The stage floor burns with pulsating sounds of footwork, song, castanets, syncopated hand clapping and guitar for a riveting display of this true Spanish art form. High energy and passion defines a new dimension in Spanish dance traditions. Tachiria Flamenco...

Casey Starks Studio presents a Make a Vase Workshop on Saturday, October 1, 5pm-7pm. Fee is $150. Please register on our website.

In this workshop, Casey will teach you how to make your own unique vase using the coil building method, demonstrating various ways to build with coils as well as different ways to finish the surface of your piece.

Golden State Theatre presents the Led Zeppelin cover band Get the Led Out on Saturday, October 1at 8pm. Tickets are $29.50-$59.50. For more information and to purchase tickets, please click here .

From the...

Pearl Hour presents The Roulette Hour drag, burlesque, and variety show on Saturday, October 1 at 10pm. $15 cover charge.

Casey Starks Studio presents an Introduction to Handbuilding Pottery Workshop on Sunday, October 2, 10am-12pm. Fee is $150. Please register on our website.

In this workshop you will learn general techniques for handbuilding pottery including slab, pinch,...

Casey Starks Studio presents a Make a Mug Workshop on Sunday, October 2, 2pm-4pm. Fee is $150. Please register on our website.

In this 2 hour workshop you'll learn how to make a mug using the slab-building...

Come out for “Between the Lines” - our first installment in a new series, featuring local singer-songwriters and the stories that inspired them! Michaela K and Gin_Fragonard will be our featured performers.

The full bar and restaurant menu from Bon Ton L'Roy's Lighthouse Smokehouse will be available during the show.

On the first Sunday of every month, 6pm-8pm, Old Capitol Books and Boukra Press host a poetry writing workshop. All levels are welcome. This is two hours of facilitated and structured poetry writing for only $10. Feedback given by trained and published poets.

Every Sunday, Pearl Hour cocktail bar presents an evening of live jazz music featuring the Zach Westfall Group beginning at 8pm. $10 cover. Ages 21 and over only.

Bulldog Sports Pub presents DJ Darion on Sunday, October 2, 9pm until closing. Enjoy $6 margaritas!

The Monterey Commercial Property Owners Association is hosting a City of Monterey Mayoral Candidate Forum, featuring Dan Albert and Tyller Williamson, on Monday, October 3, 5:30pm-7:30pm at Ferrante's Bay View Room at Monterey Marriott Hotel. Please RSVP to 831-655-3764.

Fleet Feet Monterey hosts a Pub Run every Monday at 6:30pm. We'll begin and end at Fieldwork Brewing Company. All paces, levels, distances, and abilities are welcome. Post-run, we can grab a beer together!

Blast. From. The. Past... and a living legend. Henry Rollins stands up at the Golden State Theatre in Monterey Wednesday, Oct 5th for one night only. Tickets start at $25.

Join Bulldog Sports Pub for karaoke every Wednesday night at 9pm. Come on down and sing your heart out.

Come to Bon Ton L'Roy's every Thursday, 7pm-10pm, and share some music at our Open Mic Night. Join this friendly, supportive group of people for a fun, low-key evening of originals and covers and make some new friends.

Come celebrate the weekend with Monterey Museum of Art on Pacific Street with extended hours and free access to the galleries every First Friday of the month, 5pm-7pm. Enjoy an evening of art, music, and community gathering.

First Fridays is Downtown Campbell's monthly street entertainment event. Each month on the first Friday of the month, we schedule bands or musicians to play along the sidewalk.

P.S. Acoustic Music will be playing on the patio at Tessora's.

Sovino Wine Bar and Merchant presents an evening of live music featuring Jacob Chase and the Dead Cassettes on Friday, October 7, 7pm-9pm. In honor of First Friday, we'll be celebrating Happy Hour all night!

Golden State Theatre presents the Silversun Pickups with openers Eliza and the Delusionals on Friday, October 7 at 8pm. Tickets are $30-$155. For more information and to purchase tickets, please...

We know that some of you have been fantasizing about gathering in dark parking lots. With strangers. To read poetry. Let Old Capitol Books help you with that.

