Whale Watching Excursions

Migration season for the Gray Whale is December through early April. Dana Point Harbor has great Whale Watching Excursion Services to provide you with an exciting and and awesome experience. Each service is different, so check them out before you decide on your whale watch experience.

LOCATION:
Dana Wharf Sportsfishing
Dana Point Harbor
Dana Point

INFORMATION:
949-496-5794 ext. 7

Festival of Whales
March

It's time for the whales to make their annual trip down south and the Dana Point Chamber of Commerce will celebrate with their 9th Annual Street Fair, which is part of the 29th Whale Festival with a weekend of fun, food, entertainment and an arts & craft show with over 100 vendors.

Dana Point Harbor
Phone: 949-496-5794

Sunset Jazz at The St. Regis
April

Concert held at the 5-star St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort & Spa overlooking the Monarch Beach Golf Links and the Pacific Ocean.

Omega Events Box office:
949-360-7800

Pageant of the Masters “À La Mode: The Art of Fashion”
July 6 – August 30, 2024
Shows Nightly at 8:30pm

The Pageant of the Masters is arguably one of the most unique productions in the entire world. Each evening during the summer season, classic and contemporary works of art are faithfully re-created with theatrical illusion and real people posing as living pictures. Enjoy art that comes to life under the stars in the Pageant’s outdoor amphitheater. This summer, the Pageant steps into the world of fashion with its newest production, "Á La Mode: The Art of Fashion." From the opulent grandeur of royal courts to the edgy glamour of today's runways, prepare to be dazzled by the art of fashion come to life!

Tickets start at $45 per person (Includes season pass to the Festival of Arts Fine Art Show)

LOCATION:
650 Laguna Canyon Rd
Laguna Beach, CA 92651

San Clemente Ocean Festival
July

Full weekend of family events include lifeguard games, a fishing derby, sand sculpture contest, art exhibit, car show, games, beach party and concert.

949-440-6141

Art-A-Fair

The Art-A-Fair Festival is a community of artists which gathers every summer in Laguna Beach for what has become Southern California's fastest growing art festival.

949-494-4514

California Coastal Cleanup Day
September

This premier volunteer event focuses on the marine environment in Orange Country. Each year, more than 40,000 volunteers turn out to over 400 cleanup sites statewide to conduct what has been hailed by the Guinness Book of Records as "the largest garbage collection" (1993). Since the program started in 1985, over 552,000 Californians have removed almost 8.5 million pounds of debris from our state's shorelines and coast. When combined with the International Coastal Cleanup, organized by The Ocean Conservancy and taking place on the same day, California Coastal Cleanup Day becomes part of one of the largest volunteer events of the year!

Tall Ships Festival
September

At the Marine Institute: Sea Chantey Concert, maritime exhibits and demonstrations, Port Royal Privateers encampment, model boat building, wood carving, touch tank encounters, rope challenge course, crafts and food.

Admission to Art & Craft show, live entertainment, living-history demonstrations, pirate encampment and food vendor area: FREE

LOCATION:
Dana Point Harbor

949-496-2274