|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
 |
|
October weekends
Wild Things Nighttime Tours
Spreckels
Tel: 831-455-3180
www.wildthingsinc.com
After dark, things get pretty lively at Wild Things animal facility. A costumed tour guide leads the brave and bold visitor through the grounds, relating myths (and facts!) about exotic wild animals. Refreshments follow, plus a photo opportunity with a "scary" Halloween animal.
October 6-8
15th Annual Jade Festival
Big Sur
Tel: 831-659-3857
www.surcoast.com
Of all the secrets of Big Sur, its rare and lovely jade may be the best kept. Discover jade, gems, wood and stone at this weekend festival, held at Pacific Valley School, 65 miles south of Monterey, 35 miles north of Hearst Castle.
October 7
Butterfly Parade
Pacific Grove
Tel: 831-373-3304
www.pacificgrove.org
Elementary school children parade in butterfly costumes to welcome the return of the Monarch butterfly to its winter home. Community bazaar follows.
|
|
October 15
Fiesta del Mar
Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey
www.montereybayaquarium.org
There�s a lively Latin accent to the Monterey Bay Aquarium during the Fiesta del Mar, the Festival of the Sea, part of the Oceans 2006 Year of Exploring for families and kids who love learning about our oceans.
November 20-22
Meet the Penguins
Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey
www.montereybayaquarium.org
A certain stout little fellow in a tuxedo � a blackfooted African penguin, to be precise � steps out to meet his adoring public at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
December 16-17
Explorer�s Passport Winner Weekend
Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey
www.montereybayaquarium.org
A weekend of events and activities especially for families and kids who have participated in the Oceans 2006 program of the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
December 31
New Year�s Eve at the Aquarium
Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey
www.montereybayaquarium.org
Ring in 2006 with a dance party among the sea creatures sparkling and swimming in the Monterey Bay Aquarium�s award-winning galleries.
|
|
|
|
|
|
