Vacaville Magazine

30/10/2025

28/10/2025

Vacaville Museum Guild Presents Bunko #40
Monday, November 17, 2025
6:00 PM to 8:30 PM

Refreshments and Dinner
Saturday Club 125 W Kendal Street
Vacaville, 95688

Doors open at 5:30
Salad Dinner at 6:00 PM
Bunko Begins Promptly at 6:30 PM

Please join us for an evening of fellowship, wine, food and a chance to win some fabulous prizes
Tickets $30.00 $32.00 charge
Tickets available at the Vacaville Museum

Thursday –Saturday
1:00 PM to 4:30 PM

Vacaville Museum
213 Buck Ave.
For further information, call the Museum at 707-447-4513.

All proceeds benefit the Museum

26/10/2025

⚾ Now Accepting Applications for Pony Select Thunderbirds Managers! ⚾

We’re looking for passionate and experienced coaches to lead our Thunderbirds (competitive) teams this upcoming season!

If you have experience coaching youth baseball and are ready to help develop players at a higher level of competition — we want to hear from you!

👉🏼 Link https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-HCuuVdAVvTCZpNSxF1bD2CrU7DqiaMlZDcFdFLr_A4/edit?usp=drivesdk

🗓️ Deadline: November 5th

Let’s make this season one to remember — Go Thunderbirds! 💙❤️

24/10/2025

Application Deadlines Approaching for City of Vacaville Merriment on Main Event Vendors and Performers

VACAVILLE, Calif. – The City of Vacaville reminds the community that deadlines are fast approaching to participate in this year’s Merriment on Main Tree Lighting held in Downtown Vacaville on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, from 5:00 to 8:00 PM.

Application Deadlines:
Vendors and Booths (food and giveaways): Monday, October 27, 2025.
Performers and Crowd Entertainers: Monday, November 10, 2025

Ways to Participate:
This year marks the debut of the Merry Market at Creekwalk Plaza, where food and merchandise sales are now welcome. Businesses interested in selling at the event must submit a vendor application and pay an applicable fee.

The City will continue the tradition of welcoming vendors who wish to provide free food and giveaways in the downtown corridor. Please complete the same vendor application.

Performers and crowd entertainers wow event attendees by showcasing engaging, unique, and remarkable talents. From holiday carolers and dance troupes to interactive entertainers, these participants bring the energy and spirit that make Merriment on Main one of Vacaville’s most beloved community celebrations.

Important Notes:
All applications must be completed in full and include required documentation.
Vendors distributing or selling any food or drink items must obtain a Solano County Environmental Health permit.
After submitting, participants will receive an email confirmation with the next steps.

Downtown Businesses:
Downtown businesses planning to be open during the event should complete the same vendor application, so booths do not block entrances and businesses are added to the vendor map.

Sponsorship Opportunities and More Information:
Visit CityofVacaville.gov/MerrimentOnMain or email the team.

Join the City of Vacaville for a wonderful winter holiday extravaganza the Tuesday after Thanksgiving for Merriment on Main.

20/10/2025

Find your Christmas treasures and spirit at the New Hope Christmas Market 2025! Located at 4910 Allison Parkway, Vacaville just off Vaca Valley Parkway (follow the signs).
If you have questions or need more information, please contact Judi Urbanik at [email protected], the New Hope office at 707-446-4051, Tuesday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. or visit our website, www.newhopevv.com

16/10/2025

CALLING FOR HELP. Thirty years ago, a group of dedicated parents, friends, family members, and community members organized the first Safe and Sober Grad Nite for graduating seniors at Vacaville High School. Now, the lack of volunteer help is threatening to bring an end to this event. We must not let this tradition die. Please reach out to the Board at [email protected] to help.

PLEASE SHARE.

11/10/2025

You won't want to miss this! Pick up a beautiful necklace or bracelet for a couple of dollars, buy a plate of delicious cookies, select a succulent-decorated pumpkin (it will last six months), and decide what you want among all the one-of-a-kind handcrafted items! Get there early for the best bargains! The Vacaville Museum Arts and Crafts Fair is from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Museum courtyard, 213 Buck Ave. Free admission!

Vacaville Museum Guild to Host Fall Arts and Crafts Fair on Oct. 18
The Vacaville Museum Guild will host its annual Fall Arts and Crafts Fair from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 18 in the Museum courtyard, 213 Buck Ave. Admission is free.

The event will include special handcrafted items, holiday arts and crafts, woodworking, stationary, decorated succulent pumpkins, Tony Wade books, Tupperware and more.

