Events for December 17, 2026
Monarch Butterfly Season at Monarch Grove Sanctuary — Pacific Grove
Free, all winter. Western monarchs are back at Pacific Grove's Monarch Grove Sanctuary, and this is a lean year: last season's count was 228 butterflies, against 15,960 in a good year. The trick is timing. In cold air the monarchs cluster on the branches and look like dead leaves — easy to walk past. Once […]
Seaside Farmers’ Market
Everyone’s Harvest in partnership with the City of Seaside operates the Seaside Certified Farmers' Market at Laguna Grande Park weekly on Thursdays from 3-7pm. We are truly excited for this […]
Storytime Jamboree
John Steinbeck Library 350 Lincoln Avenue, SalinasBring your family to Storytime Jamboree at the John Steinbeck Library! We'll read, sing, and dance together as we put the focus on fun and set the silly to 11. […]
Tomáseen Foley’s A Celtic Christmas
For decades, the acclaimed show — new each year — has criss-crossed the country bringing holiday joy to audiences; this December, it returns to Santa Cruz with its Irish musicians, […]