Saturday, Aug. 16
Top Events!
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Klamath Salmon Festival
Klamath, California
/ 9 a.m.
/ Free
The Yurok Tribe is extremely excited to invite the community to the 61st Annual Klamath Salmon Festival on Saturday, August 16. The theme of this year’s event is Celebrating the Spectacular Start of the Klamath River’s Renewal!
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Bikes By The Bay 2025
Halvorsen Park
/ 10-5 a.m.
/ $10
Designed for all ages, the event features a full day of activities including a motorcycle show, bike games, live entertainment, local vendors, great food, and kid-friendly attractions.
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BridgeFest 2025
Bridgeville Elementary School
/ 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
/ Free
Humans and aliens come together for a day of music, dancing, parades, games, contests, raffles, food, and fun!
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Buddy Brown Blues Festival
Perigot Park
/ 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
/ $15
/ $12 Folklife members
Sets by Oryan Peterson-Jones, The Jimmie Lahman Band, Buddy Reed and the Rip It Ups, Big 8, Jenni & David and the Sweet Soul Band, and Blacksage Runners.
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2025 Humboldt County Fair
Humboldt County Fairgrounds
/ noon
/ $14
/ $10 seniors
/ $5 kids 5-12
FULL SCHEDULE INSIDE. Get ready for nonstop excitement with an exciting lineup of shows, music, and jaw-dropping acts happening every day of the Fair.
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Flynn Creek Circus: The Bridge
Madaket Plaza
/ 1-3 p.m.
/ $23
Inspired by a wolf, Nordic Legend and the architecture of connection, The Bridge is a freshly conjured visual feast sprinkled with cloaked commentary and gorgeous imagery.
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Flynn Creek Circus: The Bridge
Madaket Plaza
/ 4-6 p.m.
/ $23
Inspired by a wolf, Nordic Legend and the architecture of connection, The Bridge is a freshly conjured visual feast sprinkled with cloaked commentary and gorgeous imagery.
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Strange Meeting
Arcata Playhouse
/ 7-9:30 p.m.
/ $15
Collection of five adventurous improvisers seeking freedom through musical expression.
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Ouroborotopia
Humboldt County
/ 7 p.m.
Original live performances, multimedia art installations and music, takes its name from the ouroboros, the ancient symbol of a serpent eating its own tail.
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Dragged By Horses, Racket
The Miniplex at Richards’ Goat Tavern
/ 8-10:30 p.m.
/ $10
/ $7 online presale
“DRAGGED BY HORSES is Humboldt grown stop-start heavy rock dating from the early ‘00s, when dank weed was priced at $4k per pound and the local music scene was a bit more unhinged.”
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Flynn Creek Circus: The Bridge
Madaket Plaza
/ 8-10 p.m.
/ $23
Inspired by a wolf, Nordic Legend and the architecture of connection, The Bridge is a freshly conjured visual feast sprinkled with cloaked commentary and gorgeous imagery.
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The Starlite Inn
Carlo Theatre (Dell’Arte)
/ 8-10:30 p.m.
/ $25
/ $25 Tables
/ $20 General
/ 18+
Back by popular demand. A genre-bending anthology where a faded desert motel at the edge of nowhere becomes a haven where fiction weaves with fate.
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All Events!
Whitethorn Volunteer Fire Dinner & Dance Fundraiser
Whitethorn Construction
/ 3 a.m.-10 p.m.
/ Free
Offering a fun-filled day of food, music, and neighborly connection in support of our local volunteer firefighters.
Arcata Farmers’ Market
Arcata Plaza
/ 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
/ $None All Ages
Offering the freshest produce, meat, fish, cheese, eggs, bread, flowers, and more! Enjoy live music by Bump Foundation.
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Sequoia Park Ivy League
Sequoia Park, Eureka, CA
/ 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 invasive ivy from our beloved Redwood forest.
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Dinner Service and Guests
See Event Description
/ 9 a.m.
/ $5
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Adult Beginning Ballet
Trillium Dance Studio
/ 10-10:55 a.m.
/ $16
/ $145 10-Class Card
/ 18+
Designed for those with little to no ballet experience & those wishing to return to a slow-paced class.
