One may get a head start on the festive season at Fort Ross Conservancy’s annual Harvest Festival, happening Saturday, Oct. 18, from 10am to 4pm.
This year’s theme, “Seasons of Change: Stories of the Land—Stories of the Sea,” celebrates Sonoma County’s coastal heritage through food, film, music and community.
Visitors can witness live performances by Kedry (traditional Russian song and dance), Gradina (Balkan folk) and The Barn Wreckers (Americana), alongside a screening of Sequoias of the Sea by Natasha Benjamin and Ana Blanco, and a presentation by author Josie Iselin (The Curious World of Seaweed).
The event also features a silent auction of fine wines, dinners and seaside getaways—supporting the conservancy’s new Coastal Academy, which funds marine ecology field trips and citizen science programs.
Fort Ross State Historic Park, Hwy. 1, Jenner. Free admission; State Parks parking fees apply. Food and drink available. fortross.org.
