The Eureka Cultural Arts District, which runs from Blue Ox Millworks in the East to the outer reach of the Eureka Slough in the West and from Waterfront Drive in the North to Seventh Street in the South, is one of 14 State recognized Cultural Arts Districts. Eureka’s District is intended to act as a focal point for all cultural and artistic activities within the district’s boundaries while encouraging economic development, tourism, equity and inclusion, community engagement, arts programming, support of artists, and cultural and historic preservation.

It’s a place for dynamic engagement with a diverse and multi-ethnic population of artists, culture bearers, innovators, and creatives as they come together to celebrate the many expressions of Jaroujiji ("a place to sit and rest" in Soulatluk, the Wiyot language word for the place now known as Eureka) and Wigi (the Soulatluk language word for the body of water known as Humboldt Bay), honoring the interweaving of traditions and lifeways. The District envisions an inclusive future nourished by culture, art, food, performance, and storytelling - all vital to sustaining our community.