Wine tasting and whale watching will be the featured attractions of
the 30th Annual Mendocino Whale Festival March 3rd and 4th in
Mendocino.
Many wineries will set up tasting stations in inns, galleries
and shops throughout Mendocino Village and Little River, while
the area’s top chefs produce their favorite seafood chowders in
a tasting event. A marine mammal art exhibit, plein-air (live
outdoor painting demonstrations) and docent-led walks are all
part of the two-day festival.
With some 20,000 gray whales migrating north from birthing
grounds in Mexico to their winter home in Alaska, there will be
plenty of whales to view from the Mendocino Headlands State
Park, which surrounds Mendocino Village.
