# Events & Things To Do In Arcata This Weekend | April 17-19, 2026| AllEvents

- **Subtitle**: Arcata is a city full of experiences, activities and events. Explore some of the best things to do in Arcata this weekend and make your Friday, Saturday and Sunday full of fun and excitement.
- **Category**: Weekend
- **Display Name**: Events this weekend
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Weekends become special if you know how to make the most out of it. There are a lot of fun things to do and events in [CITY] this weekend for you to explore.

Make your weekends memorable. Check out all upcoming weekend events in [CITY].

## Weekend Events in Arcata

- **Event Name**: Mad River Market - Free Community Fair
  - **Description**: Mad River Market Returns to Green Spiral Farm on April 18

Arcata, CA – Spring is in the air, and that means it’s time for the return of the beloved Mad River Market at Green Spiral Farm.

On April 18th from 12–7 PM, the farm transforms into a vibrant cel
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  - **Date**: Sat Apr 18 2026 at 12:00 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/arcata/mad-river-market-free-community-fair/200029771893153
  - **Venue**: Green Spiral Farm
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  - **Categories**: music, entertainment, food-drinks, festivals, live-music, art, calendar, spring-break
- **Event Name**: An Evening with Grateful Shred at Arcata Theatre Lounge
  - **Description**: Grateful Shred, tribute to Grateful Dead, is coming to Arcata Theatre Lounge on February 1st!
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  - **Date**: Sun Apr 19 2026 at 08:00 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/arcata/an-evening-with-grateful-shred-at-arcata-theatre-lounge/200029742558317
  - **Venue**: 1036 G St, Arcata, CA, United States, California 95521
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  - **Categories**: art, theatre
- **Event Name**: Halloween in April II at the Arcata Vets Hall
  - **Description**: After last year's initial Halloween in April at Siren's Song Tavern, Long Johnny Presents brings you Halloween in April II! Come in costume!About this EventOn Saturday, April 18th, head over to the Arcata Vetern's Hall to
  - **Date**: Sat Apr 18 2026 at 06:00 pm – Sat Apr 18 2026 at 07:00 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/arcata/halloween-in-april-ii-at-the-arcata-vets-hall/100001983742979653
  - **Venue**: The Arcata Veterans Memorial Building
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  - **Price**: USD 13 to 23
  - **Categories**: Entertainment, Music
- **Event Name**: Tempus Fugitives Fundraising Party
  - **Description**: ***Date change***

The date of the party has changed from 4/11/26 to 4/18/26 due to rain!!! Thanks for your flexibility. 4/19 is General Badassery’s birthday (Jim Smith), so we have an extra reason to raise a glass together that weekend. 

Step into the a
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  - **Date**: Sat Apr 18 2026 at 03:00 pm – Sat Apr 18 2026 at 09:00 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/arcata/tempus-fugitives-fundraising-party/200029917780946
  - **Venue**: 326 South G Street, Arcata, CA 95521
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- **Event Name**: The Basement
  - **Description**: Come on down to The Basement April 18th for a night of dance hits and good times with The Undercovers.  We'll see ya there!
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  - **Date**: Sat Apr 18 2026 at 09:00 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/arcata/the-basement/200029910883436
  - **Venue**: The Basement
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- **Event Name**: PMI-CPMAI® Weekend Training – Project in AI Certification in Arcata, CA
  - **Description**: Join our PMI-CPMAI® weekend training and master Project in AI. Learn AI project lifecycle, data strategy, and real-world implementation.About this EventPMI-CPMAI Weekend Certification Training – Project in AI
  - **Date**: Sat Apr 18 2026 at 09:00 am – Sat Jun 20 2026 at 05:00 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/arcata/pmi-cpmai-weekend-training-project-in-ai-certification-in-arcata-ca/100001986054895656
  - **Venue**: 613 H St suite a
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  - **Price**: USD 3,499
  - **Categories**: Workshops
- **Event Name**: 3rd Annual Hot and Spicy Psychology Trivia Night
  - **Description**: The Department of Psychology invites alumni to the 3rd Annual Hot and Spicy Psychology Trivia Night!

