Monthly Events are HERE
Year Around Local Events
- Tuesdays—Year-round Old: Monterey Market Place
- Monterey: 831-655-8070
- (Vendors call 831-655-2607)4-8pm April to October; 4-7pm October to March
- Fresh produce, food stalls, Baker's Alley, plus arts, crafts, collectibles.
- IMAX Theatre
- 640 Wave St. - Monterey - CA, 93940
- (831) 372-IMAX (4629)
- Tickets & Showtimes - Experience it in IMAX. Jaw dropping. Call for show times.
- Sunday's, year-round: Marina's Certified Farmers Market
- Marina Village Shoppping Center
- 831-384-6961
- 10 am TO 2 pm
- Find fresh produce, unique gifts, live music and much more at Marina Farmers' Market.
- Thursdays and Fridays:Historic Garden Tours
- Monterey
- 831-649-3364
- Take a fascinating tour of Monterey's best-kept secrets: its historic gardens. Learn about plant lore, identification, and uses. The Historic Garden League leads 90-minute walks, starting from the garden beside the Joseph Boston Store (Casa del Oro), Pacific and Scott streets. Thursdays and Fridays, 10:30am; groups should call in advance if they would like to arrange tours on different days.
- Thursdays—Year-round:Farmer's Market
- Monterey: 831-728-5060
- Fresh produce and flowers every Thursday from 2:30 until 6:00 p.m. at Monterey Peninsula College lower parking lot.
- Fromage Friday, Monterey Wine Country Events
- Come Join Us Every Friday afternoon for a Wine & Cheese Pairing - Taste Morgan - Every Friday at our Carmel Tasting Room 3pm - 5pm
- 831-626-3700
- Year-round:Third Thursday at Monterey Museum of Art
- Monterey
- 831-372-5477
- From 5-7pm on the 3rd Thursday of each month, the Museum invites the public to enjoy a relaxed viewing of the galleries with a glass of wine, and occasional music and hors d'oeuvres.
- Year-round:Historic Garden League Tours
- Monterey: 831-625-9854
- Thursdays and Saturdays at 10:00am
- Call to make reservations or to receive more information. Visit several gardens associated with Old Monterey adobes and other historic buildings. Meet at Casa del Ora Garden. A minimum donation of $5.00 per person goes toward upkeep of the gardens.
- Year-round:Monterey State Historic Park
- Monterey: 831-657-6348
- Free guided tours, plus many opportunities to visit historic buildings and gardens. Call 657-6348 for tour times and schedules, or pick up a schedule at Pacific House.
- Year-round:Point Sur Lightstation Tours
- Point Sur: 831-625-4419
- Three-hour guided walking tour of the historic lightstation that guarded the Big Sur coast, offered Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays. Reservations essential as group size is limited.
- Year-round:Tor House and Hawk Tower Tours
- Carmel
- 831-624-1813
- thf@torhouse.org
- Now a National Historic Landmark, Tor House and Hawk Tower are open for hourly tours throughout the year between 10am and 3 pm on Fridays and Saturdays. Call for reservations: tours are limited to six people (no children under 12).
- 2nd Saturday of each Month:San Juan Bautista Gallery Walk
- (1pm-7pm.)
- Wear your walking shoes and visit the many galleries featuring original fine art including, but not limited to oils, acrylics, photography, pottery, watercolor, etchings and mixed media. You will be greeted by artists and enjoy refreshments, music and affordable art in the “City of History”. Look for the Gallery Walk signs along Third Street. The local shops and restaurants will be open for your enjoyment as well.
- Call 831-623-2454 for more details.
