Category: Seasonal Event

Trucker’s Christmas Parade

Trucker’s Christmas Parade

  • RECURRENCE: Recurring on the 2nd Saturday of December
  • LOCATION: Begins at Redwood Acres Fairgrounds
  • ADDRESS: 3750 Harris St
  • Eureka, CA
  • TIME: 6:00 PM
  • PRICE: FREE
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Enjoy the evening spectacle of huge trucks adorned in holiday lights. A Eureka tradition for over 30 years, the Christmas convoys range in size from 50 to 100 rigs.

The 18-wheelers stretching as long as 60 feet, including some with special parade additions that might be tacked on: bandstand platforms, dancing reindeer, flying fish, you name it. Some trucks have been covered in more than 40,000 lights, requiring three generators to run them.

Starts at Redwood Acres Fairgrounds – turns right on Harris, right on I Street, right on 7th, right on Myrtle, right on Hubbard, ends at Redwood Acres.

Hosted by Rex Bohn and Friends, the proceeds from the event will benefit the Boys and Girls Club of the Redwoods.

Hoptoberfest

Humboldt Hoptoberfest is a celebration of the best local and regional beers, ciders, wines, brews, and more! Occurring in October, Humboldt Hoptoberfest is a local festival favorite that includes:

Live music from three different bands (details coming!), kid-friendly activities, and local food trucks.

We love our local and regional beer scene and invite you out to Perigot Park in Blue Lake.

No dogs, please.

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Taste of Orthodoxy – Ethnic Food and Dance Festival

Saint Innocent Orthodox Church invites the community to its annual Taste of Orthodoxy Festival, a celebration of Eastern European and Greek culture.

A beloved Humboldt County tradition since 1997, the festival offers an afternoon of music, dance, and culinary delights for all. Festival goers can enjoy homemade Eastern European and Greek food, sample imported spirits at the full bar, and visit the Russian Tea Room for international sweets paired with a variety of loose-leaf teas.

Visitors will enjoy live entertainment by Chubritza. This internationally inspired local folk band will bring the afternoon to life with vibrant Balkan and Eastern European melodies and traditional group dancing that invites everyone to take part. There will also be a Byzantine choir performance and guided tours of the church’s historic temple, originally built in 1883 and recognized as the oldest standing church building in Eureka.

Saint Innocent Orthodox Church is the heart of Orthodoxy in Humboldt County. The church is named after Saint Innocent of Alaska, the first Orthodox bishop of the Pacific Northwest, renowned for his life spent humbly serving native Alaskans. Saint Innocent’s parish welcomes all visitors curious about its apostolic roots and growing community.

Admission to this family-friendly event is free and open to everyone.

Dine by the Sea

Join us for a toast to coastal conservation at the Friends of the Dunes annual fundraiser, Dine by the Sea!

Take in the stunning ocean view while savoring local wines, brews, cocktails and mocktails, perfectly paired with gourmet hors d’oeuvres crafted by Brett Schuler Fine Catering. Dance to live 70’s funk and soul by Hyperion, and bid on unique items in our silent and online auctions. Get your tickets today – we hope to see you there!

Ticket Includes: Admission, 2 Drink Tickets, Auctions,
Gourmet hors d’oeuvres, Food & Beverage Tastings,
Live Music & Donation to Coastal Conservation

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Fieldbrook Art and Wine Festival

Come enjoy Wine, beer, grilled albacore and oysters, live music. Local art and crafts. No reservations needed, walk-in welcome. Fundraiser for Fieldbrook Elementary School.

  • RECURRENCE: Recurring on the 4th Saturday of September
  • ADDRESS: 4241 Fieldbrook Rd., Fieldbrook Winery
  • McKinleyville, CA
  • PHONE: (707) 839-4140
  • TIME: 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM
  • PRICE: FRE

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Fisherman’s Feast

Come enjoy a meal of fresh local fish and sides along with live music and refreshing beverages. Live music will start at noon and go all day. This event is being held to support our local fishermen, with the albacore tuna coming straight from our docks right here in Trinidad! So, if you’re looking for a fun way to spend a fall Saturday, come on out to Trinidad for the Fisherman’s Feast!

