Because weed. Yes, it’s Humboldt’s favorite holiday and a quick scroll of your Lowdown reveals that there’s plenty of events vying for your stoned attention. Some high(!)lights:
Humboldt County
/ 5 a.m.
Come celebrate the Marbled Godwit and explore the lush Redwood Coast. Observe many bird species and wildlife through our selection of field trips, lectures, workshops, and boat excursions led by experienced local guides during our annual week-long festival each April.
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Arcata Plaza
/ 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
/ Free
Featuring live music by Huayllipacha. This market features the finest locally grown seasonal produce, plants, artisan food products and so much more.
441-9999 /
info@northcoastgrowersassociation.org /
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Perigot Park
/ 10 a.m.-noon
/ Free
Bring your baskets to Blue Lake's annual Easter Egg hunt in Perigot Park! Thousands of eggs to be found, with some prizes as well.
668-5932 /
recreation@bluelake.ca.gov /
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Blondies Food & Drink
/ noon-midnight
/ $5
9 live bands! The all day event will be taking place at the newly added outdoor back section at Blondie's Food & Drink in Arcata, from noon to midnight.
gutierrez.e95@gmail.com /
Fortuna Theatre
/ noon
/ $10
14-year-old filmmaker Griffin Loch raised funds to write, produce and direct his second feature length film focusing on the haunting and tragic epidemic of teen suicide. The talented cast in “The Adventure of T.P. Man and Flusher” tell a true story of deep depression, love, laughter, and friendship.
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Mad River Beach
/ noon-2 p.m.
/ Free
Celebrate Earth Day with the NEC by joining us for a beach clean at Mad River Beach. All cleanup supplies will be provided for this Zero-Waste event as well as drinks and snacks. However, you’re welcome to bring your own reusables such as water bottles or thermoses for drinks, garden gloves.
822-6918 /
nec@yournec.org /
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Rio Dell Firemen's Park
/ 1-3 p.m.
/ Free
Join us for a fun and exciting afternoon of egg hunts, raffles, and food! Community members of all ages are encouraged to attend! This event is free!
764-5239 /
ctalbert@rcaa.org /
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The Sanctuary
/ 2-4 p.m.
/ $10
/ Free Kids 12 and under
"Poppo & Baloney and the Dream Circus" follows the adventures of a young boy named Poppo and his imaginary turtle friend Baloney. The story is told by a multidimensional cast of puppets, dancers, and live musicians.
822-0898 /
info@sanctuaryarcata.org /
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Halvorsen Park
/ 2-6 p.m.
/ Free
/ $30 To run
The Humboldt Bay Marathon, in partnership with local breweries, presents Eureka’s first-ever ‘Beer Mile’ at Halverson Park. Participating breweries include The Booth Brewing Co, Mad River Brewery, Six Rivers Brewery, Eel River Brewery, and Lost Coast Brewery.
599-0638 /
events@visiteureka.com /
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See Event Description
/ 6:30 p.m.
/ $5
Friday is Narrative Night, Saturday is Experimental/Animation Night, Sunday is Documentary Night, and Monday night is the Best of the Fest with an encore screening Tuesday.
826-4113 /
filmfest@humboldt.edu /
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North Coast Repertory Theatre
/ 7-9 p.m.
/ $13
Catch this special anniversary show featuring choreography from the past 5 years of The Sassafras Bellydance Company!
510-520-6130 /
AyllonDance@gmail.com /
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Eureka Municipal Auditorium
/ 8-11:30 p.m.
/ $20
/ 21+
The City of Eureka's Cape program is bringing professional wrestling in the form of Hoodslam back to the Eureka Municipal Auditorium. Be ready for some high flying intense action.
441-4127 /
sfrank@ci.eureka.ca.gov /
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Eureka Theater
/ 8 p.m.
/ $25
"The Bay Area’s tribute to Pink Floyd. Screen projection along with many original Pink Floyd videos, moving lights and state of the art laser show along with this highly talented group of seven musicians celebrates 4/20 in the best way possible."
442-2970 /
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Savage Henry Comedy Club
/ 9-11 p.m.
/ $14.20
/ 18+
Billy Wayne Davis, Dave Ross and Chris Charpentier come through Humboldt to celebrate the high holy holiday with the Savage Henry Comedy Club! Evan Vest opens and Jessica Grant hosts.
845-8864 /
editor@savagehenrymagazine.com /
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Humboldt Brews
/ 9:30 p.m.
/ $30
/ $25 adv.
Melvin Seals has been a powerful presence in the music industry for over 30 years with a long-established reputation as a performer, recording artist and producer.
826-2739 /
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See Event Description
/ 8 a.m.-noon
Join us for a bake sale outside of Pierson's Hardware to benefit our 2019 Redwood Pride event.
redwoodpride@gmail.com /
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Pierson's
/ 8 a.m.-noon
Bake sale fundraiser.
916-838-4957 /
redwoodpride@gmail.com /
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Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary
/ 8:30-11 a.m.
/ Free
Bring your binoculars and have a great morning birding! Meet leader Christine Vertical in the parking lot at the end of South I Street (Klopp Lake) in Arcata.
826-7031 /
daseeger@gmail.com /
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Arcata Community Center
/ 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
/ Free
COASST participants help make a difference for the environment by collecting data on beach-cast carcasses of marine birds on a monthly basis to establish the baseline pattern of beached bird mortality on North Pacific beaches.
