From artists' galleries to the funky streets of Sand City, Monterey County's scenic beauty inspires artists of every form and celebrates the arts through festivals, performances, tours and more. Find our Monterey County Art Festivals below and plan your trip with more arts & cultural experiences. Check out our full calendar of events to explore more music festivals, food & drink events, sporting events and family fun for every season of the year.
ART FESTIVALS IN MONTEREY
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10/11/2025
Meet the Makers Art & Wine Walk
"Meet the Makers" starts in Devendorf Park and you'll stroll through charming downtown Carmel-by-the-Sea and meet the artists who carry on the artist colony legacy, tour their galleries, sip Monterey County wines, and enjoy tasting food…
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7/23/2025
Carmel Bach Festival: Baroque Lute Masterpieces
About event: Works from J.S. Bach/Weiss, Robert de Visée, Silvius Leopold Weiss, and Bernhard Joachim Hagen Works for Lute, Piano, and ViolinThe pieces featured in this program celebrate Lute Baroque music. Lute music is special for its…
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7/22/2025
Carmel Bach Festival: Timeless Inspirations
About the event: In honor of Allen WhearWorks from Linda Caitlin Smith, Haydn, Sirmen, J.S. Bach, and Mozart Works for a String QuartetThe concert features pieces that mirror and reflect one another, from Bach’s Contrapunctus No. 6 to quartets…
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7/19/2025
Carmel Bach Festival: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Mendelssohn – A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Overture Stravinsky – Pulcinella Suite, and Haydn – “Harmoniemesse”Stravinsky’s Pulcinella Suite, originally presented as a ballet, will be performed with projections of Pablo Picasso’s set design sketches for the piece. The Carmel Bach Festival’s 2025 theme, Dialogues, is beautifully expressed…
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7/16/2025
Carmel Bach Festival: Reflections - At the Carmel Mission Basilica
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6/13/2025
Monterey Bay Jade Festival
The 6th Annual Monterey Bay Jade Festival takes place June 13–15, 2025, at Custom House Plaza in Monterey, California. The event features over 45 vendors offering jade carvings, jewelry, sculptures, and raw jade from around the…
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6/12/2025
Yacht Rock Revue
All aboard for a voyage through the '70s and early '80s with Yacht Rock Revue at Sunset Center! Since their formation in Atlanta, GA, in 2007, Yacht Rock Revue has wowed audiences with their renditions of…
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6/8/2025
Smuin's Dance Series 2 - Sunday Afternoon
Smuin Contemporary Ballet Presents Smuin's Dance Series 2. World Premiere, by Amy Seiwert Wild Sweet Love, by Trey McIntyre The Eternal Idol, by Michael Smuin Sinfonietta, by Rex Wheeler New premieres and old favorites define Dance…
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6/7/2025
Smuin's Dance Series 2 - Saturday Evening
Smuin Contemporary Ballet Presents Smuin's Dance Series 2. World Premiere, by Amy Seiwert Wild Sweet Love, by Trey McIntyre The Eternal Idol, by Michael Smuin Sinfonietta, by Rex Wheeler New premieres and old favorites define Dance…
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6/4/2025
Ottolenghi and the Cakes of Versailles (2020)
Ottolenghi and the Cakes of Versailles (2020) - Free Film Series is presented by Sunset Presents in celebration of Carmel Culinary Week. As the Metropolitan Museum of Art prepares for its exhibit "Visitors to Versailles", a…
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5/24/2025
Culinary Lavender Upick + Learn How to Make Homemade Lavender Lattes
Culinary Lavender U-pick & Demonstrations Spend your weekend surrounded by fragrant fields of lavender in beautiful Arroyo Seco. Bring your family and friends for a relaxing day harvesting culinary lavender for your home. Plus, we will…
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5/24/2025
Controlled Chaos Improv
Looking for a night of laughs and surprises? Come check out Controlled Chaos Improv at the Pacific Grove Art Center. Watch our improvisers create hilarious scenes on the spot based entirely on your suggestions. Don't miss…
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