Monterey Public Library Friends and Foundation is hosting a Holiday Book Sale Dec. 6 & 7, 10am-4pm. In the Community Room, find gently used books across all genres. In the Collectible Room, discover unique finds such as first editions, signed copies, and local interest books. Proceeds will benefit Monterey Public Library.

Celebrate the holidays at Ice Skating by the Bay's seasonal ice skating rink, open daily November 22 - January 5 . At Custom House Plaza, located behind Portola Hotel & Spa in Old Monterey, skaters can spend the day in a winter wonderland by the Bay.

Admission is $15 for adults, $13 for children 12 & under. Skate rental fee is $5.

Ring in the New Year at a kid-friendly hour this year! Join MY Museum 10am-12pm for an unforgettable celebration complete with noisemakers, face painting, and party hats. Watch the Noon Year’s Ball light up as we countdown together. Reservations are required.

MY Museum invites children to get festive and join us in decorating your own gingerbread houses. There will be lots of icing and candy canes, gum drops, and candy to make your house look truly extraordinary, plus a sugar cookie to decorate and take home to eat. Reservations are required - register online here .

Drop by the Monterey Museum of Art for a fun-filled afternoon of artmaking within Iluminado—a wondrous interactive art installation. Meet the artists behind our creative installations. Walk through and even add your own reflections to the evolving Iluminado...

All are cordially invited to the Historic Downtown Monterey Traditional Tree Lighting Celebration on Friday, December 6, 5pm-6pm. Join us on the lawn in front of Colton Hall by candlelight to share in this much-loved holiday event.

Enjoy cookies, cider, live music and caroling, and the lighting of the tree to bring in the holiday season. KMBY 1240 AM / 95.9 FM will broadcast the event.

Second Chance Thrift Store is holding a Halloween Costume Contest for all ages on Saturday, October 26 at 3:30pm. This is the perfect chance to show off your most unique Halloween costume and compete for prizes while enjoying our haystack photo area and having lots of fun!

Current Comics is hosting a Halloween ComicFest on Saturday, October 26, 11am-7pm, featuring a big bowl of candy and free comics to give to kids and parents.

We'll also have a sidewalk sale, 11am-5pm, with Pokemon cards, LEGO mini figures, bargain plush toys, framed Disney lithographs, and 50% off select comics.

Spend a fun-filled afternoon at Monterey Museum of Art creating art inspired by our current exhibitions. Enjoy free admission to the Museum and experience our exhibitions with the whole family!

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Enjoy a free classical piano concert in Downtown Old Monterey! The Concert Truck is coming to the Farmers Market at Old Monterey Marketplace (on the 300 block of Alvarado Street) on Tuesday, October 8, 4pm-7pm. Bring the whole family.

Impassioned by their love for music, pianists Nick Luby and Susan Zhang converted a 16-foot box truck into a fully functioning mobile concert hall, complete with lights, sound system, and piano.

In honor of Halloween, the City of Monterey presents a free Trunk-or-Treat and Movie in the Park on the lawn of Colton Hall.

The walk-through trunk-or-treat will be held 5pm-6:30pm. Our feature film, Hotel Transylvania (2012), will begin at 6:30pm. Come dressed in costume.

Attention, artists and storytellers! "Zines and Scenes:Your Voice, Your Art" is a fun-filled day of zine making, animation, & creative writing this Saturday, 10am-4pm.

Enjoy a day of free workshops, art projects, and special guest talks, culminating in a finished take-home zine presented by Youth Arts Collective, Monterey Museum of Art, Monterey Public Library, and California State Parks. View the schedule here.

MY Museum invites you and your children ages 3+ to join us on Saturday, Nov. 16 as we partner with Red Engine Rides for a cruise around town. We're offering 15 minute rides in an open-air fire engine for $25 per person. Kids must be accompanied by an adult. Rides depart every half hour, 10am-11:30am. Advance reservations required.