OCTOBER 2024
Guided Nature Walk at Wildlife Refuge
Oct 2, Wed - Loleta: Guided 2 mile walk with naturalist Louise Bacon-Ogden. 9-11am. free. 1020 Ranch Rd. Please call 707.733.5406 to attend.
Friends of the Arcata Marsh Lecture
Oct 2, Wed - Arcata: Various subjects. 7pm. Free. Marsh Interpretive Center, 569 S. “G” St.
A Reason to Listen
Oct 3, Thu - Arcata: Spoken word, music by DJ Goldylocks, live art by Dre Meza. 7-9pm. $5-$10. 1301 J St.
Redwood Coast Music Festival – Annual Event
Oct 3, Thu - Oct 6, Sun, Eureka: Eclectic music festival at various venues. Times, prices and locations vary. See website for more details. http://www.rcmfest.org/ Folk Music Master Classes see: https://humboldtfolklife.com/store
Frightfully Fun Ferndale Cemetery Tours
Oct 4 *** 27, Every Fri, Sat & Sun, Ferndale: Unique guided walks through Ferndale's historic cemetery. Time and admission vary, please see https://ferndalecemetery.com/events/
Eureka Symphony
Oct 4, Fri - Oct 5, Sat - Eureka: The Uncommon Woman. 7:30pm. $23-$56, Kids under 12 free with adult. Arkley Center, 412 G St. 707.845.3655 www.eurekasymphony.org
Hike and Bike Day at Redwood National
Oct 5, Sat - Orick: Bike, hike or walk your dog along the ten-mile road (closed to cars), among some of the most impressive old growth in Redwood National, Newton B. Drury Scenic Parkway. Dawn to dusk.
Pastels on the Plaza - Annual Event
Oct 5, Sat - Arcata: Stroll the Arcata Plaza and Farmers Market and watch our local artists create art on the sidewalk. 8:30am-3pm. FREE. G & 9th Streets.
Apple Harvest Festival - Annual Event
Oct 5, Sat - Fortuna: Citywide festival including apple & cider tasting, live music, vendors, food trucks, family activities & more. 9am-5pm. Free. fortunaappleharvest.org
Medieval Festival of Courage
Oct 5, Sat - Oct 6, Sun - Blue Lake: Full contact jousting, horse archers & live music. 10am-5pm. $10 adults, $5 kids 3-12. Perigot Park, 351 S Railroad Ave & Blue Lake Horse Arena, 210 Chartain Rd. NO DOGS.
Wine by the Sea - Annual Event
Oct 5, Sat - Manila: Enjoy beautiful ocean views and live music while sampling local wine & food. 3-6pm. $85. Humboldt Coastal Nature Center, 220 Stamps Ln. https://www.friendsofthedunes.org/winebythesea
Arts Alive
Oct 5, Sat - Eureka: Art, live music, shopping & dining in Old Town. 6-9pm. Free admission to the Morris Graves Museum of Art, 636 F St. & Ink People’s Brenda Tuxford Gallery, 422 First St.
Ink People's "Night Masquerade"
Oct 5, Sat - Eureka: Live painting, aerial dance, and a silent art auction, live music and dancing into the night! 7pm till late. $60. Synapsis, 1675 Union St. https://inkpeople.ticketleap.com/night-masquerade/
Redwood Acres Flea Market
Oct 6, Sun - Eureka: Antiques, art, everything! 9am-3pm. $3, 12 & under Free. 3750 Harris St.
Summer Music Series in the Garden
Oct 6, Sun - Eureka: Sweet Soul Band. Picnic & Lounge on the lawn. Garden opens 10am, music 1-3pm. $5-$15. 7707 Tompkins Hill Rd. 707.442.5139. No dogs please. www.hbgf.org/gardens
Griffin Loch's SCAREGROUNDS – Annual Event
Oct 11 *** Oct 31, Fri, Sat, Sun & Halloween - Ferndale: Three haunted mazes, zombie train, food trucks, bar, and roaming haunters. 6:30-10:30pm. $20-$35. County Fairgrounds, 1250 5th St. Sunday’s 3-8pm. Not scary family event Adult $10, Child $5.
The Haunted Rail Tour – Annual Event
Oct 11 *** Oct 26, Fri & Sat - Samoa: A terrifying journey through haunted rail cars, food & vendors. Rated PG13. 7-11pm. $20/$15. 930 Vance Ave. https://www.hauntedrailtour.com/
Autumn at the Acres
Oct 12, Sat - Eureka: Craft fair with hay rides, food, kids activities, mini pumpkin patch. 11am-6pm. $5. Redwood Acres, 3750 Harris St.
