All are welcome to the Monterey Bay Greek Festival, a weekend of family fun featuring Greek cuisine, live Greek music, and shopping, September 23-25 at Custom House Plaza. Hours are 5pm-9pm on Friday, 11am-7pm on Saturday, and 11am-4pm on Sunday. Admission is free.

Once called the "Monterey Car Week Kick-Off," this annual event is now called the "Kick-Off Race Car Show," but, as always, Monterey Classic Car Week is beginning with a remarkable display of historic race cars on Alvarado Street!

Come meet the drivers of these beautiful examples of racing history while enjoying great music, a raffle, and drink specials from Cibo at this family-friendly event, 5pm-7pm.

MY Museum invites you and your children ages 3+ to join us on Saturday, July 30, 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-11am. Advance reservations required.

Youth Arts Collective is holding an open house in our studio on Saturday, July 23 and Saturday, July 30, 12pm-4pm. View our Summer Art Show and purchase works by young local artists.

YAC's Summer Art Show will open online on July 22 and run through September. Visit the online show here.

Montery Museum of Art on Pacific Street invites kids and their adults to join us for an afternoon of free art making with a museum educator on Saturday, July 2, 11am-1pm. No registration is required.

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Monterey Public Library invites you to join us in the Library's back parking lots at 10:30am on Friday, June 24 for a peaceful morning with ponies from the Equine Healing Collaborative . Meet the Therapy Herd and...

It's time for the Monterey Firefighters Charity Pancake Breakfast benefiting MY Museum on July 4, 7:30am-10:30am! There will be arts and crafts for the kids, a chance to meet your local firefighters, and a hearty breakfast featuring coffee, pancakes, eggs, sausage, fruit, and all the fixings. Tickets are $15 per person - reservations required.

MY Museum invites you and your children ages 3+ to join us on Saturday, June 25, 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-12:30pm. Advance reservations required.

Own Saturday, June 4, 11am-1pm, on Colton Hall Lawn, Monterey Public Library invites you to bring a blanket and a snack and join us for our free Summer Reading "Camp-Out" to kick-off our Summer Reading Program. Details for the event remain mysterious, but we know it'll involve family fun, music, and...tents!

Monterey Public Library Friends and Foundation is holding a Used Book Sale on Saturday, June 11, 10am-3pm, on the patio of Monterey Public Library. All funds raised will be used to support the library. Expect to find great deals and great prices!

After a two-year hiatus because of the pandemic, Monterey County Pops! has announced the triumphant return of the annual Monterey County Pops! Memorial Day Concert on the lawn in front of Colton Hall and Monterey City Hall.

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Monterey State Historic Park Association presents July 4th Living History Day in the Memory Garden, located behind Pacific House Museum at Custom House Plaza. The whole family can enjoy historic demonstrations and participate in 19th century games, rope-making, leather craft, and cooking, 11am-3pm.

Locally Lit Candle Bar presents a Candle and Bath Bomb Party for Kids ages 7 and up. Fee is $48 per child, which includes all supplies. Please register on our website.

In this workshop, we'll each create a custom candle with Johnny Wicks Candle Company and then we'll each make a bath bomb with Eclipse Creations.