• Resources
  • Blog
  • Journalists
  • Log In
  • Sign Up
  • Data Privacy
  • Send a Release
Cision PR Newswire: news distribution, targeting and monitoring home
  • News
  • Products
    • Overview
    • Distribution by PR Newswire
    • Cision Communications Cloud®
    • Cision IR
    • Sponsored Placement
    • All Products
  • Contact
    • General Inquiries
    • Request a Demo
    • Editorial Bureaus
    • Partnerships
    • Media Inquiries
    • Worldwide Offices

 

When typing in this field, a list of search results will appear and be automatically updated as you type.

Searching for your content...

No results found. Please change your search terms and try again.
  • News in Focus
      • Browse News Releases

      • All News Releases
      • All Public Company
      • English-only
      • News Releases Overview

      • Multimedia Gallery

      • All Multimedia
      • All Photos
      • All Videos
      • Multimedia Gallery Overview

      • Trending Topics

      • All Trending Topics
  • Business & Money
      • Auto & Transportation

      • All Automotive & Transportation
      • Aerospace, Defense
      • Air Freight
      • Airlines & Aviation
      • Automotive
      • Maritime & Shipbuilding
      • Railroads and Intermodal Transportation
      • Supply Chain/Logistics
      • Transportation, Trucking & Railroad
      • Travel
      • Trucking and Road Transportation
      • Auto & Transportation Overview

      • View All Auto & Transportation

      • Business Technology

      • All Business Technology
      • Blockchain
      • Broadcast Tech
      • Computer & Electronics
      • Computer Hardware
      • Computer Software
      • Data Analytics
      • Electronic Commerce
      • Electronic Components
      • Electronic Design Automation
      • Financial Technology
      • High Tech Security
      • Internet Technology
      • Nanotechnology
      • Networks
      • Peripherals
      • Semiconductors
      • Business Technology Overview

      • View All Business Technology

      • Entertain­ment & Media

      • All Entertain­ment & Media
      • Advertising
      • Art
      • Books
      • Entertainment
      • Film and Motion Picture
      • Magazines
      • Music
      • Publishing & Information Services
      • Radio & Podcast
      • Television
      • Entertain­ment & Media Overview

      • View All Entertain­ment & Media

      • Financial Services & Investing

      • All Financial Services & Investing
      • Accounting News & Issues
      • Acquisitions, Mergers and Takeovers
      • Banking & Financial Services
      • Bankruptcy
      • Bond & Stock Ratings
      • Conference Call Announcements
      • Contracts
      • Cryptocurrency
      • Dividends
      • Earnings
      • Earnings Forecasts & Projections
      • Financing Agreements
      • Insurance
      • Investments Opinions
      • Joint Ventures
      • Mutual Funds
      • Private Placement
      • Real Estate
      • Restructuring & Recapitalization
      • Sales Reports
      • Shareholder Activism
      • Shareholder Meetings
      • Stock Offering
      • Stock Split
      • Venture Capital
      • Financial Services & Investing Overview

      • View All Financial Services & Investing

      • General Business

      • All General Business
      • Awards
      • Commercial Real Estate
      • Corporate Expansion
      • Earnings
      • Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
      • Human Resource & Workforce Management
      • Licensing
      • New Products & Services
      • Obituaries
      • Outsourcing Businesses
      • Overseas Real Estate (non-US)
      • Personnel Announcements
      • Real Estate Transactions
      • Residential Real Estate
      • Small Business Services
      • Socially Responsible Investing
      • Surveys, Polls and Research
      • Trade Show News
      • General Business Overview

      • View All General Business

  • Science & Tech
      • Consumer Technology

      • All Consumer Technology
      • Artificial Intelligence
      • Blockchain
      • Cloud Computing/Internet of Things
      • Computer Electronics
      • Computer Hardware
      • Computer Software
      • Consumer Electronics
      • Cryptocurrency
      • Data Analytics
      • Electronic Commerce
      • Electronic Gaming
      • Financial Technology
      • Mobile Entertainment
      • Multimedia & Internet
      • Peripherals
      • Social Media
      • STEM (Science, Tech, Engineering, Math)
      • Supply Chain/Logistics
      • Wireless Communications
      • Consumer Technology Overview

      • View All Consumer Technology

      • Energy & Natural Resources

      • All Energy
      • Alternative Energies
      • Chemical
      • Electrical Utilities
      • Gas
      • General Manufacturing
      • Mining
      • Mining & Metals
      • Oil & Energy
      • Oil and Gas Discoveries
      • Utilities
      • Water Utilities
      • Energy & Natural Resources Overview

