Audubon Guided Birding Tour
Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary / 8:30-11 a.m. / Free
Bring your binoculars and meet trip leader Larry Karsteadt at the end of South I Street (Klopp Lake) in Arcata for easy-to-walk trails, a beautiful view of Humboldt Bay, and a diverse range of winter birds, including ducks, shorebirds, raptors, pelicans, and cormorants.
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Toys for Tots Distribution Signup
See Event Description / 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Help with the Toys for Tots distribution.
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Eureka Waterfront Birding Tour
Eureka Waterfront / 9-11 a.m. / Free
This relatively urban trail offers the potential to observe species abundance and diversity compared to many more remote locations.
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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.
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Let’s Beautify Eureka: W. Wabash Neighborhood!
See Event Description / 10 a.m.-noon
The meeting location is at Express Employment at 14 W. Wabash Ave. All supplies are provided but we welcome you to bring your own gardening gloves.
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Toys for Tots
See Event Description / 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
This is a great opportunity to join with family, friends, neighbors for a few hours to have fun and help the community. Click here to sign up!
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Fire Arts Staff Show
Fire Arts Center / 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Artists include Alder Gustafson, David Jordan, Elaine Y. Shore, Elizabeth P. Johnson, Jessica Swan, Natalia Meléndez Rosa, and Sophie Holderman.
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Holiday Craft Market
Arcata Community Center / 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Artists and crafters come together for this two-day event and share their talents with our community. Join us at the 21st Annual Holiday Craft Market for holiday music, food, and great shopping.
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Holiday Art Market!
The Sanctuary / 10 a.m.-2 p.m. / Free
In the spirit of supporting local artists this holiday season, the Sanctuary is opening their doors to local vendors who wish to sell their work.
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Fire Arts Holiday Sale
Fire Arts Center / 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Our members and students, younger and older, come to us from all different backgrounds, but have arrived here with the desire to learn to make beautiful, functional or sculptural objects from clay and glass.
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Christmas at the Acres
Redwood Acres Fairgrounds / 11 a.m.-7 p.m. / $3 / $5 Carriage Rides
There will be carriage rides from 12-3 ($5), Santa, hot cocoa, youth performers, shopping, mini Christmas Tree lot, food, music and lots of Christmas cheer.
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Annual Holiday Fundraiser
Humboldt County Sheriff’s Animal Shelter / noon-4 p.m. / Free
Join the Humboldt County Animal Shelter’s Annual Fundraiser for the Emergency Medical Fund, administered by the non-profit Friends for Life Animal Rescue. This event will feature a raffle, online silent auction, and refreshments.
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Bayside Holiday Market
Bayside Community Hall / noon-7 p.m. / Free
Third Annual Bayside Holiday Market. Featuring over 30 artisans under 1 roof. Special guest artists each weekend. Your one stop shopping destination. Free entry. We have everything from hand made soaps, candles, housewares and more.
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The Tide Pool High Divers
Lost Coast Brewery Taproom / 3-6 p.m. / Free
We’re coming to the big city and helping out with the Brewery’s “Toys for Tots” fundraiser. Come out, raise a glass or two and enjoy the brews and the beats.
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Toys for Tots Distribution Signup
See Event Description / 6-8 p.m.
Help with the Toys for Tots distribution.
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Jenni and David and the Sweet Soul Band
SpeakEasy / 7-10 p.m. / Free / 21+
Performing live soul.
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Live Nativity Drive-Thru
Fortuna Seventh-Day Adventist Church / 7-9 p.m. / Free
Fortuna’s annual drive-thru event presenting the timeless story of Jesus’ birth with silent actors.
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The Red Room
Logger Bar / 7 p.m. / Free / 21+
DJs Dast Bunny, Zero One & Anya Slayer provide a dark and moody soundtrack to warm up even the coldest of hearts.
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Corduroy Gangsters
The Siren’s Song Tavern / 8 p.m.
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Captured By Robots, The Sturgeons
The Jam / 8-11 p.m. / $15 / 21+
Calling Captured By Robots a unique act is an understatement. In case you’ve never seen robots play guitar, bass and drums whilst being serenaded by their creator, here’s your chance. Humboldt’s very own The Sturgeons bring their surf/psych/thrash to get things started right.
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Cal Poly Humboldt Jazz Orchestra
Fulkerson Recital Hall / 8 p.m. / $10 General / $5 children / Free cal poly humboldt students w/id
Professor Dan Aldag, director of the Jazz Orchestra, on the performance, “The big piece we’re playing is Kenny Wheeler’s Sweet Time Suite from his landmark 1990 album Music For Large & Small Ensembles.
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Benji & Sarge OneWise
Phatsy Kline’s Parlor Lounge / 8-11 p.m. / Free
Reggae/Dancehall/Afrobeat.
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Captured by Robots: Funeral for the Human Race Tour
The Jam / 9 p.m.
The robots are coming for you.
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MIDNIGHT MOVIE: The Holy Mountain (1973)
Arcata Theatre Lounge / 11 p.m.-2:35 a.m. / $8 / $12 Admission + Poster
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Late Night Comedy! Farm to Table!
Savage Henry Comedy Club / 11-11:59 p.m. / $5 / 18+
It’s a late night comedy showcase hosted by Baseball Robby. Loosey goosey funny show.
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Comedy Showcase: Farm to Table
Savage Henry Comedy Club / 11:15 p.m.-1 a.m. / $5 / Free those who attended 9 pm show / 18+
Local comedian Baseball Robby currates a line up of local and touring acts for a night cap of comedy after the headlining show.
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