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Eureka’s citywide seasonal calendar gives you the power to pick what you want your holiday to be.
Eureka has events happening all season long! Whether you need to find a Toys for Tots drop-off or a reminder for how long the Home for the Holidays Decorating Contest runs, you can view it here.
Eureka’s small businesses are the heart of our community. Whether you’re a local or visiting for the holidays, every purchase and every meal helps our shopkeepers, artists, and makers thrive.
When you support one of our partners, you’re also supporting us:
Join us! Add your event to the calendar or download the media toolkit. We’ll help promote your holiday business events!
If your church, synagogue, or other faith-based organization has a service, celebration, or holiday event open to the community, we’d love to include it on our calendar as well!
Do you proudly consider yourself the next Clark Griswold? Enter this year's Home for the Holidays Decorating Contest here.
Download the media toolkit for free, festive coloring sheets featuring the Eureka for the Holidays mascots!
Kris wants to remind you to download Choose Humboldt’s digital passport. Be entered into raffles valuing up to $500 by exploring Eureka, participating in events, and shopping local!
There’s nothing quite like the joy of the holiday season. You might recall visiting Santa, seeing the lights twinkle in the December night, or experiencing the smells of holiday spices hit your nose as baked goods were taken from the oven. In many ways, it’s those memories that can unite the community as we move through the holidays, serving as a reminder of the humanity in each of us.
Whether you grew up in Humboldt or are in the midst of making new traditions here, we think Eureka is a uniquely magical place to celebrate the holidays. As the former mayors of Eureka, we’re excited to once again partner together in ushering in “Eureka for the Holidays.” Just like last year, you can look forward to a variety of holiday activities hosted by the community and our small business owners, but this year we’re trying to put everything in one place so you don’t miss any opportunities!
The holiday season is an important time, especially for our small business owners. Our hope is that as you celebrate the holidays with gifts and treats, you remember to prioritize visiting the small businesses in our community. It’s their visions and partnerships that help make Eureka real and authentic all year long.
We hope that this year’s activities remind all of us of the joy that comes from uniting together for the betterment of our neighbors, and we look forward to seeing you in “Eureka for the Holidays!”
“For people with their own stores, the holidays are like harvest time. If they don't make it at Christmas time, going through the first quarter is really, really awful. Creating the atmosphere for merchants is just huge, no matter what your political circumstances are. That's true of anybody and everybody.”
“We've learned that we really enjoy working together on this project. That's something we want to show the community -- that you don't have to agree on everything to agree on something. When we can find places where we agree, like this project, we can find ways to continue to be of service and improve our community. These are divisive times and we can get overwhelmed with "us and them" thinking. This activity is a reminder -- even to us --to look for opportunities to be better.”
"We're unified. When it comes to our local businesses and families having a great holiday experience, it's easy to work together. We've had differences politically, but that's okay. For us, we agree that we love our community, and this project helps us highlight something that is joyful for everyone."
“After our decorating efforts were so well received last year, we knew two things: We wanted to work together again. And, we wanted to take the opportunity this year to uplift all of the great things that already happen around the holiday season all across Eureka. By coordinating and marketing all of our activities, we hope to boost activity participation and sales for our planners and merchants while also providing a one-stop holiday planning guide to our busy residents.”
"Our strength as a community comes from the work we do together, from our youngest citizens -- like our Scouts -- to those of us who have held higher leadership positions. Eureka for the Holidays is the perfect opportunity to demonstrate that effort."
Kris Kringlefoot is Humboldt’s friendliest Sasquatch. He can often be seen strolling through Old Town with a cup of hot cocoa (extra whip AND sprinkles) from Old Town Coffee & Chocolates. He loves stopping to admire the gazebo holiday lights and makes sure the bulk of his Christmas shopping is done downtown. For Kris, the holiday season is all about kindness, laughter, and supporting his community.
Carrying a wrapped gift from Toy Box and nibbling on holiday cookies from Cherry Blossom Bakery, Yule is our quirky, cheerful, full-of-holiday-spirit banana slug. Yule’s calendar is pretty packed this time of year with holiday events and prepping for the Home for the Holidays Decorating Contest (they win every year!) They often employ the help of their friends, Kris and Red, to string up the higher lights and thanks them with sweet treats from Fresh Freeze.
Red is a redwood who loves getting dressed up for the holidays. She eagerly waits for Pierson’s and The Carl Johnson Company to set up their holiday displays and leaves their stores having purchased some new favorite jewelry (ornaments) to show off at the Sequoia Park Zoo. For Red, the holiday season doesn’t officially start until she’s crossed these two off her list.