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Month Long Celebration Highlighted by Free Community Event on Saturday, January 23

SAN DIEGO—Each year, California Gray Whales pass close to the San Diego coastline during their annual migration. Celebrate this incredible phenomenon in January during the second annual Big Bay Whale Days on the embarcadero. This month long event will feature discounted whale watching and bay cruises, admission specials at waterfront museums, money-saving specials at embarcadero restaurants and retailers and a free Whale Festival on January 23rd. Whale watching season has become one of San Diego’s favorite times of the year. Whale Days provide the community with the best place to learn more about California Gray whale ecology and conservation and find information about opportunities to interact with the whales safely and affordably.

Big Bay Whale Days will be highlighted by the Whale Festival on Saturday, January 23rd. This free community event will feature music and entertainment, fun stuff for the kids including a walk-through whale and other fascinating displays, chances to win free whale watching trips and more. Best of all, kids 12 and under will cruise free on Hornblower and San Diego Harbor Excursion whale watching cruises all day long. The Whale Festival on Saturday, January 23, 2010 will take place 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. along the embarcadero near the corner of Harbor Drive and Broadway. More information about the Whale Festival can be found atwww.thebigbay.com/whales or by calling 619-725-8879.

Discounted “Whale Days” cruises will be featured all month long at Hornblower Cruises and San Diego Harbor Excursion; The Midway Museum and the Maritime Museum of San Diego will have “Whale Days” admission specials and money saving coupons will be available for selected embarcadero merchants including Anthony’s Sea Food Grotto and Seaport Village. Information about specials and where to find coupons is available atwww.thebigbay.com/whales and on participating embarcadero merchant’s websites or by calling 619-725-8879

2010 Whale Days and the Whale Fest are sponsored by the Port of San Diego. Participating embarcadero merchants and organizations include:

·  Hornblower Cruises & Events, www.hornblower.com, 800-ON THE BAY

·  Midway Museum, www.midway.org, 619-544-9600

·  Maritime Museum of San Diego, www.sdmaritime.org, 619-234-9153

·  San Diego Harbor Excursion, www.sdhe.com, 619-234-4111

·  Seaport Village, www.seaportvillage.com, 619-235-4014

·  Anthony’s Fish Grotto, www.gofishanthonys.com, 619-651-2345

·  Port of San Diego, www.thebigbay.com, 619-686-6200

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