Saturday, Oct. 11

SATURDAY LOWDOWN: Bruce Cockburn Speaks
(AUDIO) Bruce Cockburn on The Lounge
In advance of his sold out Saturday show at the Arkley Center for the Performing Arts, beloved singer/songwriter Bruce Cockburn called in to LoCO’s sister radio station The Lounge to chat it up with DJ Larry Trask.
Hear that chat above and/or scroll the rest of Humboldt’s Saturday events in your Lowdown below.
Top Events!
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Arcata Farmers’ Market
Arcata Plaza
/ 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
/ $None All Ages
Enjoy live music by Rise and Bloom! 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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2025 Savage Henry Comedy Fest Saturday
Humboldt County
/ noon
/ $5
Click for full list of Saturday’s performers and shows at Savage Henry Comedy Club, Kaptain’s Quarters, Froth, The Void, Zeno’s, Eagle House and more.
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OktoBEARfest
Sequoia Park Zoo
/ 4-7 p.m.
/ $25
/ 21+
Celebrates BEARS and BREWS while benefiting conservation and animal programs at the Zoo!
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Hall Of Horrors
Eureka Veterans Hall
/ 7-11 p.m.
/ $35
/ $40 Adult Night (21+) 10/24 & 10/25
/ $25 Early Bird (until 10/9)
“Produced by the Dark Council Productions, in collaboration with North Coast Repertory Theater and VFW Post 1872. Prepare to descend into a world of psychological horror, surreal environments, and theatrical chaos — all for a good cause.”
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Bruce Cockburn
Arkley Center For The Performing Arts
/ 7:30 p.m.
“An inspired poet and exceptional guitarist, the award-winning artist has spent his entire career kicking at the darkness with songs that tackle topics from politics and human rights to the environment and spirituality.”
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The Ink People’s Surrealist Masquerade
Synapsis
/ 8 p.m.-midnight
/ $30
/ 21+
“This magical event will bring together artists, culture bearers, community leaders, and supporters for a night of wonder- celebrating imagination while raising essential support for the Ink People’s work throughout the North Coast.”
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Ruckus and Rumpus
Arcata Theatre Lounge
/ 8 p.m.-midnight
/ $20
“Everything from comedy to burlesque to circus acts. Huffington post rated this the #1 underground performance show in the country.”
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David Liebe Hart, Freakbait, Dave Heatwave, Dr. Foxmeat
The Miniplex at Richards’ Goat Tavern
/ 8:30 p.m.
/ $15
/ $25 VIP Meet & Greet
/ $10 online presale
/ 21+
“The galaxy’s most unique entertainer, David Liebe Hart, brings his music/puppets/storytelling extravaganza to you. Every David show is an unpredictable one-of-a-kind experience, often hilarious, sometimes confounding, and always memorable.”
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XZIBIT & D12
Blue Lake Casino Hotel
/ 9 p.m.
/ $57 Day Of Show
/ $47 Advance
/ 21+
Over the years, XZIBIT has shown himself to be a man of many talents. He has received notoriety as a rapper, actor, TV host, and radio personality.
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The Red Room: Vampire’s Ball
The Basement
/ 9 p.m.-1 a.m.
/ $10
/ $15 After 10PM
/ 21+
Resident DJs Datura Prime, KreePeeO, RATGIRL, and Zero One will conjure a night of Dark Wave, EBM, Industrial, Post-Punk, and other blood-pumping dark electronic sounds.
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Chromatic, Twstd Zoo
Havana
/ 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m.
/ $10
/ $18 tier 3
/ $15 Tier 2
/ 21+
Straight from the underground of LA we are bringing you TWSTD ZOO, a hard hitting house, techno, and dubstep duo that will leave you in awe and dripping in sweat.
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All Events!
Fortuna Concert Series
Fortuna Monday Club
/ 7-9 a.m.
/ $15
Performance by A Company of Voices featuring 25 acapella singers.
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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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Sequoia Park Ivy League
Sequoia Park, Eureka, CA
/ 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
/ Free
Instead of hitting the books hard to get that college degree, we are hitting the park hard to eradicate invasive ivy from our beloved Redwood forest.
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Indigenous Foods Festival 2025
See Event Description
/ 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
/ Free
The food festival focuses on uplifting Indigenous food sovereignty across many regions. The festival will include an area where several organizations will host tables, demonstrations, workshops, educational materials, food, and art.
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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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Fall Chocolate Delights: Chocolatier Workshop Series
The Makers’ Space
/ 10 a.m.-noon
/ $40
Celebrate sweater weather with pumpkin spice truffles and chocolate-dipped pretzels and cookies — all dressed up in festive fall colors.

