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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 Cindy Moyer at the end of South I Street (Klopp Lake) in Arcata for incredible views of Humboldt Bay, easy-to-walk trails, and a great diversity of birdlife.

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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

Habitat Restoration Volunteer Event

Trinidad State Beach / 9 a.m.-noon / Free

Gloves and tools will be provided and all volunteers will receive a day pass to Sue-meg State Park. Rain/wind may cancel the event.

677-3109 / michelle.forys@parks.ca.gov /

Sequoia Park Ivy League

See Event Description / 9 a.m.-1 p.m. / Free

Celebrate Biodiversity Week and Volunteer Month with the Sequoia Park Ivy League! We have our own Ivy League in town and it's not what you think.

441-4218 / hatwood@eurekaca.gov / Web site

Sequoia Park Ivy League

See Event Description / 9 a.m.-1 p.m. / Free

We have our own Ivy League in town and it’s not what you think. Instead of hitting the books, we are hitting the park to eradicate ivy from our beloved Redwood forest. This dedicated group of volunteers would love for YOU to join!

441-4218 / hatwood@eurekaca.gov / Web site

Spice + Spruce Day

See Event Description / 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. / Free

Join us for a free, family-friendly event with kids activities and games, facepainting, pumpkin painting (while supplies last), as well as local vendors.

Blue Lake Safety Fair

Perigot Park / 10 a.m.-2 p.m. / Free

Resource tables, demonstrations & activities, emergency vehicle touch-a-truck, giveaways and door prizes, live music, and free hot dogs!

668-5239 / Web site

The Sanctuary Flea Market

The Sanctuary / 10 a.m.-3 p.m. / $2

Housewares, clothes, oddities, arts and crafts, bric-a-brac and more!

thesanctuary.arcata@gmail.com / Web site

Dune Habitat Restoration Volunteer Day

Humboldt Coastal Nature Center / 10 a.m.-1 p.m. / Free

Restore the biodiversity of the coastal dunes with the Dune Ecosystem Restoration Team.

444-1397 / info@friendsofthedunes.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

Watercolor in Nature

Humboldt Coastal Nature Center / 10 a.m.-1 p.m. / Free

Water is essential to life, and also to art! As a versatile medium, watercolors are a great tool for creative depictions of our natural surroundings.

444-1397 / info@friendsofthedunes.org / Web site

Great Bay Race

Humboldt Yacht Club / noon-4 p.m. / Free

"Load up your sailboat and come to Humboldt Bay to sail in the Great Bay Race for 2024. This is the sailing race that transits the entire north and south bay. It’s a long race that is challenging and exciting!"

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Live Women’s Sports at The Summitt!

The Summitt / noon-8 p.m. / Free / 21+

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

Humgrown Music Festival 2024

Bodyworks Alpha Annex / noon / $15 / $10 Presale

Get ready Humboldt for a celebration of local music, arts & food!

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Tasting Room Open

Alchemy Distillery / noon-6 p.m. / Free / 21+

Come on by for one of our cocktails of the day or use our DIY Absinthe fountain.

822-8013 / alchemydistillery@gmail.com / Web site

California Biodiversity Tour: Plants

Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary / 2-3:30 p.m. / Free

826-2359 / info@arcatamarshfriends.org /

Playdates in the Park

See Event Description / 2-4 p.m. / Free

Playdates in the Park offers a safe and comfortable place for families to meet and share parenting and play experiences with children birth to five years.

822-7091 / Web site

Corks, Forks and Kegs

See Event Description / 3-7 p.m. / $30 Day of designated driver / $50 Day of sales / $25 Designated Driver / $45 Pre-sale

Annual beer and wine walk with food tastings put on by the McKinleyville Chamber of Commerce.

839-2449 / jesse@mckinleyvillechamber.com / Web site

Summer Music Series

Redwood Curtain Brewing Company, Arcata / 3-6 p.m. / Free

We are keeping the after Farmer's Market party alive! From June-September, come on down to Redwood Curtain's Brewery in Arcata for local live music.

826-7222 / Web site

Rosewater Presents: Dead Ahead

Eureka Theater / 4:30 p.m. / $10 / $5 12 and under

What a treat! Humboldt's own Grateful Dead tribute band, "Rosewater" is presenting the movie "Dead Ahead." They will open the show with an acoustic set before the movie.

