Beach Guide

What’s On

This week on the beach

Something
every night

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.

6:29 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.

Big Days

annual
Oct

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.

Aug

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.

May

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

Real recurring local happenings — schedules can change, so check the venue. Sun-timed events track each day’s real sunset and the countdown runs on the live local clock.