      • View All Energy & Natural Resources

      • Environ­ment

      • All Environ­ment
      • Conservation & Recycling
      • Environmental Issues
      • Environmental Policy
      • Environmental Products & Services
      • Green Technology
      • Natural Disasters
      • Environ­ment Overview

      • View All Environ­ment

      • Heavy Industry & Manufacturing

      • All Heavy Industry & Manufacturing
      • Aerospace & Defense
      • Agriculture
      • Chemical
      • Construction & Building
      • General Manufacturing
      • HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning)
      • Machinery
      • Machine Tools, Metalworking and Metallurgy
      • Mining
      • Mining & Metals
      • Paper, Forest Products & Containers
      • Precious Metals
      • Textiles
      • Tobacco
      • Heavy Industry & Manufacturing Overview

      • View All Heavy Industry & Manufacturing

      • Telecomm­unications

      • All Telecomm­unications
      • Carriers and Services
      • Mobile Entertainment
      • Networks
      • Peripherals
      • Telecommunications Equipment
      • Telecommunications Industry
      • VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol)
      • Wireless Communications
      • Telecomm­unications Overview

      • View All Telecomm­unications

  • Lifestyle & Health
      • Consumer Products & Retail

      • All Consumer Products & Retail
      • Animals & Pets
      • Beers, Wines and Spirits
      • Beverages
      • Bridal Services
      • Cannabis
      • Cosmetics and Personal Care
      • Fashion
      • Food & Beverages
      • Furniture and Furnishings
      • Home Improvement
      • Household, Consumer & Cosmetics
      • Household Products
      • Jewelry
      • Non-Alcoholic Beverages
      • Office Products
      • Organic Food
      • Product Recalls
      • Restaurants
      • Retail
      • Supermarkets
      • Toys
      • Consumer Products & Retail Overview

      • View All Consumer Products & Retail

      • Entertain­ment & Media

      • All Entertain­ment & Media
      • Advertising
      • Art
      • Books
      • Entertainment
      • Film and Motion Picture
      • Magazines
      • Music
      • Publishing & Information Services
      • Radio & Podcast
      • Television
      • Entertain­ment & Media Overview

      • View All Entertain­ment & Media

      • Health

      • All Health
      • Biometrics
      • Biotechnology
      • Clinical Trials & Medical Discoveries
      • Dentistry
      • FDA Approval
      • Fitness/Wellness
      • Health Care & Hospitals
      • Health Insurance
      • Infection Control
      • International Medical Approval
      • Medical Equipment
      • Medical Pharmaceuticals
      • Mental Health
      • Pharmaceuticals
      • Supplementary Medicine
      • Health Overview

      • View All Health

      • Sports

      • All Sports
      • General Sports
      • Outdoors, Camping & Hiking
      • Sporting Events
      • Sports Equipment & Accessories
      • Sports Overview

      • View All Sports

      • Travel

      • All Travel
      • Amusement Parks and Tourist Attractions
      • Gambling & Casinos
      • Hotels and Resorts
      • Leisure & Tourism
      • Outdoors, Camping & Hiking
      • Passenger Aviation
      • Travel Industry
      • Travel Overview

      • View All Travel

  • Policy & Public Interest
      • Policy & Public Interest

      • All Policy & Public Interest
      • Advocacy Group Opinion
      • Animal Welfare
      • Congressional & Presidential Campaigns
      • Corporate Social Responsibility
      • Domestic Policy
      • Economic News, Trends, Analysis
      • Education
      • Environmental
      • European Government
      • FDA Approval
      • Federal and State Legislation
      • Federal Executive Branch & Agency
      • Foreign Policy & International Affairs
      • Homeland Security
      • Labor & Union
      • Legal Issues
      • Natural Disasters
      • Not For Profit
      • Patent Law
      • Public Safety
      • Trade Policy
      • U.S. State Policy
      • Policy & Public Interest Overview

      • View All Policy & Public Interest

  • People & Culture
      • People & Culture

      • All People & Culture
      • Aboriginal, First Nations & Native American
      • African American
      • Asian American
      • Children
      • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
      • Hispanic
      • Lesbian, Gay & Bisexual
      • Men's Interest
      • People with Disabilities
      • Religion
      • Senior Citizens
      • Veterans
      • Women
      • People & Culture Overview

