Peanuts on Parade
A scavenger hunt awaits you in Santa Rosa, CA!
When our family moved to Sonoma County in 2022, my children began to comment on Woodstock, Lucy, and various “Snoopys” we’d see around town as we became acquainted. Having been in the Bay Area of San Francisco for about a decade, I had never encountered the fact that Charles Schulz was a Bay Area resident. Even further, we began seeing statues all over town and began chronicling the ones we found during school breaks or in the long afternoons of summer.
In 2005, Peanuts on Parade debuted in honor of long-time Santa Rosa resident and artist Charles Schulz. Woodstock was our first find, and I noticed quickly there was a list . Then, there were those not on the list. It proved to be quite frustrating due to the scant information out there after the decades since the debut of these adorable tributes to these iconic characters.
The Schulz Musuem created this very helpful PDF . However, as you’ll see in our list below, some of the businesses are either no longer in business or the statues are no longer on display. Sonoma County Tourism offers this on-point two day itinerary for visitors to Santa Rosa and the greater Sonoma County.
After locating a few dozen statues around Santa Rosa on our own, I came across William Johnson’s book "The Complete History of Peanuts on Parade - Volume Two: The Santa Rosa Years" and site which unlocked many unanswered questions. Johnson’s work focuses on the initial creation, auction, and installation of the statues in Santa Rosa when the statues were purchased and became either parts of private collectors or public art. Johnson’s Volume One book showcases his and Schulz’s hometown of MN as they debuted the original tribute to the beloved artist.
Our index is more focused on those statues as public art or available to the public in Sonoma County, CA.
Have you seen a Peanuts on Parade statue that is not our gallery? Contact us via email at email address with any leads.
