Saturday, Oct. 4
Top Events!
(Look ahead!)
Pastels on the Plaza
Arcata Plaza
/ 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
/ Free
Since 1987, Northcoast Children’s Services has teamed up with local sponsors and talented artists to turn the sidewalks of the Arcata Plaza into a vibrant outdoor gallery — and it’s happening again on the first Saturday in October!
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Lumberjack Weekend 2025
Cal Poly Humboldt
/ 9 a.m.
Saturday’s festivities feature the Lumberjack Weekend Block Party headlined by none other than Parliament Funkadelic with the legendary George Clinton.
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Fortuna Apple Harvest Festival
Fortuna
/ 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
/ Free
City-wide event! Come enjoy this annual tradition! Ride the “people-mover” to visit the three locations: Rohner Park, Clendenen’s Cider Works, and downtown Main Street Fortuna. Vendors, music, food, fun activities, and orchard tours!
Medieval Festival of Courage
Perigot Park
/ 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
/ $10 Adults
/ $5 Children, Ages 3 to 12
/ Free Children 2 and under
Come and enjoy jousting knights, horseback riding archers, dancing dragons, marvelous morsels and spirits, a harvest market, games and free entertainment. Fundraiser for Coastal Grove Charter School.
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Redwood Coast Music Festival
Eureka
/ noon
The fest has eight venues spread throughout Eureka including the Eagle House, the Adorni Center, The Eureka Theater, the Eureka Veterans Hall, the Sequoia Center, Morris Graves, the Red Lion Inn and a street stage next to the Gazebo on Saturday night. More details inside.
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Arts! Alive
Eureka
/ 6-9 p.m.
Eureka’s monthly celebration of local artists, makers and performers brings vibrance to Old Town on the first Saturday of the month. With special events at the city’s galleries, bars and performance spaces, Arts! Alive has established itself as one of Humboldt’s most colorful recurring events.
The Eureka Symphony: Contrast and Transformation
Arkley Center For The Performing Arts
/ 7:30-9:30 p.m.
/ $21
Join The Eureka Symphony for an unforgettable evening of drama, imagination and lyricism. The concert opens with Alexander Borodin’s Overture to Prince Igor, a vivid tapestry of Slavic color and sweeping grandeur.
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Pete Sawyer & the Left Handed Monkey Wrench Gang, Magnifient Sanctuary Band
Humboldt Brews
/ 8 p.m.
/ $20
/ 21+
High energy “all killer, no filler” Grateful Dead experience.
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Shilpa Ray, The Bored Again
The Miniplex at Richards’ Goat Tavern
/ 8:30 p.m.
/ $15
/ 21+
Shilpa Ray is an American singer-songwriter from Brooklyn, New York with a blues punk sound.
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Gimme Gimme Disco
Arcata Theatre Lounge
/ 9 p.m.-1:30 a.m.
/ $21
/ 18+
If you can’t get enough of ABBA, boy do we have THE dance party for you!
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OnHell, Anya B2B Blancatron, Anna Morgan, Danny Corn
RampArt Skatepark
/ 10 p.m.
“Girls, gays, bass boys and dolls.” Hosted by Mr. Gino. A Fundraiser for Queer Humboldt
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CalATBI North Coast BioBlitz
See Event Description
/ 7 a.m.
/ Free
Help Participate in the California All-Taxa Biodiversity Inventory (CalATBI) by collecting soil samples from your own backyard!
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Humboldt Dockside Market
Madaket Plaza
/ 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
/ Free
Come out to the Humboldt Dockside Market where you can buy fish directly from Humboldt based fishing vessels.
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Arcata Farmers’ Market
See Event Description
/ 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
/ $None All Ages
Enjoy live music by Blue Rhythm Revue! The Arcata Plaza Farmers’ Market is open every Saturday, year round, offering the freshest produce, meat, fish, cheese, eggs, bread, flowers, and more!
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October Eureka Trash Bash!
See Event Description
/ 9-10:30 a.m.
Join the City of Eureka, PacOut Green Team, and STIL for the bi-monthly Trash Bash!
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October Trash Bash
See Event Description
/ 9-10:30 a.m.
/ Free
Join the City of Eureka, PacOut Green Team, and STIL for the bi-monthly Trash Bash!
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Community Mediator Training
Humboldt Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
/ 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
/ $400
/ $360 volunteering for 10+ hours
/ $360 Early bird discount
/ $360 Students and seniors
/ $320 2 cumulative discounts
Join our Mediation Training and learn how to handle conflicts like a pro!
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How to Stand Up for the Planet
Wharfinger Building Bay Room
/ 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Speaker Dr. Sarah Jaquette Ray, chair of the Environmental Studies Department at Cal Poly Humboldt, will draw on the themes from her most recent book, A Field Guide to Climate Anxiety: How to Keep Your Cool on a Warming Planet, to address a wide range of issues related to climate advocacy.