Taste of Orthodoxy - Ethnic Food and Dance Festival - Annual Event
Oct 12, Sat - Eureka: Ethnic food, music & dancing lessons. Byzantine chanting and tours of the oldest church in Eureka. 12-4pm. Free. St. Innocent’s, 939 “F” St.
Fortuna Concert Series
Oct 12, Sat - Fortuna: Pitts Family Quartet. Doors 6:45, music 7:30pm. $15. 610 Main St. 707.682.6092. http://fortunaconcertseries.com/
DIVA Burlesque Arcata
Oct 12, Sat - Arcata: Local burlesque performers strut their stuff! 8pm-9:30pm. $20 CASH at the door. Exit Theatre, 890 G St, 2nd Fl. www.theexit.org
Organic Matters Harvest Faire
Oct 12-13 & 19-20, Sat-Sun Eureka: Food & drinks, craft fair, face painting, pumpkin carving & petting zoo. 10am-6pm. Free. 6743 Myrtle Ave.
Humboldt Redwoods Marathon - Annual Event
Oct 13, Sun - Redcrest: Run or cheer California's most scenic foot race. Marathon (Boston Qualifier), 1/2 marathon & 5K. Road closures and controlled traffic from 8am-2pm. See website for times and location. www.redwoodsmarathon.org
Birdwalk at Wildlife Refuge
Oct 13, Sun - Loleta: Meet Audubon Society leaders for a mild walk. 9am-11am. Free. 1020 Ranch Rd. Reservations required, email thebook@reninet.com
Humboldt Flea Market
Oct 13, Sun - Arcata: Antiques, collectables & handmade. 9am-3pm. $3, under 13 free. 321 MLK Jr Pkwy.
Summer Music Series in the Garden
Oct 13, Sun - Eureka: Young and Lovely. Picnic & Lounge on the lawn. Garden opens 10am, music 1-3pm. $5-$15. 7707 Tompkins Hill Rd. 707.442.5139. No dogs please. www.hbgf.org/gardens
FOAM Second Sunday Cycling Tour
Oct 13, Sun - Arcata: Arcata Marsh docent-led bicycle tour. Bring your own bike or rent one at the Arcata Plaza. 2-3:30pm. Free. Arcata Marsh Interpretive Center, 569 S G St. 707.826.2359.
Humboldt Roller Derby
Oct 19, Sat - Eureka: A competitive women's league. Doors 5pm. $15, under 10 free. 3750 Harris St.
Wildlife Refuge, 1020 Ranch Rd.
Haunted Discovery Museum
Oct 19-20, Sat-Sun - Eureka: A walk-through interactive sensory experience for all ages. 12-4pm. $5 adult, $4 ages 3-12. 612 G St, #102.
Audubon Birdwalk Hikshari Trail (Eureka Waterfront)
Oct 20, Sun - Eureka: Guided, Wheelchair accessible birdwalk. 9am. FREE. Foot of W. Del Norte St. . Reservations required, email thebook@reninet.com
Summer Music Series in the Garden
Oct 20, Sun - Eureka: Frogbite Rockin' Originals. Picnic & Lounge on the lawn. Garden opens 10am, music 1-3pm. $5-$15. 7707 Tompkins Hill Rd. 707.442.5139. No dogs please. www.hbgf.org/gardens
Old Town Vintage Market
Oct 20, Sun - Eureka: Monthly street market highlighting vintage & art. 10am-4pm. 211 G St.
Afternoon of Jazz at MGMA
Oct 20, Sun - Eureka: RLA & Francis Vanek. 3-5pm. $5/$2. Morris Graves Museum of Art, 636 F St. 707.442.0278
The Haunted Rail Tour – Annual Event
Oct 25 & 26, Fri & Sat - Samoa: A terrifying journey through haunted rail cars, food & vendors. Rated PG13. 6pm-Midnight. $20/$15. 930 Vance Ave. https://www.hauntedrailtour.com/
Hoptoberfest - Annual Event
Oct 26, Sat - Blue Lake: Craft beer, local food and live music. 12-5pm. $40, $10 not drinking. Casino Amphitheater, 777 Casino Way.
