• April 8-11: Pebble Beach Food & Wine Event
• Pebble Beach
• 831-622-7770
• Pebble Beach Food and Wine celebrates 35 celebrity chefs and 200 wineries during this four day event. Internationally acclaimed wineries and chefs are brought together with California's regional superstars to create an unbelievable series of luxurious lunches, delectable dinners, wine tasting, cooking demonstrations, and one of the most remarkable rare wine auctions in the country.

• April 9-11: Next Generation Jazz Festival
• Monterey
• 831-373-3366
• The Monterey Jazz Festival turns the spotlight on the young up-and-coming musicians who will form the vanguard jazz music in the coming decades with a newly expanded event augmented by fresh performances and activities.

• April 10-11: 53rd Annual Good Old Days Celebration
• 831-373-3304
• A Pacific Grove tradition!! Includes the County’s largest arts and crafts show, with over 225 art and food vendors in downtown Pacific Grove, a parade down Pine Avenue; live entertainment on five stages; California Police Motorcycle Competition; old-fashioned games and contests and lots of family fun. Free admission.

• April 15-18: Sea Otter Classic Cycling Festival
• Laguna Seca Recreation Area, Monterey
• 831-373-2331/800-218-8411
• Called the Bikestock of North America, this massive cycling event features fun rides, road racing, mountain bike racing, BMX racing, kids events, and a consumer trade show that highlights the latest in cycling hardware, clothing and good. Racers range from first timers to Olympic champions. All kids' events are free. Camping is available.

• April 16th: Wine, Art & Music Walk
• A walking tour of Pacific Grove's finest art venues. The event is complimentary and open to the public. Art Walk maps will be available at any of the participating locations and at the Chamber. The hours are from 6:00-9:00 pm.
• For more information: 831-373-3304

• April 16, 17 & 18: Wildflower Show
• Don’t miss this rare opportunity to view over 600 species and varieties of Central Coast wildflowers. The Monterey Bay Chapter of the California Native Plant Society partners with the Museum to make this Wildflower Show the largest in the Northern and Western Hemispheres in terms of number of species and varieties represented. Show events include Jack Muir Laws, noted scientific illustrator, offering wildflower sketch classes.

• April 17-20: Sea Otter Classic Bicycle Classic at Laguna Seca Raceway
• Well known and well attended celebration of cycling for all!
• More info at www.seaotterclassic.com
• This year’s show launches the Museum’s new Native Plant Garden which features a living willow tunnel, mineral dig area, and habitats such as chaparral, butterfly, coastal shrub, and oak woodland.
• For more information: 831-648-5718 or www.pgmuseum.org

• April 25: Big Sur International Marathon
• Hwy 1, Big Sur to Carmel
• 831-625-6226
• This marathon, consistently named the “Best Marathon in North America” by the Ultimate Guide to Marathon, is set along one of the most breathtaking routes in the world. Also includes a 21-mile power walk, 5K run, 9-mile walk, 10.6-mile walk and marathon relay.