Steinbeck Festival

Name: Steinbeck Festival
Start: 2026-08-07T17:00:00.000Z
End: 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z
Location: 1 Main St, Salinas, CA 93901

Friday, August 7, 2026 at 10:00 AM – Sunday, August 9, 2026 at 5:00 PM

1 Main St, Salinas, CA 93901

Salinas Valley, California

United States

A three-day literary festival celebrating Salinas-born Nobel laureate John Steinbeck, hosted by the National Steinbeck Center. Lectures, walking tours of Steinbeck country, film screenings, panels with scholars and authors, and Steinbeck-themed food. Annual — typically held the first weekend of August; check the National Steinbeck Center site for the current schedule.