442-2970 / info@theeurekatheater.com / Web site

Summer's End Session

RampArt Skatepark / 5-8:30 p.m. / Free

See summer off with DJ Goldylocks and local performing artist. Deaf-Eye and Xcluesivbeatz will be in the mix as well.

Crisp Commander

Crisp Lounge / 6-10 p.m. / $5

Redwood Poetry Festival

The Historic Eagle House / 6:30-10:30 p.m. / $10

Poets invited to perform include Albuquerque, NM Poet Lareate - Anna Martinez, Elizabeth Hassler, Lorenzo Almond, Susanna Gibson, Riley White, Eureka, CA Poet Laureate - Wil Gibson, Moth Taylor, Jennifer Dabbs, and more.

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

Full Circle: The Journey

Arcata Playhouse / 7 p.m. / $25 / $20 students & seniors

Rob and Jack started playing jazz together in high school and continued throughout college. After college, they pursued their careers, and didn’t really have a chance to make music together again until four years ago.

822-1575 / info@arcataplayhouse.org / Web site

Cal Poly Humboldt Recital Series: Welcome Concert

Fulkerson Recital Hall / 7:30 p.m. / $7 livestream / $5 cal poly humboldt students w/id / $5 children / $20 General

The program for the evening features pieces by Aaron Minsky, the groundbreaking cellist known professionally as Von Cello, Peter Schickele of PDQ Bach fame, Paul Harvey, Michael Kibbe, Georg Philipp Telemann, Michael Davis and Sy Oliver.

826-3928 / Web site

Jimmy Dale Surf Trio, The Starhoppers

The Old Steeple / 7:30-10 p.m. / $26.50 / $30 at the door

For Jimmy Dale, music — specifically surf music — is a family tradition. His father, Dick Dale, remains the undisputed King of Surf Music, a pioneer who elevated surf music to lofty other-worldly levels.

786-7030 / ferndalemusic@yahoo.com / Web site

Stable Vices, Good Time Charlies, Hermit Crab

The Miniplex at Richards' Goat Tavern / 8-11 p.m. / $5 / 21+

Come on over for some original music of the psychedelic/punk rock and electronic/alternative variety!

630-5000 / Web site

Swingo Domingo

Kaptain's Quarters / 8-10 p.m. / Free

Join us while we dance and drink and decorate ourselves with mardi gras beads!

798-1273 / thekaptainsquarters@gmail.com / Web site

The Red Room

The Basement / 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. / $5 / 21+

It’s a a gothic Saturday night with resident DJs KreePeeO and Zero One, and special guest Etheraum.

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

Clean Girl and the Dirty Dishes, Foxx Bodies, Los Perdixos

The Siren's Song Tavern / 8:30-11:30 p.m. / $5

"It's Courtney AKA Clean Girl's 50th bday and Clean Girl and the Dirty Dishes are playing a show to celebrate and it would be great to see everyone!"

497-9497 / cleangirlandthedirtydishes@hotmail.com / Web site

Blunts

Arcata Theatre Lounge / 9 p.m.-1 a.m. / $15 / $20 General / 18+

After building an immense career and touring nationwide with acts like Subtronics, Zeds Dead, and many more, Blunts has boasted top billing at all the relevant festivals from EDC to Lost Lands.

613-3030 / info@arcatatheatre.com / Web site

Hotfoot

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

Brian Swizlow, Greg Campius, Nate Kaplan and Tristan Norton playing hot foot stompin' music.

826-2739 / Web site

Monument Road

Bear River Casino Resort / 9 p.m.-1 a.m. / Free / 21+

Humboldt's newest country cover band.

733-9644 / Web site

Blues & Classic Rock With Soul Trip

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

Soul Trip revives classic blues tunes from the 50s, funky soulful rhythms from the 60s, classic rock anthems from the 70s, and gritty songs from the 90s.

668-9770 / Web site

Braturday Night Live

Savage Henry Comedy Club / 9-11 p.m. / $5

Savage Henry's Saturday late show produced and hosted by Brandy Lara and Evan Vest.

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Steve Gillespie

Savage Henry Comedy Club / 9-11 p.m. / $15

Steve Gillespie’s second comedy album “Alive on State” reached #1 on iTunes Comedy Charts and hit the top 10 on the Billboard charts.

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The Last Call

The Jam / 10 p.m.-2 a.m. / $10 / $15 max price / 21+

Its hard to believe, we are at the end of The Jam as we know it. We are partnering with the Jam to give our favorite music venue a final farewell!

916-207-6208 / info@arcaneartistes.com / Web site

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