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MARCH
Dixieland Monterey's Jazz Bash By The Bay
Portola Hotel & Spa and Monterey Conference Center
www.dixieland-monterey.com/
March 2-4, 2012
APRIL
Annual Sea Otter Classic
Laguna Seca Recreation Area
Monterey
www.seaotterclassic.com
Good Old Days Celebration
Downtown
Pacific Grove
Music on several stages, rides for kids, food samples, several blocks of street vendors, a parade and more.
www.pacificgrove.org
Next Generation Jazz Festival
Monterey Conference Center
Monterey
www.montereyjazzfestival.org/2011/NGF/
Pebble Beach Food & Wine
Various venues
Pebble Beach
www.pebblebeachfoodandwine.com
MAY
Big Sur International Marathon
Big Sur
www.bsim.org/site3.aspx
Monterey Bay SpringFest Arts & Crafts Faire
At Custom House Plaza In Monterey State Historic Park
Monterey
www.pacrep.org
Festival Of The Winds
Marina State Beach
www.marinafestival.com
Pebble Beach Food & Wine
Various venues
Pebble Beach
www.pebblebeachfoodandwine.com
Feast Of Lanterns
Various locations
Pacific Grove
www.feast-of-lanterns.org
Carmel Art Festival
Devendorf Park and Mission Street
Carmel
www.carmelartfestival.org
Spring Dog Festival
Santa Cruz
www.coastaldogs.com
Santa Cruz Blues Festival
Santa Cruz
www.santacruzbluesfestival.com
Cooking for Solutions Celebration
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Monterey
www.montereybayaquarium.org/vi/vi_events/cooking/
Monterey Rock & Rod Festival
Monterey County Fairgrounds
Monterey
www.montereyrockrod.com
Annual California Roots Music & Arts Festival
Monterey County Fairgrounds
Monterey
www.cal-roots.com
JUNE
Cannery Row Block Party
Cannery Row
Monterey
www.canneryrow.com/events.php
The Monterey Wine Festival
Monterey
www.montereywine.com
Monterey Beer Festival
Monterey County Fairgrounds
Monterey
www.nightthatneverends.com/brew_with_a_view.html
Monterey Bay SummerFest Arts & Crafts Faire
At Custom House Plaza In Monterey State Historic Park
Monterey
www.pacrep.org
Monterey Bay Blues Festival
Monterey County Fairgrounds
Monterey
www.montereyblues.com
Bikes On The Bay
Capitola
www.bikesonthebay.com
JULY
Esalen International Arts Festival
Big Sur
www.esalen.org/events/artsfestival2011
Pacific Grove Fourth of July BBQ
Caledonia Park
Pacific Grove
www.pacificgrove.org
Carmel Bach Festival
Various venues
Carmel
www.bachfestival.org
Annual Monterey Bay ReggaeFest
Monterey County Fairgrounds
Monterey
www.mbayreggaefest.net
Cabrillo Music, Art & Wine Festival
Various locationsBR>Santa Cruz
www.cabrillomusic.org
Turkish Arts & Culture Festival
Custom House Plaza at Monterey State Historic Park
Monterey
www.turkfestca.org
Films In The Forest
Forest Theater
Carmel
www.foresttheaterguild.org
AUGUST
Cabrillo Music, Art & Wine Festival
Various locations
Santa Cruz
www.cabrillomusic.org
Annual Winemakers' Celebration
The Barnyard
Carmel
Pebble Beach Concours Tour d'Elegance
Ocean Avenue
Carmel-By-The-Sea
www.pebblebeachconcours.net
Aloha Races & Polynesian Festival
Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf
Santa Cruz
www.cityofsantacruz.com
Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance
Pebble Beach Golf Links
Pebble Beach
www.pebblebeachconcours.net
Monterey County Fair
Monterey Fairgrounds
Monterey
www.montereycountyfair.com/annual-fair
Films In The Forest
Forest Theater
Carmel
www.foresttheaterguild.org
SEPTEMBER
Monterey County Fair
Monterey Fairgrounds
Monterey
www.montereycountyfair.com/annual-fair
Capitola Begonia Festival
Soquel Creek
Capitola
www.begoniafestival.com/
Monterey Bay Greek Festival
Custom House Plaza at Monterey State Historic Park
Monterey
www.montereybaygreekfestival.com
Monterey Bay Greek Festival
Custom House Plaza
Monterey
www.montereybaygreekfestival.com
Cherry's Jubilee Motorsports Festival
Various venues
Monterey County California
www.cherrysjubilee.org
Festa Italia Annual Santa Rosalia Festival
Custom House Plaza at Monterey State Historic Park
Monterey
www.festaitaliamonterey.com
Annual Capitola Art & Wine Festival
Capitola Village
Capitola
www.capitolachamber.com/artwine.html
Santa Cruz County Fair
Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds
Watsonville
www.santacruzcountyfair.com
Monterey Jazz Festival
Monterey Fairgrounds
Monterey
www.montereyjazzfestival.org
Monterey Bay FallFest Arts & Crafts Faire
At Custom House Plaza In Monterey State Historic Park
Monterey
www.pacrep.org
Monterey Bay Birding Festival
Watsonville Civic Plaza
Watsonville
www.montereybaybirding.org
OCTOBER
Taste of Carmel
Carmel Mission
Carmel
www.tasteofcarmel.com
Annual Big Sur Jade Festival
Pacific Valley School
Big Sur
www.bigsurjadefest.com
Monterey Bay HarvestFest Arts & Crafts Faire
At Custom House Plaza In Monterey State Historic Park
Monterey
www.pacrep.org
History Fest Monterey
Monterey
www.monterey.org/museum/events.html
Carmel-by-the-Sea Birthday Parade
Ocean Avenue
Carmel
NOVEMBER
Big Sur Food & Wine Festival
Big Sur
bigsurfoodandwine.org
The Best Of The Blue
Del Monte Aviation Hangar
Monterey
www.montereywines.org
Cannery Row Christmas Tree Lighting
Cannery Row
Monterey
www.canneryrow.com/events.php
DECEMBER
Annual Monterey Cowboy Poetry and Music Festival
Monterey Conference Center
Monterey
www.montereycowboy.org
Holiday Lights Train
Beach Boardwalk
Santa Cruz
Monterey County California
www.roaringcamp.com
Christmas in the Adobes
Monterey
First Night Monterey
Various locations
Monterey
www.firstnightmonterey.org
JANUARY
Fungus Faire
Louden Nelson Community Center
Santa Cruz
www.scfungusfair.org
FEBRUARY
AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro Am
Golf tournament for pros and Hollywood celebs.
Pebble Beach
February 6-12, 2012
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