2018 FEAST MENDOCINO in POINT ARENA EAT: Nov 4, Sunday Franny’s Farmhouse Dinner at 215 Main This Feast Mendocino-themed dinner will start with a shaved brussels sprouts, arugula and pomegranate salad with buttermilk dressing followed by the main course of balsamic glazed roasted chanterelles and polenta. Dessert will be date and persimmon sticky toffee pudding. Serving every half hour from 5:00-8:00. $32 per person; guests must be 21 or over. Reservations are required and
Saturday, April 13 11AM – 6PM ARTS & CRAFTS FAIR Druids Hall, 140 Main 11:00-6:00 Anthony Rees JEWELRY, Kersten Tanner VINTAGE CLOTHING, Emilie Alsager MADRONA LEATHER, Emma Hurley NORTH COAST BRINE, Justin York POTTERY, Steve Main WOOD BOXES, Eric Wilder GREETING CARDS, Joel Kries ALBION NATURAL SOAP, Lena Bullamore ART, Wendy Ruddick JEWELRY/BASKETRY, Debbe Hull GLASS BEADS/JEWELRY, Amy Herman COASTAL CALI ORGANICS, Violet Wilder CLOTH BAGS, Joanne Leary JEWELRY/KNITS, Toni Saulls
December 6, 2025 Point Arena is the place to celebrate the season! Join Hometown Holidays festivities all day till 7pm on Saturday, December 6. Sponsored by the Point Arena Merchants Association. Shops, galleries, and an Arts & Crafts Pop-Up Market will offer unique holiday gifts, special discounts and festive foods. Plus caroling and a tree lighting ceremony. Stay tuned for details Have fun, get festive, eat well and finish your
Fish Fest Returns! Annual Harbor & Seafood Festival Sunday, Labor Day Weekend, August 31, 2025 Noon to 6pm ~ Arena Cove & Point Arena Pier This is an event that you don’t want to miss! A stunning coastal setting with local seafood, local bands and local brews, all for a great cause – raising money to keep our local pier operating for the public all year long! This year’s menu
Street Fair, Friday July 3, 2026 Main Street Parade, Sunday, July 5, 2026 Stay Tuned for vendor & parade forms and more! Fireworks Festival at the Point Arena Pier on Friday, July 3 and downtown Point Arena Parade on Sunday, July 5. A fun-filled weekend not to be missed! *************************** CRAFT & FOOD* VENDORS: Craft vendor spots are available for the Street Fair on July 3. Download vendor application. *FOOD
Point Arena is a popular spot for watching nature’s largest mammals as they migrate South to warmer waters in Winter or head North in the spring. Whale watchers may see blue and humpback whales from Mid April thru mid December. If you see whales in groups off the Northern California coast between December and April, they may be gray whales. How do you spot a whale? Scan the horizon watching
“Earth laughs in flowers.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Point Arena Lighthouse has an excellent wild sea bluff garden. Mounding perennial plants like seaside daisy and golden aster mingle with annual wildflowers like baby blue eyes. The best time to see wildflowers near the Lighthouse is March through June. Baby Blue Eye as seen on a wildflower walk Manchester State Beach includes sea bluffs and dunes that host many Spring wildflowers.
Point Arena is a haven for seals. Many can be seen on rocks sun bathing all along the coast. Harbor seals, also known as common seals, each have their own unique pattern. They are covered in small spots that are either dark on a light background or light on a dark background. They have no external ear flaps and small flippers that cause them to have to flop around on
The Point Arena – Stornetta Unit of the California Coastal National Monument includes over six miles of coastline, eight miles of hiking trails, the estuary of the Garcia River and the adjacent beach. Historic Point Arena Lighthouse is just to the North and Manchester State Park is just beyond the lighthouse. This beautiful piece of the California coastline is the perfect place for a leisurely hike. Over eleven hundred acres
Developed by the Moat Creek Managing Agency (a group of local outdoor enthusiasts), this bluff top trail provides magnificent ocean vistas & rugged beaches Moat Creek to Bowling Ball Beach is a wonderful outing, but, if you are going all the way to the Bowling Alley, make sure and check your tide tables. If the tide is high, you are almost certainly going to get your feet wet and you