Get ready to run, slurp, and sip at the 2nd Annual Bivalves and Brews 5K! This isn’t your average 5K—at each mile marker, daring participants have the option to chug a brew and swallow an oyster, making for a race that’s as entertaining as it is questionable (depending on your taste buds). Whether you’re in it for the speed, the spectacle, or just the shellfish, this is one run you won’t forget.
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!
Hosted by the North Coast Growers Association.
EUREKA FRIDAY NIGHT MARKET 2026 RUNS FROM MAY 22-AUGUST 14
(except July 3 because Fortuna is having their big 4th of July celebration with fireworks that evening and the city of Eureka will be prepping for theirs the following day!)
Join us in Old Town Eureka where every Friday, we transform Old Town Eureka into a bustling night market. You’ll find 3 stages of performers, a bar stocked with local wine, beer, cider, and cocktails, artisan vendors, street food vendors, food trucks, and good vibes!
Experience the Old Town Renaissance at the Eureka Friday Night Markets. Every Friday evening from 5:30-8:30pm the community flocks to Old Town Eureka for live music, food trucks, local brews and to shop an array of locally made crafts, clothing, home decor and more.
https://www.fridaynight.market/
Polish up those shuckers, the 35th Annual Arcata Bay Oyster Festival, Humboldt County’s most highly anticipated annual event, is just around the corner.
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.”