December Events on The Monterey Peninsula
What to do. Where to go. What to see.
Calendar of Events for The Monterey Peninsula.
Nativity story
December 5-8, 2018
6:00pm-8:30pm
First Baptist Church of Salinas
Carmel-by-the-Sea Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony
December 7, 2018
3:00pm-7:00pm
Devendorf Park
Winter Wonderland Celebration
December 7, 2018
6:00pm-9:00pm
City of Seaside
Christmas in the Adobes
December 7-8, 2018
5:00pm-9:00pm
Monterey
Jingle Bell 5K
December 8, 2018
Lovers Point Park
Pacific Grove
Santa and Mrs. Claus Fly-In
December 8, 2018
10:30am
Carmel Valley Village
TubaChristmas
December 9, 2018
1:00pm-2:00pm
Monterey Conference Center
Pebble Beach Four-Ball Championship
December 11-13, 2018
Pebble Beach Golf Links
Christmas Dinners
December 25, 2018
Monterey
14th Annual New Year’s Championship
December 30-January 1, 2019
Pebble Beach Resorts
Ice Skating by the Bay
December 31-January 6, 2019
11:00am-10:00pm, 12:00pm-8:00pm
Portola Hotel & Spa
Christmas on the Wharf
December 16, 2018
11:00am-9:00pm
Old Fisherman's Wharf
Monterey
Masquerade
December 31, 2018
The Inn at Spanish Bay
Pebble Beach
First Night Monterey
December 31, 2018
3:00pm-12:00am
Custom House Plaza
Monterey
New Year's Eve Sleepover
December 31, 2018
7:00pm-8:30am
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Legends of Rock n Roll Tribute Concert
December 29-January 6, 2018
8:30pm
Golden Bough Playhouse
Carmel by the Sea
Sanctuary Rock Gym
Pfeiffer Big Sur
Andrew Molera State Park
Asilomar State Beach
Folktale Winery
Carmel Wine Walk
National Steinbeck Center
Pacific Grove Museum of
Natural History
Colton Hall Museum
Ski Central
Bay Area Ski Bus
Gizdich Ranch
Cannery Row Brewing Co.
Fisherman's Wharf
Monterey Lanes
Top 10 Day Hikes
Quail Lodge & Golf Club
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Cannery Row
Mirror Maze
Whale Watching
Fishing and Sailing
Mazda Raceway
Jacks Peak Park
Carmel Mission
Pebble Beach
Monterey County Fair & Event Center
Point Lobos
Tor House
Pinnacles National Park
Point Pino Lighthouse
Moss Landing State Beach
Museum of Monterey
Pacific Repertory Theatre
Monday
Pacific Grove Certified Farmers' Market
3pm - 7pm, 3pm - 6pm (winter)
Grand Avenue and Central Avenue
Tuesday
Old Monterey Marketplace
4pm - 8pm (summer),
4pm - 7pm (winter)
Alvarado Street and W Franklin Street
Thursday
Carmel-by-the-Sea Certified Farmers' Market
10am - 2pm
6th Street and Mission Street
Soledad Farmers' Market
4pm - 8pm (May - December)
Encinal Street
Friday
Monterey Peninsula College Certified Farmers' Market
10am - 2pm
Monterey Peninsula College
930 Fremont St.
Carmel Valley Community Center
2:30-6:00pm
Saturday
Downtown Salinas Saturday Certified Farmers' Market
9am - 2pm
Gabilan Street between Main and Salinas Streets
Sunday
Marina Everyone's Harvest Certified Farmers' Market
10am - 2pm
215 Reservation Road
Festive up your home — both indoors and out — with these 10 easy-to-create Christmas decorations, crafts and centerpieces.
1) Make Ice Lanterns
Get an assist from Mother Nature (or your freezer) to turn plastic cartons filled with water into magical ice lanterns to display either indoors or out. Make your own with these tips.
2) Glow It On
This how-to explains how to create these illuminated grapevine sphere topiaries for your front porch. The waterproof lights ensure they'll brighten up your entry even during stormy winter weather.
3) Fake a Roaring Fireplace
Apartment dwellers and urbanites: this project's for you. Get creative to craft a spot to hang your stockings and lend a little Christmas cheer to any room. Our step-by-step instructions show you how to turn a canvas dropcloth, drapery hardware and chalkboard paint into this clever faux mantel wall hanging that you can simply roll up and store when the holidays are over.
4) Craft an Upholstered Banner
Cheerfully issue a Christmas greeting to all who enter your home with this DIY upholstered holiday banner. Swap out the letters to easily craft more banners for birthdays, Thanksgiving, Halloween, Easter or any other occasion worth celebrating.
5) Fold a Mini Forest
Use a circle punch or scissors to cut card stock into various size circles, then accordion-fold the paper to create the look of swagging evergreen boughs. Stack the folded rings and attach to a small wood dowel or cut log slice to easily whip up a whole forest of firs.
6) Make 3-D Upholstered Trees
Basic upholstery materials and techniques are all you need to craft these fabric-covered trees that fold flat so they're a cinch to store between holidays. Learn how to make your own with these step-by-step instructions.
7) Add Some Sparkle
These gorgeous, glittering votives only look expensive. Using glitter, glue and an empty jar, you can easily craft them yourself on the cheap.
8) Wintry Blooms
Create a floral centerpiece that incorporates warm holiday hues and that will instantly liven up your dinner table. Brittni Mehlhoff arranges various red flowers, berries and succulents in a rustic wicker basket. (You can choose any vase that suits your style.) Use floral wire to tame stubborn stems and plants, add pinecones around the base and you're ready to host for the holidays.
9) Craft a Snowy Wreath
Add faux greenery, flowers, berry sprigs and glittered pinecones to a grapevine wreath then cover with faux snow to give your front door a cheery update during winter months. Learn how to make your own.
10) Restaurant-Style Menu Board
Let your guests know exactly what's for dinner with a restaurant-style menu board made from a DIY chalkboard. For more seasonal and sophisticated flair, apply gold leaf to a large wooden frame. Guests will never know how easy and inexpensive this was to make. Design by Marian Parsons. Make your own with these step-by-step instructions.
December 9, 2018
White Christmas (1954)
Jim Henson’s Holiday Special with Fraggle Rock and Emmet Otter Synopsis
Once Upon a Deadpool
December 14, 2018
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Mortal Engines
The Mule
Vox Lux
December 21, 2018
Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
Welcome to Marwen
Holmes & Watson
Bumblebee
Aquaman
Vice
December 28, 2018
Long Day's Journey Into Night
The House That Jack Built
Golden State (Basketball)
San Jose (Hockey)
Oakland (Baseball)
San Francisco (Baseball)
San Jose (Soccer)