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Arts & Culture

Galleries, music, festivals, and the Peninsula's cultural life.

Updated October 3, 2026
The 51st Monterey Jazz Festival in 2008. The festival returned to the Monterey County Fairgrounds in 2021 after a virtual 2020 edition, and the 69th ran Sept. 25-27.
MONTEREY

Monterey Jazz Festival rebounds: 69th edition follows two deficit years with stronger sales

The Sept. 25-27 festival at the Monterey County Fairgrounds arrived with ticket sales ahead of last year's pace and donations up, after IRS filings showed deficits of nearly $466,000 in 2023 and more than $733,000 in 2024.

By Theodore Finch · September 29, 2026
MONTEREY

At 150, Jo Mora gets his due across Monterey County

Exhibitions in Monterey and Salinas, plus a Carmel lecture, mark the 150th birthday of the artist of the American West.

By Theodore Finch · September 29, 2026