Monterey Bay Visitors Guide
Eat. Play. Stay. Shop.
Welcome to Your Monterey Companion!
Whether you're a first-time visitor or a local rediscovering your backyard, Monterey Bay is California's Central Coast at its finest — breathtaking scenery, perfect weather year-round, and more to do than any one trip can hold.
Explore events, tours and adventures, hotels, restaurants, wine tasting rooms, local businesses and art galleries. Planning a wedding or thinking about making Monterey home? We cover that too.
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Upcoming Events
Thu 10Sep
Carmel-by-the-Sea Farmers Market
Discover the Carmel-by-the-Sea Farmers Market every Thursday, where local farmers and artisan vendor
Thu 17Sep
Carmel-by-the-Sea Farmers Market
Discover the Carmel-by-the-Sea Farmers Market every Thursday, where local farmers and artisan vendor
Sat 19Sep
Carmel Beach Sandcastle Contest
For decades, the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea and the Monterey Bay chapter of the American Institute of

