Transhumance Festival – Petaluma
April 11 @ 9:00 am – 2:00 pm
The Transhumance Festival is an annual celebration dedicated to reconnecting people with the land. The festival reintroduces the age-old practice of transhumance—the seasonal movement of livestock between grazing grounds, a tradition that supports healthy landscapes and sustainable agriculture.
This free public festival brings the community together through demonstrations, hands-on learning, music, and local food while exploring topics like land stewardship, soil and watershed health, and how we rethink our waste streams.
Learn more: https://www.sassyandgrassy.com/
9:00 AM – Meet at Petaluma Fairgrounds
• Breakfast burritos & coffee
• Welcome remarks from City staff
• Sheep herding and stockmanship demonstration for all ages
10:30 AM – Sheep Herding Begins
The herd will then move through town to Steamer Landing Park, where the festival continues from 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM.
Festival activities include:
• Interactive educational activities for all ages
• Local artisan marketplace
• Organic, locally sourced tacos from Tacos Don Pepe
• Scything demonstration
• Weaving demonstration
• Sheep shearing demonstration
• Wool processing and spinning demonstration
• Live music featuring Van Goat and Gradina, the Balkan Music Ensemble
Come celebrate working landscapes, traditional skills, and the connections between agriculture, ecology, and community.