  • Recurring on the 4th Saturday of September
  • LOCATION: Trinidad Elementary School
  • ADDRESS: 300 Trinity Street
  • Trinidad, CA
  • TIME: 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Humboldt Dockside Market

Every other week from June through October, local fishermen from Shelter Cove to Orick set up canopies at the Humboldt Dockside Market in Eureka to sell fresh fish, crab and other specialties straight from their boats. Shoppers can take their seafood home whole, or have it processed at the on-site fillet station, where fisherman also share tips, recipe ideas and guidance on preparing your catch.

The market is also a place to connect with the community. Visitors can meet local fishermen, hear stories from their trips out to sea and learn about the region’s long-standing fishing traditions and the role local seafood plays in Humboldt County’s sustainable food system.

More than just a place to buy fish, the Humboldt Dockside Market brings the community and its fishermen together, leaving visitors with a deeper connection to their food and the people who caught it.

Humboldt Dockside Market season kicks on Saturday, June 6 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (or until the catch runs out, so get there early!). The market takes place at Madaket Plaza, located at the foot of C Street in Eureka.

For more information visit NorthcoastGrowersAssociation.org/DocksideMarket.html.

The Haunted Kinetic Lab of Horrors

The Haunted Kinetic Lab of Horrors:

Humboldt’s most twisted, horrific tradition returns for another year of hair-raising, vomit-inducing delights! 13 years and older.

The mad engineers at the Kinetic Sculpture Lab are bringing another fright filled Halloween. The shop itself is a scary place, and that’s in the daytime. Who knows what lurks there after hours. You’ll be taken on a guided tour of the facility and meet some of the unwanted Lab guests. *If you are in line by midnight, we will get you through the house!

Proceeds go to the Kinetic Sculpture Lab and helps keep the doors open for another year of sculpture racing in the Kinetic Grand Championship, the original triathlon of the art world.

October 23, 24, 29, 30 and 31.
Open from 7pm untill midnight.

 

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Garberville Halloween Festival

Garberville Halloween Festival

  • RECURRENCE: Recurring on the last day of October
  • LOCATION: Garberville Town Square
  • ADDRESS: 766 Locust Street
  • Garberville, CA
  • PHONE: (707) 923-2613
  • TIME: 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
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Halloween Festival at the Garberville Town Square and under the Town Clock. Celebrating 38 years of safe fun for the whole family!

-Cash Prizes for Costume Contests – all ages
-Cash Prizes for Dance Contest featuring the Irie Rockerz
-Trunk-or-Treat

Redwood Coast Music Festival

Four fun-filled days of Hot Jazz, Swing, Blues, Zydeco, Rockabilly, Country and more.

Situated along the spectacular Northern California coastline, the City of Eureka is one of California’s best kept secrets. Bordered on one side by beautiful Humboldt Bay and on the other by mountains lush with giant Redwoods.

Room to DANCE!  We have dance floors in every indoor venue.  Eureka is well known as THE dancer’s festival.

We’re growing!  Beautiful, historic locations, More venues, More bands. MORE Great Music!  Great American Roots Music !  Jazz, Swing, Blues, Zydeco, Rockabilly, Americana, Western Swing, Country – we’ve got it all.  It’s ALL HERE !

Event: https://www.rcmfest.org/

The Redwood Coast Music Festival returns this year from October 3-6. Renowned musicians from far and wide gather for four days to participate in one of the biggest music festivals in Northern California. This highly anticipated event will showcase more than 100 sets across seven historic stages throughout Eureka. Genres include jazz, zydeco, swing, rockabilly, Americana and more. Be sure to bring your dancing shoes.

