Car Boot Sale @ Cornerstone Sonoma

 The  first ever Car Boot Sale will be held Sunday, May 22nd from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.  The event is loosely based on the British custom of holding a garage sale from one’s car on a rugby field or other large green space, Cornerstone Sonoma will host its own Sonoma-style Car Boot Sale.  Admission to the event is free.  The inaugural sale is a cross between a flea market, garage-sale-meets-estate-sale, craft show and tailgate party all rolled into one big event with a few food trucks thrown in for good measure.

Enlisting the curatorial eye of designer/blogger Sarah Longsdale, the Car Boot Sale will feature local vendors and artisans offering an eclectic mix of vintage furniture, clothing, hand printed cards, pottery and more out of the trunks of their cars or their truck beds.  Cornerstone Sonoma’s own unique collection of shops, including Artefact Design & Salvage, New Leaf Gallery, Potter Green and Zipper will provide the backdrop to this group of carefully selected vendors.

“We plan for this event to be a mixture of great finds, whether old or new, high or low,” says Cornerstone Sonoma’s Teresa Raffo.  “There will be a selection of around 20 small, local vendors and craftspeople each displaying their wares in a similar fashion.  The vehicles will be parked inside the grounds of Cornerstone and there will be several food trucks on hand as well.”

Additional goods expected to be on hand for the first-ever Car Boot Sale include hand-made clothing, linens, recycled Lego sets, horse gear and much more.  Additionally, there will be activities for children provided by Nimbus Arts of St. Helena in barn which sits in the middle of the ground’s architectural gardens.