
Upcoming Events

A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats: Mobilizing the Blue Economy in Fort Bragg
Explore Noyo Harbor’s vision for a resilient coast with presentations, community stories, and a kelp-themed First Friday.

First Friday Art Walk
Join your friends and neighbors in downtown Fort Bragg to peruse local art galleries, many with kelp-themed shows, that are open late for the occasion.

Seaweed Spectacle Parade!
Join us for the Kelpfest Parade, a vibrant celebration of our ocean's kelp forests, designed especially for families and children!

Post Parade Fun outside The Mendocino Art Center
Kelp art, science, and dance converge outside of Mendocino Art Center—join the celebration and Move Like a Kelp!

Mómim Wené: Medicine Water Gallery Tour
Join Curator Meyo Marrufo for a gallery tour of the Mómim Wené: Medicine Water exhibit, organized by the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians' Exhibits and Collections Center.

Senescence Celebration
Celebrate the completion of another year’s growth of the kelp forests and the beginning of a new season of renewal, which we hope will be even more robust than the last.

Indigenous Food Festival and Market
Sample Indigenous foods from land and sea plus browse an Indigenous market with local Pomo arts and crafts.

Field Station Open House
Tour the Urchin Ranch, a 40-foot shipping container where overabundant yet starving purple urchins are being fed in a recirculating aquaculture system to create delicious uni.

Gray Whale Mural Celebration
Join in the celebration as the Alleyway Art Project and North Coast Brewing Company celebrate Fort Bragg's newest, largest mural yet, The Gray Whale.