Sebastopol

 

Sebastopol is Sonoma County’s memorable home to apple orchards, vineyards, and the arts. Sebastopol is the historic home of Sonoma County’s nation-leading production of delicious Gravenstein apples. This heritage is celebrated each year with apple-themed festivals in both spring and late summer.

 

Sebastopol’s real estate mix includes country properties with beautiful vineyard views. These gorgeous homes range from historic farmhouses built in the early 1900s to stylish contemporary single-family homes. Sebastopol also features large undeveloped lots which can serve as the canvas for the country home of your dreams.

 

• Landscape of orchards and vineyards
• Arts hub with numerous galleries
• Antique Row and The Barlow shopping
  
  

Sebastopol is a captivating small city of around 7,800 residents. The community packs a lot into a small space. Antique Row and The Barlow provide an abundance of unique options for shopping and dining. The city is also home to numerous contemporary art galleries and the award-winning Sebastopol Center for the Arts. The surrounding rolling countryside features numerous Sonoma County Wine Country vineyards, orchards, and Christmas tree farms.

 

Sebastopol’s Antique Row is home to a wide variety of antique stores. Mostly concentrated along the Gravenstein Highway which bisects the town, Antique Row is one of the best destinations in Northern California for antiquing. There are also a number of antique stores hidden away on country backroads inside charming historic cottages. 

 

For a more contemporary shopping experience, The Barlow is a popular outdoor shopping mall consisting of eight buildings spread across a 12-acre area spanning four city blocks. The Barlow is home to around 40 artisanal retailers selling locally produced food, art, wine, cheese, spirits, and more. Highlights here include the worker-run non-profit Community Market for organic groceries, trendy clothing store Indigenous for pioneering eco-friendly apparel, and locally inspired contemporary art galleries including Gallery 300 and Lori Austin Gallery. The Barlow is also home to more than 20 restaurants, craft beer and cider pubs, distilleries, wineries, and coffee shops. Some of the standouts among these include Blue Ridge Kitchen for farmhouse-style grilled eats and cocktails, The Farmer’s Wife for farm-fresh seasonal eats, and Golden State Cider for fresh-pressed apple ciders.

 

Sebastopol is surrounded by rolling hills of vineyards belonging to both the Russian River Valley and Sonoma Coast American Viticultural Areas. You can sample some of the fantastic local varietals at The Barlow’s wine tasting rooms Region, Pax Wines, and Kosta Browne Winery. The many other nearby options for wine connoisseurs include the vintage chardonnay producing Dutton Estate Winery, elegantly modern Lynmar Estate, Sonoma Coast wines specialist Red Car Wine, rustic all-organic Horse & Plow, and Primus frontman Les Claypool’s boutique Claypool Cellars. 

 

Sebastopol is also famed as Sonoma County’s historic home of Gravenstein apple production. In spring, the Sebastopol Apple Blossom Festival features a parade through Sebastopol’s streets plus live music, fun and games for kids, an art show, and lots of vendors selling locally produced wines, craft beer, and food. The Gravenstein Apple Fair in late summer raises funds for local farms and agricultural producers with animal displays, hay mazes, and lots of delicious apples and apple pies. 

 

Sebastopol is also a major regional arts hub. Along with the numerous galleries located at The Barlow, Sebastopol is home to the award-winning community-funded Sebastopol Center for the Arts. More than 50,000 visitors come to the Sebastopol Center for the Arts every year to experience nine unique curated exhibits and an annual documentary film festival plus a host of art lectures, poetry readings, concerts, open studio events. 

 

Other Sebastopol attractions include cherished Christmas tree farms such as Reindeer Ridge. Visitors to family-run Reindeer Ridge can choose and cut their own Christmas tree to take home. For outdoor recreation, Sebastopol is home to numerous walking and biking trails including the Joe Rodota Trail. This paved off-road trail runs for 8.5 miles between Sebastopol and Santa Rosa.

 

School districts serving Sebastopol include the Sebastopol Union School District.