Jan – Feb – Mar – Apr – May – Jun – Jul – Aug – Sep – Oct – Nov – Dec
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Events are subject to change or cancellation at any time without notice.
Oct 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
Old Monterey Marketplace and Farmers Market
The Old Monterey Marketplace and Farmers Market is held on Alvarado Street every Tuesday, 4pm-7pm, featuring local produce, crafts, and food vendors. We’re open rain or shine. You’re invited to come explore! The Old Monterey Farmers Market, established in 1991, comprises of 3 ½ city blocks and runs year-round rain or shine. You can travel the world in just three blocks, finding arts and crafts, handmade jewelry, furniture, clothing, international food, organic produce, flowers, and pastries.
Oct 3 – 19
PacRep Theatre Presents Sense and Sensibility
This timeless story of love and betrayal takes on a breathless new life in this production. The sensible Elinor, and passionate Marianne, will make their way in a swirling world of gossip, heartbreak, and the pressure to be perfect, keeping each other afloat with their true sisterly devotion.”
Oct 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
Carmel by the Sea Farmers Market
The Market features local certified organic fresh farm produce, eggs, plants, fresh cut flowers, and specialty items such as olive oil, hummus, pizza and bread. Green Waste Recovery provides a yellow food scrap bin for compostable items and Sustainable Carmel is often onsite to answer any question regarding composting and recycling. Community Groups can also be seen at the Market working to improve local issues, as well as those with a larger impact.
Oct 5
Hidden Hills Ranch Presents the 6th Annual Hoedown
This will be a great night of fun with dinner, music, live and silent auction, dancing and more! This is an outdoor event at a working ranch. Bring a jacket or sweater and wear comfortable shoes.
Oct 5
Monterey Beer Festival
The Monterey Beer Festival brings over 80 beers from dozens of breweries from 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Monterey County Fair & Event Center. You’ll have the chance to taste unusual offerings from major beer companies as well as fantastic beers from unknown brewing companies from around the world! What’s beer without great music and good food? This year the Monterey Beer Festival hosts live music from ‘The All In.’ Local food vendors from throughout the area will also have tasty booths at the Monterey Beer Festival.
Oct 5
Poodle Day
Poodle Day is an annual event in Carmel, California, that unites poodle owners and lovers—and their furry companions—for a fun-filled day, which includes a parade for poodles, poodle mixes, and their human companions, off-leash beach play, as well as evening cocktail parties. In addition to being one of California’s premier vacation destinations, Carmel consistently ranks as one of Dog Fancy’s top ten most dog-friendly cities in America.
Oct 5 – 6, 12 – 13, 19 – 20, 26 – 27
A Haunted House – Museum of Horrors
Running Fridays & Saturdays, the last four weekends in October: Spooky thrills and chills from the freakiest folks you’ve ever met! The 3rd year for the Artichoke Festival Haunted House brought rocky scares and tunnels of fun for adults and children. Produced in conjunction with the creative team of Escape Room 831 of Monterey, located alongside the Cardinale and Wright Pumpkin Patch at the Monterey County Fair & Event Center. Tickets will be sold online and at the gate.
Oct 6
Blessing of the Animals
Since 2000, St Francis Winery & Vineyards has played host on the first Sunday in October to a menagerie of wildlife, pets, and owners. Our Blessing of the Animals fundraiser event brings lovers of animals, nature, and wine from far and wide. Raise a glass and some money to help support the Humane Society of Sonoma County. What is better than enjoying breathtaking views and award-winning wines while supporting a cause near and dear to all of us? We hope to see you there!
Oct 6 – 9
Santa Cruz Film Festival
The Santa Cruz Film Festival supports and promotes film arts for the local community and for filmmakers and their audiences world-wide. Through the production of an annual film festival and year round events and educational activities, the Santa Cruz Film Festival engages the entire community in the appreciation of the film arts, and is becoming a national leader in the film festival industry for communities of our size.
