Mendocino Purple Urchin Festival
Join us for this inaugural celebration of these delicious, invasive and spiky creatures!
June 17-19, 2022
3 Days of Events
MendoParks is proud to partner with the inaugural Urchin Festival, offering educational activities and uni related experiences.
This will be a weekend of incredible food prepared by world-class chefs, hands-on education about the complex ecology of our Pacific Ocean, cracking and preparation demos, and so much more!
All proceeds from the uni demonstration and the Sake Seminar on Saturday June 18 benefit MendoParks.
Saturday June 18
Proceeds from the uni demo and the Sake Seminar benefit MendoParks!
Little River Inn: Sake Seminar with expert Kerry Tamura of World Sake Imports. Guests will sample some of the best Sakes from 6 different Japanese prefectures, paired with uni samples and a bit of education too.
Get tickets early, this is bound to sell out! ($80 per person)
Find event times, more information about purple urchins and the festival itself by clicking the button below.
We look forward to seeing you there!
More Weekend Events
Friday June 17
The Harbor House Inn: Demo and 5-course uni tasting menu with chef Matthew Krammer. ($150 per person)
Sunday June 19
Little River Inn: A California coast discussion with Noyo Center for Marine Science and an evening of music at the Abalone Room.
Photo by Brendan McGuigan
Thank You to our Park Angels
Little River Inn Beachcomber Motel Surf & Sand Lodge
The Beach House Inn Harvest Market Out of this World
Stanford Inn Liquid Fusion Kayaking Mendocino Realty Company
Corners of the Mouth Roederer Estate Flow Restaurant
Mendocino Cafe Braggadoon Signs and Graphics Cris Qualiana Art
Thank you to all of our members, volunteers and donors.
We couldn't do this without your support! Thank you!