Visit https://www.rcmfest.org/ for tickets and event details.

 

Photo by Matt James.

Arcata Farmers’ Market

A celebration of local produce and goods, the Arcata Plaza comes alive on Saturday mornings. Live music, hot food to go, dozens of local producers selling seasonal veggies, meat and more pop up along the streets of the Plaza. Free entry.

​Open every Saturday, year round, rain or shine!

  • April – November: 9am – 2pm
  • December – March: 10am – 2pm

Hosted by the North Coast Growers Association.

Lighted Tractor Parade

Lighted Tractor Parade Ferndale

  • PRESENTED BY: Ferndale Chamber of Commerce
  • RECURRENCE: Recurring on the 3rd Sunday of December
  • LOCATION: Main Street
  • ADDRESS: Starts at Main St. & Ocean Ave.
  • Ferndale, CA
  • PHONE: (707) 786-4299
  • TIME: 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
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Local farmers and ranchers parade fancifully decorated tractors and tractor-drawn wagons depicting holiday scenes down the Victorian Village’s historic Main Street for a sparkling country Christmas celebration! Tractors line up at 4:30 p.m. for judging at 5, and start parading at 6.

For excellent viewing of the parade from your car, please show up early (starts at 6pm), and we mean EARLY. There is one main way in and out of Ferndale and traffic gets backed up as people start to find last-minute parking. The parade starts at the top of Main Street, continues down the street towards Ferndale High School, turns left on Arlington Ave & left again on 5th Street! 5th Street will be ONE-WAY traffic towards Ocean Ave in preparation for the parade.

Arts Alive!

First Saturday of the Month, 6-9pm

On the first Saturday of every month, Old Town Eureka transforms into myriad venues for music and art. Galleries, restaurants, bars and businesses welcome patrons and spectators with exhibits, demonstrations, live performances and more. Celebrating the work of local artists, Arts Alive is just one of the many ways that Humboldt County lives up to claim “most artists per capita.”

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Candlelight Walk through the Ancient Redwoods

Candlelight Walk in the Redwoods

  • LOCATION: Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park
  • ADDRESS: Elk Prairie Visitors Center, Newton B. Drury Scenic Pkwy
  • Orick, CA 95555
  • TIME: 4:00 PM to 7:30 PM
  • PRICE: $25 per person. 12 and under are free.
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Marvel at Humboldt’s iconic giants and experience the magic of forest in the flickering candlelight at the 34th Annual Candlelight Walk through the Ancient Redwoods. Refreshments provided. Silent auction and ticket sales benefits the Redwood Parks Conservancy. Walk begins at 6pm.

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Humboldt Artisans Crafts & Music Festival

Humboldt Artisans Crafts & Music Festival

  • LOCATION: Redwood Acres Fairgrounds
  • ADDRESS: 3750 Harris Street
  • Eureka, CA 95503
  • TIME: Friday 4-9pm, Saturday/Sunday 10am-5pm
  • PRICE: Free for kids & seniors, adults free with a toy for the Humboldt Bay Fire Dept toy drive OR $5 admission
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Pastels on the Plaza

Stroll the plaza and watch our local artists create pastel works of art on the surrounding sidewalk. Farmers Market will also be open 9am-2pm.

Families, farmers, art aficionados and sponsors gather on the Arcata Plaza for the largest “art show” of the year. The gallery sidewalk is surrounded with music and the fresh produce of the local farmers market.

Each artist creates an original piece of art representing a business sponsor.  Artists, businesses and children are what this day is all about. Some are experienced artists; others are just beginning to express themselves through drawings, paintings, or sculpture.  Their sponsors are local businesses, corporations, schools, service clubs and “patrons of the arts.”

Northcoast Children’s Services’ preschool programs provide support to more than 1000 low income families with young children – from pregnancy up to age five – in Humboldt and Del Norte Counties each year. Please join us to chalk it up for kids!

