The Monterey Public Library and Monterey History and Art Association are teaming up to bring you an author talk with Nidhi Chanani on Friday, January 19 at 3:45pm at Stanton Center. Doors open at 3:15pm. The...

Monterey Museum of Art presents a Free Family Fun Day on Saturday, December 2, 11am-3pm. Enjoy free admission to the Museum and experience our exhibitions with the whole family.

Featured activities include colorful landscape collage, tote bag painting, 3D produce crafts, and journal making with the National Steinbeck Center.

Monterey Museum of Art presents a storytelling time with Iluminado exhibition artist Edi Matsumoto on Sunday, December 10, 2pm-3pm. Edi will be assisted by students from Monterey High School, who will act out the story.

Join Edi to hear the story of the traditional Japanese story of the Tanabata, in which the deities and lovers Orihime and Hikoboshi are separated by the Milky Way, only allowed to meet once a year on the seventh day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar.

Ring in the New Year at a kid-friendly hour this year! Join MY Museum 10am-12:15pm for an unforgettable celebration complete with noisemakers, face painting, and party hats. Watch the Noon Year’s Ball light up as we countdown together. Reservations are required.

Monterey Museum of Art presents a Free Family Fun Day on Saturday, December 2, 11am-3pm. Drop by the Museum for a fun-filled afternoon with our interactive art installation, Iluminado .

Meet the artists behind the magical trees of the exhibit, exercise your creativity, and contribute to the evolving exhibition. Featured activities include: paper leaves with messages, mural painting, and pattern-making with wooden blocks.

MY Museum is offering a free holiday kaleidoscope with every $50 gift cart purchase on Small Business Saturday, 10am-5pm. We have a wonderful selection of children's toys and activities perfect for holiday gift giving!

Monterey Public Library Friends and Foundation is hosting a Holiday Book Sale Dec. 8 & 9, 10am-4pm, in the Community Room of the Library. You'll find gently used books across all genres. Proceeds will benefit Monterey Public Library.

On Saturday, November 25, International Market and Deli will host children's art activities and snack-making, offer food samples for all ages, and hold a cooking demonstration for adults at 2pm. We'll also serve complimentary tea to all our guests. More details here.

In celebrating the arrival of the holiday season, we're focusing on activities for all ages encouraging peace, tolerance, and mutual understanding for a better future.

Casey Starks Studio presents a Kids' Ornament Painting Workshop on Sunday, December 10, 2pm-3:30pm. Fee is $35. Please register on our website.

Come out and paint some ceramic ornaments with your kids! This is a fun activity...

Celebrate the holidays at Ice Skating by the Bay's seasonal ice skating rink, open daily November 24 - December 31 . At Custom House Plaza, located behind Portola Hotel & Spa in Old Monterey, skaters can spend the day in a winter wonderland by the Bay.

Admission is $15 for adults, $13 for children 12 & under. Skate rental fee is $5.

All are cordially invited to the Historic Downtown Monterey Traditional Tree Lighting Celebration on Friday, December 1, 5pm-6pm. Join us on the lawn in front of Colton Hall to share in this much-loved holiday event.

Enjoy cookies, cider, live music and caroling, and the lighting of the tree to bring in the holiday season. Monterey's Mayor and members of the City Council will be present and KMBY 1240 AM / 95.9 FM will broadcast the event live.

MY Museum invites you and your children ages 3+ to join us on Saturday, December 9, as we partner with Red Engine Rides for a cruise around town. We're offering 15 minute rides in an open-air fire engine for $25 per person. Kids must be accompanied by an adult. Rides depart every half hour, 10am-11:30am. Advance reservations required.

MY Museum invites children to get festive and join us in decorating your own gingerbread houses. There will be lots of icing and candy canes, swirly twirly gum drops, and tons more candy to make your house look truly extraordinary. Reservations are required - register online here .