Family Activities

Monterey Recreation and Monterey Firefighters Community Foundation present a Trunk-or-Treat and Movie in the Park on Saturday, October 22 on the lawn of Colton Hall. This family-friendly event is free.

Come dressed in costume to trunk-or-treat, 5pm-6:30pm, when we'll have fire engines and activities for kids. The screening of the Disney film Hocus Pocus will begin at 7pm. Free popcorn and cotton candy available.

Join the City of Monterey in celebrating the opening of the Pat Hathaway Memorial Exhibition on Thursday, August 29, 5pm-7pm at Colton Hall Museum. Free and open to the public.

This exhibit celebrates the life and photo collection of the late Pat Hathaway, featuring historical images of Monterey, c.1870-1950, collected and preserved by Pat over the course of 50 years. The exhibit will run through Sept 29.

Attention, residents of Downtown Old Monterey! Monterey's Downtown Neighborhood Association invites you to join us for a meet up on Saturday, September 21, 10am-12pm, in the plaza outside East Village Cafe. Meet fellow neighbors, discuss neighborhood issues and how to improve them, and enjoy free coffee plus donuts from everybody's local favorite, Red's!

The City of Monterey invites you to celebrate PARK(ing) Day, when we'll transform parking spaces into temporary parks on Alvarado Street. These parklets will feature green spaces, outdoor seating, and fun and educational booths from various City departments.

Monterey Car Week is beginning with a remarkable display of historic race cars on Alvarado Street on Friday, August 9, 5pm-7pm! Come on down, see the cars up close, and meet the drivers. This is a family-friendly event.

Monterey Public Library presents an all-ages performance by clowning duo Coventry and Kaluza on Thursday, July 25, 1pm-2pm in the Community Room. Enjoy jokes, acrobats, juggling and hula hooping! Advance registration required here.

Monterey Public Library presents Oakland children's musician Mr. Elephant on Wednesday, June 26, 1pm-2pm in the Community Room. This event is free but registration is required .

Mr. Elephant sings original, family-friendly songs in styles ranging from rock to reggae, from beats to bossa nova. They're educational, diverse and - most of all - FUN!

Monterey State Historic Park is hosting a free community craft day for all ages on Saturday, 11am-3pm. Learn about candle making in early California and take home your own beeswax candle. Registration is recommended (search by date). Check in at Pacific House.

Monterey State Historic Park is celebrating California State Parks Week , June 12-16! Join us for free daily tours departing at 12:30pm daily from Custom House. Registration is recommended (search by date).

June 12, 14, & 16, take a free Garden Tour with stops at the Memory Garden and Casa Soberanes Garden, learning about the gardens' history and the flowers that bloom there.

Enjoy a free Memorial Day Concert for all ages on the lawn in front of Colton Hall and Monterey City Hall on Monday, May 27.

At 1pm, the Latin Jazz Collective will begin the festivities. At 2pm, the full 40-piece Monterey County Pops! orchestra , conducted and hosted by Dr. Carl Christensen, will perform a selection of popular, patriotic, and Americana music.

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 stamping, embroidery, and tortilla making, 11am-3pm.