This weekend

This weekend in Mendocino County

This weekend in Mendocino County, Oct 30–Nov 1, 2026: 3 dated events and 5 places with weekend hours. Details can change. Check with the venue before you go.

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Events this weekend in Mendocino County

Dated events that run on Oct 30–Nov 1.

3 events
Section: Family outingsevent

Halloween All-Ages Skate Night at the Old Rec Gym

Oct 30, 2026Ages All Ages

All-ages Halloween roller skate night with music at the Old Rec Gym. (Fri Oct 23 is an adults-only 18+ night.)

Dates
Oct 30, 2026
Hours
Fri Oct 30, 6-8pm
Ages
All Ages
Cost
$8 per skater
Where
Old Rec Gym, 213 E. Laurel St., Fort Bragg, CA 95437
Section: Family outingsevent

Fort Bragg's Magic Market

Saturday, October 31, 2026

A fall and Halloween celebration in Downtown Fort Bragg, with craft vendors, a costume contest for young and old, food, music, face painting and art.

Dates
Saturday, October 31, 2026
Hours
11am-4pm
Cost
No entry fee listed
Where
Laurel & Franklin Streets, Downtown Fort Bragg, CA
Section: Date ideasevent

Kelley House Walking Tours

On now through Dec 16, 2026

Guided walks from the Kelley House Museum. Haunted Mendocino visits the town's well-known ghost stories; the Murder, She Wrote tour visits landmarks from the TV series. Advance tickets recommended.

Dates
Oct 21-Dec 16, 2026
Hours
Haunted Mendocino: Oct 21, 28, Nov 4, 18, 25, Dec 2, 9, 16 5-6:30pm; Oct 24, 31 5pm and 7pm; Nov 14, 28 7-8:30pm. Murder, She Wrote: Nov 2 10-11:30am; Nov 7, 14 11:30am-1:30pm; Nov 12 11am-12:30pm
Cost
$25 (Haunted tours listed $15-$25)
Where
Kelley House Museum, 45007 Albion Street, Mendocino, CA 95460

Places open on weekends

Their listed hours include Saturday or Sunday. Hours can change, so check before you go.

5 picks
Section: Family outingsmuseum

Historic Ford House Museum

FreeIndoor

The Mendocino Headlands visitor center in an 1854 house, with a scale model of Mendocino in 1890, historic photographs, tools and relics of the logging and lumber-shipping era, and free videos on request.

Hours
Daily 11am-4pm; 707-937-5397
Cost
Free (donations appreciated)
Where
45035 Main St, Mendocino, CA 95460 (parks.ca.gov lists 735 Main St)
Section: Senior outingsmuseum

Kelley House Museum

FreeIndoor

An 1861 house museum overlooking the ocean. The current exhibit, Art of Resistance (through Feb 28, 2027), shows protest and activism art from Mendocino's history.

Hours
Apr-Dec: Thu-Mon 11am-3pm; Jan-Mar: Fri-Sun 11am-3pm; closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day
Cost
Free (donations appreciated, $5 suggested)
Where
45007 Albion Street, Mendocino, CA 95460
Section: Family outingsmuseum

Grace Hudson Museum & Sun House

Free admission daysIndoor

Grace Hudson's artwork, Pomo basketry and Carpenter-Hudson family history, the 1911 Sun House. Docent-led Sun House tours generally Fri-Sun 12-3pm. Current exhibition: Deep Valley: People, Places, Memory (through Feb 7, 2027).

Hours
Wed-Sat 10am-4:30pm; Sun 12-4:30pm
Cost
$7; $5 students and seniors; $15 families; free on first Fridays
Where
Grace Hudson Museum & Sun House, 431 South Main Street, Ukiah, CA 95482
Section: Family outingspark

Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens

A 47-acre botanical garden with more than 4 miles of trails, about a half-mile walk from the main entrance to the ocean. Leashed dogs welcome; free parking.

Hours
Nov-Mar daily 9am-4pm; closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
Cost
$24 adults; $19 seniors 65+; $9 ages 6-17; 5 and under free; $11 Mendocino County residents
Where
18220 North Highway 1, Fort Bragg, CA 95437
Section: Family outingsmuseum

Point Cabrillo Light Station

A 1909 light station in a state historic park, with a history museum and gift shop in the lighthouse, a 1930s lightkeeper's home and a tidepool aquarium. Keep dogs leashed.

Hours
Museums 11am-4pm daily; grounds sunrise to sunset
Cost
$5 donation per adult requested
Where
45300 Lighthouse Rd, Mendocino, CA 95460