The Old Monterey Business Association and Old Monterey Foundation are seeking volunteers for our 4th of July Parade in Downtown Old Monterey!

Parade Details

This old fashioned community parade, with marching bands, dancers, giant balloons, and community groups is a wonderful Monterey tradition that draws thousands of locals and visitors of all ages for a morning of family-friendly fun.

Volunteer Details

Volunteers will serve 8am-12pm on Friday, July 4. As a volunteer, you may end up marching in the parade or placed along the route for crowd and parade control. Because of this, it is very important that you be able to walk a mile and stand for a few hours.

Interested? Fill out this short form and you'll be contacted by the Parade Volunteer Coordinator. If you have questions, please phone the OMBA office at 831-655-8070.

The opposite of hate is not love. It's curiosity. None of us are born fully aware. We become aware. It is never too late to put your assumptions aside and learn how the world feels to someone born and living under vastly different circumstances than yours.

I hesitate to say Happy Pride Month this year because the times do not feel celebratory. Given the recent passing of musician and local son, Sly Stone, it'd be appropriate to recognize the difficult moment by quoting from Sly and the Family Stone's canon of human diversity, "Everyday People."

"There is a blue one who can't accept the green one
For living with a fat one trying to be a skinny one
And different strokes for different folks...

We got to live together
I am no better and neither are you
We are the same whatever we do

You love me, you hate me, you know me and then
You can't figure out the bag I'm in
I am everyday people..."

It's an appropriate time to listen closely to that song. We are everyday people in the rainbow of all human outcomes.

Sheldon Chang, DowntownCampbell.com Online Editor

The 3rd Annual Historic Downtown Campbell Car Show is in the books and we are absolutely flattered and humbled by the positive comments we've been getting. There will be a wrap-up coming up in approximately one one week to show you photos from the show and announce the winners.

This show was an enormous amount of work and we would like to recognize the absolutely critical role volunteers played in its success. Around 100 people signed up to help us prepare for this event, produce it, run it, and clean-up after it.

WIthout our army of volunteers, this does not happen. If you were one of them, we hope you take a moment to read the positive comments we've been getting on social media. You were part of this and we thank you. There's no way this happens without your help and we hope you all return again in 2026.

If you want to be one of those people in 2026, make sure you've filled out our general Volunteer Registration Form where you can put your name down to help with all kinds of events organized by us (Downtown Campbell Business Association) year round.

A message from the City of Monterey about our local sea lions:

City of Monterey's Parks Division this week has temporarily closed San Carlos Beach, located at Cannery Row and Reeside Avenue. A colony of sea lions have arrived en masse to use the beach as a resting spot.

The City of Monterey is working closely with staff at the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. We will keep the public informed as to the beach's status.

We want residents and visitors to be safe while visiting the coastline, and remind you to enjoy and watch the sea lions from a distance of at least 150 feet. Sea lions are large and can be unpredictable and territorial.

Please remember, we humans are sharing this space with other species. Marine mammals, including sea lions, are protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act. People who harass, feed, capture, or kill any marine mammal could face a hefty fine or even jail time.

- June 6, 2025

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As you may know, we're putting on a car show on Saturday, June 7th and since this is Downtown Campbell, you know it'll be more than just a car show! Even if you don't care for dazzling cars, it'll be a good time from 9am to 3:30pm.

We will also have...

• 5 Bands: The Breaux Show, Drive, Chain of Fools, Wandering Acoustics, and the Greasy Razzles
• Free Popcorn
• Kids' Activities
• Beer & Wine to Go
• Free Photo Booth

Be on the lookout for "Filling Station" signs. That's where you can buy beer or wine in to-go cups that you can walk around with.

You can get drinks to go from:

• 7 Stars Bar & Grill
• Blue Line Pizza
• Doppio Zero
• El Guapo's
• La Pizzeria
• Naschmarkt Restaurant
• One Fish Raw Bar
• Sushi Confidential
• Tessora's Wine Bar
• Water Tower Kitchen

Also be on the lookout for specials. Visit our businesses to check out what they're doing.

• Doppio Zero: Special Take-out Menu
• La Pizzeria: Margherita Pizza + Soda $19 (+$3 for Beer)
• One Fish Raw Bar: $10 Rose ( 5 oz) - $6 Modelo (12 oz)
• Tessora's: Beer Frose & Micheladas
• Water Tower Kitchen: Breakfast Burritos to go from 9am to 11am.
• ADOR Boutique: Mini-pancakes and Sip and Shop.

Registration for the 2025 Historic Downtown Campbell Car Show is now CLOSED. Regretfully, we can't take any more cars. We just don't have any more space available.

If you want to make a cameo appearance, you may be able to score a parallel parking space on Orchard City Dr. that will place you right outside of the show, but take note of the 2 hour parking limit there.

If you want to be among the first to know about the dates for our 2026 show, please send an email to carshow-list@downtowncampbell.com and we'll put you on our notification list.

Thank you to everyone who entered our show this year and we wish we had more space to take in all the entries we wanted. It was very difficult to turn down some of the entries we got this year.

It's going to be another amazing show and I hope you'll be able to come join us for a very fun day in Downtown Campbell.

Learn more about Valentina, the co-owner of Bon Ton L'Roy's Lighthouse Smokehouse, in a lovely, casual interview on the local podcast, Alligator in Alignment!

In this podcast episode, Alligator and Valentina talk about the beginnings of the restaurant, her take on the wonderful cuisine, leaning into the New Orleans Creole tradition, and her connection to Martha Stewart...

Monterey's favorite Cajun musician, Alligator, performs on the second Saturday of every month at Bon Ton L'Roy's Lighthouse Smokehouse, located at 794 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey.

Beginning in September 2025, the Skylight Room inside Cooper-Molera Adobe Museum will be available to rent for meetings and events.

Gather in the courtyard garden for refreshments and host your monthly board or membership meeting, book talk, or presentation in this lovely, welcoming space which is part of the historic Cooper-Molera house. Capacity is 25-40 people.

Please contact complete this Event Inquiry form to learn more. Cooper-Molera Adobe is located at 506 Munras Avenue in Downtown Old Monterey.

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Hula's Island Grill has fresh shirts, sweatshirts, hats, glassware, and stickers in stock! Ask a staff member next time you come in to show you the merchandise. Our restaurant is located at 622 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey.