special event

Oktoberfest Homebrewing Demonstration & Beer Tasting Saturday, September 13th, 12pm – 4pm Celebrate this Oktoberfest with a demonstration of homebrewing plus beer tastings from our local Foggy Coast Brewers and North Coast Brewing Company. You’ll also get free admission to our current exhibit “On Tap: The History of Brewing on the Mendocino Coast. Drop by anytime during the demonstration from Noon – 4pm, there is no [...]

Opening Reception Honoring Local Businesswomen Raise a glass to some of the local businesswomen who work so valiantly to keep you fed, clothed, well-read, and entertained! We're celebrating their role in our community as a way to kick off the winter exhibit "A Woman's Place Was Everywhere: How Working Women Shaped Mendocino." Through diaries, photos, and oral histories, this exhibit tells the lesser-known stories of entrepreneurs, [...]

Reception: free Screening: $15 Brace yourself for a comedic "invasion" on the coast as we celebrate the 60th anniversary of The Russians are Coming, The Russians are Coming, a Cold War classic shot almost entirely on the Mendocino Coast. 2pm-3:30pm: Reception and Pop-Up Exhibit. Noyo Center for Marine Science’s Field Station (used as a filming location) at 32430 N. Harbor Drive in Fort Bragg. Enjoy snacks and [...]

Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Whale Festival with a viewing of the 1975 classic film, The Boy Who Talks to Whales. Barry Cusick, one of the Whale War founders, will introduce the film which was released during the height of 1970s environmental activism. The film follows 15-year-old Andy and his Uncle Will as they embark on an arduous search for Gigi, a gray whale they [...]

THE 2026 FESTIVAL IS NOW SOLD OUT. SCROLL DOWN TO SIGN UP FOR WAITLIST Kelley House Members Festival Pass (all inclusive): $200 Members may purchase two tickets at the member's price. There is a four ticket limit per order.  Kelley House General Public Festival Price (all inclusive): $250 Scroll down to purchase. Kelley House Members get early access to the wildly popular Murder, She Wrote Festival [...]