The Novato Art, Wine & Music Festival has been a mainstay of the North Bay community for 40 years. This year’s event will be held on its usual date, the second weekend in June, Saturday and Sunday, June 8 and 9.
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, sponsored by BioMarin, will be at the entrance of the festival, located on Grant Avenue at Redwood Boulevard. The music lineup includes Wonder Bread 5, AZ/DZ, Unauthorized Rolling Stones, and others. Times can be found soon on the event’s website https://www.novatochamber.com/2024-art-wine-music/ or Facebook page @NovatoFAWM and Instagram @novatoartandwine.
You will also find live music throughout the event on 3rd, 5th, and 7th street. These music areas will include some of your favorite local bands such as Douglas Cross, James Patrick Regan, Zak Fennie, Mike Z, James M. Harman and others.
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, lobster rolls, gourmet chicken wings and kettle corn. This year will again feature refreshing margaritas brought to you by Sabe Beverages. Commemorative beer & wine glasses are available for $6, sponsored by Thompson Builders, and Topo Chiropractic.
Back this year is the popular ‘Whimsical WiSH Wagon’ which in addition to awesome bubble play offers a fun visual extravaganza of magical imagination inside the wagon itself and teaches kids how to ‘Feed the Faeries’, or ‘Starve the Goblins’ while working to get their BEST WiSHes to come true. Plus, everyone loves the beautiful, bubble shows by Miss Penelope Pendragon that were enjoyed last year by the kids. Also back again are the bouncy bungee jumpers, facepainting, and the waterballz, in the children’s area sponsored by Pini Hardware.
Besides a variety of fun options for the kids, browse fine home decor, sculptures, clothing, sun hats, purses and leather goods, art posters, paintings and photography. Toe rings, earrings and other jewelry are also high on the priority list for shoppers. Local artist Jeff Lewis returns this year doing stunning landscape photography, as well as local painter John Bucklin. Also, Better with Bunnies will be back with the bunny petting area!
Other major sponsors include City of Novato, Novato Sanitary District, Recology Marin – Sonoma, Stretch Lab, SF Brewing, Hennessy Funds, Marin Independent Journal, First Federal, Bank of Marin, Redwood Credit Union, Umpqua Bank, Wells Fargo, Nagy Properties, Good Shepherd Lutheran School, Organize It SF, Kristie Martinelli Real Estate, Cameron, Coffey & Kaye, The Bluffs, Medusa Laser, Cab Corp, Oakmont, Patelco, Community Action, Valley Memorial Park and SMART.
For more information, call 415-897-1164. Also find the festival on Facebook.
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