Petaluma Music Festival tickets on sale

The eighth annual Petaluma Music Festival kicks off July 31 with a dinner and concert featuring Big Bad Voodoo Daddy at the Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds, 175 Fairgrounds Drive.|

The eighth annual Petaluma Music Festival kicks off July 31 with a dinner and concert featuring Big Bad Voodoo Daddy at the Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds, 175 Fairgrounds Drive.

The Petaluma Music Festival takes place Aug. 1, with performances by Nahko and Medicine for the People, The Wood Brothers, Oliver, Alo, SambaDa, Rainbow Girls, The Dixie Giants, Midnight North, The Coffis Brothers, Buck Nickels and Loose Change, Dylan Chambers and The Midnight Transit, Lumanation, Bellygunner, Twice As Good, Jenny Keer and Arizona & The Volunteers.

There will also be a silent auction, a celebrity autographed guitar raffle, a kids area, free drinking water, and a variety of specialty food, craft, and merchandise vendors.

The Big Bad Voodoo Daddy VIP Dinner seating starts at 5 p.m. and will begin serving at 5:30 p.m. General admission gates will open at 6:45 p.m. and the concert will begin at 7:30 p.m.

Gates open at noon Aug. 1 for the main festival, which is also held at the Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds.

The Petaluma Music Festival raises funds for music programs in Petaluma area schools.

Tickets to the Aug. 1 festival are $40 general, $85 VIP (includes shaded reserved seating with complimentary wine, beer and light appetizers).

Tickets to the Big Bad Voodoo Daddy concert on July 31 are $35 general, and $115 for the concert and VIP dinner. On both days, children 12 and under are admitted free with a paying adult, and students 13-17 can purchase $20 tickets at the door. Ticket prices will increase on both days of the festival.

Tickets are available for purchase online at petalumamusicfestival.org and in person at McNear’s Restaurant in Petaluma, the Lagunitas TapRoom & Beer Sanctuary in Petaluma, People’s Music in Sebastopol, and the Last Record Store in Santa Rosa.

Tickets and schedule information are available at petalumamusicfestival.org.

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