Festival of Whales Event Listing
Every Day of the Festival
Whale Watching From land and from sea!
2013 Festival of Whales Merchandise
FREE Shuttle Service
Dana Point Restaurant Week
Saturday, March 2
| E3 | 9 AM – 3 PM | KSBR 88.5 FM Jazz – Live Remote |
| E7 | 9:30 AM – 5 PM | Dana Point Fine Arts Association Show & Sale |
| E12 | 10 AM – 4 PM | Art in the Park |
| E1 | 10 AM – Noon | Festival of Whales Parade |
| E2 | 10 AM – 5 PM | Street Faire Festival |
| E17 | 10 – 11 AM | Marine Mammal Lecture Series |
| E6 | 10 AM – 4 PM | Ocean Institute |
| E6 | TBA based on tide | Seashore Interpretive Family Hike |
| E8 | 10 AM – 3 PM | Stand-Up Paddling Clinics |
| E8 | 10 AM – 4 PM | Sailing Rides and Stand-Up Paddling Clinics |
| E3 | 10 AM – 10:45 AM | Wyland Whale Watching Art Lessons in the Wild |
| E4 | 11 AM – 3 PM | Dolphin Safari Whale Watch From Land |
| E10 | 12 Noon – 3 PM | Harbor Music Series |
| E11 | 12 Noon – 4 PM | So Cal Woodies |
| E4 | 1 PM – 3 PM | Free Book Signing and Fun Prizes |
| E9 | 2 PM – 4 PM | Dana Point Historical Society Historical Walking Tour |
| E15 | 6:30 PM (dusk) – 8 PM | Movie in the Park |
Sunday, March 3
| E8 | 8 AM – 11 AM | Whale of a Pancake Breakfast, Raffle and Entertainment |
| E15 | 8 AM – 2:30 PM | Whale of a Sand Sculpting Competition |
| E7 | 9:30 AM – 5 PM | Dana Point Fine Arts Association Show & Sale |
| E12 | 10 AM – 4 PM | Art in the Park |
| E11 | 10 AM – 2 PM | 2nd Annual Whale of a Clam Chowder Cook Off |
| E11 | 10 AM – 4 PM | So Cal Woodies |
| E17 | 10 AM – 11 AM | Marine Mammal Lecture Series |
| E3 | 10 AM – 4 PM | Sailing Rides and Stand-Up Paddling Clinics |
| E8 | 10 AM – 4 PM | Ocean Institute |
| E6 | TBA based on tide | Seashore Interpretive Family Hike |
| E3 | 10 AM – 10:45 AM | Wyland Whale Watching Art Lessons in the Wild |
| E4 | 11 AM – 3 PM | Dolphin Safari Whale Watch From Land |
| E15 | 11 AM – 4 PM | Ocean Awareness Day |
| E15 | 11 AM – 2 PM | Whale of a Rubber Ducky Derby |
| E15 | 11:30 AM – 1 PM | Diamond Dig |
| E10 | 12 Noon – 3 PM | Harbor Music Series |
| E15 | 12 Noon – 4 PM | Whale of a BBQ |
| E3 | 12 Noon – 12:30 PM | Kids Free Fishing Clinic |
| E3 | 12:45 PM – 5:45 PM | Free Fishing Trip |
| E9 | 2 PM – 4 PM | Dana Point Historical Society Historical Walking Tour |
| E6 | 2 PM – 4:30 PM | Ocean Institute Whale’s Tale Tallship Sailing Adventure |
Friday, March 8
| E5 | 1 PM – 5 PM | Dana Point Historical Society Public Reading of Two Years Before the Mast |
| E13 | 7:30 PM – 9 PM | Dana Point Symphony – Opera and the Ocean |
Saturday, March 9
| E16 | 6 AM – 10 AM | Festival of Whales Grunion Run FREE Shuttle Service |
| E16 | 7 AM – 10 AM | Festival of Whales Grunion Run Pancake Breakfast |
| E16 | 7:45 AM | Festival of Whales Grunion Run – 10K Run/Walk |
| E16 | 9 AM | Festival of Whales Grunion Run – 5K Run/Walk |
| E16 | 9:45 AM | Festival of Whales Grunion Run – Kids’ 1K Run |
| E15 | 9 AM – 3 PM | 5th Annual Mongoose Cup |
| E15 | 11 AM – 2 PM | Mongoose Cup BBQ |
| E16 | 9 AM – 12 Noon | Whale of a Beach Cleanup – Festival of Whales Toast to the Coast! |
| E5 | 9 AM – 6 PM | Dana Point Historical Society Public Reading of Two Years Before the Mast |
| E7 | 9:30 AM – 5 PM | Dana Point Fine Arts Association Show & Sale |
| E12 | 10 AM – 4 PM | Art in the Park |
| E11 | 10 AM – 3 PM | Whale of a Classic Car Display |
| E17 | 10 AM – 11 AM | Marine Mammal Lecture Series |
| E6 | 10 AM – 4 PM | Ocean Institute |
| E6 | TBA based on tide | Seashore Interpretive Family Hike |
| E8 | 10 AM – 4 PM | Sailing Rides and Stand-Up Paddling Clinics |
| E3 | 10 AM – 10:45 AM | Wyland Whale Watching Art Lessons in the Wild |
| E4 | 11 AM – 3 PM | Dolphin Safari Whale Watch From Land and Movie Viewing |
| E14 | 11 AM – 3 PM | Polynesian Connection |
| E4 | 12 Noon – 2 PM | Captain Dave’s Carnival |
| E10 | 12 Noon – 3 PM | Harbor Music Series |
| E4 | 1 PM – 2 PM | Win a Free Book at Dolphin Safari |
| E9 | 2 PM – 4 PM | Dana Point Historical Society Historical Walking Tour |
| E6 | 2 PM – 4:30 PM | Ocean Institute Whale’s Tale Tallship Sailing Adventure |
Sunday, March 10
| E5 | 9 AM – 12 Noon | Dana Point Historical Society Public Reading of Two Years Before the Mast |
| E7 | 9:30 AM – 5 PM | Dana Point Fine Arts Association Show & Sale |
| E12 | 10 AM – 4 PM | Art in the Park |
| E11 | 10 AM – 3 PM | Whale of a Classic Car Display |
| E17 | 10 AM – 11 AM | Marine Mammal Lecture Series |
| E6 | 10 AM – 4 PM | Ocean Institute |
| E8 | 10 AM – 3 PM | Stand-Up Paddling Clinics |
| E8 | 10 AM – 4 PM | Sailing Rides and Stand-Up Paddling Clinics |
| E6 | TBA based on tide | Seashore Interpretive Family Hike |
| E3 | 10 AM – 10:45 AM | Wyland Whale Watching Art Lessons in the Wild |
| E16 | 11 AM – 3 PM | Doheny State Beach’s Mobile Marine Mammal Museum |
| E4 | 11 AM – 3 PM | Dolphin Safari Whale Watch From Land and Movie Viewing |
| E3 | 12 Noon – 12:30 PM | Kids Free Fishing Clinic |
| E3 | 12:45 PM – 5:45 PM | Free Fishing Trip |
| E10 | 12 Noon – 3 PM | Harbor Music Series |
| E15 | 12 Noon – 5 PM | Whale of a Concert on the Water and BBQ |
| E9 | 2 PM – 4 PM | Dana Point Historical Society Historical Walking Tour |
Festival of Whales Event Map