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Thumb Leader
Timber Expo
Samoa Roundhouse and Shops
/ 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
/ Free
/ $55 Show Vehicle Entry + 2 Tri-Tip Meals
/ $35 Tri-Tip BBQ Meal
/ $15 Hot Dog Meal
A fundraiser event for the Timber Heritage Association. Help us preserve, restore, and exhibit Humboldt’s rich logging and rail history!
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Beginning Stained Glass Class
See Event Description
/ 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
/ $165
/ 18+
Create your own stained glass suncatcher in this introductory course taught by Colleen Clifford!
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Fire Arts Center Gallery Show
See Event Description
/ 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Fire Arts Gallery Show for July and August features new works by members Josh Roller, Nina Young-Cushing and Vanessa Veck.
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Citizen Funk
Fieldbrook Winery
/ noon-5 p.m.
/ Free
“Claire Bent is the leader of this soulful funkin’ rockin’ force of nature.”
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‘Fight the Trump Takeover’ Protest
Humboldt County Courthouse
/ noon-2 p.m.
Peaceful rally/protest.
Let’s Discuss Education with CSBA and Assemblymember Damon Connolly
Eureka High School Lecture Hall
/ 1-2 p.m.
/ Free
/ Free All
CSBA (California School Boards Association) and Assemblymember Damon Connolly engage with local school board members and the local community to discuss education. Join us!
Build a Bouquet Workshop
Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens
/ 1-3 p.m.
/ $45
/ $35 members
Join MCBG Horticulturist, Phoebe Hanson, to learn flower arrangement techniques and how you can create a cut flower garden at home.
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Labyrinth Walk
See Event Description
/ 2-5 p.m.
/ Free
/ Free All ages
The labyrinth is an ancient form of walking meditation or reflection. A circular winding path leads to a center and the same path is followed back to the threshold.
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Torch Fired Enamels Workshop
Phosphene
/ 2-5 p.m.
/ $120
Make your own enameled earrings or pendant.
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King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard Stream Watch Party
Savage Henry Comedy Club
/ 6:30-11:30 p.m.
/ Free
LIve Stream of the Marathon Set from King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard at Day 2 of Field of Vision Festival.
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Woman Shaped Things, Hermit Crab, and Clean Girl & the Dirty Dishes
Westside Pizza, Arcata
/ 7-10 p.m.
/ Free
Enjoy cheap slices and beer from our new beverage menu while being serenaded by awesome local music to celebrate the end of summer coming around.
Dj Kev’s Classic Sock Hop
Eureka Moose Lodge 636
/ 7-10 p.m.
Dj Kev brings the party back to the Moose with a Classic Style Sock Hop.
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Live Music: The Distractions
The Historic Eagle House
/ 7:30 p.m.
Hits you know you know covered by The Distractions in the Ballroom at The Historic Eagle House.
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Comedians Jimmie Menezes and Jacob Blaeser
Mario’s Marina Bar
/ 8 p.m.
/ Free
/ 21+
“Exquisite mixed drinks, bomb grinds, and hilarious jokes!”
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Home Cookin
The Wild Hare Tavern
/ 8-11 p.m.
/ $5
/ 21+
Joyce, Fred, Mike and Gary will be Rockin The Hare House!
Takilma
Blue Lake Casino Hotel
/ 8 p.m.
/ Free
/ 21+
Classic rock. The name “Takilma” was found on a road sign that leads to a magical forest location with beautiful rivers in Southern Oregon.
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Comedy at the Quarters!
Kaptain’s Quarters
/ 8 p.m.
/ Free
Stand-up comedy featuring Brandy Lara, James Richard’s, Juan Denmark, and Josh Barnes! A jolly good time!
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The Distractions - The Hits You Know You Know
The Historic Eagle House
/ 8-10 p.m.
/ Free
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Ocean Grooves
Ocean Grove Lodge
/ 9 p.m.-2 a.m.
/ $5
/ 21+
A fun night with D.J.’s playing funky music you can groove to.
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Low Class Jazz
The Basement
/ 9 p.m.-midnight
/ $5
/ 21+
Six-piece jazz standards combo.
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The Undercovers
Bear River Casino Resort
/ 9 p.m.-1 a.m.
/ Free
/ 21+
The Undercovers bring a dynamic mix of hits across the decades, guaranteed to keep the energy high all night long.
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