For evening entertainment or an afternoon matinee, the Coast Cinemas, 135 S. Franklin Street features independent movies, 3D films and a wide range of popular releases. There is usually something for every member of the family.

In 2011, the first Salmon Film Festival was held July 1-2, sponsored by the Salmon Restoration Association, the City of Fort Bragg, and the North Coast Brewing Company.

The Salmon Film Festival is held in conjunction with the 40th Annual Salmon Barbeque in the Noyo Harbor, a major fundraising event held by the Salmon Restoration Association to support local salmon education and conservation programs. The barbeque, billed as the World’s Largest Salmon Barbeque, feeds thousands of salmon fans who flock to Noyo Harbor in Ft. Bragg, Mendocino County.

The Salmon Film Festival will show films  focusing on salmon culture, ecology, and conservation. Thirty short and feature-length films will show community-based restoration projects and dam removals, Native American connections to salmon, the dangers of farmed salmon, and beautiful footage of salmon ecology throughout the Pacific Northwest.