Most of the festival happens within a few blocks of the Old Town Gazebo, making it easy to stroll between venues. Saturday begins about a mile away at Blue Ox Millworks, which is best reached by car. Meanwhile, two other venues are situated along the waterfront, just a ten-minute walk to the west or east.
One Weekend,
One Walkable District
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Friday, September 25
5 PM to midnight
The festival opens at the Ink People Center with Red Cedar, a Native percussion ensemble, and runs into an evening of reggae, dance bands, and improv jazz. Live art at Epitome Gallery, and music at Siren's Song until late.
Saturday, September 26
10 AM to 10 PM
The longest day, and the one that moves around the most. It starts at Blue Ox Millworks with a makers fair of blacksmiths and coppersmiths, shifts to dance and drum on the waterfront and kids' programming at the county library, then a puppet parade up to the Gazebo, where music runs until nine. A drag and burlesque runway show begins inside the Clarke Museum at six and finishes outside in Clarke Plaza.
Sunday, September 27
2 PM to 9 PM
Dance and drum workshops at the Ink People and storytelling at the Morris Graves Museum through the afternoon, short films by North Coast filmmakers at the Eureka Theater, and line dancing and salsa at the Inn at 2nd & C to close the weekend.
Saturday, September 26
10 AM to 10 PM
The longest day, and the one that moves around the most. It starts at Blue Ox Millworks with a makers fair of blacksmiths and coppersmiths, shifts to dance and drum on the waterfront and kids' programming at the county library, then a puppet parade up to the Gazebo, where music runs until nine. A drag and burlesque runway show begins inside the Clarke Museum at six and finishes outside in Clarke Plaza.
Sunday, September 27
2 PM to 9 PM
Dance and drum workshops at the Ink People and storytelling at the Morris Graves Museum through the afternoon, short films by North Coast filmmakers at the Eureka Theater, and line dancing and salsa at the Inn at 2nd & C to close the weekend.
Full program announced September 8. Sign up below and we will send it to you.
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Venue List
Old Town core, two to five minutes apart
Old Town Gazebo| 2nd & F Streets | Outdoor
The Inn at 2nd & C / Phatsy Kline's | 139 2nd Street | Indoor
The Void | 228 F Street | Indoor
Siren's Song Tavern | 301 2nd Street | Indoor
Romano Gabriel Wooden Sculpture Garden | 315 2nd Street | Outdoor
Epitome Gallery | 420 2nd Street | Indoor
Opera Alley | Between 2nd and 3rd, in the E–F block | Outdoor
A five to ten minute walk
Ink People Center for Arts and Culture | 535 5th Street | Indoor
Phosphene | 610 F Street | Indoor
Eureka Theater | 612 F Street | Indoor
Morris Graves Museum of Art | 636 F Street | Indoor
Along the waterfront, ten to fifteen minutes
Humboldt County Library | 1313 3rd Street | Indoor
Madaket Plaza | Waterfront Drive at C Street | Outdoor
Sacco Amphitheater | 1101 Waterfront Drive | Outdoor
Worth driving to
Blue Ox Millworks & Historic Park | 1 X Street |Outdoor
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Culture Commons Festival · September 25–27, 2026 · Eureka, California
events@eurekaculturalarts.org · @eurekaculturalarts
Perform, exhibit, vend, or volunteer · Eureka Cultural Arts District