Live-updated festivals, concerts, food events, art walks, farmers markets, and seasonal celebrations across Monterey, Carmel, and Santa Cruz. Updated daily.
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November 6, 2026 · Highway 1, Big Sur, CA 93920
A four-day food-and-wine weekend at Big Sur's most celebrated venues — Ventana, the Post Ranch Inn, Glen Oaks and others — with vintner walkabouts, hike-and-tas…
November 7, 2026 · Third St, San Juan Bautista, CA 95045
A free harvest celebration in historic San Juan Bautista honoring the mission town's olive heritage. Olive-oil tasting from local mills, a Mission-grown olive h…
November 8, 2026 · Monterey, CA 93940
The Monterey Bay Half Marathon (November 8, 2026) follows one of California's most scenic coastal courses. Also includes the Pacific Grove Lighthouse 5K (Novemb…
December 5, 2026 · Monterey State Historic Park, Monterey, CA 93940
An after-dark walking tour of Monterey's historic adobes — the Cooper-Molera, Larkin House, Pacific House and Casa Soberanes among them — opened only one weeken…
December 13, 2026 · Old Fisherman's Wharf, Monterey, CA 93940
Dozens of fishing boats, sailboats and yachts decked out in holiday lights cruise from the Monterey Marina past Old Fisherman's Wharf and around the harbor whil…
December 31, 2026 · Downtown Monterey, Monterey, CA 93940
A family-friendly, alcohol-free New Year's Eve arts celebration spread across downtown Monterey venues — music, dance, theatre, a procession down Alvarado Stree…
May 15, 2027 · Carmel Valley Village, Carmel Valley, CA 93924
A village-wide tasting weekend in Carmel Valley Village pairing local wineries with painters, sculptors, jewelers and live music spread across Center Street tas…