Join chefs, educators, experts, and adventurous palates for all things purple sea urchin as sustainability takes center stage for the 4th Annual Urchin Festival. Long a major producer of sea urchin in the U.S., Mendocino County celebrates this delicacy and its intertwined ocean existence with a host of events in coastal Mendocino including a sake pairing, sea harvesting, coastal adventures, and special lodging packages. Enjoy events such as an educational walk at Van Damme State Beach, an interpretive tidepool talk at MacKerricher State Beach, open house at the Urchin Ranch, and more. Various times. Friday–Sunday, June 13–15. Mendocino Coast multiple locations. View the full three-day schedule of events at urchinfest.com.