4th Annual Right Whale Festival:

November 17, 2012, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Jacksonville Beach, Seawalk Pavilion

 

Celebrate the North Atlantic right whales' annual return to their only known calving area in the Southeast U.S. With as few as 350 remaining, there are many local efforts to protect these critically endangered whales from extinction. Join us at the 4th annual Right Whale Festival to learn how we can lessen human impacts and bring peace to the right whales that share our coastal waters!

In 2009, the inaugural Right Whale Festival brought enthusiastic participation from sponsors, local vendors and organizations, and the community!  In 2010  and 2011 we built on that success with an estimated 3,000 and 4,000 participants!!

Saturday, November 17, 2012, we are excited to host the 4th annual Right Whale Festival, again at the Jacksonville Beach Sea Walk Pavilion.  The Right Whale Festival will be held in late November at the same time right whales are beginning to arrive off the coast of Florida and Georgia.  Each winter right whales migrate south along the east coast of the U.S. to give birth and raise their calves in our warm coastal waters before returning to their feeding grounds by early April.  Right whales face constant threats, such as boat collisions and fishing gear entanglements, associated with sharing their coastal home with humans.  This one-day festival will feature a beach cleanup, activities for children, music, food, and displays geared towards informing and inspiring the community about right whales, their habitat, and their conservation needs.

CALL TO ARTISTS! 2012 Poster/T-Shirt Design Contest Information!   Artists are invited to submit original designs for the 2012 Right Whale Festival T-shirt and Poster.  Click here for more info  

Winner of the 2011 Poster and T-shirts Design Contest: Congratulations Ruby Khatcherian!

 

 

2012 Tentative Schedule of Events    

• 7  AM: Beach Run: 5K and Fun Run
• 9 - 11 AM: Beach Cleanup
• 10 AM: Festival Officially Begins! Kids's Activities, Booth, Exhibits, Speakers, Obstacle Course, Silent Auction, and More!
• 10:30 - Noon: Live Children's Music (Saltwater Cowgirls)
• Noon - 1:30: Live Music (Split Tone)
• 1:30 - 2 PM: More live Children's Music
• 2 - 4 PM: Live Music with Split Tone continues on Main Stage
• 3:30 PM: Silent Auction Ends - don't miss your chance to get great deals AND help a great cause!
• 4 PM: Festival Ends

 

 2012 Forms Now Available!!
Download a 2012Vendor Form
Download a 2012 Sponsor Form
Download a 2012 Silent Auction Donation Form
  

Special Rate on Hotel Rooms:
TBA  

T-Shirts Still Available!! A few t-shirts are left from previous years. To order, please contact jkoelsch@sea2shore.org. Cost: $10 each or 2/$15

 

    Read the 2010 Press Release
Download a 2011 Festival Poster
Download a 2010 Festival Poster
   Download a 2009 Festival Poster
View Festival Logo   

THANK YOU to 2011 Festival Sponsors and Partners 
(To have your organization or company included, please complete the above Sponsor Form)

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The 2012 Right Whale Festival is in need of sponsors!  We greatly appreciate all the support we received 2009 -2011 and we hope to make the 2012 festival even bigger and better.  Please take a moment to look over the sponsorship form and/or silent auction donation form (links below) to see how you may be able to help.  Thank you for your support!  

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RWFPress Release2010.doc	301.5 KB
RWF10 Passport Q&A.doc	38.5 KB
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CallToArtists 2012.pdf	240.46 KB