The California Medaka Fest 2025 is C.O.A.S.T. Fish Club’s collaborative event with L.F.S. partner Nolan’s Aquarium Co. and the American Medaka Association, hosted at Nolan’s Aquarium Co. back parking lot on 7/27/25 from 1-5 pm PST. This year’s primary focus is supporting the inaugural event and founding of the American Medaka Association nationwide chapter organization. We are proud to be a co-host and partner for this event and we believe medaka ricefish are truly a beautiful and underrated fish in the aquarium hobby that will continue to grow and inspire new generations of hobbyists for years to come. While the 2025 inaugural event has passed, you can still support the event for next year and the organizations supporting this event, Nolans Aquarium Co., C.O.A.S.T. Club, and A.M.A. by purchasing MEDAKAFEST 2025 T-shirts from our MTO apparel vendor, Collective Culturez, based in Murrieta, CA.
EVENT SCHEDULE
10:30 am – Nolan’s Aquarium Co. store opens (guests will begin showing up as early as 9 am to line up for free tote bags from Aquarium Co-Op) (*first 100 guests in line, one bag per party only).
*11 am – Vendors are allowed access to the back of Nolan’s parking lot to begin set-up. Please allow vendors the full two hours to set up with enough space and time to get prepared for the event! Be courteous to each other and patient during set up hours. Volunteers from COAST and Nolan’s staff will help with crowd control and event security.
12:15 pm – Goodie bags handed out to 1st 100 guests in line, guests will walked through Nolan’s Aquarium Co. store *say hi to Jerry the jardini in his new tank!*
1 pm – Medaka Fest 2025 officially begins! Every thirty minutes or so, we will be raffling off items until the final grand prize raffles are announced around 3 pm PST!
3:30 pm – Grand Prize Raffle items will be announced by Mel, @HaynFishKeeper, our event emcee and host!
5:00 pm – Vendors are asked to clean up their spaces and begin breaking down for the event.