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Watch artists in action as they bring the sidewalks of the Arcata Plaza to life in support of North Coast Children’s Services. Local businesses and sponsors “buy” sidewalk squares around the center of the plaza where skilled artists craft pastel masterpieces. Enjoy live music and shop at the Arcata Farmers Market as you peruse the county’s largest plein air art show.

Find more information at https://ncsheadstart.org/pastels-on-the-plaza/

Humboldt Redwoods Marathon

Full Marathon, Half Marathon & 5K

We’ll forgive you if you have trouble concentrating on the road ahead of you while running The Humboldt Redwoods. After all, you’ll probably be looking up at the old growth redwood trees which tower over the course. Course is on a paved road the winds gently up hill but is mostly a flat, fast destination race. With little to distract you, the tall trees inspire the athlete in each of us to be strong. The course is certified and the marathon is a Boston Qualifying event.

Event Info:

  • RECURRENCE: Recurring on the 2nd Sunday of October
  • LOCATION: Dyerville Bridge overlook on east side of Hwy 101
  • ADDRESS: Avenue of the Giants
  • Redcrest, CA 95569
  • TIME: start times vary see website
  • PRICE: $60-$140 see “Visit Website” link for tickets
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Race Day Exits & Road Closures
On Sunday, all north / south race traffic must use Hwy 101 exits 5 miles north of the START / FINISH. HWY 101 Exit Closures: The Honeydew, South Fork Eel and the Rockefeller Forest exits will not be used for race day traffic, but will be open on Saturday.

Open Exits: 
Southbound 101
Take Exit 667ANorthbound 101
Take Exit 667

Road Closures:
Avenue of the Giants and the Bull Creek Road will be closed from 7:30am to 2:00pm, please use caution before and after these times.

Run, jog or walk beneath the stunning old-growth redwood canopy along Avenue of the Giants at the 44th Annual Humboldt Redwoods Marathon. Entry fee benefits Save the Redwoods. Register online.

Apple Harvest Festival

The festival is a city-wide celebration of history of over 40 years, family and farms, with plenty of apple and cider tasting as well as other tasty foods.

The Apple Harvest Festival includes a downtown street vendor fair with Main Street open only to walking traffic to accommodate the street sale. Hop on a shuttle to take you to Clendenen’s Cider works for Apple tasting, narrated orchard hayrides, shopping and music. Head on down to Rohner park on the shuttle to enjoy even an Artisans fair, food, Live Pumpkin Carving by Mike Craghead, inflatable maze, face painting, Speeder car rides by the Timber Heritage association and more. Enjoy live music in the park from 5:30-7:30pm at  the Fortuna Fall Festival featuring the IRIE ROCKERZ, vendors & food.

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Free public transportation will be available by People Mover Transit (stops between Clendenens, Rohner Park and Downtown @ 12th and Main)  Please plan accordingly.

This sweet town-wide event celebrates local history and local farms. The day-long festival begins with a street fair in downtown Fortuna, featuring vendors, food trucks, music and more. Then, head on over to Clendenen’s Cider Works, the hub of the Fortuna Apple Harvest Festival for apple and cider tasting, family activities, more music and, of course, the opportunity to take some of the bounty home with you. The celebration ends at Rohner Park with a themed skate night.

Visit https://fortunaappleharvest.org/ for details.

North Country Fair

We are excited to announce the 52nd annual North Country Fair!

Come check out all of the local art, crafts, handmade
goods, cottage foods, music, and entertainers at the
North Country Fair, September 19 & 20, 2026, from 10:00-6:00 both days!

A Humboldt County tradition since 1974

 We celebrate and advocate for a healthy environment, cooperation and community, a vibrant alternative economy, and justice for every person and all forms of life.



Celebrate the diversity of the Arcata community and the Fall Equinox over two days with arts and crafts vendors, food and information booths, parades, live music and performances.

For more information, visit http://www.northcountryfair.org/