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Trailhead Hosts at Black Sands Beach

See Event Description / 7 a.m.-4 p.m. / Free

Trailhead Hosts count and engage visitors on busy weekends, available to answer questions, talk beach safety, and share information about the Lost Coast.

justin@lostcoast.org / Web site

Volkswagen Drag Racing

Samoa Drag Strip / 7:30 a.m. / $25 Weekend Swap Meet Spot / Free Kids 12 & under / $35 Weekend Gate Entry / $20 Day Gate Entry

The Volks Group Memorial Day Mayhem Presented by A33 in Memory of Amanda!

Erin.kramarsic@gmail.com / Web site

Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary Bird Walk

Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary / 8:30-11 a.m. / Free

Bring your binoculars and meet trip leader Bill Rodstrom at the end of South I Street (Klopp Lake) in Arcata for easy-to-walk trails.

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South Fork Eel River Bird Walk

Southern Humboldt Community Park / 9-11 a.m. / Free

This walk includes 2-3 miles of gentle walking through riparian, grassland, and mixed hardwood forests with bird species varying by season.

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Wigi Wetlands Volunteer Workday

Bayshore Mall / 9-11 a.m. / Free

Help create bird-friendly native habitats and restore a section of the bay trail by removing invasive plants and trash

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Arcata Farmers' Market

Arcata Farmers’ Market / 9 a.m.-2 p.m. / Free All Ages

The Arcata Plaza Farmers’ Market is open every Saturday, year round, offering the freshest produce, meat, fish, cheese, eggs, bread, flowers, and more!

441-9999 / info@northcoastgrowersassociation.org / Web site

Arcata Plaza Farmers' Market

Arcata Plaza / 9 a.m.-2 p.m. / Free

Music schedule inside. The Arcata Plaza Farmers’ Market is open every Saturday, year round, offering the freshest produce, meat, fish, cheese, eggs, bread, flowers, and more! Enjoy music and hot food vendors at this fun, family friendly event.

info@northcoastgrowersassociation.org / Web site

Two Day Basket Weaving Workshop at The Makers' Space

See Event Description / 10 a.m.-5 p.m. / $250

This versatile shape is great for everyday use, whether at the farmer’s market or by the river.

382-2427 / seagoatmakerspace@gmail.com / Web site

Kinetic Grand Championship Day One

Arcata Plaza / 10 a.m.

Day 1 of the Kinetic Grand Championship starts on the Plaza in Arcata, California at the noon whistle every Memorial Day weekend. The racers take off to the Manila dunes, where they race through miles of sand to the great and inevitable "Deadman's Drop". Then on to Eureka's downtown gazebo.

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Kinetic Grand Championship Stream

Arcata Plaza / 10 a.m.-noon / Free

445-0813 / kwhiteside@keet-tv.org / Web site

Monthly Nature Walks

See Event Description / 10 a.m.-noon / Free Members / $20 General Admission

Join MCBG Horticulturist Paul Ruiz-Lopez for our monthly nature walks! These guided tours will lead you through the horticultural and natural areas of the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens.

964-4352 / administration@gardenbythesea.org / Web site

Edible & Medicinal Plants Hike

See Event Description / 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. / Free

Local herbalist and naturalist Michele Palazzo will lead hikers along the Mattole River and up and over the ridge, stopping to point out and discuss the edible and medicinal properties of a variety of plants.

986-1087 / anna@sanctuaryforest.org / Web site

Arcata Plaza Farmers' Market

See Event Description / 10 a.m.-2 p.m. / Free

The Arcata Plaza Farmers' Market is open every Saturday, year round, offering the freshest produce, meat, fish, cheese, eggs, bread, flowers, and more! Enjoy music and hot food vendors at this fun, family friendly event.

441-9999 / info@northcoastgrowersassociation.org / Web site

Birds and the Bees Bazaar

See Event Description / 11 a.m.-7 p.m. / Free

In the season of the pollinators, we give thanks to the birds and the bees, the bats and the butterflies.

520-732-9359 / blockandtackledesigns@gmail.com / Web site

Spring Yard Sale

Humboldt Brews / 11 a.m.-3 p.m. / Free

826-2739 / Web site

Kinetic Carnival

Manila Community Center / noon-4 p.m. / Free

Watch the Kinetic Sculpture Race as contestants make their way through the Manila Community Center and into the dunes portion of the race. A beer garden, food vendors, bubbles, and live music make this a great, family friendly event!

Kinetics Weekend at The Summitt!!

See Event Description / noon-8 p.m. / Free / 21+

613-0732 / thesummittsportsbook@gmail.com / Web site

Tasting Room & Retail Shop Open

See Event Description / 1-5 p.m. / Free

Humboldt Craft Spirits Tasting Room & Retail Shop will be open! Come by and see where the magic happens and sample some of our spirits. We are located off the parking lot at the Corner of 6th & C Streets in Eureka.

