1. Whale Watching Excursions - http://www.danawharfsportfishing.com/

Month: December -April at Dana Point Harbor.

Whale Watching Excursion Migration season for the Gray Whale is December through early April. Danat Point Harbor has great Whale Watching Excursion Services to provide you with an exciting and awesom experience! Each service is different, so check them out before you decide on your whale watch experience.

2. Dana Point Festivals of Whales - http://www.dpfestivalofwhales.com/

Month: March from 10AM - 10PM at Dana Point Harbor.

Its time for the whales to make their annual trip down south and the Dana Point Chamber of Commerce will celebrate with their Annual Street Fair, which is part of the whale Festival with a weeken of fun, food, entertainment and an arts of craft show with over 100 vendors.

3. Doheny Blues Festivals - http://www.omegaevents.com

Month: May

The Annual Blues Festival is the true kick-off to summer with a weeken filled with music, lots of vendors and a International Food Court that features foods from around the world. Be sure you come down to Doheny State Beach and celebrate the beginning of summer with Orange County's Favorite and most anticipated annual summer festival!

4. California Coastal Cleanup Day - http://www.coastal.ca.gov/publiced/ccd/ccd.html

Month: September 15, 2007 (All Beaches)

This premier volunteer even focuses on the marine environment in Orange County. Each year, more than 40,00 volunteers turn out to over 400 cleanup sites statewide to conduct what has been hailed by the Guinnes Book of Records as "the largest garbage collection" (1993). Since the program started in 1985, over 552,000 Californians have removed almost 8.5 million pounds of debris from our state's shorelines and coast. When combined with the International Coastal Cleanup, organized by The Ocean Conservancy and taking place on the same day, California Coastal Cleanup Day becomes part of one of the largest volunteer events of the year!

5. Toshiba Tallship Festival - http://www.tallshipsfestival.com/info.html

Month: September

The Ocean Institute is celebrating its 22nd year hosting the Toshiba Tall Ships Festival, the largest annual gathering of tall ships on the West Coast. The festival will feature a spectacular array of family-fun activities including live music, art & craft shows, exciting living-history demonstrations and a variety of tasty food. Enjoy maritime displays and presentations, Polynesian dancers, sea-chantey concerts, an interactive pirate encampment and dramatic sunset cannon battles. Additionally, you can explore the historic tall ships and listen to the crew share tales of adventure and life at sea. Last but not least, we invite you to explore the Ocean Institute and explore our local ocean life, participate in live parrot shows, play pirate games and join in on special interactive presentations. So, join us for a weekend of fun and adventure as we celebrate the areas rich maritime history.

6. Turkey Trot - http://turkeytrot.com/

Month: November 22

Tour the beautiful beach, majestic cliffs and coves of Dana Point. Enjoy pounding surf, rugged cliffs, and cool ocean breezes as you sail through the Dana Point Marina, Doheny State Park and pass the Historic Tallship Pilgrim moored in Dana Point Harbor.