Right Whale Festival

2nd Annual Right Whale Festival:

November 20, 2010, 10am - 4pm

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 2nd annual Right Whale Festival to learn how we can lessen human impacts and bring peace to the right whales that share our coastal waters!

We have still have 2009 festival t-shirts available for sale:

Youth, Adult (Men’s and Women’s)
White Cotton with color logo OR Organic Cotton (Blue: kids, Natural: adults) with black logo.
$10 or 2/$15 + shipping

Please contact Jessica Koelsch to order 2009 t-shirts.

In 2009, the inaugural Right Whale Festival brought enthusiastic participation from sponsors, local vendors and organizations, and the community! In 2010 we hope to build on this success and we are excited to host the 2nd 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.

Additional Links:

Download 2009 Student "Passport" Questions and Answers
Download a 2010 Vendor Registration Form
Download a 2010 Sponsorship Form
Download a 2010 Silent Auction Donation Form
Download a 2010 Festival Poster - coming soon!

2010 Festival Sponsors and Partners
(To have your organization or company among our 2010 Supporters, please complete the above Sponsor Form)

The 2010 Right Whale Festival is in need of sponsors! We greatly appreciate all the support we received in 2009 and we hope to make the 2010 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!

2009 Right Whale Partners and Sponsors