Daily through September 4
Aquarium Adventures
Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey
www.montereybayaquarium.org
Aquarium Adventures introduce kids and their families to the fascinating world below the sea surface, including a chance to surface SCUBA dive in the Great Tide Pool of the Aquarium (ages 8-13), go out on a research excursion on a 65-foot sailboat, or take behind-the-scenes tours. Reservations are essential; check the website for details.
Sundays through August 13
Sunday Blues
Seaside
Tel: 831-899-6805
www.ci.seaside.ca.us
Free, afternoon concert series in Seaside's Laguna Grande Park featuring great local blues bands.
Sundays through September 3
Steinbeck House Tours
Salinas
Tel: 831-424-2735
www.steinbeck.org/SHouse2.html
One of the finest old houses in Salinas will be open for summer afternoon tours every Sunday between Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends. Its significance? Novelist John Steinbeck was born and raised here, and many treasures from his childhood remain.
August 1-6
Pebble Beach Equestrian Classic II
Pebble Beach
Tel: 831-624-2756
www.ridepebblebeach.com
The Equestrian Classics host competitors from all over the U.S., Canada and Mexico for two weeks of spectacular show jumping highlighted by special events, wine tasting and family fun.
August 3-5
Spirit West Coast
Laguna Seca Recreation Area
Tel: 831-443-5399
www.spiritwestcoast.org
Spirit West Coast is the premier annual Christian music festival on the West Coast, inviting everyone to hear more than 60 performers and bands. Family camping and activities for all ages at Laguna Seca Recreation Area.
August 3-6
26th Annual Steinbeck Festival
National Steinbeck Center, Salinas
Tel: 831-775-4737
www.steinbeck.org
Four days of films, speakers, panels, theater, and bus or walking tours, all celebrating Nobel Prize-winning author John Steinbeck. This year's theme - Awards: The Price of Fame - explores not only Steinbeck's many prizes (including a Pulitzer and a Nobel), but his reactions to receiving them.
August 4-6
Monterey Bay Strawberry Festival
Watsonville (Santa Cruz County)
www.watsonvillestrawberryfestival.com
Lots of Monterey County strawberries are destined for the strawberry shortcakes, rhubarb pies, and chocolate berry dip at this fun-filled festival-plus-carnival.
August 5-6
Turkish Festival
Custom House Plaza, Monterey
Tel: 831-655-7509
www.turkfestca.org
A celebration of Turkish culture and arts, featuring live music and folk dances, dance workshops, belly dancing, crafts, delicious food, and activities for children.
August 5-6
Annual Scottish Games and Celtic Festival
Toro Park, Monterey-Salinas Hwy
Tel: 831-647-6311
www.montereyscotgames.com
A festival celebrating Scottish and Irish traditions and culture. Featuring a Celtic concert, clans, food, entertainment and competitions in dancing, bagpipe bands and athletics.
August 11-27
Fiddler on the Roof
Monterey
Tel: 831-626-1681
www.foresttheaterguild.org
It's simply "Tradition!" The timeless war of fathers against changing times -- and against their daughters' unsuitable suitors -- was given heart and humor in this glorious musical.
August 11-27
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Monterey
Tel: 831-646-4213
www.mpcfaculty.net/drama_dept/season.htm
Stephen Sondheim's songs plus a book by Burt Shevelove and Larry (M*A*S*H) Gelbart: Forum is vintage musical comedy at its finest, from the opening notes of "Comedy Tonight" to the funniest "Funeral" on Broadway. At MPC's Morgan Stock Stage.
August 12
Summer Harvest Festival at The Farm
Salinas Valley
Tel: 831-455-2575
www.thefarm-salinasvalley.com
Enjoy the harvest festival your grandparents loved, complete with a watermelon-eating contest, puppet show, grilled corn-on-the-cob, and hayrides.
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August 12-13
Summer Gathering of Mountain Men
Felton (Santa Cruz County)
Tel: 888-25-EVENTS
www.roaringcamp.com
One of the West's biggest gatherings of 'mountain men' reenact the wild and wooly days of the 1830s at Roaring Camp Railroad. Don't miss the Musical Saw Festival on Sunday!
August 15-20
70th Annual Monterey County Fair
Monterey County Fairgrounds
Tel: 831-372-5863
www.montereycountyfair.com
The County Fair is always fun for all, with the traditional livestock and craft exhibitions, a wine-tasting booth, amusement midway and delicious foods, plus great live entertainment that ranges from the Battle of the Bands to the wackier Alaskan Racing Pigs.
August 17-September 24
Disney's Beauty and the Beast
Carmel
Tel: 831-622-0100
www.pacrep.org
Pacific Repertory Theater reprises last year's smash hit production of the modern-classic Beauty and the Beast at the Outdoor Forest Theater.
August 17
Carmel Vintage Car Parade and Display
Carmel
Tel: 831-626-1255
www.carmelcalifornia.com
Parade, car display and luncheon. Parade and car display is held on Ocean Avenue, luncheon in Devendorf Park.
August 18
Concours Auto Rally & Celebration
Pacific Grove
Tel: 831-647-6355
www.pacificgrove.org
Classic Car rally in downtown Pacific Grove in conjunction with the Concours Classic Car weekend. Cars on display in downtown Pacific Grove from 2-6pm, followed by a cruise in town and along the bay.
August 18-20
33rd Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Races
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey
Tel: 800-327-SECA
www.laguna-seca.com
The Monterey Historics brings out the best of racing's past from rare pre-war racers adorned with nameplates like Bugatti and Alfa-Romeo to 70s and 80s cars from Lola and McLaren.
August 19
The West End Celebration
Sand City
www.sandcity.org
Tiny Sand City, tucked beneath sand dunes just outside Monterey, hides a surprising number of artists' studios. The West End Celebrations lets visitors mingle with the artists, explore their studios, and snack while you dance to the sounds of live music.
August 20
Concours d'Elegance
Pebble Beach
Tel: 831-622-1700
www.pebblebeachconcours.net
This spectacular event exhibits some of the most unusual prewar and postwar marques along with the latest in concept car designs, all in the beautiful setting of Pebble Beach.
August 26
Honey Day at The Farm
Salinas Valley
Tel: 831-455-2575
www.thefarm-salinasvalley.com
There's a buzzzz around The Farm today, as honeyman Dale Hillard talks about the hard-working honeybee and their molten golden product.
August 27
Jewish Food Festival
Carmel Valley: 831-624-2015
www.bethisrael.info
A celebration of Jewish foods like latkes and bialys, strudel and kugelhopf, plus Jewish culture: Klezmer music, crafts, cooking demos, folk dancing, art exhibits, more.
August 30-September 3
The First Tee Open
Carmel Valley: 831-649-1533
www.thefirstteeopen.com
This tournament on the Champions Tour (formerly Senior PGA) brings together golf legends and junior golfers on two of the Monterey Peninsula's top courses, Pebble Beach and Del Monte.
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