Join us at Septentrio Winery to watch the faculty and alumni teams battle it out - answering questions and eating wings! The wings get spicier with every
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  - **Date**: Fri Apr 17 2026 at 05:00 pm – Fri Apr 17 2026 at 07:00 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/arcata/3rd-annual-hot-and-spicy-psychology-trivia-night/200029742558620
  - **Venue**: Septentrio Winery
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- **Event Name**: Become a Data Science Pro: 4-Day Python Weekend Bootcamp in  Arcata, CA
  - **Description**: Become a data professional in 4 days! Learn Python for data science, ML basics, data visualization, and real-world analytics projects.About this EventData Science with Python Weekend Training – 4-Day Practical Bootc
  - **Date**: Sat Apr 18 2026 at 09:00 am – Sat Jun 20 2026 at 05:00 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/arcata/become-a-data-science-pro-4-day-python-weekend-bootcamp-in-arcata-ca/100001985495539607
  - **Venue**: 613 H St suite a
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  - **Price**: USD 4,499
  - **Categories**: Workshops
- **Event Name**: CAN Strategic Doing Session @ Cal-Poly Humboldt
  - **Description**: Join us April 18th @ Cal-Poly Humboldt for the CAN Strategic Doing Session where we turn ideas into action!About this EventCAN @ Cal-Poly Humboldt Strategic Doing SessionWelcome to
  - **Date**: Sat Apr 18 2026 at 10:00 am – Sat Apr 18 2026 at 01:30 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/arcata/can-strategic-doing-session-cal-poly-humboldt/100001984649233282
  - **Venue**: Harry Griffith Hall
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  - **Price**: Free
- **Event Name**: Ali, Cosell, My Dad & Me
  - **Description**: Ali, Cosell, My Dad & Me -- A One-act Play in 3 Rounds by Michael Bickford directed by John Heckel
  - **Date**: Fri Apr 17 2026 at 07:00 pm – Sun Apr 26 2026 at 04:00 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/arcata/ali-cosell-my-dad-and-me/100001985249242927
  - **Venue**: EXIT Theatre Arcata
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  - **Price**: USD 18 to 29

## Trending Events in Arcata

- **Event Name**: Parting of the Clouds Sound Journey
  - **Description**: Parting of the Clouds: Sacred Witnessing of the Light WithinMicro-dose, Yoga Nidra, &Sound Healing JourneyApril is a time of opening and rooting to Earth’s rhythm. A time of gazing at the seeds we are
  - **Venue**: Om Shala Yoga
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- **Event Name**: Kinetic Grand Championship
  - **Description**: Now in its 57th year, this legendary North Coast tradition returns Memorial Day Weekend for three days of gloriously unhinged human-powered sculpture racing across 50+ miles of beaches, roads, & waterways, from Arcata to Ferndale. 

More than a race,
  - **Venue**: Arcata Plaza
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- **Event Name**: 4th of July Jubilee on the Plaza
  - **Description**: Join us for the 4th of July Jubilee on the Plaza!
If you are interested in vending, please fill out this form!
https://forms.gle/1VbcABbBpwPg8aeU6
  - **Venue**: Arcata Plaza
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- **Event Name**: Mermaids @ Arcata Oyster Festival
  - **Description**: *NOT a Mendocino Mermaids sponsored event*

Sat Jun 13 — Arcata Oyster Festival
https://www.oysterfestival.org/

Arcata Plaza, 700 9th St, Arcata, CA 95521.
  - **Venue**: Arcata Plaza
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- **Event Name**: Masters of the Steel Drum – 40th Anniversary Celebration
  - **Description**: Join us for the 40th anniversary of the Cal Poly Humboldt Calypso Band, founded by Dr. Eugene Novotney. Special guests include steelpan virtuoso Liam Teague, acclaimed artist and educator Dr. Josanne Francis, and young prodigy Jaden Teague-Núñez.

The ban
  - **Venue**: John Van Duzer Theatre
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- **Event Name**: Cannifest 2026
  - **Description**: CANNIFEST 2026: Back to the Roots
September 12–13, 2026 | Arcata Ball Park | Arcata, CA

Cannifest returns to Arcata for a two-day, community-driven festival experience. From the high-energy Main Stage to the Unity Stage, comedy and art lounges, education
  - **Venue**: Arcata Ball Park
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- **Event Name**: Mad River Market - Free Community Fair
  - **Description**: Mad River Market Returns to Green Spiral Farm on April 18

Arcata, CA – Spring is in the air, and that means it’s time for the return of the beloved Mad River Market at Green Spiral Farm.