DCAP Electric Vehicle Ride & Drive Event
Redwood Acres Fairgrounds
/ 10-3 a.m.
/ Free
The Redwood Community Action Agency is teaming up with the Community Housing Development Corporation and the Central California Asthma Collaborative to help more folks make the switch to clean, reliable vehicles — through the Driving Clean Assistance Program!
Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze
Arcata
/ 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
/ Free
/ $5 Corn Maze
At 819 Mad River Road. Tons of varieties of traditional Jack O’Lanterns, spectacular specialty types and delicious winter squash!
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Fortuna Pumpkin Patch
See Event Description
/ 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
/ Free
1815 South Eel River Dr., Fortuna. A lovely, colorful variety of carving, decorative, and pie pumpkins!
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WNBA FINALS, NWSL, NCAA Women’s College Sports and MORE!!
The Summitt
/ noon-9 p.m.
/ Free
/ 21+
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Reel Early Movie
See Event Description
/ noon-2 a.m.
/ Free
Get in your coziest pajamas, grab some brunch, and join us for our once a month reel early movie! October’s movie selection will be kicking off spooky season with a classic.
Fall Honey Harvest Festival
Bear River Community Center
/ noon-5 p.m.
/ $20
/ Free under 15
We will feature guided honey tasting, a silent auction, vendors, live music, honey will also bee for sale.
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DOLLapalooza 3.0
See Event Description
/ 2-10 p.m.
/ Free
Come one come all to celebrate THREE YEaRs in business for Living Doll Vintage A where everyone is a living doll! DOLLapalooza 3.0.
Dine by the Sea
Humboldt Coastal Nature Center
/ 3-6 p.m.
/ $85 General Admission
/ $75 Friends of the Dunes Members
/ 21+
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Belgian Cuisine Pop-Up
Alchemy Distillery
/ 4-8 p.m.
/ Free
/ 21+
Join us for another kitchen takeover! This time it’s guest chef’s Louise and Kevin serving up Belgian cuisine.
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The Flying Oms
Moonstone Crossing
/ 4-6 p.m.
/ Free
The Flying Oms explore the musical crossroads where sacred vibration meets electric resistance.
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Fortuna’s Fall Festival
Rohner Park
/ 4:30-8:30 p.m.
/ Free
Free to attend, family-friendly. Food, drinks, vendors, and live music from the Irie Rockerz!
Fall Quarter Craze
Fortuna Veterans Memorial Building
/ 5-8 p.m.
/ $10
/ $20 Entry and dinner ticket
Quarter Auction and Silent Auction benefiting the 8th grade class of Hydesville Elementary School.
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Eureka Zombie Walk
Old Town/Downtown Eureka
/ 5:30 p.m.
Feed your hunger for brains and have a fiendishly fun time at the annual Eureka Zombie Walk and Arts Alive Takeover.
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Pat Holland
Six Rivers Brewery
/ 5:30-8 p.m.
/ Free
Playing songs on acoustic guitar.
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Frogbite
Mendenhall Studios
/ 6-9 p.m.
/ Free
Original eclectic four piece band creating a diverse landscape of styles from rock, country, jazz, blues, and all in between.
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Buddy Reed and th’ Rip It Ups
Friends of Sound
/ 6-9 p.m.
We know there’s a lot of music going on this weekend, but stop by and enjoy a bit of extra special raw real deal blues for ya in downtown Eureka.
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Puff & Paint
High Tide Cannabis Lounge
/ 6-9 p.m.
/ 21+
Roll in with the tide and the High Tide Lounge, Eureka’s oldest cannabis consumption lounge.
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Radio Clash
Kaptain’s Quarters
/ 8 p.m.
/ Free
DJs Red, Green Beans, and Tonechange spinning Punk, Indie, New Wave, and Ska!
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Dinner & Drinks w/ Latin Peppers
Havana
/ 8-10 p.m.
Dinner, Drinks, and Dance! Live music at Havana while you dine with us. Tons of specials.
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Thumb Leader
Improv Secret Society #17
Savage Henry Comedy Club
/ 8-10 p.m.
/ $10
We’re back at the amazing Savage Henry Comedy Club for our biggest show yet!
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DJ D’Vinity
Bear River Casino Resort
/ 9 p.m.-1 a.m.
/ Free
/ 21+
It’s all about the ladies at The Thirsty Bear Lounge as DJ D’Vinity sets the soundtrack for the night with the hottest tracks, non-stop dancing, and a party made just for you.
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Bounce: A Eurodance
The Basement
/ 9-11 p.m.
/ $5
/ $10 After 10PM
/ 21+
DJ KREEPEEO will keep the dance floor moving all night long with Top 40 and techno.
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Mashups & House Music with DJ R3$pecht
Blue Lake Casino Hotel
/ 9 p.m.
/ Free
DJ R3$pecht is fresh to the dance party scene and is looking to help you enjoy your evening.
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