Scene & Herd: Bands, Books, and Booths

Scene & Herd: Bands, Books, and Booths
A paddle-boarder enjoys the Bands on the Basin concert while towing a party of rubber ducks on Saturday, July 11, 2026. (TOBIAS YOUNG/PETALUMA VOICE ©2026)

You know it's summer in Petaluma when the weekend is packed with activity!

Petaluma Voice Editor Tobias Young captured video of Bands on the Basin while staff photographer Crissy Pascual popped in on the scene at the Petaluma Library's 50th anniversary. Then, on Sunday, regular contributor Jim Johnson was at the annual Art & Garden Festival.

Sebastian Saint James entertains the crowd on the Petaluma River during Bands on the Basin on Saturday, July 11, 2026. (TOBIAS YOUNG/PETALUMA VOICE©2026)

Los Gu'achis play for library patrons during the Petaluma Library's 50th anniversary celebration on Saturday, July 11, 2026. Guitarist and journalist Chris Samson wrote about the day for Petaluma Voice last week. (CRISSY PASCUAL/PETALUMA VOICE ©2026)