24 The Best of Monterey Bay ® 2024-2025 calendar track a twist. The main event—the Concours d’Elegance—takes place Sunday, Aug. 18. Various locations. (831) 622-1700, pebblebeachconcours.net Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion Aug. 14-17, 2024 This event brings historic race cars to the track at Laguna Seca as part of the broader Car Week happenings. Cars from the early 1900s to recent Formula 1 winners and everything in between take laps. Famous drivers appear, too. WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, 1021 Highway 68, Salinas. (831) 2428200, weathertechraceway.com Winemakers’ Celebration Aug. 24, 2024 Each year for one afternoon, area winemakers and chefs take over Dolores Street in Carmel (and a bit of 7th Avenue, as well) and welcome guests. More than 100 different wines are poured. There are bites and live music. Best of all, the winemakers and chefs are on hand to answer your questions. Dolores Street, Carmel. (831) 375-9400, montereywines.org West End Celebration Aug. 24-25, 2024 Expect to see a whole host of artists and artisans in the performing arts, visual arts, live music on multiple stages and more at this big, fun block party. This dynamic festival is a little bit different every year as it celebrates whatever local artists are making. Throughout Sand City. westendcelebration.com Monterey County Fair Aug. 29-Sept. 2, 2024 Carnival rides—lots of them. Wild fair food, and not just on a stick. Tours of the livestock competitions. Live music. It’s all on display at the county fair, an annual staple of summertime fun for the whole family. Monterey County Fair and Event Center, 2004 Fairground Road, Monterey. (831) 372-5863, montereycountyfair.com Pure Insurance Championship Sept. 20-22, 2024 A unique tournament that puts 80 professionals from the PGA Tour Champions series with 160 amateurs and 80 youth golfers from First Tee programs around the nation. The pros vie for a $2.3 million prize purse. The amateurs for bragging rights and the kids for the learning experience. Pebble Beach Golf Links, 1700 17 Mile Drive, Pebble Beach. (831) 649-1533, pureinsurancechampionship.com Monterey Jazz Festival Sept. 27-29, 2024 MJF celebrates 67 years strong this September. The bill boasts over 50 acts, highlighted with some of the genre’s most recognizable names. Sammy Miller and the Congregation, Shayna Steele, Chief Adjuah, The Soul Rebels, Mavis Staples and The Blind Boys of Alabama are just some of the big names coming to perform. Monterey County Fair and Event Center, 2004 Fairground Road, Monterey. (831) 373-3366, montereyjazzfestival.org California International Airshow Sept. 27-29, 2024 Aerial acrobatic teams and modern high-tech aircraft spin and glide through the sky as the audience looks up in amazement from the ground. The spectacle is back for its 42nd year, with a show by the USAF Thunderbirds, the legendary P-51 fighter, the Wall of Fire and more. Salinas Municipal Airport, 30 Mortensen Ave., Salinas. (844) 647-7469, salinasairshow.com Monterey County Artists Open Studio Tour Oct. 12-13 and Oct. 19-20, 2024 This is an annual opportunity to see local art and also meet the artists and see where their creative process happens. Artists open their studios and exhibition spaces, welcoming guests for this self-guided tour showcasing the range of work that can be found all over Monterey County. It all takes place over two weekends in October—artists choose which weekend (or both) to participate in. Various locations. artshabitat.org Life Time Sea Otter Classic Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance and Car Week
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