A welcomed ocean breeze is keeping the smoke from nearby fires moving east, but our friends and family in Willow Creek are facing Humboldt’s fire season head-on. While temps on the coast seem hot, that’s not stopping the litany of events springing up everywhere. Summer is letting up yet, the dog days are here and the beach is calling!
Friday, August 12th
4-8P A self-guided celebration of visual and performing arts, Arts Arcata showcases our dynamic downtown businesses and is a great opportunity to meet local artists and enjoy being downtown at a safe, family friendly year-round community event.
TRINIDAD BAY ART AND MUSIC FESTIVAL
ONGOING this weekend AND next – Returning from national and international tours, world-class musicians perform live concerts in this historic, intimate and extraordinary village, leaving you with lasting impressions. Concurrently, various art shows are up throughout town.
4-8P Grab that pile of clothes you’ve been meaning to donate for a while, your favorite reusable shopping bags, your best friends, and your favorite alcoholic beverages, and come on down to Infuzions on the Arcata Plaza for a once-in-a-lifetime BYOB Clothing Swap this Friday August 12 during Arts Arcata. We will also have live musicians & DJs, a live painter, and a masseuse in-house. Furry friends always welcome too.
8P – A live physical comedy performance inspired by Edward Gorey’s illustrated story of the same name. Created by Dell’Arte alums Kathryn Cesarz and Jesse March. (Running through 8/14)
ONGOING EVENTS ON FRIDAYS:
FRIDAY NIGHT MARKETS – 5:30-8:30 – Old Town, Eureka – Through September 30th
KID’S NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM – 5:30-8P at the Discovery Museum, Eureka
FIELDBROOK MARKET AND EATERY – 6-8:30 Live Music
FOR MORE ONGOING EVENTS, keep scrolling or click HERE!
Saturday, August 13th
TRAIL BUILDING AT THE MCKAY COMMUNITY FOREST
9A-12P Volunteer Trail Stewards meet at the McKay Community Forest storage container adjacent to the parking lot to begin work.
12-6P Woofstock Festival is an event where families play games, participate in and win contests, enjoy delicious food, make fun pet crafts, explore community vendors, all while raising necessary funds and awareness for the homeless pets at the Sequoia Humane Society. There will be a Mutt Strut to open the festival. This year Sequoia Humane Society, for the first time ever, will also be hosting a battle of the bands. We are inviting the public to come, eat, play games, drink and listen to local artists and bands.
10A – 6P Vendors, music, food, yoga, sound healing, live painters, poetry, massage chair practitioners and more. Family friendly. No dogs, except service dogs.
1-3P The Ink People Center for the Arts presents the Parade of Dreams, a community art parade scheduled for Aug. 13 along the Eureka Boardwalk. Participants are invited to dress up in costumes that reflect their dreams. Participants will gather between 1-2 p.m. The parade will make a loop, beginning at Madaket Plaza and traveling down the boardwalk, up F Street, down 2nd Street, and back to the Madaket Plaza from C Street. The parade will travel this route 2 times between 2-3 p.m.
2P – Tour the exhibitions and get inspiration, then create colorful and otherworldly landscapes based on of Ingrid Nickelsen’s paintings. All materials supplied. At the Morris Graves Museum in Eureka.
