The Novato Festival of Art, Wine & Music Fun Returns this June!
The Novato Festival of Art, Wine & Music
has been a mainstay of the North Bay community for 38 years. We
successfully navigated last year's challenges and provided a safe
outdoor event to see your friends and neighbors. This year's event will
return the third weekend in June this year on Saturday and Sunday, June
18 and 19.
Presented by the Novato Chamber of Commerce and produced by
Eckerstrom Productions, the free festival includes live music, vendor
booths, food, craft beer and premium wines. The fun begins both days at
11 a.m., culminating on Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 6 p.m.
Our Main Stage will be at the entrance of the festival, sponsored by
Hennessy Funds, located at Grant Avenue and Redwood Boulevard. The music
lineup includes Petty Theft, Mustache Harbor, Heartless, AZ/DZ, Cat Fight, Spike Sikes and His Awesome Hotcakes, and others. Times can be found on the event's Facebook page.
You will also find live music throughout the event on 3rd, 5th, and 7th
streets. Including some of your favorite local bands: James M. Harman,
Sandy Geller, James Patrick Regan and more. These musicians are brought
to you by All California Mortgage and Ultragenyx Pharmaceuticals
Of course, there is a wide selection of wine and microbrews, as well
as a large array of festival food from the popular teriyaki chicken
kebobs, crab fries, and corn dogs, to snow cones, turkey legs, tri-tip
and kettle corn. This year will also feature refreshing margaritas
brought to you by Sabe Beverages. Commemorative beer & wine glasses
are available for $6, sponsored by Bank of Marin, Thompson Builders and
Atria Tamalpais Creek.
The popular Piccolo Puppet Show,
featuring 3 shows of Punch & Judy style puppet shows will be back
for the kids, as well as a bungee jump, and the waterballz, in the
children's area sponsored by Community Action Marin & North Marin
Community Services.
Besides a variety of fun options for the kids, browse fine home
decor, sculptures, clothing, sun hats, purses and leather goods, art
posters and photography. Toe rings, earrings and other jewelry are also
high on the priority list for shoppers. New this year is local artists Jeff Lewis doing stunning landscape photography, as well as painter John Bucklin. Also, new is artist Kristi Peterson with fabulous abstract art paintings sure to please.
Other major sponsors include City of Novato, Novato Sanitary
District, Recology Marin - Sonoma, SMART, Marin Independent Journal,
Novato Advance, Umpqua Bank, Wells Fargo, and Cameron, Coffey &
Kaye, Good Shepherd Lutheran School, and Valley Memorial Park.
For more information, call 415-897-1164. Also find the festival on Facebook.