Whale of a Day (FREE)

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Whale of a Day

The Rancho Palos Verdes annual Whale of a Day celebration is co-sponsored by the City and the docents of Los Serenos de Point Vicente. The celebration is held on the first Saturday of March each year. The next celebration will be on Saturday, March 2, 2013.

"Whale of a Day" is a festival celebrating the migration of the Pacific Gray Whale from its summer feeding grounds in the Bering and Chuchki Seas in Alaska to the winter breeding and calving grounds in Baja California. Migration viewing takes place December through April along the California South Bay coastline.http://photos3.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/6/8/4/event_195098532.jpeg

The event is free to the public. The celebration is sponsored jointly by members of Los Serenos de Point Vicente and the City of Rancho Palos Verdes. The event will be held on the main grounds of the Point Vicente Interpretive Center at 31501 Palos Verdes Drive West. [MAP (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=33.745-118.4117&ll=33.745004,-118.411696&spn=0.012454,0.02414)] Free parking is available at the Rancho Palos Verdes City Hall located at 30940 Hawthorne Blvd. with a free shuttle bus service to PVIC. [MAP (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=30940+hawthorne+blvd.,+rancho+palos+verdes,+ca&ll=33.748572,-118.401632&spn=0.026192,0.053902)].

There are activities for children ~ face painting, children's crafts, chalk drawing, story telling, small children's games ~ all at no charge. There are also exhibits, craft and food vendors and a raffle drawing.

Tours of the Point Vicente Lighthouse are given on a first come, first served basis for ages 7 and older [MAP (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=33.7419+-118.4106+%28Point%20Vicente%20Lighthouse%29&t=h&hl=en&ll=33.7419,-118.4106&spn=0.0228,0.048709&t=h)].

If you have any questions or need additional information, please call (310) 544-5260.

Get together for lunch (optional) - Vendors are available on site. Check back for more details of meeting for lunch.