Haunted Halloween Candlelit Walk
Oct 26, Sat - Myers Flat: Self-guided forest walk, hot cocoa and a movie. 6-9:30pm. $10 adult, $5 under 13. Humboldt Redwoods Visitor Center, Avenue of the Giants, Meyers Flat.
Eureka Chamber Music Series
Oct 26, Sat - Eureka: Cellist Gary Hoffman. 7:30pm. $20-$40. Calvary Lutheran Church, 716 South Ave.
Oct 27, Sun - Arcata: 3pm. $10-$20. Lutheran Church Arcata, 151 E 16th St.
Boo at the Zoo - Annual Event
Oct 27, Sun - Eureka: Sequoia Zoo trick-or-treat trail, Animal Pumpkin Stomp & Chomp, and more! Included with zoo admission. 11-3pm. 3414 “W” St. 707.441.4263 www.sequoiaparkzoo.net
Ferndale Music Company at The Old Steeple
Oct 27, Sun - Oct 31, Thu - Ferndale: Robbie Fulks . 7:30-10pm. 246 Berding Street. Tickets at https://www.ferndalemusiccompany.com/
Garberville Halloween Festival - Annual Event
Oct 31, Thu - Garberville: Costume and dance contests with cash prizes. Flash Mob. 3-5pm. Town Square, 766 Locust St. https://garberville.org/halloween-festival/ need to verify
Halloween on the Plaza - Annual Event
Oct 31, Thu - Arcata: Families come Trick or Treat and enjoy some cider and music. 4-7pm. Free. 9th & 'G' Sts.
Garberville Halloween Festival - Annual Event
Oct 31, Thu - Garberville: Costume and dance contests with cash prizes. Flash Mob. 3-5pm. Town Square, 766 Locust St. https://garberville.org/halloween-festival/
Griffin Loch's SCAREGROUNDS
Oct 31, Thu - Ferndale: Three haunted mazes, zombie train, food trucks, bar, and roaming haunters. 6:30-10:30pm. $20-$35. County Fairgrounds, 1250 5th St.
Ferndale Music Company at The Old Steeple
Oct 31, Thu - Ferndale: Particle Kid. 7:30-10pm. 246 Berding Street. Tickets at https://www.ferndalemusiccompany.com/
ENJOY THE PERFORMING ARTS
Ferndale Repertory Theatre - Blithe Spirit
Oct 4 - Oct 6 - Ferndale: Fussy, cantankerous novelist Charles Condomine, has remarried but finds himself haunted by the ghost of his late first wife - and others! Fri @7:30pm, Sat & Sun @2pm. $18-$20. Ferndale Repertory Theatre, 447 Main St. https://www.ferndalerep.org/
NCRT - Sweeney Todd
Oct 4 - Oct 20- Eureka: A man wrongly accused, returns to London hell-bent on exacting revenge against the judge who shattered his life. Fri & Sat @ 8pm, Sun @ 2pm. $18-$20. North Coast Repertory Theatre, 300 5th St. https://ncrt.net/
Dell'Arte - As The World Rises and Falls
Oct 10, Thu - Blue Lake: A kaleidoscope of acrobatic embodiment, spectacle, and straight up stupidity! 8pm. $20 Adult, $10 Student. 131 H St. https://dellarte.com/onstage/
Exit Theatre - James Donlon Mime Songs
Oct 11 - Arcata: Poetic, wildly funny, and deeply engaging theatre. $15, CASH at the door. 890 G St, 2nd Fl. https://www.theexit.org/
Exit Theatre - Sci-Fi Shorts
Oct 19 & 20 - Arcata: A performance of two mini-novels. Sat 7pm, Sun 2pm. $15 CASH. Exit Theatre, 890 G St, 2nd Floor. https://www.theexit.org/
QUICK LIST OF THINGS TO DO
Arcata Marsh Audubon Guided Tour: Every Sat. 8:30am. Klopp Lake, end of South I St. Free.
Bigfoot Adventure Academy – Countywide: Hiking, kayaking & surfing, call 844.926.6566 https://bigfootaa.com/
Blue Ox Millworks – Eureka: Victorian millworks, hand crafts & farm animals. One X St. 707.444.3437 www.blueoxmill.com
Farmers Markets Countywide: www.northcoastgrowersassociation.org
Friends of the Arcata Marsh Tour: Every Sat. 2pm. 90-minute walk. 569 So. G St. Free.