206-221-6893 /
coasst@uw.edu /
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Bayside Park Farm & Garden
/ 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
/ $450
It’s time to secure your Summer Farm Share. The City of Arcata Parks and Recreation offers Farm Shares grown at Bayside Park Farm.
822-7091 /
rec@cityofarcata.org /
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Blondies Food and Drink
/ 9-10 a.m.
/ $12
If you're constantly struggling between making Brunch plans and hitting that mat on weekend mornings, we got you!
347-685-0567 /
info.verandasocial@gmail.com /
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Om Shala Yoga
/ 9:15-10:15 a.m.
/ $10
A slower paced class that makes space for tuning in and cultivating a softening of the breath, body, mind, and heart.
825-9642 /
info@omshalayoga.com /
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Southern Humboldt Community Park
/ 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
/ Free
The walk is an easy 2- to 3-hour stroll. If you are late you can easily catch up by walking towards the barn. Organic, shade grown coffee and extra binoculars are usually provided.
923-2695 /
Jaysooter10@gmail.com /
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Satori Wellness
/ 10 a.m.-8 p.m.
/ Free
/ 18+
Come start your 420 party early this year with the Satori Community! Food by Los Giles, live painting, artist vendors, demos, music and more.
839-4599 /
info@satoriwellness.org /
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Trinidad Art Gallery
/ 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
/ Free
The Trinidad Art Gallery features two of its members, mosaic and glass artist Barbara Wright, and Celtic Harpist and painter Howdy Emerson.
677-3770 /
trinidadgallery@gmail.com /
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See Event Description
/ 10 a.m.-10 p.m.
/ 21+
Come celebrate the Grand Re-Opening of Pacific Paradise! 70's Party, costume contest, hourly giveaways, great deals, music, food, raffles and a silent auction! Open late, until 10 pm for all your cannabis needs!
822-7143 /
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Sequoia Park, Eureka, CA
/ 10 a.m.-noon
/ Free
Providing the Humboldt County community with a Spay/Neuter and Trap-Neuter-Release (TNR) Informational Workshop and Raffle event benefiting Spay Humboldt.
442-7729 /
SpayHumboldt@gmail.com /
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Humboldt Bay Aquatic Center
/ 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m.
/ Free
Humboldt Baykeeper has partnered with the Wiyot Tribe and HSU's Humboldt Bay Aquatic Center to provide you with all the necessaries (kayak, lifevest, wetsuit, trained guides) to paddle out to Indian Island, where we’ll remove trash that has washed up or blown off the Samoa Bridge.
tours@humboldtbaykeeper.org /
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Humboldt Coastal Nature Center
/ noon-3:30 p.m.
Join naturalist John DeMartini for a bird walk at the Humboldt Coastal Nature Center as part of the Annual Godwit Days Spring Migration Bird Festival.
826-7050 /
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Minor Theatre
/ noon
/ $20
/ $15 High Noon Matinee
/ 18+
Experience Harmony Korines happy movie in SENSORY ENHANCED Smell-o-Vision and Scratch-n-Sniff technology provided by Humboldt Seed Co. & Hendryx Farm!
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Northtown Books
/ 1-2 p.m.
/ Free
Hear some old and new favorite stories featuring birds! We will provide snacks and supplies for simple paper activities.
822-2834 /
info@northtownbooks.com /
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The Madrone
/ 4:20 p.m.
Starting at 4:20pm, we'll start with the Lagunitas Waldo Release Party.
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Wrangletown Cider Company
/ 6-9 p.m.
/ 21+
Join Conservation CATalyst and Wrangletown Cider Company for a Pints for Non-Profits event to support wildlife conservation efforts!
508-5175 /
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The Madrone
/ 7 p.m.
/ Free everyone
"Come catch these two awesome bands! They'll be playing back-to-back following the pub crawl."
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Fulkerson Recital Hall
/ 8-10 p.m.
/ $5 HSU Students with ID
/ $5 Child
/ $10 General
Please join the Humboldt State University Department of Music and jazz band leader Dan Aldag for an intimate, small-scale approach to instrumental jazz with this semester's Jazz Combos, featuring four different groups demonstrating a broad range of repertoire, skill sets, and musical possibilities.
826-3928 /
mus@humboldt.edu /
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Bear River Casino Resort
/ 9 p.m.-1 a.m.
/ Free
Performing over 100 shows a year, Brad has become known as a smoking hot blues player who can rock the house all night long with the best of them.
733-9644 /
kylehudson@bearrivercasino.com /
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Minor Theatre
/ 9:30 p.m.
/ $20
/ $15 High Noon Matinee
/ 18+
Experience Harmony Korines happy movie in SENSORY ENHANCED Smell-o-Vision and Scratch-n-Sniff technology provided by Humboldt Seed Co. & Hendryx Farm!
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The Historic Eagle House
/ 10 p.m.-2 a.m.
/ $25
/ $50 VIP
/ 21+
Featuring GoodSex, Doc Pearson, Joes Domingo, Zenas White and 40 People.
444-3344 /
Info@therunuphumboldt.com /
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The Miniplex at Richards' Goat Tavern
/ 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m.
/ Free
/ 21+
Come get your groove on to some sesssssi tropical bass, house, and afrohouse music with DJ Zero One and DJ Blancatron!
630-5000 /
info@miniplexevents.com /
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