Pelican Week: October 20-25

Celebrate our Earth Honoree, the brown pelican, during PBC’s Pelican Week from October 20-25, 2025. This majestic seabird has graced us with its presence during the summer months and will soon make its annual migration southward. Let’s give it a proper sendoff with special events, content, and more.

Images of pelicans, Judy Irving and Bart Selby in a collage

Friday, October 24: Pelican Dreams Movie

Join us for a free showing of the “Pelican Dreams” movie. Filmmaker Judy Irving will be at the showing to introduce her movie (rated 95% on Rotten Tomatoes) and answer questions from the audience. “Pelican Dreams” is a heartwarming story about a wayward, starving California brown pelican named Gigi that was “arrested” on the Golden Gate Bridge and an injured backyard pelican named Morro. The film explores pelicans’ nesting grounds, Pacific coast migration, and survival challenges.

  • Date: Friday, October 24, 2025
  • Time: 7PM
  • Location: Sharp Park Library, Pacifica
  • Price: Free

Saturday, October 25: Pelican Talk with Bart Selby

After our regular Surfer’s/Harbor Beach cleanup event, come listen to bird expert and Ace Pelican Spotter, Bart Selby, talk about the brown pelican. Hear his stories from more than 1,000 roost surveys, three international banding trips, dozens of bird rescues, and 10 years of pelican studies. After the talk, we’ll head over to OceanCiders next door to keep the good times going. Food and drink are available for purchase.

  • Date: Saturday, October 25, 2025
  • Time: 11:15PM
  • Location: Pillar Point Harbor, Half Moon Bay
    • Meet us at the picnic tables near Half Moon Bay Kayak Co.
  • Price: Free

You do not have to participate in our cleanup that morning to join the pelican talk, but we hope that you do! Please sign up for the cleanup online in advance.

Images courtesy of Judy Irving and Bart Selby