We hold monthly Poetry Open Mic Nights on the first Friday of every month at 9pm in the parking lot behind our building (at 499 Calle Principal). Hosted by Brian Sheffield.

Pearl Hour presents Late Night Libations, rough jazz, funk, and rock on Friday, October 7 at 10pm. $10 cover charge.

Mai Ryuno, artist and owner if Play Full Ground is offering a 4-week class entitled "Drawing to Love and Learn" beginning October 8. Fee is $58. Space is limited, please register here .

In this class, held Saturdays at 11am, you will learn how to slow down, look at your everyday life in detail, and learn about yourself through observation drawing.

Become a better knitter! Join Slowfiber for Knitters' Tool Box, a 1-hour knitting lesson on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of the month at 12pm. In each lesson, you'll work on a single concept, creating a swatch you can finish in class. Register on the Slowfiber website. $10

Every Second Saturday of the month, Downtown Campbell books street musicians to entertain you and many of our shops invite pop-up vendors to add some extra adventure to the shopping hunt.

So, you're ready to knit that ambitious and not-inexpensive yarn pile into a sweater. Join Becky at Slowfiber to expand your general sweater knowledge and get help when you encounter a problem.

Held on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of every month, 2pm-3:30pm. $15 per lesson. Register on the Slowfiber website.

The stage floor burns with pulsating sounds of footwork, song, castanets, syncopated hand clapping and guitar for a riveting display of this true Spanish art form. High energy and passion defines a new dimension in Spanish dance traditions. Tachiria Flamenco...

History Happy Hour welcomes author and historian, Barney Terrell who will be presenting his new book, Cold Wrath: The 1896 Rampage of James C. Dunham. The book retells the unsolved mystery of the McGlincy Murders, a cold case that has fascinated residents of Campbell, Santa Clara Valley, and the nation for over a century.

Puma Road at Portola Plaza presents the indie folk duo The Fragonards . Enjoy wine tasting, wines by the glass, and wines by the bottle while you listen to one of our favorite local acts.

On the second Saturday of every month at 7pm, Bon Ton L'Roy's Lighthouse Smokehouse presents Alligator , a legendary Blues, Zydeco, and Cajun guitar and fiddle player. Advance reservations recommended, 831-375-6958.

Come shop master thrifters @thriftybish @yothriftyteacher closets and find vintage and contemporary brands as they set up shop in front of Momstera Lounge.

Puma Road at Portola Plaza presents vocalist Bronwyn Koryn. Enjoy wine tasting, wines by the glass, and wines by the bottle while you listen to one of our favorite musical acts.

MidiCi Monterey invites you to join us for Jazz Night every Sunday, 5pm-8pm. Tonight we'll feature musicians Paul Contos and Bob Basa.

Enjoy an evening learning to create your own pumpkin succulent. This activity can get a little messy & also uses a hot glue gun so please make sure to wear comfortable clothes!

Sovino Wine Bar and Merchant presents a Paint and Sip Class ! Tonight, local artist and retired art teacher Bunny Paivine will be teaching an easy-to-follow painting class. You’ll take home your own 11 x 14 canvas painting. Fee is $40, advance registration required. All materials and instruction are included. Wine is extra.

Pearl Hour presents LGBTQIA+ Night featuring Salinas DJ AyumiPlease on Thursday, October 13, 7pm-10pm. $5 cover charge.

To celebrate the beginning of Salinas Valley Pride weekend, Pearl Hour will donate all cover charges tonight to Salinas Valley Pride celebrations!

Golden State Theatre hosts Tower of Power , the much-lauded creators of their own horn-based, hybrid brand of East Bay soul/funk/R&B/rock. Tickets are $50-$105. For more information and to purchase tickets, please click here .

Pearl Hour presents DJ Sick James and DJ Bad DJ on Friday, October 14 at 9pm. $5 cover charge.

The Oktoberfest Fun Run 5K/10K will be back in-person at the Los Gatos Creek Trail on Saturday, October 15th! Enjoy the fun and camaraderie of fellow runners laden in lederhosen and Oktoberfest spirit!

