Sunday, Oct. 5
Top Events!
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Lumberjack Weekend 2025
Cal Poly Humboldt
/ 10 a.m.
Sunday’s festivities feature the Forever Humboldt Redwood Hike.
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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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Sunny Brae Porch Fest
Arcata
/ noon-6 p.m.
/ Free
Porch Fest is a free, family-friendly community music festival celebrating local talent and neighborhood spirit. From bluegrass to punk, jazz to hip hop, indie rock to folk, all genres are welcome and represented in a rotating lineup of musicians from Humboldt County.
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HBG’s Summer Concerts at the Garden
Humboldt Botanical Garden
/ 1-3 p.m.
/ $10
/ $7 Humboldt seniors
/ $5 Members
Backstreet has been performing outstanding Rock n’ Roll in the Humboldt County area since 1979. These incredibly talented, seasoned musicians play everything from Tom Petty to the Beatles, and Bob Dylan to Bad Company, as well as a variety of other classics.
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John Moreland
Arcata Theatre Lounge
/ 7-10 p.m.
/ $30
Experience the raw power of John Moreland live as he brings songs from his acclaimed new album Visitor to the stage. After a year of silence and reflection, the celebrated Americana songwriter returns with stripped-down, gut-punching folk-rock and hard-won wisdom. With special guest Mariel Buckley.
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Curtis Salgado
Humboldt Brews
/ 8 p.m.
/ $30
/ $25 Advance
/ 21+
Award-winning vocalist, instrumentalist and songwriter known for his powerhouse live shows.
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All Events!
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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VTS Wharf Trail Workday
See Event Description
/ 9-11 a.m.
Meet the end of 14th Street where it meets with Waterfront Street.
Pumpkin Carving with Mike Craghead and Alan Silva
Organic Matters Ranch
/ 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Join Halloween Wars veterans Mike Craghead and Alan Silva as they join forces to weirdify some of Humboldt’s finest pumpkins!
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CR Shively Farm Pumpkin Patch
See Event Description
/ 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
/ Free
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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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Afro: Fusion Feel & Flow
The Sanctuary
/ 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
/ $15
Explore and enjoy a fusion of West African movements fromg Guinea, Senegal, Liberia, Congo, and Mali with the genre of Afro Beats & traditional West African drumming.
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Cal Poly Humboldt Soccer Youth Day
College Creek Field
/ 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
/ Free
All youth in attendance will have opportunities to meet the players after the games, get pictures with Lucky the Lumberjack.
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WNBA FINALS, NWSL, NCAA Women’s College Sports and MORE!!
The Summitt
/ noon-4 p.m.
/ Free
/ 21+
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Humboldt Dads Group Playgroup
See Event Description
/ 2-4 p.m.
/ Free
We’ll be in the annex of the HCOE offices (same as last month). Make new dad friends and reconnect with others!
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Karaoke
Fieldbrook Country Kitchen
/ 6-9 p.m.
/ Free
Comedy Karasmokey
Crisp Lounge
/ 6 p.m.
/ $5
/ 18+
Karafun Selection, you can check on their website to see if they have your song!
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G.O.A.T. Karaoke at The Goat
The Miniplex at Richards’ Goat Tavern
/ 8:30 p.m.
/ Free
/ 21+
Supportive atmosphere, over 59,000 songs to choose from, all skill levels welcome.
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Comedy Open Mic
Savage Henry Comedy Club
/ 9 p.m.
Are you funny? Weekly comedy open mic. No cover.
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