part of the Santa Rosa Art Walk, featuring nine temporary public artworks through August 2027.

Learn more art at www.SRCity.org/ARTS

07/23/2026

🌸 This Saturday! Join the Redwood Empire Chinese Association to celebrate the dedication of a beautiful new mural honoring Santa Rosa's historic Chinatown and the lasting contributions of the Chinese and Asian communities to our city's history and culture.

📅 Saturday, July 25, 2026
🕛 12:00–4:00 p.m.
📍 Comstock Mall (between D Street & Santa Rosa Avenue)

Created by lead muralist Christopher Aaron Mckee and dedicated RECA volunteers, this vibrant lotus mural stands where Santa Rosa's Chinatown once thrived. It is a powerful tribute to the people, stories, and legacy that continue to shape our community today.

Come enjoy the dedication ceremony, meet members of the community, and experience this inspiring public artwork that celebrates Santa Rosa's rich cultural heritage.

07/21/2026

(Español a continuación) 🎬 A movie scene showing immigration agents and activities will be filmed in downtown Santa Rosa on the evening of Thursday, July 23. Some scenes may look real, so we wanted to let you know in advance. This filming is approved by the City through our permit processes. Temporary road closures and traffic controls will be in place.

We welcome film projects because they support our local economy and the arts. Learn more about filming in our community at the link in the comments.

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La tarde del jueves 23 de julio se filmará en el centro de Santa Rosa una escena cinematográfica que incluye agentes de inmigración y actividades. Algunas escenas pueden parecer reales, por lo que queríamos informarles con antelación. Este rodaje cuenta con la aprobación de la Ciudad a través de nuestros procesos de permisos. Se implementarán cierres temporales de calles y controles de tráfico.

Los proyectos cinematográficos son bienvenidos, ya que apoyan nuestra economía local y las artes. Obtenga más información sobre los rodajes en nuestra comunidad en el enlace que aparece en los comentarios.

07/08/2026

We hope to see you this Sunday in Juilliard Park from 5-7pm! Listen to the summer concert lineup at www.srcity.org/ARTS

A special thank you to our sponsors, Moonlight Brewing and NorCal - Public Media, for helping make this community tradition possible. Beer and wine sales benefit the Santa Rosa Urban Arts Partnership, supporting arts and culture in our community.

Celebrate Summer Sundays with us!
For more than three decades, Live at Juilliard has brought people in the heart of Santa Rosa. Join us this July and August as we continue the tradition with six Sundays of outstanding live performances in the beautiful setting of Juilliard Park.
🎶 Sundays, July 12 – August 16
⏰ 5:00–7:00 PM
🌳 Juilliard Park, Santa Rosa
Listen to the lineup at SRCity.org/ARTS🎶

06/09/2026

✨ Help bring Las SinCuenta Monarcas to life! ✨

This summer, artist Martin Zúñiga and Latino Service Providers will transform Howarth Park with a stunning public art installation featuring monumental monarch butterflies along its scenic trails.

🦋 Butterfly #1 will be displayed at the Museum of Sonoma County to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Running Fence.

💛 Donations are currently being sought to help cover material costs. To learn more or contribute, contact Latino Service Providers at (707) 974-3900 or [email protected].

06/02/2026

📣📣CALL TO ARTISTS: The Sonoma County Library invites qualified artists or artist teams to design and create a site-specific mosaic sculpture or structure for the new Roseland Regional Library, located in the new Hearn Community Hub at the intersection of Hearn and Dutton avenues in Santa Rosa.

This project has a budget of $150,000.

Deadline to apply is June 19, 2026.

Learn more here: https://hubs.la/Q04jG74S0.