Make plans to attend Monterey Peninsula social events during your stay. Contact local chambers of commerce including Monterey County:
For a complete list, click here.
Big Sur Chamber of Commerce (831) 667-2100
Carmel Tourist Information Center (831) 624-1711
Carmel Valley Chamber of Commerce (831) 659-4000
Castroville Chamber of Commerce (831) 633-6545
Gilroy Chamber of Commerce (408) 842-6437
Marina Chamber of Commerce (831) 384-9155
Monterey County Convention & Visitors Bureau (888) 221-1010
Monterey Peninsula Chamber of Commerce (831) 649-1770
Moss Landing Chamber of Commerce (831) 633-4501
Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce (831) 373-3304
Salinas Valley Chamber of Commerce (831) 424-7611
Seaside/Sand City Chamber of Commerce (831) 394-6501
Annual Calendar of Events
Below is a sample of the wide variety of events, festivals and activities that take place throughout the year. Most events occur on the same day or weekend each year, and some occur only in the same month but on different days. For the most current listing, please go to: http://montereyinfo.org/page/06_monterey_calendar_of_events/
December Events
December 5-6
Christmas at the Inns
Pacific Grove
Tel: 831-373-3304
http://www.pacificgrove.org/
Pacific Grove's handsome old inns glow in candlelight and good cheer as the innkeepers show off decorations with a real Victorian-era splendor to them. Tickets are limited.
December 8-9
23rd Annual Christmas in the Adobes
Monterey
Tel: 831-649-7118
http://www.parks.ca.gov/
Experience Monterey's beautiful historic buildings illuminated by candlelight and enhanced with period decorations, musical entertainment, sweet treats, and costumed docents who inhabit the 19th century as if they were born to it.
December 16-17
Explorer’s Passport Winner Weekend
Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey
http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/
A weekend of events and activities especially for families and kids who have participated in the Oceans 2006 program of the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
December 31
First Night Monterey
Downtown Monterey
Tel: 831-373-4778
http://www.firstnightmonterey.org/
Celebration of New Year's Eve through the arts. Music, dances, poetry, special installations and exhibits from 2pm to midnight indoors and out throughout historic downtown Monterey. Alcohol-free event for the entire family.
December 31
New Year’s Eve at the Aquarium
Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey
http://www.montereybayaquarium.org%20/
Ring in 2006 with a dance party among the sea creatures sparkling and swimming in the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s award-winning galleries.