Oct 9
Twilight Cycling
What cyclist wouldn’t enjoy the thrill of a challenging 300-foot climb followed by an awe-inspiring descent? How about the fact that they can do this on a world-renowned race track? Twilight rides allow cyclists of all ages and experience levels the thrill of pedaling WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca’s 11-turn, 2.238-mile course. The ride is highlighted by the legendary Corkscrew that drops 59 feet in just 450 feet of track length. Please note that helmets are required. Track will be open to riders as soon as the renter is off track, and there is a $10 entry fee for each rider.
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2023 Events
Sep 28 – Oct 1
Porsche Rennsport Reunion 7
This is a very special year for Porsche as the automaker will be celebrating its 75th anniversary of building legendary sports cars. For Porsche and automobile enthusiasts, there’s no other place to be during these action-filled days. Porsche Rennsport Reunion truly is a Porsche family reunion where you can stroll through the paddock admiring the race cars and talking to their owners, meander through the overflowing Marketplace and car corrals or sit back and enjoy the race cars at speed. The greatest of the greats from Porsche racing history and current factory drivers will be here as well. It just won’t get any better than this.
Oct 12 – 15
Fall Round Up
The California Rodeo Salinas will host the first annual Fall Round Up at the Salinas Sports Complex October 12th-15th. Join us for a carnival, pumpkin patch, food, games and more fall fun.
Oct 21
Trunk-or-Treat & Movie in the Park
The City of Monterey presents Trunk-or-Treat and Movie in the Park! Come dresses in costume to Trunk-or-Treat with the City of Monterey! From 5:00pm to 6:30pm, there will be treats, food trucks, fire engines, kids activities, and more. After getting treats, enjoy a Movie in the Parks. This year’s film is “The Nightmare Before Christmas”, starting at 7:00pm.
Oct 23 , 30
Carmel Bach Festival
A joyous reunion of our Festival family of patrons and musicians is eagerly anticipated. The perfect text to open the Festival occurs in Handel’s Ode for St. Cecilia’s Day, a cantata dedicated to the patron saint of musicians. This opening concert offers the Baroque’s two great masters in a powerful celebration of music in Carmel-by-the-Sea.
Oct 25 – 29
Fright Fest Monterey: a Classic Horror Film Festival
Experience timeless classic horror films on the big screen! Get ready for spine-tingling chills and thrills with 5 nights of frights. Fright Fest Monterey is a terrifyingly spooktacular event that celebrates the rich history of classic horror films. Taking place October 25-29, this festival promises to transport attendees into the eerie and captivating world of classic horror cinema.
Oct 27
Halloween at the Disco: Costume Party at Compact Disco
Compact Disco presents Halloween at the Disco, a costume party for disco and house music lovers featuring DJ Kenny Summit of Monterey on Saturday, October 28, 7pm-2am. $20 cover – purchase your tickets here. Ages 21+ only. Costume required.
Oct 28
Spooktacular: Free Family Fun Day at Monterey Museum of Art
Monterey Museum of Art presents a Spooktacular Free Family Fun Day on Saturday, October 28, 11am-3pm. Drop by the Museum for a fun-filled afternoon filled with eerie excitement and creativity. Featured art activities will include: crafting paper pumpkins, constructing cute pom-pom spiders, and designing spooky houses.
Oct 28
Annual Pumpkin Roll
Carmel’s Annual Pumpkin-Rolling Contest is now an official event of Carmel-by-the-Sea’s month-long birthday party celebrations throughout October. The official pumpkin-rolling course is right down Ocean Avenue between Santa Rita to Junipero Streets. The course will be lined with hay bales and fencing to keep pumpkins from veering off track and give spectators a front row view of the heart-stopping action. Come join in the fun! If you’d like to participate in Carmel’s Annual Pumpkin-Rolling Contest, look for the truckload of pumpkins parked at Ocean Avenue and Santa Fe Street. Good luck with your pumpkin roll!
