We will be doing back-to-back trips every Saturday And Sunday during the whale festivals. 

Mendocino Whale War Exhibit

March 6th – 29th, 2026 at the Kelley House Museum

Few people know that the Mendocino Whale Festival started not as a party, but as a war: the Mendocino Whale War. In 1975, when Greenpeace captured footage of a Russian vessel slaughtering whales off the Mendocino Cape, it became the catalyst for a small group of concerned citizens to take action which included a dramatic anti-whaling campaign off the coast. The first Whale Festival was held that year in March, 1976  to educate the public about the plight of the endangered whales and to raise money for the voyage. Visit the Kelley House Museum during March to view posters, photographs, and news clippings in an exhibit curated by Mendocino High School student Sebastian Allen. The film, “The Boy Who Talks to Whales” will be viewable at the Kelley House Museum, March 7, 4pm-5:30pm, during the Mendocino Whale Festival. Admission $10. Museum open Fri-Sun, 11am-3pm, 45007 Albion Street, Mendocino.