Monterey Public Library Friends and Foundation is holding a Used Book Sale on Saturday, October 15, 10am-2pm, on the back patio of Monterey Public Library. All funds raised will be used to support the library. Expect to find great deals and great prices!

Along the streets of downtown, festival-goers will enjoy browsing the 100+ arts & crafts booths, sampling a variety of sweet and savory dishes, sipping wine and beer, and listening to some of the best local bands in the Bay Area.

MY Museum invites you and your little ones to join us for Safety Saturday. Today, we'll host Monterey firefighters (10am-12pm) and Monterey police officers (1pm-3pm) for safety demonstrations, crafts, and emergency vehicles. Register online here as part of our general admission.

Fire truck rides will be offered by Red Engine Rides for an additional fee, 10am-12pm. Advance registration is required - sign up here .

Venture Gallery invites you to meet local artist Steve Maher in person on Saturday, October 15, 2pm-6pm. Drop by the gallery, view his new exhibit, Soar , and speak with him about it.

The collection of works in Maher's new exhibit examine the beauty of the Central Coast as seen from above, helping us to imagine a bird's-eye view not impeded by boundaries of brush, hills, cliffs, and large expanses of water.

Puma Road at Portola Plaza presents Magenta Spreen. Enjoy wine tasting, wines by the glass, and wines by the bottle while you listen to one of our favorite local acts.

Magenta Spreen brings together singer-songwriters Kristen Gradwohl and Talmon...

Pearl Hour presents The Golden Hour with DJ Gwynneth on Saturday, October 15 at 9pm. Enjoy a flow of old school and contemporary surf music, nineties hip hop and house music, and contemporary electronic, R&B, and hip hop. $5 cover charge.

Golden State Theatre presents a screening of the classic comedy horror film Army of Darkness ...which you'll watch with the film's star, Bruce Campbell. Relive the movie through the eyes of the star - pausing the action to explain scenes, telling unknown stories about the action, providing funny tidbits of trivia...all straight from the source.

It's happening on Saturday, October 15 at 8pm. Tickets are $29-$125. Please purchase on the website of Golden State Theatre .

Buy, sell, trade video games, tabletop games, related gaming items at the AFKxp Game Swap. Vendors will have all kinds of games and other collectible items available for purchase. FREE, all ages welcome

Puma Road at Portola Plaza presents jazz guitarist Peter Martin and bassist Zach Westfall. Enjoy wine tasting, wines by the glass, and wines by the bottle while you listen to one of our favorite local acts.

This will be an Heirloom Pumpkin Succulent Workshop which includes everything you need to create your own pumpkin masterpiece that lasts for months to come!

Slowfiber invites all of you yarn junkies to join us on the third Wednesday of each month at 5pm for this free get-together. Register on our website as space is limited.

Let's eat, crochet, knit and spin together! We can enjoy a snack potluck while we work - bring something to share. Ages 16 and older only.

Pearl Hour presents a Gin Primo Party indoors and an outdoor tasting on the patio with Oliver McCrum Wines and Spirits plus an Italian Disco with DJ Gwynneth on Thursday, October 20, 7pm-10pm.

What's a Gin Primo...

St. Lucy School Lights Up the Sky!

Puma Road at Portola Plaza presents the indie folk duo The Fragonards . Enjoy wine tasting, wines by the glass, and wines by the bottle while you listen to one of our favorite local acts.

Pearl Hour presents a night of current house garage techno music featuring DJ Topbunk, Shearwater, and the Analydics on Friday, October 21 at 8pm. Cover charge is $5.

Join Blue Zones Project Monterey County, City of Monterey Parks Division, and Sustainable Monterey as we help keep Del Monte Beach clean and make a difference in our community.

At 9am you'll find us out on the beach. Bring your enthusiasm and comfortable shoes - we'll provide trash pickers and gloves. All ages are welcome! Please register online in advance so we know to expect you.

Welcome Fall with an adorable pumpkin succulent! In this class we show you how to make a pumpkin adorned with succulents. All materials will be provided including pumpkin, succulent cuttings, moss and decor. We will have a variety of pumpkins...

The stage floor burns with pulsating sounds of footwork, song, castanets, syncopated hand clapping and guitar for a riveting display of this true Spanish art form. High energy and passion defines a new dimension in Spanish dance traditions. Tachiria Flamenco...

