Sequoia Conference Center
The Sequoia Conference Center is an indoor hall at 901 Myrtle Avenue at the north end of Eureka, run by the Humboldt County Office of Education and built of redwood. Its 90 by 60 foot main hall has a springy hardwood dance floor and can be split into two rooms, and for the Redwood Coast Music Festival an 1,800 square foot floating maple dance floor runs the full width of the room behind the seating. Arcata/Eureka Airport is 16 miles away, about a 22 minute drive.
Before you go
- Indoor or outdoor
- Indoor
- Official site
- sequoiacenter.net
- Next festival here
- Redwood Coast Music Festival, Expected October 2026
Worth knowing before you go
- The dance floor sits behind the seating area, so the seats are between the floor and the stage.
- Capacity changes with the setup: the main hall can run as one room or split into Sequoia A and Sequoia B.
- Eureka is around five hours by car from San Francisco on US 101, and just over three from Redding on Highway 299.
Festivals here
Venue basics: Full-width maple dance floor behind the seats · Two blocks from the Red Lion Hotel · North end of Eureka, on Myrtle Avenue.
Is it for you
Choose it if
- You are at the festival to dance rather than sit
- You want an indoor stage a short walk from a hotel
Think twice if
- You want a front-row seat close to the dance floor; the floor is behind the seating
Getting there and parking
The Sequoia Center is at 901 Myrtle Avenue, at the north end of Eureka on California's North Coast, about 250 miles north of San Francisco. Driving up US 101 through the redwoods takes around five hours from San Francisco; from Redding, Highway 299 gets you there in just over three hours. Arcata/Eureka Airport (ACV) is 16 miles away, about a 22 minute drive.
Festival-specific · Redwood Coast Music FestivalThe center is two short blocks from the Red Lion Hotel.
Accessibility
We don't yet have confirmed information about accessibility at the Sequoia Center. The venue's own pages are the place to check: sequoiacenter.net.
Camping
We don't yet have confirmed information about camping at the Sequoia Center. The venue's own pages are the place to check: sequoiacenter.net.
Sound and sensory
The hall is fitted with video walls, multiple screens and independently controlled cameras; Sequoia B carries a 275 inch video matrix board and Sequoia A a 150 inch projector screen, so what happens on stage can be seen from the back of the room.
A little history
The Sequoia Conference Center is run by the Humboldt County Office of Education for conferences, professional development trainings and community non-profit events. It offers 9,300 square feet of event space around a 90 by 60 foot main hall that splits into Sequoia A, 30 by 60 feet, and Sequoia B, 60 by 60 feet, with a full service kitchen for catered events; exact setups and capacities vary with the event.
The festival uses the Sequoia Center as one of its stages. The redwood-built hall has an 1,800 square foot professional floating maple dance floor running the full width of the room behind the seating area.