August 1-4 - Lazy Bear Week
Lazy Bear Week is our annual summertime event that is run by a small army of volunteers. Many of the people who serve you a beverage or clean up after a party are affiliated with the groups we give to. Organizations like West County Health Centers, The Positive Resource Center, and Food for Thought, a local food bank.
August 2 - Saturday Night Music at Spicy Vines
Join us for live music in our tasting room! Reserve your spot for this Saturday Live Music & Tasting Experience, where exceptional wines, laid-back vibes, and great live music come together for an unforgettable afternoon. Spike Skies and his Awesome Hotcakes is a high-energy, feel-good band that brings a fresh twist to rock, pop, blues, funk, and soul classics — all served with infectious grooves and big, bold harmonies. With decades of combined experience, Hotcakes delivers a fun, crowd-pleasing show that keeps audiences dancing, singing, and smiling from the first note to the last. Walk-ins are welcome, but priority seating is given to wine club members and guests with reservations. This event tends to fill up quickly, so we highly recommend making a reservation to secure your table. No outside food is allowed, but we are dog and family friendly. For large groups of 13 or more, please email us at [email protected].
August 8-10 - Petaluma Gap Wind to Wine Fest
The Petaluma Gap Winegrowers invite you to join us August 8-10 for a full weekend of tasting and touring at the Harvest 2025 Wind To Wine Festival, where you can experience the profound impact of daily wind on grapevines, while meeting the winemakers and growers who produce these beautifully crafted wines. The Petaluma Gap American Viticultural Area (AVA) is the only AVA based upon daily wind patterns; the wind thickens the skins of the berries and slows the ripening process, resulting in balanced, textured, deeply flavored, award-winning wines.
August 9-10 - 52nd Annual Gravenstein Apple Fair
Good food, good music, and good vibes await you at the 52nd Anniversary Gravenstein Apple Fair! Celebrate all things apple, the best local food and drink, top regional music, ag-inspired fun for the whole family, exciting experiences connecting you to your neighborhood farmers and artisans, and much more! Buy your tickets online today and save up to 30%!
August 16 - Alexander Valley Artisan Wineries Open House
Announcing another premier event at J. Rickards Winery: The Artisan Wineries Open House with six family-owned Alexander Valley wineries. Each winery will be showcasing their own selected wines paired with unique and tasty small bites.
August 23 - Santa Rosa Marathon, 1/2 Marathon, 10k and 5k
Ready to take on the challenge? Don’t wait—register today and secure your spot in the 17th Annual Santa Rosa Marathon on August 23rd and 24th, 2025! Whether you’re aiming for a 5K, 10K, Half Marathon, or the full Marathon, this is an experience you won’t want to miss. Gather your friends, lace up your sneakers, and get ready for an unforgettable race through California’s stunning wine country. Sign up now! We can’t wait to see you at the starting line!
August 27 - "Weird Al" Tankovic, Bigger + Weirder 2025 Tour
Weird Al brings his legendary full-production multimedia comedy rock show back to the concert stage with the BIGGER & WEIRDER 2025 Tour, playing his iconic hits as well as some never-performed-live-before fan favorites. Al’s long-time band is joined by four additional players to create a super-sized concert experience.
“Weird Al” Yankovic is the biggest-selling comedy recording artist in history. A 5-time Grammy Award winner, he is best known for his parodies of the biggest musical artists over the last 4 decades. His many hits include “Amish Paradise,” “Eat It,” “Like a Surgeon,” “Smells Like Nirvana,” “Word Crimes,” and the platinum-selling “White & Nerdy.” His last album Mandatory Fun is the only comedy album in history to debut at #1 on the Billboard Top 200. Weird Al’s live shows have entertained audiences across the globe for generations. In 2022, Yankovic produced and co-wrote the Emmy-winning biopic WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story, starring Daniel Radcliffe in the title role.
