Saturday, Oct. 10

SATURDAY LOWDOWN: Durand Jones! OktoBEARfest! Redwood Jazz Alliance! More!

Your Lowdown tells no lies — It’s another packed Humboldt Saturday. Get to scrollin’. 

Of note: Up at Cal Poly Humboldt, they are throwing their annual Lumberjack Weekend Block Party. This year, the festivities will be headlined by soul superstars Durand Jones and the Indications. Details on that and all your end of week joys below.


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BushFest III
RampArt Skatepark / 1 p.m.-midnight / $20
Full day of heavy music and skating. Sets by Greybush, Locust Furnace, Decayed Existence, Infex and many more.
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OktoBEARfest
Sequoia Park Zoo / 4-7 p.m. / $25 / $30 at the gate / 21+
This 21+ after-hours fundraiser celebrates BEARS and BREWS while benefiting conservation and animal programs at the Zoo!
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Lumberjack Weekend Block Party
Cal Poly Humboldt / 4-9 p.m.
Headliner Durand Jones & The Indications performing contemporary soul and vintage-inspired grooves. Food trucks, carnival games, and a 21+ alcohol garden.
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Beafsteek, Bleater, Wynd
Moss Oak Commons / 7 p.m.
Beafsteek is an independent DIY alternative/alt-country and indie/feelings music project based out of San Francisco.
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David Ambrosio/Russ Meissner Sextet
Arcata Playhouse / 8-10:30 p.m. / $20 / $15 Students/Seniors
This powerful New York-based sextet reassembles to open the 21st season of the Redwood Jazz Alliance.
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The Minutes
North Coast Repertory Theatre / 8 p.m.
Redwood Curtain Theatre presents a dark comedy set entirely during a small-town city council meeting.
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SHCF: Ron Lynch’s World Famous Crapshoot!
Savage Henry Comedy Club / 11:59 p.m. / $15
Part of the 2026 Savage Henry Comedy Festival! When the audience controls the show, anything can happen.
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Humboldt Dockside Saturday Seafood Market
Madaket Plaza / 9 a.m.-1 p.m. / Free
Shop a selection of seasonal seafood.
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Cal Poly Humboldt Outdoor Adventures - Sailing 101
Humboldt Bay Aquatic Center / 9 a.m.-6 p.m. / Free
Sailing 101 is a two-day, hands-on course designed to teach the fundamentals of small-boat sailing in a supportive, safety-focused environment.
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Fall Plant Sale
Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens / 9 a.m.-5 p.m. / Free
Fall is an ideal time for planting, especially rhododendrons, heaths and heathers, and native plants.
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Adorni Fitness Classes
Adorni Center / 9 a.m.-5 p.m. / $7 Adults / $4 Senior / $2.50 Youth
Come checkout the Adorni Center and the various classes that we have available daily!
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Josh Stein installation
See Event Description / 9:30 a.m.-7 p.m. / 21+
Josh Stein’s mixed-media artwork is installed at MOCA Humboldt.
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Autumn at the Acres
Redwood Acres Fairgrounds / 10 a.m.-6 p.m. / Free / Free Everyone
Free entry, sip & shop local vendors, food trucks, music, free kids scavenger hunt, free kids crafts, chance to win a local gift basket and more.
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Game Night Roundup
Gene Lucas Community Center / 10 a.m.-10 p.m. / Free
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Walk to End Alzheimer’s
Trinidad Town Hall / 10-11 a.m. / Free
Please make a donation to advance the care, support and research efforts of the Alzheimer’s Association, which includes all forms of dementia.
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Huge Book Sale
Eureka Main Library / 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Friday’s sale is for members and membership can be purchased at the door.
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Watercolor Workshop
Sequoia Park / 10 a.m.-noon / 18+
Join Eureka Community Services in a plein air style watercolor painting class outdoors!
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Needlepoint 101
See Event Description / 10:30 a.m.-noon / $65
Learn to needlepoint!
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Duchess Burlesque presents Workshop with Amy Sigil
Artists on A / 11 a.m.-1 p.m. / $25 / $35 Both Sessions
Improv and movement.
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Fortuna Pumpkin Patch
See Event Description / 11 a.m.-6 p.m. / Free
Back for 2026! There will be piglets, goats, and a large variety of pumpkins in every size, color, and purpose (carving, eating, or decorating).
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Storytime at the Patch!
See Event Description / 11:30 a.m.-noon / Free