Monterey Recreation and Monterey Firefighters Community Foundation present a Trunk-or-Treat and Movie in the Park on Saturday, October 22 on the lawn of Colton Hall. This family-friendly event is free.

Come dressed in costume to trunk-or-treat, 5pm-6:30pm, when we'll have fire engines and activities for kids. The screening of the Disney film Hocus Pocus will begin at 7pm. Free popcorn and cotton candy available.

Puma Road at Portola Plaza presents musician Sam Cauthorn. Enjoy wine tasting, wines by the glass, and wines by the bottle while you listen to one of our favorite local acts.

Monterey Bay Aquarium invites our members to join us for a family-friendly Halloween Member Party, October 22 and 29, 7pm-10pm. Show off your costumes in an Aquarium full of your favorite people - all dressed up. We'll have a live DJ to get every ghoul dancing!

Are you a member? Please register for the party on our website . Not a member? Here's your chance to join!

Welcome Fall with an adorable pumpkin succulent! In this class we show you how to make a pumpkin adorned with succulents. All materials will be provided including pumpkin, succulent cuttings, moss and decor. We will have a variety of pumpkins...

Ainsley House Garden Concerts welcomes multi-Grammy award winning vocalist Tony Lindsay!

Puma Road at Portola Plaza presents musician Glenn Bell . Enjoy wine tasting, wines by the glass, and wines by the bottle while you listen to one of our favorite local acts.

Local guitarist Glenn Bell...

Experience Magic Hour sound bowl meditation and healing led by crystal healer, The Aura Stream, inside Momstera Lounge.

Golden State Theatre presents Bright Eyes on Tuesday, October 25 at 8pm. Tickets are $34-$74. For more information and to purchase tickets, please click here .

Bright Eyes is an American indie...

Nacho Bizness presents a Spooky Kahoot! Trivia Night on Wednesday, October 26, 7pm-9pm. Eat nachos, drink drinks, win prizes with trivia about all things spooky. Come join us for a spooktacular good time. If you want to wear a costume,...

Bulldog Sports Pub is celebrating Halloween, October 26-31. Check out our schedule and join us for costume contests and fun.

The winners of Friday, Saturday, and Sunday night's costume contests at will be entered into a poll for the chance to win $1,000. Results will be announced on October 31 via Instagram and Facebook .

Monterey Public Library invites children and their caregivers to join us for a special spooky Halloween Storytime in our Community Room. Be sure to wear your favorite costumes as we will be parading around the library after we read the...

The Pearl Works presents a Creative Writing Workshop taught by Paul Ligorski on Thursday, October 27, 6pm-7:30pm. Fee is $15. Please register online here.

Creative writing can be immensely rewarding, but often the road to...

Pearl Hour presents The Bassment, a Monterey based, ever-changing improvisational jam band fusing hip hop, neo-soul, and funk...with an emphasis on funk. $15 cover charge. Ages 21+ only.

MY Museum invites you and your little ones to join us for a special performance by the Matsiko World Orphan Choir on Friday, October 28, 3pm-5pm. Admission to the concert is included with our daily admission fee. Please register online in advance to ensure your spot.

Cloud City Supply would like to wish you a happy Howl-oween! We're celebrating the spookiest night of the year by having the cutest costume contest of the season.

Puma Road at Portola Plaza presents the indie folk duo The Fragonards . Enjoy wine tasting, wines by the glass, and wines by the bottle while you listen to one of our favorite local acts.

Pumpkin Carving & Pinot at Sovino Wine Bar is back! Join us for some Halloween fun on October 28, 29, 30, and 31 at 7pm. Sovino will provide all carving materials, a pumpkin, and a glass of wine of your choice. Fee is $30. Reserve a spot on our website.

Old Capitol Books invites you to join us for our Theory and Philosophy Reading Group. This month, we're going to discuss Lacan and Derrida's responses to Edgar Allen Poe's short story, "The Purloined Letter." Come talk about theory, philosophy, and how it relates to current events with a friendly group of readers and thinkers.

