Cultural Programs

Olga Loya, storyteller		Cultural *Tourism* are the visits by individuals outside their home area fostered by their interest in the cultural diversity, historical resources, landscapes, values and lifestyles, heritage, visual and performing arts, industries, traditions and leisure pursuits of a region. Over over 100 million Americans include these types of venues in their travel every year,California is the top destination point. This segment of the visiting public tends to enjoy more extended stays while prefering to get the know the region's local atmosphere.
Cultural Tourism
Puppetry at Fairs	Native Traditions	Family Days	Dia de Los Muertos
Accapella Events	Zydeco Events	Welcome traveling visitors to your cultural site or event with targeted marketing and facilities that meet their needs. If you are interested in preserving while thoughtfully developing your cultural resource contact Jack Surmani, Consultant. Email Jack
The culture of a region includes the arts, music, theater, literature and all the humanities. With thoughtful planning by the stakeholders, cultural awareness is broadened when visitors experience traditions first hand.
Historic Tourism
Covered Bridges	Fisheries Docks	Cemetaries	House Restoration
Logging Camps	Log Decks	Building a Grange	Historic Schools
Tourists visit more than museums. They want to discover the history of the people and how the area came to be. It is more than architecture and more than industries. See where people work and live. Explore historic company towns. Discover their relationship with the land. How was it developed? How did it change? What resources were extracted? How did people maintain their homes and buildings?
Favorite Places to Visit
Walks	Events	Museums / Historic Sites	Arts
Arcata Community Forest Arcata Marsh Humboldt Bay Wildlife Refuge Lanphere Dunes	Kinetic Sculpture Race Oyster Festival Blues Festival Jazz Festival	Blue Ox Mill Works Sumeg Village Fort Humboldt Town of Samoa Scotia	Arts Arcata Ink People Del Arte
Tour operators work with travel planners to highlight opportunities to take hikes, do boating, bird watch, sight see, and take photographs.