Oct 28
Howl-o-ween Dog Costume Contest and Photos – a fundraiser
Come support Max’s and pets in a health crisis at the 4th Annual Max’s Helping Paws Foundation Howl-o-Ween Fundraiser! We’ve outgrown our former location and have moved this fundraiser to the outdoor Forest Theater in Carmel-by-the-Sea. If you love to show how “fashion-forward” your pup can be while supporting a wonderful local animal welfare nonprofit, Max’s Helping Paws, this is the event to attend!
Oct 31
107th City Birthday Party & Halloween Parade
The City of Carmel-by-the-Sea was incorporated on Halloween in 1916, so it celebrates its birthday and the country’s favorite costume-and-candy holiday with a Halloween Parade at 4 p.m. through downtown in which all are welcome to participate or spectate. City dignitaries, VIPs, costumed dogs and kids, and residents and visitors alike gather for this upbeat annual affair! Following the parade, the village’s charming shops will be open for trick-or-treating and other fun fall festivities.
Oct 7
First Friday Monterey
Experience the culture and flavors of downtown Monterey through the food, wine, craft beer, art, and live music of the community. Local shops, restaurants, and artists come together on the First Friday of every month to create a family-friendly event for all ages. Explore a variety of offerings along Alvarado Mall and Custom House Plaza in downtown Monterey.
Oct 1 – 2
Butterfly Parade and Bazaar
Pacific Grove celebrates its heritage every October with the Butterfly Parade and Bazaar. On Saturday, the Butterfly Parade and accompanying Butterfly Bazaar celebrate the return of the Monarch Butterfly to Pacific Grove.
Oct 1 – 3
Butterfly Days
Join us at Pacific Grove Butterfly-themed events with live music, art openings, refreshments and surprises. Special events include Butterfly Parade and Bazaar, community potluck and picnic, children’s butterfly garden, special presentation by the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History and more.
Oct 6
The 33rd Annual Taste of Carmel
Taste of Carmel features local food and wine, live music, outdoor activities, culinary education and experiences, a silent auction showcasing area restaurants, inns and boutique goods – all set in an ancient forest near a white sand beach.
Oct 14
Cars in the Park – 2023 is cancelled
Cars In The Park Car Show $65 entry includes: 2 BBQ lunches, 1 poker walk play, 2 root beer floats, 1 entrant only raffle ticket, coffee & donuts at check in and a souvenir bottle of wine.
Oct 9 – 11
The 27th Annual Big Sur Jade Festival
Each year the Big Sur Jade Festival brings musicians, artists, crafts people, and rockhounds together for an annual fundraiser benefiting the South Coast Community Land Trust. The event is hosted by the Pacific Valley School, which is located across Highway One from Sand Dollar Beach and adjacent to Plaskett Campground on the South Big Sur Coast about 65 miles south of Carmel and 35 miles north of Hearst Castle.
Oct 10 – 11
Sea Otter Regatta
Contact MPYC Race Chairperson, High School teams race in FJs Location Monterey Bay
Oct 29
Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives: Marty Stuart is The Pilgrim
Sunset Presents welcomes country music torchbearer Marty Stuart as he celebrates the twentieth anniversary of his iconic album The Pilgrim. While he’s too gracious to admit it himself, the GRAMMY Award-winning singer, songwriter, and musician is living, breathing country music history. Join Marty Stuart as he shares through story and song his remarkable life.
Oct 30 – Nov 1
Hyundai Monterey Sports Car Championship
America’s premier sports car series just keeps getting better. Fresh off its 50th anniversary, the IMSA series brings its top classes of Daytona Prototypes, Le Mans Prototype 2, GT Le Mans and GT Daytona to Monterey. Fans are always treated to autograph sessions, behind-the -scenes tours, a bustling Marketplace and continuous morning to evening racing action.
Oct 31
Halloween Party
