Lake Sonoma Steelhead Festival

The Lake Sonoma Steelhead Festival set for Feb. 10, 2024

Save the date for Saturday, February 10, rain or shine. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Beer, wine, food trucks, lots of family-oriented activities, and fantastic fun. Check out our new event website at:

www.steelheadfestival.org

There you will find links to become a sponsor, host a booth, donate to our silent auction or just donate to support the Steelhead Festival!

County Awards Gold Resolution to 2017 Festival

The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors has issued a Concurrent Gold Resolution recognizing the Friends of Lake Sonoma and all sponsors of the 2017 Lake Sonoma Steelhead Festival. The resolution was presented to Steelhead Festival Chairman Rich Thomas at the supervisors meeting on March 28, 2017.

We Need Your Help! Become a Sponsor of the Lake Sonoma Steelhead Festival!

Come run with us and participate in the Annual Lake Sonoma Steelhead Festival by becoming a sponsor. This festival is one of California's biggest and best celebrations of the endangered Steelhead Trout, which return annually to the Congressman Don Clausen Fish Hatchery at Lake Sonoma to spawn the next generation of fish.

This free event attracts upwards of 12,000 people to the grounds of the Milt Brandt Visitor Center at Lake Sonoma. Adults and children enjoy tours of the hatchery and watch one of nature's most fascinating species -- Steelhead pushing upstream and leaping out of the water as they climb the fish ladder.

On hand to educate and entertain are more than 60 exhibitors. Activities and entertainment include archery, art projects, a casting pond, food vendors, local beer and wine booths, a live band and a silent auction benefiting Friends of Lake Sonoma.

The Lake Sonoma Steelhead Festival is hosted by the Friends of Lake Sonoma, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Sonoma County Water Agency and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. This event allows us to provide educational elements critical to increasing understanding of threatened and endangered species of not only the Steelhead, but also the Coho Salmon, and to increase awareness of water conservation and our watershed.

To keep this festival growing -- and allow us to offer this FREE to everyone that attends -- we appreciate the support of our business community. Sponsorship levels range from $1,000 to $5,000. Benefits include your company logo on all advertising and promotional materials, banners at the festival, a booth at the festival and other special rewards.

For more information and to find out how you can help, please contact Jane Young, Friends of Lake Sonoma Executive Director, at 707-694-1916.

Want to Exhibit at the Lake Sonoma Steelhead Festival?

The Friends of Lake Sonoma invites community non-profits and local businesses to exhibit at the 2024 Lake Sonoma Steelhead Festival. Cost for a table is $100 for non-profits and $200 for small, local businesses. You are in charge of setting up your table and providing approriate display materials. Please contact us at info@lakesonoma.org if your group our business would like to participate.

Want to Donate to the Lake Sonoma Steelhead Festival Silent Auction?

The silent auction is a popular attraction at our annual Lake Sonoma Steelhead Festival. Would you like to donate? Gift cards, dining certificates, overnight stays at local inns and hotels, tickets to special events, wine -- you name it! Contact Jane Young at jane@lakesonoma.org or call 707-694-1916. All monies raised go to support the Friends of Lake Sonoma.

Ready? Set? Here comes the 2024 Lake Sonoma Steelhead Festival!

Check out our Steelhead Festival video!

Videographer George Dondero captured the spirit of the 2015 Lake Sonoma Steelhead Festival in this fantastic video, which provides a brief snapshot of all the fun activities. Thanks to the Sonoma County Water Agency for providing this footage!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSa8T4Ozx8Is

ResortsandLodges.com salutes the Steelhead Festival

Check out what they say about us!

http://www.resortsandlodges.com/travelblog/a/lake-sonoma-steelhead-festival/

Thank you, sponsors!

We thank the following companies and organizations who are on board as sponsors of the 2024 Lake Sonoma Steelhead Festival:

Platinum Sponsors:

Californai Department of Fish & Wildlife
Friends of Lake Sonoma
Sonoma Water
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Gold Sponsors:

Bear Republic Brewing
Sonoma County Board of Supervisors
Left Coast Marketing

Vendors & Performers for 2024

Crafted Cup -- Food Vendor
Earl's BBQ -- Food Vendor
El Coyote -- Food Vendor
Fruity Moto of Sonoma -- Food Vendor
Healdsburg Kiwanis -- Food Vendor
Just Popped Up -- Food Vendor
Lola's Market -- Food Vendor
The Wurst Restaurant-- Food Vendor
Ultimate Souvlaki -- Food Vendor
Wicked Slush -- Food Vendor
Wines from the Winegrowers of Dry Creek Valley
Bear Republic Brewing Company
SoloRio -- Live Music
Bubblesmith -- Bubble Show

Booth Sponsors 2024

Beads by Bowers
Bear Island Designs
Biblio Bus
California Department of Fish & Wildlife
Citizens Climate Lobby
Creative Crisis Leadership
County of Lake
Dan River Tackle
Dutch Bill Creek Watershed Group
Erin Rose Prints
Fat Freddy's Creations
Fin S. Angler Artwear
Friends of Lake Sonoma
Friends of Felta Creek, Bring Back the Beavers
Island Goddess
Kenyon Lewis
Kids Outdoor Sports Camp
Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation
LandPaths
Little Miss Gypsy
Musseldongs -- Invasive Species with CDFW
National Marine Fisheries Service -- NOAA
North Coast Resources Conservation and Development Council
Redwood Empire Trout Unlimited
Sonoma County 4H
Sonoma County Ag Preserve & Open Space District
Sonoma County Bowmen
Sonoma County Bowmen West Coast Archery Shop
Sonoma County Farm Bureau
Sonoma County Sheriff's Bomb Squad
Sonoma County Sheriff Marine Unit
Sonoma County Waste Management Agency -- Soluna Solutions of behalf of Zero Waste Sonoma
Sonoma Land Trust
Sonoma Resource Conservation District
Sonoma Water
Stewards of the Coast and Redwoods
Firesmart Lake Sonoma Watershed Project
The Ranch at Lake Sonoma
Tulletique
Ukiah Valley Fish and Wildlife Club

Friends of Lake Sonoma