10 AM
Carmel Farmers Market
8th & Junipero, Carmel · Market
Thursday morning farmers market in the village with Monterey Peninsula produce, local seafood and a selection of Central Coast wine.
5:14 PM
sun-timed
Carmel Beach Fire Pits
Carmel Beach · Sunset
Permitted fire pits along the sand are lit most evenings in season -- bring your own wood or buy bundles from village shops before heading down.
Carmel International Film Festival
A week of international cinema screenings in intimate Carmel venues, with a reputation for discovering foreign-language films before they reach wide distribution.
Concours d'Elegance
The world's most prestigious classic car show at Pebble Beach, just 10 minutes up the 17-Mile Drive -- the fairway fills with million-dollar cars for one August weekend.
Carmel Art Festival
Four days of plein-air painting competitions, gallery exhibitions and artist talks throughout the village, with painters working live on the beach and in Carmel Valley.
see you out there
Every week is the beach’s recurring lineup. Times shift and seasons end, so check the venue before you go. Sun-timed events track each day’s real sunset and the countdown runs on the live local clock.
At Carmel Beach, the sun sets at 7:14 PM today — about 12h 21m of daylight. Sunrise was 6:52 AM. Live water temperature, surf height, UV index, wind and tide for Carmel Beach update at the top of the conditions page.