purple urchin fest !

PURPLE URCHIN FEST An ode to the spiky, strange, delicious creatures of the deep. A day of urchin cracking, uni slurping, seaweed, open fire cooking, natural wine, kelp forest restoration, aquatic art, music, and marine mischief. Beneath the surface lies an ocean floor ruled by spiky grazers, swaying canopy forests, and delicate balances. Come plunge and munch in this subterranean world. We’re gathering to crack spiky urchins, taste golden uni straight from the shell, and swim in the strange ethics and ecology of the Pacific coast. The fire pit will be roaring with fresh catches from Greenling fish + local produce, and natural wine will flow, as The Fairies sing their sea-side odes, and film projections illuminate the air. Get involved with local kelp restoration orgs, learn about the intertidal with a seaweed ID + tasting table, and more. Featuring: URCHIN CRACKING & UNI TASTING Get your hands dirty and learn to crack open sea urchins, then slurp their golden tongues. A little workshop in the strange and wonderful world of uni. Purple urchins will be hand harvested in Mendocino on Saturday! Good bread, oil, seaweed butter, backyard lemons provided PYRO-GASTRONOMY Open-fire cooking with Niko, Jay & Bear SEAWEED & OCEAN THINGS seaweed ID + tasting table, kelp restoration explorations, fishing stories, community diving resources, urchin-diving paraphernalia, and marine curiosities. NATURAL WINE Feral Ecology wines to wash down all that salty goodness. ARTS & CRAFTS hands-on urchin natural dye crafting, and assorted oceanic oddities. THE FAIRIES Live musical performances, including a never before heard sea urchin, sea shanty. UNI CINEMA A special sea urchin film screening, with furikake popcorn, naturally. General admission ticket includes live sea urchin, seaweed tasting, live band, film screening Natural wines + fire cooked meal can be purchased on-site or prepaid