In honor of Halloween, Pearl Hour presents the Carmel Delights Dance Company Boo-lesque on Friday, October 28, 9pm-11pm. Come see the dancers in all their devilish delight along with some incredible guests.

Savvy Bar presents a Spooky House Party for ages 21 and up featuring DJ Sol on Friday, October 28 at 10pm. No cover charge.

Dress code and/or costumes are encouraged. Password is required at the door - available on Savvy's website that day.

Monterey Museum of Art presents a Free Family Fun Day celebrating Dia de los Muertos with Artist in Residence Victor-Mario Zaballa, 11am-1pm.

Participants of all ages will be invited to create engraved images of calaveras (skulls), corazones ardientes (burning hearts) and more. Enjoy free admission to the Museum and view Victor-Mario Zaballa’s lantern installation, NECAUHCAYOTL, Gratitude Memento, Recuerdo de Gratitud .

Current Comics is hosting a Halloween ComicFest on Saturday, October 29. We'll be giving out a great selection of free, Halloween themed comics as well as Halloween candy while supplies last, 11am-7pm.

(Don't miss the Trick-or-Treat on Lighthouse , 2pm-5pm!)

A free, outdoor family-friendly event in Downtown Campbell! Join us for live music, entertainment, food trucks, a family photo booth, and more. We'll also have bicycle safety and reliability inspections and repairs by Community Cycles of California!

Halloween festivities on Lighthouse are back! On Saturday, October 29, Lighthouse District shops, restaurants, and boutiques will be open and welcoming little goblins with special treats, 2pm-5pm, rain or shine. So dress up the kids, get in the spirit, and come on down with your family to enjoy a fun and safe time in the community.

All businesses handing out candy will be located on Lighthouse Avenue in New Monterey between Reeside and David and will have a Lighthouse Halloween poster displayed in the window.

Monterey Bay Aquarium invites our members to join us for a family-friendly Halloween Member Party, October 29, 7pm-10pm. Show off your costumes in an Aquarium full of your favorite people - all dressed up. We'll have a live DJ to get every ghoul dancing!

Are you a member? Please register for the party on our website . Not a member? Here's your chance to join!

Celebrate Halloween at Bon Ton L'Roy's Lighthouse Smokehouse. Tonight, we'll have live music performed by Louisiana native, Alligator, and we'll be serving classic New Orleans cuisine.

Costumes and dancing are encouraged! Person with the best costume will receive a Bon Ton L'Roy's gift certificate. No cover charge. Reservations recommended, 831-375-6958.

Every Halloween, an undead curse falls upon Downtown Campbell and a horde of dancing zombies shuffle their way from one end of downtown to the other while performing the "Thriller" dance every time they stop.

Golden State Theatre presents comedianand actor Felipe Esparza on Saturday, October 29 at 8pm. Tickets are $29-$69 - to purchase tickets, please click here .

Felipe Esparza has come a long way since winning NBC's "Last Comic Standing" in 2010. With three successful stand-up specials on Netflix and HBO, his "What's Up Fool?" podcast holding steady as one of the top comedy podcasts, and his sold-out tour dates across country, he's now appearing frequently as an actor in film and TV shows such as "Superstore" and "Gentefied."

Pearl Hour welcomes DJ Hanif Wondir on Saturday, October 29 at 9pm. Come enjoy an exciting set with live projection mapping (a.k.a. trippy visuals) designed by Hanif to accompany his genre-crossing musical experience. Cover charge is $10.

We're bringing ScaryBack! Come join us for our first Creepy Crawly Halloween event in Downtown Campbell in 3 years! Bring your two and four legged little ghouls, goblins, and superheroes to our haunted district for some scary good fun and Trick or Treating!

Puma Road at Portola Plaza presents vocalist Bronwyn Koryn. Enjoy wine tasting, wines by the glass, and wines by the bottle while you listen to one of our favorite musical acts.

Something's brewing and it'll be ghoulishly fun! Dress up with your 4-legged friends and join us to celebrate a howling good time this Halloween at Esteban Restaurant's Costume Party Event, 4:30pm-9pm on the restaurant's patio, weather permitting. Phone for reservations, 831-375-0176.