Monterey Custom House Plaza is a wonderful area to enjoy a stroll while shopping for some local finds. Enjoy the sunshine as you walk among many artisan’s booths and specialty food. Admission is FREE!

Fisherman’s Wharf is just a few steps away with breathtaking views of the beautiful Monterey Bay. The Monterey Custom House Plaza is known for many outstanding markets and this will be another to add to that list!

31st Annual Monterey County Artists Studio Tour

Arts Habitat presents the 30th Annual Monterey County Artists Studio Tour, an annual, self-guided tour of artist studios and exhibition spaces across the county.

October 8th/9th and 15th/16th, 2022. Tour hours are 11:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. daily.

The Tour will take place both weekends in Peninsula, Coastal, Carmel Valley, Salinas, Salinas Valley, and North and South County locations. Our Studio will be OPEN BOTH weekends. Printed catalogs can be found in the Monterey County Weekly and The Carmel Pine Cone.

The Los Gatos Art & Wine Festival, Fiesta de Artes, takes place on the Civic Center lawn in beautiful downtown Los Gatos at 110 E. Main St.. Featuring over 200 artists, live music all day/all weekend, fine wine by local vintners and craft beer...not to mention food trucks and plenty of opportunities to have a great time...this is an event not to be missed!

This is a FREE event, but have no fear - there will be lots of cool things to purchase!

Since 1971, this festival has been one of the key events in the Town of Los Gatos. That means that it has been 50 YEARS of having fun! So mark it on your calendars - Sept. 17-18, 10am - 6pm - and be prepared to shop, dance, eat, drink and be merry!

The Kiwanis Club of Los Gatos has been putting on this fantastic event since 1996 and ALL proceeds go right back into the community.

39th Annual Capitola Art & Wine Festival

September 10 & 11, 2022

Sat 10AM – 6PM & Sun 10AM – 5PM

Art, wine, music, food, and good vibes…all in the enchanting beach-side setting of Capitola Village. Summer’s last hurrah, and truly a weekend in paradise!

Stroll the Festival sipping exceptional wines from the Santa Cruz Mountains while admiring the artistic talents of over 125 fine artists.

Sway to live music including folk rock from the Anthony Arya Band, and high energy rock n roll from The Lost Boys featuring James Durbin. Be inspired by local dance groups, and entertained by street performers.

Feed your cravings with tantalizing cuisine from local food trucks, and cruise through the Artisans Marketplace for locally handcrafted goods.

Six blocks within Sand City are closed off and the streets are transformed into pedestrian galleries and sidewalk theater for visual and performing artists. Live music fills the air from three stages showcasing local and regional acts with state of the art sound quality–all as you stroll by vendors and open galleries, sipping your favorite wine, beer or nitro margarita.

For the last two decades, Sand City has proudly hosted the free, family-friendly West End Celebration. The diversity of artistic talent to be found within Monterey County, dozens of local non-profit and eco-friendly businesses, and the food and beverage industry gather to celebrate the arts and community. Over 150 vendors, artists and organizations exhibit over the weekend.

Arts & crafts, great food, music all day, classic car show, dog show, pony rides, kids games and jump houses. The Annual Carmel Valley Fiesta takes place on the 1st “full” weekend in August at the Carmel Valley Community Park, between Ford Road and Pilot Road north of Carmel Valley Road.