Trinidad Bay Art & Music Festival

Trinidad's Summertime
Classical Music Series and Visual Art Gallery

Trinidad Bay

Art & Music Festival

Humboldt County, California

A cozy coastal town festival and concert series, presenting world-class musicians and visual artists, all surrounded by Pacific beauty.

Two full weekends!

Previous performers and new friends alike will be joining us for 2025, along with stunning new works by visual artists from Humboldt. Don't miss our expanding program, as we try to include even more of the highest quality locally-affiliated artists.

This year features strings, woodwinds,
pianos, marimbas, and a live lecture concert!

2026 Visual Artists TBA

August 2026 Dates

Festival Strings

String orchestra Concert

7:00 Friday, August 7th

Temporary Resonance

Works for Piano Trio

7:00 Saturday, August 8th

Trono + Kibbe

VIola and Cello Duos

2:00 Sunday, August 9th

Festival Quartet

String Quartet Gems

7:00 Sunday, August 9th

The Universe of Music

john chernoff + Terrie Baune

lecture concert with Music

7:00 Friday, August 14th

Woods + Mineva

Cello and piano masterworks

7:00 Saturday, August 15th

Wind Energy

woodwind quintet delights

2:00 Sunday, August 16th

Marimbaganza

marimba one feature concert

four marimba performers!

7:00 Sunday, August 16th

Concert & Ticket info

Returning from national and international tours, world-class musicians perform live concerts in this historic, intimate and extraordinary village, leaving you with lasting impressions.

A yearly selected roster of visual artists present their work for display and sale in Trinidad Town Hall during festival events, including painters, sculptors, and woodworkers, and live painting sessions with invited painters are a highlight of the festival!

Trinidad boasts excellent restaurants and bars with coastal views and 5-star ratings, as well as wine tasting rooms, breakfast patios and lunch nooks. There is a plethora of vacation stays and motels, alongside art galleries, gift shops, and a city museum and library. The airport is only five minutes away!

To top it off there are endless trails, State Parks, the Pacific Ocean, and Trinidad Bay.