Haunted History Tour of Old Town – Eureka: Most evenings upon request, call 707.672.5012
Holly Yashi – Arcata: Jewelry as Art Tours, Tue – Fri at 11am & 2pm. 1300 Ninth St. 707.822.5132
Horseback Tours into Redwood National Park – Orick: RedwoodCreekBuckarettes.com or call 707.499.2943
HumBoats Kayak Adventures – Eureka: Tours and rentals. Humboldt Bay, SUPS, Woodley Island, A Dock. 707.443.5157
Humboldt Bay Aquatic Center – Eureka: Kayaks, canoes & paddle board rentals. 921 Waterfront Dr. 707.443.4222
Humboldt Bay Oyster Tour – Eureka: Reserve 36hrs in advance at www.humboldtbayoystertours.com 707.836.3168
Humboldt Bay Wildlife Refuge – Loleta: 1020 Ranch Rd. Walk dawn to dusk. Call for Visitor Center hours 707.733.5406
Humboldt Botanical Garden – Eureka: 7707 Tompkins Hill Road. Daily, 10am-5pm. 707.442.5139
Kayak Trinidad: Kayak & paddleboard rentals, lessons & tours. Various locations. 707.329.0085
Lost Coast Brewery Tour – Eureka: 1600 Sunset Dr. call to reserve 707.267.9651
Old Town Carriage – Eureka: A unique guided tour and carriage ride through Old Town. 2nd & F Sts. 646.591.2058
Sequoia Park & Zoo & Redwood Sky Walk – Eureka: – Connect with the Wild Inside at California's oldest Zoo! Be transported 100 feet above the redwood forest floor. 3414 W St. Tue- Sun 10am-5pm. 707.441.4263
Telonicher Marine Lab – Trinidad: Tours & touch tanks. Mon-Fri, 9am-4:30pm. 570 Ewing Street.
Stop in the Eureka Visitor Center: Daily, 10am-5pm. 108 F St. Eureka
VISIT AN ART GALLERY or MUSEUM EXHIBIT
Arcata Artisans
Arcata: Fine art & craft co-operative gallery & gift shop. Mon-Sat, 10-6, Sun 12-4. 883 H St. 707.825.9133
The Blacksmith Shop
Ferndale: A collection of master blacksmithing & glass blowing. Daily, 10am-5pm. 455 Main St. 707.786.4216
Brenda Tuxford Gallery
Eureka: A multi-use exhibition space focuses on creating opportunities for emerging artists. Thu & Fri, 12-5pm & First Sat of each month, 6-9pm. 422 1st St. 707.443.5097
Cal Poly Natural History Museum
Arcata: A unique collection of fossils, animal specimens, and interactive exhibits. Tues-Sat 10am-5pm. 1242 G St. 707.826.4479
Clarke Historical Museum
Eureka: Art showcase, Victorian exhibit Native American basketry & regalia. Wed-Sun, 11am-4pm. 240 E St. 707.443.1947
Chapman's Gem, Mineral Shop & Museum
Fortuna: Fossils, Rocks & Gems. Daily, 10am-5pm. On Hwy 101, 4 miles South of Fortuna. 707.725.2714
Ferndale Arts Gallery
Ferndale: An artist’s cooperative in the Victorian village of Ferndale. Daily, 10am-5pm. 535 Main St. 707.786.7051
Fortuna Depot Museum
Fortuna: Railroad artifacts, Native American basketry and store in Fortuna’s historic train station. Thu-Sun, 12-4:30pm. 3 Park St.
Humboldt Bay Maritime Museum
Samoa: Shipwrecks & shipbuilding, lighthouses & ferries, explorers & models. 77 Cookhouse Rd. Wed-Sun 9am-4pm. 707.444.9440
Morris Graves Museum of Art
Eureka: Humboldt County's art museum. In the historic Carnegie building at 636 F St. Wed-Sun, 12-5pm. $5/$2. 707.442.0278
Old Town Art Gallery
Eureka: The oldest non-profit, cooperative art gallery in Humboldt. Tue-Sun, 11am-5pm. 417 2nd St. 707.445.2315
Redwood Art Association
Eureka: A collection of some of Humboldt County’s finest artists. Tue-Sat, Noon-5pm. 603 F St. 707.268.0755
Trinidad Art Gallery
Trinidad: Local artists in a picturesque seaside village. Daily, 10am-5pm. 490 Trinity St. 707.677.3770
Trinidad Museum
Trinidad: Tsurai Village, Yurok, European contact, Gold Rush, fishing, and Head lighthouse. Thu-Sun 12:30-4pm. 400 Janis Court
