Noyo Harbor Festival

Saturday & Sunday, September 20 & 21, 2025


The Noyo Harbor District is thrilled to announce the 3rd annual Harbor Festival! We are switching things up this year and the festival will focus on locally sustainability seafood and our maritime heritage.

Saturday Schedule: 

Noon to 4:00 PM – Fillet Competition at Grader Park 

Are you the fastest filleter this side of Willits? Find out at fillet competition. 

Sign up at the Noyo Fishing Center or with Nick at the Harbor Office.

 

2:00 PM – Fish Eating Contest at Sea Pal

Do you love eating fish? Prove it by winning the fish-eating contest. 

Sign up with Nick at the Harbor Office Link to location/website

 

3:00 PM – Pirate Float and River Clean Up

Hosted by Mendocino Kayak’s at the Upper Launch Ramp

Come dressed in your best pirate outfit and paddle down the Noyo! It’s also California Coastal Clean Up day so we will be picking up trash as we find in the Noyo. 

No need to sign up, just show up and have fun Link to location  – link to website

 

Noon to 4:00 PM Noyo Center for Marine Science Open House 

Link to location/website

 

4:00 PM – Noyo Center Post Clean Up Party

The Noyo Center for Marine Science will be hosting an post clean up after partying. XXX will give a short talk on marine debris.  

Link to location/website

Sunday Schedule:

Noon to 4:00 PM – Fish Taco Completion
You heard us right! We have got our amazing local restaurants coming out to determine who has the best fish taco!
Judges’ tickets are $50, and you get a one taco at each booth. Not interested in judging? That’s okay, too. You can purchase tacos directly from the booths as well

Noon to 4:00 PM – Tour of US Coast Guard Station

Noon to 4:00 PM – Check out our local venders and their cool stuff

Bands:
Noon to 1:00 PM – (band name)
1:30 PM to 2:30 PM – (band name)
2:30 PM to 4:00 PM – (band name)

4:00 PM – Award’s