New this year is the “bling sale,” organized by Guild member Edyie Santomieri. It will feature hundreds of costume jewelry pieces, including necklaces, bracelets, earrings and pins, and such accessories as purses, hats and scarves. Some are vintage and much in demand. All will be priced to sell, Santomieri said.

Refreshments, including home-baked cookies, cakes, breads and snacks will be available for purchase. "Brunch in a Box" will be on site for folks to order lunch.

Popular items will include the succulent-decorated pumpkins, featuring a variety of succulents planted inside the pumpkins. The museum also will take pre-orders: large pumpkins are $40; medium, $30; small, $20; and mini, $5 to $10. For pre-orders contact Vacaville Museum Guild president Pat Zetah at [email protected] or text to (707) 290-3181.
In addition, the Museum Guild is sponsoring two succulent pumpkin decorating workshops, one on Wednesday, Oct. 22 and the second on Thursday, Nov. 6, in the courtyard. Both are from 5 to 6:30 p.m.

“Participants will learn techniques to assemble their own succulent pumpkins to display in their home or outdoors,” said Zetah. “These pumpkins will last six months or more.” The cost for the creative workshops is $40 for the general public and $35 for guild members. Refreshments will be included.

Participants must bring a pumpkin, a glue gun and glue sticks. Tickets are available at the Vacaville Museum or online at the Vacaville Museum Events website at

EVENTS OCTOBER EVENTS Beyond the Veil Death Faire October 11, 11am-4pm $12 General/$10 Members BUY TICKETS Vacaville Museum Guild Courtyard Craft Fair October 18, 9am-2pm FREE LEARN MORE Museum Guild Succulent Pumpkin Making Class October 22, 5-6:30pm $40 General/$35 Members BUY TICKETS Book Club- T...

09/10/2025

Travel Back to the Raddest Decade Ever
with 80s kids!🕺

October 10 at 7 PM - Journey Coffee Co downtown, 308 Main St, Vacaville📍
Synthpop power couple Shannon Curtis and Jamie Hill are hitting the stage with 80s kids — a high-energy, synth-driven concert packed with the biggest hits of the 1980s!

🎶 From the irresistible melodies of a-ha and OMD to the electrifying beats of Depeche Mode and New Order, this show is a full-blown love letter to the decade of neon dreams, movie soundtracks, and iconic anthems.

You’ll also hear synthpop hits from:
🎹 Pet Shop Boys
🎤 Erasure
🕶️ Alphaville
💄 The Human League
… and many more, performed in a style so authentic, it’ll feel like you’re hearing them live for the very first time!

Visit https://onstagevacaville.ludus.com/select.php to get your tickets

08/10/2025

The Educational and Historical Wild West Film Festival Comes to Vacaville October 11-12, 2025 and it is FREE to the public.

On October 11-12, 2025, the Wild West Film Festival comes to Vacaville’s Journey Downtown Theater to play 15 films submitted from all over the world to compete for the "Westy" Award, the Oscars of the Wild West. These films' content is family friendly and are based on past and present cowboy legends. The films represent the culture, lifestyle and history of the Wild West through film, art, music and live performances.

To promote this rich history, many different cultural groups have contributed to the American Wild West such as the Pena Adobe Historical Society, the Buffalo Soldiers, Native American Dance, Women of the West and the many
great Cowboy Legends and Lawmen like Wyatt Earp and Bass Reeves the original Lone Ranger. At The Wild West Film Festival we will celebrate these many contributors of all things western.

We have two authors and several screenwriters that have several films currently playing in theaters all over the world. Lee Martin, screenwriter and author, will be in person signing her books along with Rodney Jackson, Jr. will be signing his book "The Ride" on Saturday October 11, 2025 (12:00 PM to 4 PM) in the courtyard. Jerry Bestpitch actor and stuntman from several of your favorite tv shows and films. Little House On the Praire, Animal Trainer - Sharon Evans will be signing iconic pictures on set and Congressional Gunfighters of America theater group dressed in period clothing from the early 1800's.

Poets Harold Miller and Tony Argento take the stage throughout the day. Hosts comedian and actor Buddy Rahming and Joron Bourque contestant from Mr. Beast show will keep you laughing. Music outside by Teri Cloper and the Vacaville Acoustic Jam band. Casting Calls America will be judging the Best Actor and presenting award. Wild West Film Festival volunteers and Onstage Vacaville will be presenting the award on Sunday October 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM in the Journey Theater.

There will be surprise guest appearances from several actors and comedians

Many exhibits and more to see and it's Free to the public.

For more information: WildWestFilmFestival.com