Holiday Events

Celebrate a great Valentine's on Old Fisherman’s Wharf in February! As they say, turn on your love light! Join in the fun with the "Old Fisherman's Wharf's For Love of the...

Bring your Father, Grandfather, Great-Grandfather, and your family to celebrate Father’s Day on the Wharf on Sunday, June 15, 2025. Providing a great backdrop for photos, Monterey Bay Photo...

Join Monterey Firefighters Charity Pancake Breakfast from 7:30am to 10:30am at Fire Station #11. Breakfast includes warm fluffy pancakes, eggs, sausage, fruit and all the fixings, and...

Join us for an old-fashioned, family-style celebration in Devendorf Park across from Carmel Plaza on Ocean Avenue with Monterey County Pops! that will debut its return with a live performance on July...

Monterey's 4th of July Parade 2025 is not to be missed and starts at 10am at the corner of Alvarado and Pearl streets. Come and join us to enjoy the festive floats, patriotic displays, entertaining...

Monterey's Old Fisherman’s Wharf will be festively decorated for 4th of July with an opportunity for wonderful photo ops for your family and friends. Schedule of Events 2 pm - 5...

Monterey State Historic Park is celebrating our country’s independence with a special Living History Day on July 4, 11am-3pm in the Memory Garden behind the Pacific House Museum at Custom...

The Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce will host a Fourth of July Drive and Dine event at Jewell Park in downtown Pacific Grove from 11am -3pm. The event will feature patriotic decorations and...

The City of Seaside will be hosting its annual Red, White and Blues festival from 11am to 4pm. This event will take place on the City Hall Lawn and will feature a petting zoo, pony rides, Inflatable...

Ghosts and goblins of all ages are invited to this free family event. Activities include candy, giveaways, music, the PGPD Halloween Safety Zone and special offers at participating businesses. Children...

Join us for one of Carmel’s longest standing traditions – no need anymore to steal pumpkins to roll down Ocean Avenue under the cover of darkness! We provide the pumpkins, you...

Save the Date for this great destination for all ages on Halloween! Fisherman's Wharf Association will hold its free “Halloween on the Wharf: Trick or Treat By the Bay” at...

Carmel-by-the-Sea is celebrating 110 years in style with a dazzling parade of awe-inspiring floats and amazing performers. The City of Carmel-by-the-Sea was incorporated on Halloween in 1916,...

The City of Seaside will be holding its annual Halloween Bonanza at the Oldemeyer Center located at 986 Hilby Avenue in Seaside. The event will also feature games, a haunted house, activities,...

Military officials and city dignitaries, including the mayor, gather in Devendorf Park to honor Veterans of the nation’s wars with a ceremony and speeches. Afterward, the American Legion Post...

This family favorite event kicks off the holiday season and culminates with the lighting of the Del Monte Christmas Tree by Santa & Mrs. Claus. Enjoy hot cocoa, cookies, and festive fun for...

Join us for the annual Holiday Tree Lighting on Cannery Row in Steinbeck Plaza. This free holiday event is a fun tradition for the whole family featuring Christmas Carolers and of course, Santa...

Come and join us at Pacific Grove's official 2026 Christmas Tree Lighting celebration at Jewell Park. Festivities at Jewell Park include live entertainment by school bands and choruses beginning...

The lighted parade on Lighthouse Avenue in downtown Pacific Grove will feature marching bands, holiday floats, dance teams, equestrian groups, and of course, Santa Claus. After the parade, stores...

Monterey's traditional Community Christmas Tree Lighting Celebration 2025 takes place on Friday on the lawn in front of historic Colton Hall from 5 to 6 pm, featuring carols, candles, cookies,...