Calling all witches, wizards, and muggles! Join Downtown Monterey's own Johnny Wicks Candle Studio at Monterey Elks Lodge for a magical Harry Potter–inspired candle-making workshop.

Create your own spellbinding candle with Johnny Wicks's magical scents, sip on themed drinks, and enjoy a night filled with games and trivia. Purchase tickets here.

Puma Road at Portola Plaza presents musician Glenn Bell . In recent years, he has performed as a member of the bands Sensory Tribe, The BASSment, and Yeobo.

Enjoy wine tasting, wines by the glass, and wines by the bottle while you listen to one of our favorite local acts.

Old Capitol Books presents the 2026 Monterey Poetry Festival April 24-26 - three fantastic days of poetry readings, open mics, and music.

Tickets are only $10, and events will feature favorites such as Marie Boucher, Daniel Summerhill, Tongo Eisen-Martin, Brian Sheffield, Heather Flescher, and Alie Jones. View the schedule and buy tickets here .

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

The quartet features Zach Westfall (bass), Ben Herod (sax), Mike Lent...