Enjoy the fun and camaraderie of fellow runners laden in lederhosen and the Oktoberfest spirit. 10K & 5K registration ongoing.

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.

Volunteer at Campbell Oktoberfest! Besides being super fun, volunteering offers many perks for you to enjoy when working a shift at Oktoberfest.

Casey Starks Studio is participating in the Monterey County Open Studios Art Tour ! Stop by the studio over two weekends, 11am-5pm on October 12-13 and 19-20, and see where Casey makes all her ceramics.

Tour the studio, talk with Casey, and view her latest work. She'll also hold a couple of demonstrations and a raffle.

Slowfiber presents a machine quilting workshop entitled Free Motion Kindergarten: How to Machine Quilt with a Free Motion Foot on Saturday, October 19, 12pm-4pm. Fee is $80. Register on the Slowfiber website .

Join Monterey Museum of Art for a special Halloween workshop with science illustrator Kristen Burroughs. Following her step-by-step watercolor tutorial, learn more about the nocturnal creature that lends its spooky tones to any graveyard scene.

Open to all experience...

The Monterey Firefighters Community Foundation presents its first annual Firefighters Charity Ball and Cooking Competition Awards on Saturday, October 19, 5pm-10pm at Monterey Marriott Hotel. Semi-formal attire.

Ticket are $250 per person Proceeds will benefit the Monterey Firefighters Community Foundation. Purchase tickets here.

Albatross Ridge Winery and Kitchen presents singer-songwriter Asher MacEnulty . Experience the magic of live music along with award-winning wines, tapas style light bites, and a rotating selecting of craft beer.

Asher MacEnulty...

In honor of Halloween, the City of Monterey presents a free Trunk-or-Treat and Movie in the Park on the lawn of Colton Hall.

The walk-through trunk-or-treat will be held 5pm-6:30pm. Our feature film, Hotel Transylvania (2012), will begin at 6:30pm. Come dressed in costume.

Wendi Kirby Music presents the Seadogs on Saturday, October 19 at 7pm. Prepare for a captivating 2-hour musical journey that blends original compositions with unique interpretations of classic covers from the '70s and '80s. Tickets are $40 - ...

The Golden State Theatre presents Beatles vs. Stones: A Musical Showdown on Saturday, October 19 at 8pm. Tickets are $35-$99. For more information and to purchase tickets, please click here .

Compact Disco presents a night of eclectic disco music featuring DJ Julius Papp of San Francisco and Monterey's own Kenny Summit on Saturday, October 19. Free until 9pm, $20 after. Ages 21+ only.

Julius Papp's dance music roots lie in Disco of the 70s and New Wave of the 80s, but he's known for blending Soul, Latin, Afro, Disco, Jazz, and Electronic sounds with such fluidity that it can be difficult to identify his style.