San Diego Whale Festival 1/21/12 The San Diego Whale Festival was held at the Port Pavilion on the Broadway Pier on Saturday, January 21, 2012. The free Whale Festival is a family community event offering a wide variety of interactive and hands on displays to spark the interest and imagination of any child including a walk-through gray whale, live sea creatures, free face painting, a kids art mural coloring project, a festival train ride and a bounce house. Enjoy live music on the "Whale of a stage" featuring James Gibson Band, Nadro John and Jinnah Williams (Pictured below) and a 1:00 performance from Flamenco with Roots a youth dance group! Last year, the festival was attended by over 1700 local and visitors who braved a rainy San Diego day. In 2011, over 5000 attended and Festival organizers received proclamations from County of San Diego, City of San Diego and the Port of San Diego for the event!
During the month of January the USS Midway Museum and the Maritime Museum of San Diego will have Big Bay Whale Days admission specials and money saving coupons will be available for select Embarcadero merchants including Anthony’s Fish Grotto and Seaport Village. In addition, discounted Big Bay Whale Days cruises will be featured all month at Hornblower Cruises and Flagship Cruises. Whale watching season has become one of San Diego’s favorite times of the year. The Big Bay Whale Days and Whale Festival provide the community with the best place to learn about California gray whale ecology and conservation and find information about opportunities to interact with the whales safely and affordably. A Collaborative effort among the San Diego bay front businesses, Big Bay Whale Days featured discounted whale watching and bay cruises, admission specials to waterfront museums, and money saving offers at Embarcadero hotels, restaurants, and retailers for the entire month of January. Click to view whales & tails as seen from San Diego Whale Watching fleet! (from Flickr.com)   |
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