– California Coastal Trail –
Fort Bragg has a diverse cultural history:
*Indigenous Pomo and Coastal Yuki *
* Finn, Italian, Chinese, Portuguese, Latinx immigrants*
We are your go-to destination.
Kayaking, festivals, horseback riding, quiet walks on the beach, whale watching,
mural walk, famous Skunk train, miniature golf, and more!
Events
Annual, monthly, weekly
Annual
March
Fort Bragg Whale Festival
May
Rhododendron Show
Fort Bragg Blues Festival
June
Purple Urchin Festival
Classic Car Show
Quilt Show
July
The World’s Largest Salmon BBQ
4th of July Fireworks
August
September
Paul Bunyan Days
Portuguese Festa
Latino Festival
Noyo Harbor Festival
October
Oktoberfest
Magic Market
December
Festival of Lights, Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens
Christmas Lighted Truck Parade
Monthly
First Friday: Stroll around town and visit art galleries, which stay open later. Some businesses offer special events.
2nd Thursday: Music at Piaci’s Pub, West Elm Street.
Science Talks presented by Noyo Center for Marine Science.
Weekly
Mondays:
Jazz Jam, Tall Guy Brewing, 362 N. Franklin Street
Wednesdays:
Game Night, Milano Hotel & Bar, 300 Oak Street
Farmers Market, Franklin Street (between Pine and Laurel Streets)
Thursdays:
Trivia Night, Overtime Brewing, 190 E. Elm
Activities
Get Outside or Indoors
Get Outside
California Coastal Trail. There are 3 entrances: Cypress Street, Alder Street, and Elm Street.
Crow’s Nest Interpretive Center. Located along the California Coastal Trail, south of the Alder Street entrance.
Disc Golf. 1211 Del Mar Drive.
Music: F/V Princess Seafood, N. Harbor Drive (Friday-Sunday); Headlands Coffeehouse, 120 E. Laurel Street; Piaci Pub & Pizzeria, 120 W. Redwood Avenue (1st Thursday of each month); Tall Guy Brewing, 362 N. Franklin, Noyo River Grill, 1011 S. Main Street
Miniature Golf. 18 holes, the first 9 holes are handicap accessible. 1211 S. Main.
Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens. 47 acres; canyons, wetlands, coastal bluffs, closed-cone pine forest. 
Pudding Creek Beach. Just north of the Pudding Creek Bridge, just north of town.
Pudding Creek Trestle. Take West Elm Street, turn right onto Glass Beach Road. Small parking area at the end.
Indoors
Antique/Vintage Shopping
Black Cat Vintage & Antiques
334 N. Franklin
Littlecup Ceramics and Letterpress
223 E. Redwood
Lost Coast Found
225 E. Redwood
Retropolitan
109 E. Laurel
Sea La Vie Vintage Shop
642 N. Main
Todd Farmhouse Antiques
100 Highway 200 (near Highway 1)
Art Galleries
Art Explorers
333 N. Franklin
Mendocino Coast Photographer Guild & Gallery
357 N. Franklin
Northcoast Artists Gallery
362 N. Main
TC Space
324 N. Franklin
Cloud Nine Art Gallery
320 N. Franklin
Glass Fire Art Gallery
18320 N. Highway 1
History
Fort Bragg Backstories
Depot Mall & Museum. Main and Laurel
Streets. Old photographs are on display, as well as two original steam train cars.
Guest House Museum. Run by the Fort Bragg-Mendocino Coast Historical Society, you can contact the Archives at archives@fortbragghistory.org
Larry Spring Museum of Common Sense Physics 
Todd Farmhouse and Museum. Corner of Highway 1 and Highway 20.
Company Store building on Main Street originally served as the lumber company’s department store. Photos of local history are on display throughout the building.
Triangle Tattoo & Museum. Learn about the history of tattoos, and/or receive one. 356 Main Street.
This page in an invaluable and up-to-the-moment resource for things to do in Fort Bragg CA. I am grateful to Julie Parker for being such an engaged member of our community!
Anne Maureen McKeating
Thank you for keeping us up-to-date with current events and fun things to do, in our community! Who knew our little town had so much going on, and so many things to do!
Monica Mankinen
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My great-grandparents immigrated to Fort Bragg in 1888 from Finland to build a better life for their families. I’m here supporting my local community on the coast, which I love dearly.
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