Weekend street closure is in effect from Friday, September 25th thru Sunday, September 27th! Put on a mask, come enjoy the great weather (and clean air) that we’re having, and grab a table downtown!

Monterey State Historic Park is proud to announce the reopening of the historic Custom House after over a year of being closed!

The Custom House Museum is open Tues-Sun, 10am-4pm. As always, admission is free. Masks must be worn inside the museum at all times.

Peter B's Brewpub, located at 2 Portola Plaza behind the Portola Hotel & Spa, is thrilled to announce Natalie Mika as the new Head Brewer. Mika has been brewing beer at Peter B's since 2019.

A Monterey County native, Mika is a self-proclaimed lab nerd and has worked with fermentation science since 2013. She's now back in the brewery, working to have your favorite Peter B's beer ready for a planned reopening in the summer of 2021.

Wherever you're headed, the Verve+ 3 Lowstep, now at Epicenter Cycling, is the best way to get there. This electric hybrid bike from Trek is ultra-comfortable, super intuitive to use, and a ton of fun to ride. Visit Epicenter at 230 Lighthouse Avenue to give it a test ride!

On The Beach Surf Shop invites you to stop by and check out some of our Buell soft top surfboards before we sell out...again. On The Beach is located at 693 Lighthouse Avenue.

The current threat from the wildfires burning in Monterey County is unprecedented and the need of Monterey County residents who have been evacuated is huge. Now through September 5, 2020, Monterey Firefighters are collecting donations of cash and gift cards to distribute quickly, and directly, to families impacted by the fires.

Monterey Firefighters have set up a Go Fund Me page for financial donations. They are also accepting donations of gift cards from stores such as Target, Walmart, Safeway, or Lucky's, at all of the fire stations in the City of Monterey . Downtown Old Monterey's Fire Station No. 11 is located at 600 Pacific Street.

Although it's unbelievable that we are now facing these fires at the same time our families are being impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, it's the difficult reality for all of us. We will survive this, but if it's possible to lend some help to our neighbors at the same time, we know it will be greatly appreciated.

The Monterey trolley returns! This free service will operate June 25 - September 5, 10am-6pm daily. Park in the Downtown Monterey Garage (340 Tyler), Cannery Row Garage (601 Foam), or the Waterfront Lot (245 Washington) and get a free ride to all of your favorite attractions including the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Cannery Row, the Lighthouse District, Downtown Old Monterey, and Old Fisherman's Wharf.

Here's a tentative list of some events that will be coming back to Downtown Campbell in 2022.

Most of you have probably heard that the State of California and Monterey County lifted the indoor mask mandate on February 16 for people who are vaccinated for Covid.**

This means that, as of February 16, businesses in Downtown Old Monterey are not required to enforce masking and social distancing for anyone who's been vaccinated. Keep in mind that they can still request that everyone wear a mask while on their premises.

Please remember that each small business is run by someone who has a family and is dealing with challenges that you can't see. If a business is still requiring everyone to wear a mask regardless of vaccination status, they surely have a good reason for doing so.

Please help us by being your most compassionate and understanding self. If wearing a mask is not something you're willing to do, just take your money to another business until their rules change.

What if you want to keep wearing a mask? If you're vaccinated but still want to wear a mask, you're allowed to do so regardless of what other people are doing around you.

**Not vaccinated? Please keep your mask on indoors. Want to get vaccinated and/or boosted? You can make an appointment here.

The State of California has extended its indoor mask mandate through at least February 15. This is in light of the fact that California’s 7-day average of daily new Covid-19 cases almost doubled between Dec 31 and Jan 5. In other words: the omicron variant is here and it is very busy.

Please wear a high-quality mask over your nose and mouth and stay safe, everyone. You can find information on where to get Covid vaccines and boosters in Monterey County here .

All our Lighthouse District businesses remain open, and many offer options for people wishing to be more cautious, including take-out service from restaurants and curbside pick-up and shipping from many retail shops.

A special thanks from all of us to all of you - our valued customers and friends - for continuing to support our local, family-owned businesses!