2-4P Have you ever wanted to be that fly on the wall, listening in as old-timers swapped stories about life in the valley long before you arrived? Or maybe you’ve been here a while and enjoy having your own memory jogged. Now’s your chance! Friends of Elk River is pleased to present Stories of the Valley, a panel of long-time Elk River residents recounting events and memories from their decades in the valley. Your questions and stories are welcome. Submit them in advance by writing to [email protected]
8P – A live physical comedy performance inspired by Edward Gorey’s illustrated story of the same name. Created by Dell’Arte alums Kathryn Cesarz and Jesse March. (Running through 8/14)
REDWOOD CURTAIN THEATER – THE CHILDREN
8P – A contemporary comic drama set on the seismically active, tsunami-eroded, albeit beautiful, rural coast of Angelsea, England in the environs of a compromised nuclear power plant. Does that sound a bit like our home? While the world outside is dealing with the aftermath of the disaster at the plant, married couple Hazel and Robin, nuclear physicists who worked at the now-failed plant, are visited by a former colleague who upsets the balance of their already precarious existence with both humourous and far-reaching effects. (Running through 8/20)
ONGOING EVENTS ON SATURDAYS:
AUDUBON GUIDED BIRDING TOUR
Saturdays 8:30A-11A, Join Redwood Region Audubon Society for a free guided field trip at the Arcata Marsh. Meet at Klopp Lake in Arcata, text if you plan to attend. 707-499-1247
6-9P First Saturdays in Old Town Eureka – Art, Music, Community
Sunday, August 14th and into the week beyond…
HUMBOLDT BAY AND NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE BIRDING TRIP
9-11A Meet leader Ralph Bucher at the Visitor Center for this 2-mile walk along a wide, flat trail that is packed gravel and easily accessible. Email to sign up. 707-733-5406
HUMBOLDT BAY MARATHON AND HALF MARATHON
A 5K fun run to support awareness of stroke symptoms starting at First and C streets running the trail to Del Norte Pier and back.
4-8P Humboldt Asians & Pacific Islanders in Solidarity (HAPI) presents a Japanese Buddhist honoring of one’s ancestors with a blessing, stories and Obon traditions, an altar, Asian and Pacific Islander food vendors, children’s activities, music, bon dancing and more. At the Arcata Playhouse.
TRINIDAD BAY ART AND MUSIC FESTIVAL
ONGOING this weekend AND next – Returning from national and international tours, world-class musicians perform live concerts in this historic, intimate and extraordinary village, leaving you with lasting impressions. Concurrently, various art shows are up throughout town.
10A – 6P Vendors, music, food, yoga, sound healing, live painters, poetry, massage chair practitioners and more. Family friendly. No dogs, except service dogs. At the Arcata Ball Park.
2P – A live physical comedy performance inspired by Edward Gorey’s illustrated story of the same name. Created by Dell’Arte alums Kathryn Cesarz and Jesse March. (Running through 8/14)
ONGOING SUNDAY EVENTS:
HUMBOLDT FLEA MARKET – (First) Sundays, Arcata 9A-3P
SUMMER SUNDAY ART MARKET – Weekly through 9/4, 11A-4P
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17TH
5-6P & 6-7P Tickets come with everything you need to create a mosaic pendant and earring set as well as a drink voucher. Reserve by email. [email protected] $40
THURSDAY AUGUST 18TH
8/18/22 – 8/28/22 At the Ferndale Fairgrounds 126th annual. Carnival, Livestock shows, Horse Racing, Fair Food, Live Music and so much more…
SAVE THE DATE!
EDIBLE GARDEN TOUR – 8/20
HOPS IN HUMBOLDT – 8/27/22
SIP OF SUMMER – 9/24/22
SAVAGE HENRY ANNUAL COMEDY FESTIVAL 10/6-8/2022
LATIN DANCE FESTIVAL 10/8/22
DON’T FORGET TO EXPLORE THE HUGE WORMHOLE OF ACTIVITIES, EVENTS, PERFORMANCES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN THE LINKS BELOW – THERE’S DEFINITELY MORE TO DO…
LIVE MUSIC/ETC
If you’re ready to get out on the town – we went to extra lengths this week to be sure this list is complete! Tons of options, all weekend long to see a huge variety of music, comedy, open mics, outdoor venues, trivia and more.
JUST FOR KIDS
Right about now Summer can get a little antsy. There are so many amazing camps and local activities for our lucky kids. New camps are getting added weekly, so keep checking the list!
KIDS STUFF TO DO IN HUMBODLT – PLUS ULTIMATE SUMMER CAMP GUIDE
ONGOING EVENTS
With the continued opening up of community post pandemic, we’re seeing more and more classes and offerings. Many free activities and interesting ongoing event opportunities here.
STAY BUSY, LEARN A SKILL, MEET SOMEONE NEW!
VOLUNTEER/DONATE
Our amazing local non-profits are always hosting an array of events that benefit the people and land of our community. We’re lucky to have so many powerful and supportive groups that keep the backbone of Humboldt alive and well. Consider offering a few hours of your time, donating cash or goods or participating in a fundraiser for any number of our community organizations.
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