Attendees who attend the 25th Annual Celebration of the Whales Festival are invited to help paint a mural that honors the Santa Barbara Channel’s recent designation as a Whale Heritage Area. Thanks to the work of a group of local whale enthusiasts, the Santa Barbara Channel earned the prestigious milestone by being designated the 9th…

Clifton “Clif” Gold has attended each of the last four Celebration of Whales Festivals at the Channel Islands Harbor. Clif is a chalk artist who takes a 6-hour drive from the Bay Area to create a chalk art masterpiece along the festival’s .20-mile “migration trail,” a concrete path between the Farmer’s Market and Channel Islands…

Channel Islands Harbor is thrilled to announce the highly anticipated 25th anniversary of the Celebration of the Whales Festival, set to take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 7th. The Celebration of the Whales Festival has become a fun Harbor tradition, with plenty of activities scheduled throughout the day. This year’s…

An Oxnard muralist will play a big part in uniting the community through her art at the 24th Annual Celebration of the Whales Festival at the Channel Islands Harbor. One of the new features of the whales festival for attendees is to help paint a 8-foot-high by 20-foot-wide mural depicting a whale underwater in the…