On April 18th from 12–7 PM, the farm transforms into a vibrant cel
  - **Venue**: Green Spiral Farm
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- **Event Name**: Legend Zeppelin | Arcata Theatre Lounge | Arcata, CA
  - **Description**: The ONLY band that can take you back to 1969 and give you the experience of SEEING Led Zeppelin right in front of you, coming to Arcata, May 15th.

Don't miss this opportunity to see the only band with the equipment, attitude and musicianship of Led Zeppe
  - **Venue**: Arcata Theatre Lounge
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- **Event Name**: An Evening with Grateful Shred at Arcata Theatre Lounge
  - **Description**: Grateful Shred, tribute to Grateful Dead, is coming to Arcata Theatre Lounge on February 1st!
  - **Venue**: 1036 G St, Arcata, CA, United States, California 95521
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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top Weekend events in Arcata?
  - **A:** Mad River Market - Free Community Fair (Sat Apr 18 2026 at 12:00 pm at Green Spiral Farm), An Evening with Grateful Shred at Arcata Theatre Lounge (Sun Apr 19 2026 at 08:00 pm at 1036 G St, Arcata, CA, United States, California 95521), Halloween in April II at the Arcata Vets Hall (Sat Apr 18 2026 at 06:00 pm at The Arcata Veterans Memorial Building), Tempus Fugitives Fundraising Party (Sat Apr 18 2026 at 03:00 pm at 326 South G Street, Arcata, CA 95521), The Basement (Sat Apr 18 2026 at 09:00 pm at The Basement).
- **Q**: What are the top free Weekend events in Arcata?
  - **A:** CAN Strategic Doing Session @ Cal-Poly Humboldt (Sat Apr 18 2026 at 10:00 am at Harry Griffith Hall).
- **Q**: What Weekend events are happening in Arcata this weekend April 17–19, 2026?
  - **A:** Mad River Market - Free Community Fair (Sat Apr 18 2026 at 12:00 pm at Green Spiral Farm), An Evening with Grateful Shred at Arcata Theatre Lounge (Sun Apr 19 2026 at 08:00 pm at 1036 G St, Arcata, CA, United States, California 95521), Halloween in April II at the Arcata Vets Hall (Sat Apr 18 2026 at 06:00 pm at The Arcata Veterans Memorial Building), Tempus Fugitives Fundraising Party (Sat Apr 18 2026 at 03:00 pm at 326 South G Street, Arcata, CA 95521), The Basement (Sat Apr 18 2026 at 09:00 pm at The Basement).
- **Q**: What Weekend events are happening in Arcata in April 2026?
  - **A:** Mad River Market - Free Community Fair (Sat Apr 18 2026 at 12:00 pm at Green Spiral Farm), An Evening with Grateful Shred at Arcata Theatre Lounge (Sun Apr 19 2026 at 08:00 pm at 1036 G St, Arcata, CA, United States, California 95521), Halloween in April II at the Arcata Vets Hall (Sat Apr 18 2026 at 06:00 pm at The Arcata Veterans Memorial Building), Tempus Fugitives Fundraising Party (Sat Apr 18 2026 at 03:00 pm at 326 South G Street, Arcata, CA 95521), The Basement (Sat Apr 18 2026 at 09:00 pm at The Basement).
- **Q**: How can I find Weekend events in Arcata?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming Weekend events in Arcata on AllEvents.in. Browse by date, venue, or price to find events that match your interests.
- **Q**: How do I buy tickets for Weekend events in Arcata?
  - **A:** You can buy tickets directly through AllEvents.in. Many events offer online booking with options for free, paid, and early-bird tickets.
- **Q**: What are the popular venues for Weekend events in Arcata?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting Weekend events in Arcata include Green Spiral Farm, 1036 G St, Arcata, CA, United States, California 95521, The Arcata Veterans Memorial Building.
- **Q**: What is the price range for Weekend events in Arcata?
  - **A:** Prices for Weekend events in Arcata range from USD 13 to USD 4,499. Many events also offer free entry.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for Weekend events in Arcata?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting Weekend events in Arcata include I love Arcata, Arcata Theatre Lounge, Long Johnny Presents.
- **Q**: Are there any online Weekend events available?
  - **A:** Yes, many Weekend events are available online. You can filter for virtual events on AllEvents.in to attend from anywhere.
- **Q**: How can I get notified about new Weekend events in Arcata?
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