Does Oystertown serve dessert? Heck, yeah! Stop by and enjoy decadent chocolate pudding, banana custard with candied oyster crackers, and mermaid pavlova (not pictured).
Visit us at 281 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey. Beginning May 1 we'll be open 6 days a week: Mon-Sat, 4:30pm-9pm.
Esteban Restaurant is redefining the cocktail experience with an inspired new menu of imaginative, boundary-pushing drinks available nightly during dinner. Renowned for their inventive approach to mixology, the talented team at Esteban expertly combines unconventional ingredients, bold flavors, and artistic presentation to deliver a truly memorable experience for every guest.
Anthony Vitacca, Esteban's Food & Beverage Director, says, “Our mission at Esteban Restaurant is to surprise and delight with every pour, introducing guests to new flavors and experiences. Whether you’re an adventurous drinker or a fan of the classics, there’s a cocktail - or mocktail - waiting for you.”
Come and try our creative alcoholic and non-alcoholic delights! Visit Esteban Restaurant at 700 Munras Ave in Downtown Monterey. View our drink menu here.
Thank you to Monterey's newest 4th of July Parade sponsors!
Monterey Museum of Art
Walker & Reed Attorneys at Law
Copy King
Shelley Bennett Skincare
The Marotta Family
The Paul Davis Partnership
MidiCi, The Neapolitan Pizza Company
Monterey Hotel Apartments / Silverie Properties LLC
Interested in becoming a parade sponsor? Learn more here.
The Monterey 4th of July Parade is a production of the Old Monterey Business Association.
Grit + Tonic Pilates is now offering a special for new clients to the studio located at 476 Tyler Street in Downtown Monterey.
Purchase a 3-class pack, and pay only $99 for a private session with one of our certified instructors. Want to save even more? You can instead purchase a private session with one of our resident instructors (teachers in training) for only $75.
Visit our website for more information and to place your order.
Grit + Tonic Pilates Studio was created to offer mindful, effective Reformer Pilates workouts that meet you exactly where you are. With small class sizes and intentional programming, we focus on quality over quantity so you can focus on moving well and feeling good. We also offer private sessions.
Pictured is the t-shirt from last year's show.
UPDATE: Sponsorships have closed for 2026. Thank you to everyone who sponsored the show this year!
The Historic Downtown Campbell Car Show is a great opportunity for your business or organization to be seen. Because our car show is about doing fun things to create community and supporting small locally owned businesses, we've kept the sponsorship rates affordable to allow more businesses and organizations that love Campbell to participate.
We're keeping this simple. It's just one rate. $375 gets you on the back of this year's t-shirt plus you get on our sponsor grid on the official Historic Downtown Campbell Car Show Page.
If you'd like to join in and support our car show with a sponsorship, please email carshow@downtowncampbell.com for details. Space is limited to 24 sponsors.
Welcome to Lighthouse District in the News, an occasional post featuring recent news articles on Monterey's Lighthouse District. Please click the links below to read the article.
Curry Journey ventures to the Thai staple, but keeps its menu manageable
by Dave Faries
Monterey County NOW, 04/02/26
Project to stabilize a hillside of the Presidio overlooking Lighthouse Avenue moves forward
by Aric Sleeper
Monterey County NOW, 03/12/26
Hula’s speakeasy features a line of cocktails from both green and yellow chartreuse [Hula's - Next Door]
by Dave Faries
Monterey County NOW, 02/26/26
Beach Rooster sunscreen is now available at On The Beach Surf Shop. A reef-friendly sunscreen and moisturizer, it doesn’t leave a white cast like your typical mineral sunscreen.
We carry tubes of SPF 50+ tinted mineral sunscreen with a dewy finish, and a mineral SPF 30 body spray in an aerosol-free pump bottle. Both are water resistant for 80 minutes. Come check them out at 693 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey.
