2023 Celebration of the Whales Festival Offers Family Fun!

kids activities

Visitors who attend the 24th Annual Celebration of the Whales Festival at the Channel Islands Harbor are going to be in for a variety of surprises. This year’s event will feature two new activities – a concert in the park and a community “paint a whale” mural project. In addition, there will be family-friendly activities,…

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2023 Celebration of the Whales Festival

CELEBRATION OF THE WHALES 2023 LOGO 1

Visitors who attend the 24th Annual Celebration of the Whales Festival at the Channel Islands Harbor are going to be in for a variety of surprises. This year’s event will feature two new activities – a concert in the park and a community “paint a whale” mural project. In addition, there will be family-friendly activities,…

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2022 Channel Islands Harbor Fine Arts Festival

A woman looks at necklaces during the Farmers Market Holiday Marketplace

The Channel Islands Harbor Art Festival will be held on July 9 – 10, 2022, at Harbor Landing, 2800 Harbor Blvd., Oxnard CA. The event will feature 45 artists displaying their original artwork in all mediums of fine art and fine crafts. The artwork being presented will include clay, glass, jewelry, mixed media, paintings, photography,…

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2022 Celebration of the Whales Festival

Celebration of Whales attendees pictured in their whale hats, from a prior year

Visitors who attend the 23rd Annual Celebration of the Whales Festival at the Channel Islands Harbor will be treated to family-friendly activities, chalk art, and prizes for children. The event is being held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 27. Activities will be held at the Channel Islands Maritime Museum, the Channel…

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2021 Channel Islands Harbor Fine Arts Festival

A woman looks at necklaces during the Farmers Market Holiday Marketplace

The Channel Islands Harbor Art Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on June 10-11, 2021 at 2800 Harbor Blvd., in the Channel Islands Harbor. The event returns after being canceled in 2020, due to COVID 19. The art festival will feature artists displaying the original work in all mediums of fine…

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Oxnard Resident Designs Celebration of the Whales Festival Poster

A street artist records a time-lapse drawing of the harbor lighthouse in chalk on the sidewalk

This year’s Celebration of the Whales Festival poster is a treat for the eyes. Local artist and graphic designer Brett Bednorz created the poster, which features northwestern tribal designs. It’s a fitting touch because the Celebration of the Whales Festival celebrates the spring migration of the gray whale from Baja California to Alaska. Bednorz has…

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Channel Islands Harbor Fine Arts Festival – 2019

The Channel Islands Harbor Fine Arts Festival – 2019

Channel Islands Harbor Art Festival will be held July 13 – 14, 2019 at Harbor Landing, 2810 Harbor Blvd., at Channel Islands Blvd, in Oxnard, CA The art festival will feature artists and craftsmen displaying their own original work in all medium of fine art and craft. All work is available for purchase and will…

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22nd Annual Celebration of the Whales Festival

A grey whale breaches

Visitors who attend the 22nd Annual Celebration of the Whales Festival at the Channel Islands Harbor are going to be in for a variety of surprises. This year’s event will feature new family-friendly activities, chalk art, and prize drawings that include whale watching excursions courtesy of Island Packers and Channel Islands Whale Watching. The event…

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