Monterey Events

Annual Events

Address: The Lodge at Pebble Beach, The Inn at Spanish Bay, and Casa Palmero  • Pebble Beach Resorts , Pebble Beach, CA 93953 Dates: April 16, 2009 - May 2010 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

Don't miss the culinary event of a lifetime! If you are a food freak, cork dork or the biggest fan of Top Chef or the Food Network, you need to be at the premiere luxury lifestyle event of food and wine. Sixty of the world's best and most well known chefs (Jacques Pepin, Cat Cora, Tyler Florence, Eric Ripert, Tom...

Address: Hwy 1 Carmel South to Big Sur Category: Sports Event - Running Dates: April 26, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

Named "The Best Marathon in North America" by The Ultimate Guide to Marathons, year after year, this event boasts a world-class field of elite athletes. Where else can one witness a marathon that winds down one of the most jaw-droppingly gorgeous stretches of ocean-front highway? The unique quality of this marathon...

Address: Devendorf Park, Carmel, CA 93921 Category: Gallery Event - Exhibit Dates: May 14 - May 17, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

Many early residents of Carmel were bohemian artists inspired by the natural beauty of the area. That beauty still lures artists and this outdoor festival celebrates every medium imaginable. The yearly art show, held over a two-day period the weekend after Mother's Day every May, features bronze, glass, stone, marble...

Address: Monterey Fairgrounds Category: Performance - Concert / Music - Blues Dates: June 26 - June 28, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

You can't have the Blues when visiting the beautiful Monterey area, but you can listen to the best in the business at this three-day party. Past performers such as BB King, Billy Preston, Al Green, James Brown, Charlie Musselwhite and the Neville Brothers, have graced the three stages at the tree-shaded county...

Address: Venues Throughout the City of Monterey, Monterey, CA 93940 Category: Community Event - Holiday / Seasonal Dates: July 4, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

The community of Monterey knows how to throw a birthday party. The city-wide 4th of July event begins with a morning parade down Alvarado St. and ends with a fireworks show exploding in full color over the bay. In between you can attend the community barbecue on the lawn in front of historic Colton Hall, site of...

Address: Monterey Buddhist Temple, Seaside, CA 93955 Category: Community Event - Fair / Festival Dates: July 12, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

Monterey's Japanese community has deep roots in the area. Originally part of the booming fishing and farming industries, Japanese immigrants add to the diverse cultural mix of Monterey. For over 60 years the Monterey Buddhist Temple has hosted a traditional celebration honoring the spirits of the departed. Japanese...

Address: Lovers Point Park • 17th and Ocean View Blvd., Pacific Grove, CA 93950 Category: Fair / Festival - Cultural Dates: July 18 - July 26, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

A tradition as old as the city of Pacific Grove itself, The Feast of Lanterns will celebrate its 114th year in 2009. Introduced in 1905 to close the Chautauqua Assembly, the Feast of Lanterns has grown into a cherished community event complete with a queen and her royal court. On the final day of the week's numerous...

Address: Portola Plaza Category: Fair / Festival - Cultural Dates: September 5 - September 7, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

Opa! The Greeks know how to throw a party, and boy, do they party for three days. Between popular Fisherman's Wharf and the Portola Plaza Hotel is a large, open air plaza where you'll hear the lilting sounds of the bouzouki players on Labor Day weekend. Costumed dance groups from San Jose, Santa Cruz, Monterey and San...

Address: Lovers Point Park • 17th and Ocean View Blvd., Pacific Grove, CA 93950 Category: Sports Event - Bicycling Dates: September 11 - September 13, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

1600 elite and professional athletes from all over the world and another 400 amateurs compete in this Olympic-distance triathlon. At the crack of dawn they hit the frigid waters off Lovers Point to kick off the swim portion of the event, which is named the "Kelp Crawl" for good reason. If swimming through waves of...

Address: Monterey Fairgrounds Category: Performance - Concert / Music - Jazz / Swing Dates: September 18 - September 20, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

Jazz is a uniquely American form of music. In 1958 a small group of jazz-loving visionaries decided to hold a yearly festival to promote and protect the origins of jazz. 2009 marks the 52nd year that jazz singers and musicians have taken over the Monterey Fairgrounds to share their talents with the masses gathered...