Mission 19 Taqueria invites you to try the newest addition to our menu: flautas. This is the dish everyone's going to be craving: crispy, golden, and packed with flavor, topped with fresh lettuce, pico, sour cream, cheese...plus our homemade sauce that changes EVERYTHING.
Enjoy Mission 19's Flautas a la carte (pictured here) or on a plate with rice and beans. Delicious! Visit us at 598 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey.
The Lighthouse District's own Lighthouse Bistro Global Cuisine is proud to have participated in The Great Taste of PG on April 4, 2026, a fundraiser for Pacific Grove P.R.I.D.E. (Public Response in Dollars for Education), funding educational enrichment in the PG Unified School District since 1982.
Did you miss the event? We serve our delicious baklava every day at the Bistro, made with love by restaurant co-owner Hiba. Stop by and try it at 570 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey! Open: Sun-Thu, 11am-8pm; Fri, 11am-9pm; Sat, 9am-9pm; and Sun, 9am-8pm.
Namaste India Bistro at 538 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey offers more than just indoor dining and takeout, we also offer catering for events, from small gatherings to larger celebrations. We love being part of birthdays, office lunches, and special occasions in our community.
Namaste offers a wide variety of dishes, mild to spicy, with vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options available. You're sure to make all your guests' taste buds happy! View our menu and request a quote on our website. For more information, please call us at 831-641-0130.
Venture Gallery presents Spring Into Beauty, the featured show by our local artists in April.
The season of Spring invites one to feel the promise of new growth, and a joyous burst of blooms and opportunities that longer days bring. Riots of color and Spring-like energy welcome you.
The member artists of Venture Gallery are feeling this energy and are sharing it! During the month of April, they will feature Spring-themed art and live artist demonstrations.
Venture Gallery is open 10am-6pm daily. Spring Into Beauty will be featured through April 2026. Venture Gallery is located at 260 Alvarado Street in Downtown Old Monterey. Visit our website to shop online for work by our local artists.
To enter our 2026 Car Show, please go to our Car Show Registration Site at carshow.downtowncampbell.com.
Hi everyone, we're pleased to announce that we will begin taking entries for the 2026 Historic Downtown Campbell Car Show starting at 4pm on Friday, April 10th. The entry fee is $50 and includes a gorgeous black car show t-shirt.
Set your reminders and return to DowntownCampbell.com after 4pm on Friday, April 10th for a link to our 2026 Historic Downtown Campbell Car Show registration site. We've run out of space every year and we don't expect this year to be any different.
This year's show will take place on Saturday, June 6th, 2026. Please follow along on our Historic Downtown Campbell Car Show event page for details as everything unfolds.
Spring break is just around the corner, and we’re excited to offer a variety of fun and engaging Spring Break Camps for kids of all ages! From creative building to sports, coding, STEM, and more, there’s something for everyone.
Full Day Camp Options
STEM & Stocks Stars Camp (ages 9-12) | 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
World Cup Soccer Spring Break Camp (ages 5-6, 7-9, 10-13) | 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Joyful Melodies Music Camp (ages 5-10 yrs) | 9:00 AM - 3:30PM
Half Day Camp Options
Physical Coding (ages 6-8) | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Storytelling with LEGO (6-8) | 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
STEM & Stocks Stars Camp (ages 9-12) | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM or 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
STEM + Minecraft using LEGO® Materials Camp (ages 5-7) | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM or 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
World Cup Soccer Spring Break Camp (ages 5-6, 7-9, 10-13) | 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Joyful Melodies Music Camp (ages 5-10 yrs) | 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM or 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM
For more information on our Spring Break camps and to register, visit https://secure.rec1.com/CA/campbell-ca/catalog/index/6b0cef26e8e7617d2b956c673bf2a257?filter=c2VhcmNoPSZ0YWdzJTVCOTgzMSU1RD0x.