Adult Beginning Ballet Classes
Trillium Dance Studio
/ 10-11 a.m.
/ $16
/ 18+
Beginning Ballet is designed for those with little to no ballet experience & those wishing to return to a slow-paced class that takes the time to explain technique, vocabulary & classical structure.
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Chainmail Workshop
Phosphene
/ 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
/ $90
/ 18+
Learn the basics of chainmail including weaving rings, combining sections, and adding or subtracting rows to create different shapes.
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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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Taste of Orthodoxy Festival
See Event Description
/ noon-4 p.m.
/ Free
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Mad River Market
See Event Description
/ noon-7 p.m.
/ Free
819 Mad River Road, Arcata. Featuring 30+ vendors, food trucks, live music, Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze, kid’s zone, healing barn, raffles and more.
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A Pre Marathon Pasta Feast
See Event Description
/ 12:30 p.m.-6:30 a.m.
/ $20
/ $12 YOUTH 6-12
Come join SoHum Housing Opportunities (SHO) for their third annual fundraising event at the Redcrest Community Grange.
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Workshop: Soldering Basics
Phosphene
/ 3-6 p.m.
/ $85
/ 18+
Learn the basics of soldering jewelry with metalsmith Erin Austin.
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Connect With the Creative Current: A Sound of Soul Event
Adorni Center
/ 3:30-4:30 p.m.
/ Free
Are you looking for a way to raise your spiritual IQ? A technique to experience the voice of God?
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Boots & Birkenstocks: Annual Celebration
Fortuna River Lodge
/ 5-9 p.m.
/ $125
Fondly referred to as Boots & Birkenstocks, as a tribute to the varied walks of life that have supported this organization for 25 years and counting! With live music by All Wheel Drive.
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Four Shillings Short: Samhain/Halloween Concert
Rio Dell Community Resource Center
/ 5-6 p.m.
/ Free
Four Shillings Short play Traditional music from the Celtic Lands, Medieval & Renaissance Europe, India and the Americas on a fantastic collection of world instruments
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Hocus Pocus Under the Stars
The Makers’ Space
/ 6:30-8:30 p.m.
/ Free
Join us under the stars for a screening of Hocus Pocus! Bring your blankets and lawn chairs for a cozy night of spooky fun.
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Comedy at The Wild Hare
The Wild Hare Tavern
/ 7-9 p.m.
/ $10

Essential Cinema: Blade Runner: The Final Cut
Eureka Theater
/ 7-11 p.m.
/ $10
/ $5 12 and under
“If you’ve only ever seen this on a TV, you haven’t really seen it. This is your chance to be completely swallowed by its world.”
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A Company of Voices in Concert
Fortuna Monday Club
/ 7-9 p.m.
/ $15
/ Free Season ticket holders
“Deepen the Night” will take you on an eclectic choral journey of stunning music set to lyrics and poems about night.
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Don’t Care, South City Dead Beats, Pruritus Ani
The Shanty
/ 8-11 p.m.
/ Free
/ 21+
Redding punks Don’t Care and South City Dead Beats, along with Humboldt crust band Pruritus Ani play a free show.
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Frogbite
Logger Bar
/ 8-10:30 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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Almost Dangerous
Bear River Casino Resort
/ 9 p.m.-1 a.m.
/ Free
/ 21+
Almost Dangerous rocks The Thirsty Bear Lounge with high-energy party hits and nonstop rock vibes for a night full of music, dancing, and fun.
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DJ L Boogie
Blue Lake Casino Hotel
/ 9 p.m.
/ Free
/ 21+
Once you’re done in the Sapphire with XZIBIT & D12, swing through the Wave Lounge to close out your evening with the hip-hop and R&B stylings of DJ L Boogie!
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Makenu
Stone Junction Bar
/ 9 p.m.-1 a.m.
/ $15
/ 21+
Humboldt’s psychedelic cumbieros with support from Brazil’s DJ Arrassta.

The Riving, Warmoth, Clockwork Hero
Humboldt Brews
/ 9 p.m.-1 a.m.
/ $10
/ 21+
Local rock.
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Klash City Presents a night of Jump Up
The Wild Hare Tavern
/ 9 p.m.-1:30 a.m.
/ $5
/ 21+