24th Annual Perilous Plunge

Name: 24th Annual Perilous Plunge
Start: 2025-03-29T11:30:00-07:00
Location: 1 F St, Eureka, CA 95501-5113, United States

Schedule

Sat, 29 Mar, 2025 at 11:30 am

UTC-07:00

Location

1 F St, Eureka, CA 95501-5113, United States | Eureka, CA

The things we do for kids!
Gather your teams and join us for another wacky event to support the Redwood Discovery Museum!
The Perilous Plunge is the big annual fundraiser that sets the Redwood Discovery Museum's budget for the year, and helps us provide scholarships, programs, exhibits, and more. The Plunge is how we are able to continue offering fun, educational, positive childhood experiences to Humboldt families and beyond.
Join the parade lead by Cal Poly's Marching Lumberjacks, jump into the bay, then head to the VIP tent for a soak in the hot tub, warm lunch, and a cocktail (21+) and enjoy the awards ceremony. Awards for Best Jump, Wackiest Costume, and more will follow the plunging.
Participants can join a team or plunge individually. Collect pledges from family, friends, and anyone who would like to see you jump into Humboldt Bay for a good cause. Minimum pledge amount is $175 per plunger to receive a T-shirt. Individuals and teams can sign up at www.discovery-museum.org to start fundraising today! Once you have registered, use your social media, email your link, or ask for donations in person. Donation forms are available at our website under “plunger forms”.

How to Plunge:
1.Register: Register as an individual or a team (of unlimited number) online at discovery-museum.org Plungers must be at least 18 years of age to register.
2.Collect: Collect Plunge Pledges from your friends and family (and any person who wishes you'd jump in the bay). Payments can be made at discovery-museum.org or collected in person. Each Plunger is required to raise $175. If you are part of a team, your pledges must average out to $175.

3.Dress Way Up: Plungers tend to wear their Humboldt best at this community event. Costume is a category on which you will be judged. Teams may dress up with a theme or in matching outfits (or not!).

4.Get There: Saturday March 29
9:30am- registration begins at Clark Plaza, 3rd and E Streets in Eureka. The earlier you get there, the sooner you can get in the water (and then the hot tub!)
TEAMS: Please ensure all members of your team get registered at the same time. Please do not sign up without all members of your team present. This will help keep the flow of the registration process.
Please bring any additional pledges you have collected, a dry change of clothes, and ID to confirm age (no underage drinking for the children's museum!) You will receive your Plunge T-shirt at the registration site and we will collect your dry clothes and take them to the VIP tent for you.
11:10am - registration closes
11:15am- Parade starts to the foot of F Street
11:30am- Plunge!!!
Right after plunging: head to the VIP tent for a soak in the hot tub, cocktail or beverage, and a warm lunch. Once you have recovered, you can change into your dry clothes in the changing rooms (we will bring them to the VIP tent for you).

5.Plunge and be Judged: Awards and Trophies will be given out after all plungers have had their turn. Awards include: Grand Poohbahs, Rookie of the Year, Best Jump, Best Costume, Best Team Jump, the Kayak Judges Award and Team Royalty.

6.Reap Rewards; You'll receive:
Our undying gratitude for supporting children’s hands-on educational fun here in Humboldt County.
T-shirts will be given to all participants that raised at least $175.
A hot tub, cocktail (21+), and warm lunch await the brave plungers when they get out of the bay.

WANT TO SUPPORT THE DISCOVERY MUSEUM WITHOUT JUMPING INTO
THE BAY?? Good news! You can do so by pledging to a plunger or becoming a business sponsor! Find out more at our website under Perilous Plunge tab.
Please note if you are supporting a Plunger you will choose their name from a list during checkout. Thank you!