Registration for Summer Camps and Swim Lessons is now open and filling fast! For more information and to register, visit https://secure.rec1.com/CA/campbell-ca/catalog/index/6b0cef26e8e7617d2b956c673bf2a257?filter=c2VhcmNoPSZjYXRlZ29yeSU1QjE4OTkxJTVEPTEmY2F0ZWdvcnklNUIxOTAyNSU1RD0xJmNhdGVnb3J5JTVCMTkwMjYlNUQ9MSZjYXRlZ29yeSU1QjE5MDI3JTVEPTE=
To view our Summer Preview Activity Guide visit www.campbellca.gov/activityguide.
The annual Bunnies and Bonnets Parade is this coming Saturday, April 4th and we still need a few more volunteers to help with parade safety positions. If you're available from 10:30am to 1:30pm this Saturday we could use a hand. Please send us an email at volunteers@downtowncampbell.com if you can help.
Looking for a fun Easter gift? I Heart You Candles and Gifts has cheerful Bunny Bags! They're small totes each containing a colorful plush bunny, a toy carrot, a plastic egg, a Ring Pop, candy Fun Dip, and a Bunny Hug - a tiny bunny in a box to comfort anxious hearts. Bunny Bags come in a variety of bright colors with small ornamental tags, and they are super cute.
Visit I Heart You at 482 Alvarado Street, Suite A in Downtown Monterey to pick up a Bunny Bag for your loved one, assembled with care by the shop's owner, Sherry. Open Monday - Saturday, 10am-5pm.
After 30 years of serving the Monterey community, Yann Lusseau and Anne Parker Johnson, the owners of Parker-Lusseau Pastries and Cafe, have retired. We want to thank them for their many years of kindness, community spirit, and amazing food that buoyed our hearts.
The good news is that Yann and Anne are "passing the rolling pin" to Jeanne Brooks of Bees Knees Bakery, who's been providing quality baked goods to local farmers markets and coffee shops in the area since 2020.
A baker for more than 20 years with a strong background in French baking, Jeanne hails from the east coast where she's worked in just about every branch of pastry, notably Abigail Kirsch at Tappan Hill, Gramercy Tavern, Equus Relais & Chateaux, and The Midwife And The Baker. Jeanne has been working at Parker-Lusseau since mid-February, familiarizing herself with its staff, recipes, and techniques (including chocolate production).
We want to wish Yann and Anne a wonderful retirement and congratulate Jeanne on this new journey. We encourage you to stop by the cafe at 539 Hartnell in Downtown Monterey and enjoy all your favorite sweet treats...plus the new ones to come.
Come on down to East Village Cafe to enjoy some fresh baked sourdough loaves! Every Friday, Sarah of Wild Branch Baking Co., a Salinas micobakery, restocks her shelf at East Village with mini sourdough loaves: Jalapeño Cheddar, Artisan, and Cinnamon Swirl. You can also buy her amazing Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Sourdough Cookies at the counter.
Want to try a sample of the loaves first? Ask at East Village's counter for a taste. East Village Cafe is located at 498 Washington Street in Downtown Monterey.
Did you know? The Hot Spot, Downtown Monterey's community art space, offers 6 different arts and crafts to enjoy making with friends and family of all ages at our studio at 458 Alvarado Street.
That's right! You can sit down together at a table, and each of you can choose to paint pottery, paint a blank canvas, create a mosaic, make a candle, design a fairy garden, or mix slime. (We recommend the slime for your little ones. They love it!)
For groups of 6 people, it's recommended to book a reservation in advance. Otherwise, just walk on in when we're open: Sun-Tue & Thu, 11am-7pm; Fri-Sat, 11am-8pm. (Closed Wednesdays).
Please be aware that pottery projects can't be taken home the same day you paint them - they need to be glazed and fired in our kiln before pick-up. But if you don't live nearby, we're happy to ship the finished product to you when they're done.
On The Beach Surf Shop is about to celebrate our 40th anniversary and we've just introduced our new commemorative t-shirts, long sleeves, hoodies, and men's tanks to the store. It's a Good Vibes logo celebrating 40 years of On The Beach!
Visit us at 693 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey to pick up your limited edition statement piece.
