2025 Time to Wonder Gala
Sunday, April 27, 2025 from 4:30-8:00pm
The Backdrop
1455 Corporate Center Pkwy
Santa Rosa, CA 95407
In-house Raffle to Support the Children’s Museum
Can’t attend the Time to Wonder Gala? You can still make an impact by entering our in-house raffle for a chance to win incredible prizes!
How It Works:
- Buy Your Ticket(s) at the Front Desk of the Children’s Museum of Sonoma County OR contact the Advancement Office at advancement@cmosc.org
- $50 for 1 entry OR 4 Entries for $100
- Drop your ticket into the jar your preferred prize(s) OR let us know which prizes you’d like your tickets to go towards
- Winners announced March 16
In-house Raffle Items

Coursey Graves Wine & Tasting
Delight in a mixed case (12 bottles) of Coursey Graves outstanding wine along with a beautiful tasting for up to 6 lucky guests.
Coursey Graves is dedicated to carefully crafting iconic wines that express the terroir of their beautiful Bennett Mountain estate as well as their consciously farmed sites in the Sonoma Coast and nested American Viticultural Areas (AVAs) of Napa Valley including Coombsville, Howell Mountain, and Oakville.
Value: $1,600

Sonoma International Film Festival
Feel like the star of the show with 2 cinema-only passes for the Sonoma International Film Festival, granting you admission to all film screenings before ticket-holders as well as complimentary wine at select film screenings.
The Sonoma International Film Festival is held 3/19 – 3/23 and provides a welcoming, entertaining, and inspiring cinematic experience that supports and promotes independent films and celebrates the cultural diversity in the Sonoma Valley through the art of film.
Value: $900

Grand National Rodeo
Score big with 4 Tickets to 10/4 (Women of Rodeo Day) & 10/10 (Grand National Rodeo Day) at the National Rodeo taking place at the Cow Palace in Daly City. Enjoy complimentary parking as well as National Rodeo swag!
The Grand National Rodeo is an action-packed night of competition and family entertainment featuring bull riding, bronc riding, bareback riding, team roping, steer wrestling, barrel racing along with comedy and trick performances like bull jumping.
Value: $360

Time to Wonder Gala
Party down with 2 tickets to the Children’s Museum’s premier gala, Time to Wonder, taking place on April 27 at The Backdrop in Santa Rosa!
This joyous event features a lively garden reception that includes playful programming presented by the CMOSC team, as well as local wine and beer tastings. Dinner catered by Preferred Sonoma Caterers will be followed by a Live Auction, More Amazing Raffle Items, and Fund-a-Need emceed by Ellen Toscano, the Singing Auctioneer.
Value: $500