      • View All People & Culture

      • In-Language News

      • español
      • português
      • Česko
      • Danmark
      • Deutschland
      • España
      • France
      • Italia
      • Nederland
      • Norge
      • Polska
      • Portugal
      • Россия
      • Slovensko
      • Suomi
      • Sverige
  • Overview
  • Distribution by PR Newswire
  • Cision Communications Cloud®
  • Cision IR
  • Sponsored Placement
  • All Products
  • General Inquiries
  • Request a Demo
  • Editorial Bureaus
  • Partnerships
  • Media Inquiries
  • Worldwide Offices
  • PR Newswire: news distribution, targeting and monitoring
  • Send a Release
    • ALL CONTACT INFO
    • Contact Us

      888-776-0942
      from 8 AM - 10 PM ET

  • Send a Release
  • Sign Up
  • Log In
  • Resources
  • Blog
  • Journalists
  • RSS
  • GDPR
  • News in Focus
    • Browse All News
    • Multimedia Gallery
    • Trending Topics
  • Business & Money
    • Auto & Transportation
    • Business Technology
    • Entertain­ment & Media
    • Financial Services & Investing
    • General Business
  • Science & Tech
    • Consumer Technology
    • Energy & Natural Resources
    • Environ­ment
    • Heavy Industry & Manufacturing
    • Telecomm­unications
  • Lifestyle & Health
    • Consumer Products & Retail
    • Entertain­ment & Media
    • Health
    • Sports
    • Travel
  • Policy & Public Interest
  • People & Culture
    • People & Culture
  • Send a Release
  • Sign Up
  • Log In
  • Resources
  • Blog
  • Journalists
  • RSS
  • GDPR
  • Overview
  • Distribution by PR Newswire
  • Cision Communications Cloud®
  • Cision IR
  • All Products
  • Send a Release
  • Sign Up
  • Log In
  • Resources
  • Blog
  • Journalists
  • RSS
  • GDPR
  • General Inquiries
  • Request a Demo
  • Editorial Bureaus
  • Partnerships
  • Media Inquiries
  • Worldwide Offices
  • Send a Release
  • Sign Up
  • Log In
  • Resources
  • Blog
  • Journalists
  • RSS
  • GDPR

Discover the Perfect Fall Getaway in Monterey County


News provided by

Monterey County Convention and Visitors Bureau

Sep 10, 2019, 08:00 ET

Share this article

Share this article


MONTEREY, Calif., Sept. 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- As the country says goodbye to summer, Monterey County, Calif. is gearing up for its most extraordinary season on the Central Coast. From a wide range of world-class events to delectable food and wine celebrations and the return of majestic monarch butterflies, Monterey County is jam-packed with must-see fall festivities for every kind of traveler. Here is a look at the top fall getaways at this iconic California destination: 

Escape to Monterey County, California for the perfect fall getaway. Enjoy a wide range of world-class events, delectable food and wine celebrations, the return of majestic monarch butterflies and more. (PRNewsfoto/Monterey County Convention and )
Escape to Monterey County, California for the perfect fall getaway. Enjoy a wide range of world-class events, delectable food and wine celebrations, the return of majestic monarch butterflies and more. (PRNewsfoto/Monterey County Convention and )

Adrenaline-Seeking Getaway
WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca will kick off September with two championship races at its 11-turn, 2.238 mile road course. First up, visitors can catch prototypes and grand touring cars battle it out on the Corkscrew (a one-of-a-kind turn in motorsports) during the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship from September 13 through 15. The raceway will then prepare to welcome the Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey IndyCar Series Championship for the first time in 15 years from September 20 through 22.

Races of another kind will take shape in both October and November, as Monterey County hosts the Monterey Bay Triathlon and Monterey Bay Half Marathon. Elite and amateur triathletes will compete in one of the most scenic triathlons in the world in Pacific Grove from October 19 through 20. The Monterey Bay Triathlon offers an Olympic distance triathlon, Sprint distance triathlon, Aqua Bike race and a Kids Fun Run. On November 10, runners will convene in historic downtown Monterey to run along Cannery Row, the Monterey Bay and downtown Pacific Grove for the Monterey Bay Half Marathon. With scenic views of waves crashing on rocky beaches, Victorian-era homes and aquatic wildlife, runners are guaranteed unrivaled views.

Artistic Getaway
The Monterey Jazz Festival returns for its 62nd year welcoming more than 500 artists who will perform nonstop on eight stages at the Monterey County Fair and Event Center from September 27 through 29. Voted "World's Best Jazz Festival" by readers of JazzTime magazine, the festival attracts top-name performers in jazz and boasts art exhibits, jazz clinics and seminars.

In the charming seaside village of Carmel-by-the-Sea, local artists and winemakers will gather along the Carmel Art Walk for the town's first Meet the Makers event on October 12. Visitors can meet artists in their galleries while sipping Monterey County wine.

