California Whale Watching Boat Tours all year!
SAN PEDRO:
Whale Fiesta
January NO MENTION OF EVENT IN 2022
FREE.
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
3720 Stephen M. White Drive
San Pedro, CA
310-548-7562
cabrillomarineaquarium.org
SAN
DIEGO Whale Watch Peaks in Mid-January
nps.gov
Cabrillo National Monument Visitor Center
(619) 557-5450
Annual Whale Watch at Cabrillo National Monument
OXNARD: Celebrate the Whales March 27, 2022, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Arts and Crafts, Jump House, Live Music, Chalk Drawing, Learn and Play stations,
and booths set up so attendees can learn about marine-themed topics.
Channel Islands Farmers Market
features an arts & crafts;
Migration Trail
has chalk art, activities, and art for sale. Come join the fun at the Channel
Islands Maritime Museum, 3900 Bluefin Circle, Oxnard, CA. Free, cimmvc.org
DANA POINT Festival of Whales
March 5-6, 2022
festivalofwhales.org
Enjoy the sun, sand and sea at California's best beach
party!
Celebrate the California Gray Whale and their successful
return from the brink of extinction.
Whale appreciation and environmental awareness are the
themes of the day.
MONTEREY
Whalefest Monterey
March 19-20, 2022, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
montereywharf.com
#1 Old Fisherman's Wharf
Monterey, CA
Free
POINT CABRILLO Point Cabrillo Light Station Whale Festival
postponed till 2023
Fort Bragg) joins in the Mendocino coast celebration of Whale Festival
pointcabrillo.org
Celebrate Whale Festival
Join the Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 87, modern lightkeepers, and the volunteers at Point Cabrillo Light Station for a unique opportunity to visit the Lantern Room and the beautifully restored operational 3rd order Fresnel lens. These tours are offered only
a few days each year.
Plan Celebrate Whale Festival at the Point Cabrillo
Light Station from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. In addition
to a grandstand view of the annual Gray whale migration,
visitors can see tide pool organisms without getting their
feet wet by visiting the 250 gallon salt water aquarium at
the Marine Science Education exhibit in the restored
Blacksmith shop. Point Cabrillo Lightkeepers Association (PCLK)
volunteer docents will help visitors spot whales, and
illuminate Light Station history and local culture with
presentations near the Lighthouse. A period museum showing
how Lightkeepers and their families lived in the 1930's will
be open in the restored First Assistant Lightkeeper's
Residence.
Every spring, Gray whales journey with their newborn calves
from the protected lagoons of western Baja to their
ancestral feeding grounds in the cold waters of the Bering
and Chukchi Seas. The whales migrating past Point Cabrillo
belong to the Eastern Pacific Gray Whale population of
roughly 17,000 to 23,000 individuals. These figures vary
year to year, but represent a recovery of the population
since Grays were declared a depleted and endangered species
in 1946. Though Grays are no longer on the Unites States
Endangered Species list, the International Whaling
Commission protects them as a "sustained management stock",
allowing some annual hunting by subsistence and indigenous
peoples. The Eastern Pacific Gray whales pass by Point
Cabrillo twice, first on their southward journey from
December to February, and again going north between February
and May. Newly pregnant females usually lead the northward
migration, followed by males, and the last to leave Baja are
usually females with new born calves.
New research on the Eastern Pacific Gray whale shows that
climate change is affecting the timing of the southward
migration, the distance Gray whales travel, their diet and
feeding areas and calf survival rate. Some scientists are
concerned that the population is once again in decline. Point Cabrillo
Lighthouse: pointcabrillo.org
Mendocino Whale Festival
March 2020
Wine & Beer Tasting - Chowder Tasting - Wildlife Art Exhibit.
Little River Whale Festival postponed till 2023
Food and Wine Tasting - Whale Watching Walks - Sea Cave Kayak Tours.
FORT BRAGG:
Fort Bragg Whale Festival
postponed till 2023
Beer & Wine Tasting - Chowder Tasting - Crafts Fair - 5k/10k Run.
mendocinocoast.com
Mendocino
Wine Tasting - Chowder Tasting - Wildlife Art Exhibit -
Plein-air Artist Display - Pt Cabrillo Light station
Activities - Live Music. Wine tasting and whale watching
will be the featured attractions of the Annual
Mendocino Whale Festival. Plein-air Artists in the Village
Weather permitting! See local
artists painting on the Mendocino
Headlands. Marine Wildlife Exhibit
at the Mendocino Art Center, 10-4pm,
Little Lake St., Mendocino.
Little River postponed till 2023
mendocinocoast.com
Food and Wine Tasting - Open Art Studios - Whale Watching Walks - Sea Cave
Kayak Tours - Photography Workshop - VanDamm State Park - Live Music.
Fort Bragg postponed till 2023
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Microbrew tasting and whale watching
will be the featured attractions of the Annual Fort Bragg Whale Festival. With
some 20,000 gray whales migrating north from birthing grounds in Mexico to their
winter home in Alaska, there will be plenty of whales to view from the Pomo
Bluffs Park in Fort Bragg and miles of beaches in MacKerricher State Park just
north of the city. Chowder Tasting (Saturday,) Microbrew Beer Tasting - Taste a
variety of Micro-Brews from all over! Fort Bragg Whale Festival Hand-Craft Fair
MacKerricher SP
- Guided Whale Talks
MacKerricher State Park: three miles north of Fort
Bragg on Highway
mendoparks.org | parks.ca.gov
Whale walks
parks.ca.gov
Three miles north of Fort Bragg on Highway 1. From the intersection of Mill Creek Dr (Cleone Heights Dr) & Hwy 1, proceed W toward park entrance. The park includes land W of Cleone and a strip of beach between Fort Bragg and Ten Mile River.
Call 707-961-0471 for more information.
OXNARD Celebration of the Whales Festival March 27, 2022, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
channelislandsharbor.org
Annual Celebration of the Whales Festival
3350 S. Harbor Blvd.
adjacent to Marine Emporium Landing
Channel Islands Harbor Farmers & Fishermen's Market in
conjunction with the Channel Islands Harbor celebrates the
migration of the Pacific Grey Whales. The event features
live entertainment, whale and marine education exhibits,
whale watching excursions, an arts & crafts market,
children's activities, BBQ and seafood booths, and a
certified Farmers & Fishermen's Market.
RANCHO PALSO VERDES Whale of a Day Celebration Saturday, April 9, 2022, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Free admission.
Point Vicente Interpretive Center
31501 Palos Verdes Drive West
losserenos.org/woad.htm
Free parking is available at the Rancho Palos Verdes City Hall located at 30940 Hawthorne Blvd. with a free shuttle bus service to PVIC. The Rancho Palos Verdes annual Whale of a Day celebration is co-sponsored by the City and the docents of Los Serenos de Point Vicente. "Whale of a Day" is a festival celebrating the migration of the Pacific Gray Whale migration.
MALIBU Leo Carrillo State Park Whale Watching, Walks
Celebrating Migration: Whale Walk Park: Leo Carrillo SP Leo Carrillo State Park 10am - 12 Noon Spring is when one of the greatest migrations on earth is taking place right here along our coast! Gray Whales make their way back north along their 12,000 mile journey. From the bluffs look for signs of these magnificent mammals and others like seals and dolphins. Search the ocean surface for signs of them on their 5,000 mile return journey with their newborns from the Gulf of Mexico to the Bering Sea.
Events are not guaranteed. It is your responsibility to confirm before going.