Your librarian Miss Violet will be there at 11:30 a.m. to present a special storytime, followed by pumpkin painting and visiting piglets and goats!
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SHCF: Evan Vest’s Double Trouble!
Savage Henry Comedy Club / noon / Free
Part of the Savage Henry Comedy Festival! Two comedians chosen at random will take the stage and hilarity and chaos will ensue as they do a 5 minute set together.
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Venus Scorpio Retreat
See Event Description / 1-6 p.m. / $275 / $250 early registration / 18+
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Duchess Burlesque presents Workshop with Amy Sigil
Artists on A / 2-4 p.m. / $25 / $35 Both Sessions
Improv and movement.
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“Free Bike Valet” at the Cal Poly Humboldt Lumberjack Weekend Block Party
Cal Poly Humboldt / 3:30-9:30 p.m. / $20 / $20 General Admission / Free Student, Staff or Faculty
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Hungarian Cuisine Pop-Up
Alchemy Distillery / 4-8 p.m. / Free / 21+
Hungarian cuisine with chefs Amy Cloninger and Lael Tanski.
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History of Weed Comedy Show
Savage Henry Comedy Club / 4:20 p.m. / $10 / $5 Students
From the hashish hotboxes of antiquity to that time Willie Nelson smoked a joint on the roof of the White House, prepare to experience the life story of the worlds most revered and demonized plant in the highly-acclaimed live multimedia show.
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Boots & Birkenstocks: Annual Celebration
Fortuna River Lodge / 5-9 p.m. / $125
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Witchin’ For The Kitchen Bingo
Eureka Woman’s Club / 5-9 p.m. / $25 / $35 Door / $25 Advance / 18+
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Ferndale Cemetery Tours
See Event Description / 5:30-6:30 p.m. / $30 / $30 Adults (13+) / $15 Age 5-12
Tour Ferndale’s historic cemetery with a local guide who will take you on a unique journey into the past sharing stories and memories of those who came before us.
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R.O.A.D.T.I.P.: Radical Overview About Ditching Technology In-Person
Moss Oak Commons / 6 p.m.
The NYC Luddites will be sharing how they organized the Summer of Ludd: 8 days, 150 events, free lunch for 250 people a day, no permits, in a historic heatwave, all organized without social media!
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Creature Corner: Art by Graham Payne
See Event Description / 6-9 p.m. / Free
Creature Corner is a solo exhibition by Humboldt County artist Graham Payne featuring original creatures, sculpture, paintings, masks, artifacts, and other biological impossibilities.
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October Skate Nights!
Eureka Municipal Auditorium / 6:30-9 p.m.
Looking for a groovy way to spend your Friday night??
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SHCF: Sexy Talk!
Savage Henry Comedy Club / 7 p.m. / $10
Part of the Savage Henry Comedy Festival! Sexy and funny people answer sexy and funny questions! The audience (that’s you!) anonymously text in sex-related questions for comedians to answer. Hosted by Oregon’s Tony Meyer and Eleanor Ryan.
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Fortuna Concert Series
Fortuna Monday Club / 7:30-9:30 p.m. / $15
Featuring The Dumitrescu Family.
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Wusatoumuduk: We Make It Burn
Carson Park / 7:30 p.m. / Free
New multi-media stage play about Cultural Fire produced by Sugarbush Hill Moving Lhatsik, a Dreammaker project of the Ink People led by Co-Artistic Directors Michelle Hernandez (Wiyot) and Zuzka Sabata.
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Red Hot Shame, Barking Dogma
The Siren’s Song Tavern / 8 p.m.
Red Hot Shame’s last show of the year! If you haven’t caught them - Here’s your chance. And if you have - we already know you are coming because you already want to see them again!
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Renegade Revue: Tricks & Treats
Arcata Theatre Lounge / 8-11 p.m. / $20 / 18+
We have a monster mash of Humboldt’s best lined up as well as a few special appearances from beyond the fog veil.
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Red Room
The Basement / 8:30 p.m. / $10 / $5 Before 10pm / 21+
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SHCF: Comedy Baseball
Savage Henry Comedy Club / 9 p.m. / $10
Part of the Savage Henry Comedy Festival! A game show where two teams of comedians compete on a digital baseball field that’s controlled by jokes!
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Creeping Up with The Smiths
The Miniplex at Richards’ Goat Tavern / 9 p.m. / $5 / $10 sliding - notaflof / 21+
A night of the very best, melancholy-feel-good, jangle pop, from The Smiths, and ‘Smiths adjacents’ The Cure, Echo & the Bunnymen, etc, etc.
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