Join us in anticipation as we prepare to host the 5th Annual California Seaweed Festival, October 18, 19 and 20, 2024 in the gorgeous Humboldt Bay communities of Samoa, Arcata, Eureka and Trinidad, California! This year's theme is "Biodiversity and Aquaculture on the North Coast." Follow us on the socials to stay up to date!

Schedule of Events:

October 18, 2024

On the Cal Poly Humboldt campus

11:00 am - 2:00 pm: Business Planning for Seaweed Farming, hosted by California and Connecticut Sea Grant.
02:00 pm - 3:00 pm: Tour the Rou Dalagurr Food Sovereignty Lab and Traditional Ecological Institute.

On the Samoa Peninsula

4:00 pm - 5:30 pm: Two tour options on the Samoa Peninsula: A close-up look at wild seaweed diversity in the Bay with seaweed experts or Aquaculture Facilities Tour hosted by Sunken Seaweed and Hog Island Oyster.
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm: The Seaweed Speakeasy, networking event at the Humboldt Bay Social Club, with seaweed-centric appetizers, your first drink and a reusable commemorative steel cup.

October 19, 2024

At the Wharfinger Building on the Eureka Waterfront

09:30 am - 5 pm: The free, family-friendly California Seaweed Festival  

A full day of talks, panel discussions, hands-on activities, cooking demos, music, entertainers, food and other fun stuff, all about seaweed!

11:00 am - 3:00 pm: Bay tours on the Madaket hosted by an expert in seaweeds and aquaculture, will run hourly from the adjacent dock.
11:00 am - 3:00 pm: Tour the Research Vessel Coral Sea on the adjacent dock.
06:00 pm - 9:00 pm: The Sustainable Seafood Soiree, in collaboration with Fed by Blue, and PBS, including screening of a special cut of the PBS docuseries Hope in the Water, panel discussion with some of the makers and stars of the series, and sustainable seafood appetizers and drinks.

October 20, 2024

At Cal Poly Humboldt's Telonicher Marine Lab in Trinidad

9:00 am - 1:00 pm: Kelp Hatchery/Nursery Workshop

A hands-on experience of key steps in kelp aquaculture, with the experts who established and run the first seaweed farm in the waters of Humboldt Bay.

Date: October 18 - 19, 2024

Location: Various Venues In Eureka, CA 95501

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