Welcome to our arts event calendar! This calendar supports arts programs and events in Monterey County. Find your next creative adventure, or submit your event to be added here upon approval.
PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. — The Pacific Grove Museum has released their list of summer camp themes for the 2025 season with a combination of new and favorite themes and an upgraded time model where all grades (K-5) get a full day of camp running from 9am-3pm. Museum summer camps are popular because of their scientific […]
Find Your Inspiration in Steinbeck Country John Steinbeck drew lifelong inspiration from the fields, towns, and people of Monterey County—and we believe you will too. Whether it's a weathered barn, a vintage farm tool, or the quiet beauty of San Lorenzo Park, our museum is filled with stories waiting to be reimagined through your art. […]
We invite you to the Artist Reception on Friday, July 11 at 5 PM, featuring Monterey County: A Painter’s Chronicle – 40 Years in Steinbeck Country by Andy Williams. This exhibit highlights 4 decades of paintings inspired by Monterey County. The reception will also feature special guest artists, including fused glass sculptures by Jill Casty, […]
Founded and run by local artists, the Carmel Art Walk is a free and family-friendly event. Support our local artists and keep the HEART of Carmel beating strong! Carmel Art Walk is the second Saturday every month from 4pm-7pm and is open to the public. Tour artist-owned galleries and meet the artists who carry on […]
Join us on Friday, July 25 at 10 AM for a BusinessWorks session with Nicola Reilly, President and CEO of the Monterey Symphony. Learn how to strengthen donor relationships, identify new prospects, and turn casual supporters into loyal advocates. As arts funding shifts, individual donors are more important than ever. This conversational session offers tips […]
Urban Arts Collaborative " UNITY + RESISTANCE " is a mixed-media visual art exhibition featuring local and regional artists in the mediums of paintings, watercolor color, murals, & small objects. OPENING on Friday July 25th
2nd Opening of Urban Arts Collaborative " UNITY +RESISTANCE " a graffiti, street art & Urban style. Featuring, D/J Producer 1SOULAR, host of the Wed WRECK on KHDC Radio Billingue will be playing and performing live.
Enjoy FREE after-hours access at the Museum, create art inspired by our current exhibitions, and listen to live music on the first Friday of every month. Enjoy local beverages from Other Brother Beer Co. and Albatross Ridge and enjoy an acoustic set by Glenn Bell. Inspired by the Monterey Biennial, this First Friday's art activity […]
Join us for an afternoon of Free Family of Fun! Drop by the Museum between 11:00 am and 1:00 pm for an art-making lesson with a museum educator. Inspired by the Monterey Biennial's theme of Resonance and Reflection, we turn toward storytelling—how images, memory, and imagination reveal the stories we carry. Families can explore two […]