Dana Point Festival of Whales

Dana Point Festival of Whales Join us March 6, 7 & 8 2026 for the 55th Annual Festival of Whales in beautiful Dana Point Harbor!

Bring your pod for a full weekend of fun, live music, great food, craft beer & cocktails, lively competition, hands-on education and a whale of a good time!

It was so great to see the big balloons flying, the marching bands in formation, the floats passing by and all of you ch...
03/20/2026

It was so great to see the big balloons flying, the marching bands in formation, the floats passing by and all of you cheering them on at the 55th Annual Festival of Whales Magical Migration Parade. Otto the Octopus was a colorful new addition this year and we look forward to seeing him as part of the mood for years to come! We appreciate all the energy you brought to the parade!

Drop a 🐋 🐙🐠 if you attended!

Thank you for helping make the 55th Annual Dana Point Festival of Whales such an epic celebration! If you didn’t get a ...
03/18/2026

Thank you for helping make the 55th Annual Dana Point Festival of Whales such an epic celebration! If you didn’t get a chance to get your 2026 swag, now is the time. We have a limited quantity of commemorative merchandise remaining from this year’s Festival in the styles below, while supplies last.

Visit www. FestivalofWhales.com/merch/ for available sizes.

Remaining merchandise is available for purchase at the Dana Point Chamber of Commerce office:
34183 Pacific Coast Highway, Suite A, Dana Point
March 12 – March 20
Weekdays | 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Quantities are limited and items will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis.

Stop by and grab a keepsake from this year’s Festival while it lasts!

See stories for direct link!

If we could capture the feeling of the Festival weekend in one photo… 😃 👐🏻Thank you to everyone tagging us in your pics ...
03/11/2026

If we could capture the feeling of the Festival weekend in one photo… 😃 👐🏻

Thank you to everyone tagging us in your pics and sending them in DMs! We love seeing how you celebrated and sharing them with our Festival family.

Festival fam— we are better when we’re together. One weekend a year hardly seems like enough to have so much fun— we jus...
03/09/2026

Festival fam— we are better when we’re together. One weekend a year hardly seems like enough to have so much fun— we just want you to know that we are so grateful for your support of Festival of Whales and to each and every one of you that came to the harbor this weekend. 🙏🏻🐋 It was an epic time! Please stay tuned for all the pics and videos in the days to come and make sure you tag us as you post yours. We love seeing the Festival through your eyes.

With so much gratitude and looking forward to 56 already!

See you on the water! Your Festival of Whales crew 🐋💕

See you all for live music at The Concert On The Water, dancing in the sand, Spirit Garden, Kid’s bounce houses and mor...
03/08/2026

See you all for live music at The Concert On The Water, dancing in the sand, Spirit Garden, Kid’s bounce houses and more.

It’s all happening at Baby Beach from 12:30-5pm.

Lots of treats at at the Festival today! 🐋💕
03/08/2026

Lots of treats at at the Festival today! 🐋💕

Little Pirates lined up for an 11am Treasure Hunt at Baby Beach!
03/08/2026

Little Pirates lined up for an 11am Treasure Hunt at Baby Beach!

Yo Ho! The Little Pirates Treasure Hunt is happening today. It’s a Festival favorite for little pirates and fair maidens...
03/08/2026

Yo Ho! The Little Pirates Treasure Hunt is happening today. It’s a Festival favorite for little pirates and fair maidens. Bring your little ones dressed up and ready to go conquer the treasure buried in the sand at Baby Beach. Shovel sales begin at 9am and the dig begins at 11am sharp!

All proceeds go to Children’s charities.

Join the crew this morning at 9am to help keep our harbor beautiful. Meet at 9am at The Richard Henry Dana Statue and s...
03/08/2026

Join the crew this morning at 9am to help keep our harbor beautiful. Meet at 9am at The Richard Henry Dana Statue and stay for a lunch and learn immediately after.

Come solo or grab your cleanup crew and we will see you there!

Looking good at the concert in this year’s official T! In case you missed the Official Festival Of Whales merchandise, y...
03/11/2025

Looking good at the concert in this year’s official T! In case you missed the Official Festival Of Whales merchandise, you still have an opportunity to grab yours! Visit www.FestivalofWhales.com and check out what’s still available then head to the to purchase. We are almost sold out so hurry while you can still get it!

Welcoming of the Whales Paddle Out and return by seems like a good fit to tell you we already miss you! Drop a 🐋 in th...
03/11/2025

Welcoming of the Whales Paddle Out and return by seems like a good fit to tell you we already miss you! Drop a 🐋 in the comments if you think the weekend went by too fast. 🐋🐋

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