599-0638 / office@humboldtcraftspirits.com / Web site

Queer Humboldt: Gender 101 Community Education Class

See Event Description / 2-5 p.m.

Join us with Queer Humboldt to learn about the basics of gender diversity, pronoun use and what to do when you make a mistake.

798-1949 / jfontenot@wiyot.us / Web site

Kinetic Fest

Halvorsen Park / 2-7 p.m. / Free

This family friendly festival will have live music, artisan vendors, tasty food trucks, captivating live art and much more! There will be great mesmerizing sightseeing of all the kinetic sculptures passing by!

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McKinleyville Community Choir

Trinidad Town Hall / 3 p.m. / Free

677-0223 /

Flynn Martin

Six Rivers Brewery / 5-8 p.m. / Free

Soulful, acoustic, local Humboldt duo playing familiar favorites with passion.

839-7580 / office@sixriversbrewery.com / Web site

the Lost Dogs Band

Mad River Brewery Tasting Room / 5-8 p.m.

"Come out and dance to local Blues and Americana band, The Lost Dogs!"

668-4151 / Web site

Rachel Robinson, Howdy Emerson, and JD Jeffries

Trinidad Art Gallery / 5:30-8:30 p.m. / Free

"Visit Trinidad Art Gallery as we celebrate painter Rachel Robinson, painter and musician Howdy Emerson, and musician JD Jeffries."

677-3770 / trinidadgallery@gmail.com / Web site

Sequoia Rose

Phatsy Kline's Parlor Lounge / 7-10:20 p.m. / Free

Sequoia Rose is no stranger to the bluegrass community, they are an award-winning alt country multi-instrumentalist and vocalist residing in Humboldt County, California.

444-3344 / events@historiceaglehouse.com / Web site

Trevor Buckner: The 'Love This Pain' Tour

Phatsy Kline's Parlor Lounge / 7-9 p.m. / Free

Rise Up Productions proudly presents.

444-3344 / events@historiceaglehouse.com / Web site

Sequoia Rose

Phatsy Kline's Parlor Lounge / 7-10:20 p.m. / Free

444-3344 / Web site

Rutabaga Ball

Synapsis / 7:30-11 p.m. / $25

616-3104 / muppet33@gmail.com / Web site

The Prom

Ferndale Repertory Theatre / 7:30 p.m. / $18 / $16 Student / Senior / $18 General

"The Prom is a heartfelt and hilarious musical comedy that’s been turning heads from Broadway to Netflix!"

786-5483 / tickets@ferndalerep.org / Web site

Andre Nickatina

Mateel Community Center / 7:30 p.m. / $40

One of Humboldt's favorite rappers returns for another night in Redway.

923-3368 / Web site

Nazareth

Blue Lake Casino Hotel / 8 p.m. / $35 / $75 Reserved Seating / 21+

Nazareth is one of the most influential hard rock bands of all time. They have sold over 20 million albums worldwide. They have rocked the charts with unforgettable hits like 'Love Hurts' and 'Hair of the Dog.'

668-9770 / Web site

A New Brain

NCRT / 8-10 p.m. / $18 Students/Seniors / $20 General

"A New Brain is a musical journey of healing and inspiration with music and lyrics by William Finn and book by William Finn and James Lapine."

442-6278 / ncrtboxoffice@gmail.com / Web site

Indie Sleaze Night: DJs Satanica, Tone Change, & Zero One

The Miniplex at Richards' Goat Tavern / 8 p.m. / $5 / Free before 10 pm / $10 sliding scale / 21+

Are you ready to wear skinny jeans, ripped tights, smoky eyes, and ironic thrifted tees, while listening to MGMT and The Strokes again? We are!

630-5000 / info@miniplexevents.com / Web site

Magnificent Sanctuary Band with Chris Boa Noonan

Humboldt Brews / 9 p.m. / $10 / 21+

826-2739 / Web site

Blu Axis

Blue Lake Casino Hotel / 9 p.m.-1 a.m. / Free / 21+

If you like great blues with screaming guitar, this band is for you. The power trio reigns from southern Humboldt and will be sure to get you moving to music with a mixture of blues/rock classics and original compositions.

668-9770 / Web site

DJ Pandemonium Jones

The Basement / 9 p.m.-midnight / $5 / 21+

"One of Humboldt County's most esteemed DJs, Pandemonium Jones is getting the house jumping Saturday night at The Basement! Don't miss this custom set!"

230-6451 / info@basementarcata.com / Web site

Deep Bench

Savage Henry Comedy Club / 9-11 p.m. / $10

Deep Bench iis a local showcase of up and comers, new comedians who are doing the grind and local hall of famers and club regulars.

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V-1X | Bass Show

Arcata Theatre Lounge / 9 p.m.-1 a.m. / $10 / 18+

613-3030 / Web site

MOVIES

Broadway Cinema
Mill Creek Cinema