Nature-Lovers Getaway
Every fall, thousands of Monarch butterflies migrate to the pines and eucalyptus trees of the Monarch Grove Butterfly Sanctuary in "America's Last Hometown," Pacific Grove. Visitors are invited to celebrate this annual tradition at the town's Butterfly Parade & Bazaar on October 5. Kindergartners come dressed as the famed butterflies, while others dress in costumes including otters, farmers, pioneers and clowns.

Culinary Getaway
As a destination featuring 46,000 acres of premium vineyards, Monterey County's wineries and tasting rooms host a variety of events to celebrate wine harvest season. Bernardus Lodge and Spa in Carmel Valley hosts its fourth Barbecue, Grape Stomp and Oyster Shuck on October 5. Offering the unique opportunity to spend the afternoon in the resort's Ingrid's Vineyard, guests can enjoy wine tasting, live music, fresh Pacific Gold Oysters, family-style barbecue and grape stomping.

Cima Collina Winery just opened a second tasting room next to its existing winery production facility and barrel room in Marina. The tasting room allows their winemaker to provide barrel samples, daily filled growlers for home enjoyment and an inside look at the production process. The facility is home to more than 140 French oak barrels and seven stainless steel tanks where the team crush, press and age an average of 40 tons of grapes annually.

Carmel-by-the-Sea hosts its 31st annual Taste of Carmel on October 3. A town home to the only Michelin-starred restaurant between Los Angeles and Los Gatos, Aubergine at L'Auberge Carmel, event-goers can expect to enjoy world-class dining, top-rated wines, live music, culinary education experiences and a silent auction showcasing area restaurants, inns and boutique goods. 

Carmel Valley Ranch, set in the rolling hills of Carmel Valley, launched a new Sunset Dinner in the Garden available now through October 26. Guests can join executive chef Tim Wood three nights a week for lawn games, live music and a family-style meal featuring locally-sourced foods including Swank Farms heirloom tomato and burrata, Santa Maria-style grilled tri-tip, strawberry-lavender shortcake and s'mores.

Big Sur Food and Wine Festival returns from November 7 through 9 with delicious cuisine, acclaimed wines and exquisite scenic views. Local and visiting restaurateurs, resorts and wineries from all over will team up for dinners and tasting at unique Big Sur locations, with proceeds benefiting the local community.

Autumnal Getaway
The Farm, an agricultural education center located in Salinas Valley, will host a variety of family-friendly events in October. Visitors can enjoy puppet shows, pumpkin races and hayrides during its Fall Festival; an evening experience including live music and pumpkin picking under the fall moon; and the opportunity to carve a pumpkin vase to display handpicked flowers from The Farm's organic fields.

Established on Halloween in 1916, Carmel-by-the-Sea will celebrate its 103rd birthday throughout the month of October with a variety of festive events. Visitors can race gourds during the village's annual pumpkin roll on October 5 followed by a citywide Halloween Party on October 26. Festivities include a parade, barbecue and birthday cake!

Located on the iconic Central Coast of California between San Francisco and Los Angeles, Monterey County boasts 99 miles of coastline, a world famous aquarium, 46,000 acres of premium vineyards, 65 tasting rooms and 82 bonded wineries, more than 20 golf courses, hillside elevations of over 5,500 feet and more than 220 lodging properties. With easy access from scenic Highway 1, Highway 101 or by flying in one of more than 500 direct and one-stop flights into Monterey Regional Airport, Monterey County is a destination with rich history, culture, arts, culinary and adventure. 

For more information on Monterey County and to plan and book a fall getaway, visit www.SeeMonterey.com.  

Monterey County Convention and Visitors Bureau (MCCVB) is a 501c6 organization that drives tourism for Monterey County. The county includes Big Sur, Carmel-by-the-Sea, Carmel Valley, Del Rey Oaks, Marina, Monterey, Moss Landing, Pacific Grove, Pebble Beach, Salinas, Salinas Valley, Sand City and Seaside. Tourism is the largest industry on the Monterey Peninsula and the second largest in the County. The MCCVB is a partnership of the hospitality community and local governments that aims to drive business growth through compelling marketing and targeted sales initiatives that maximize the benefits of tourism to our guests, members and the community. Travel spending in Monterey County was $2.98 billion in 2018, representing a 5.8 percent increase from 2017. The $2.98 billion in visitor spending supported 25,190 jobs, contributed $271 million in total taxes and generated $135 million local tax dollars that directly benefited the community. For more information, visit www.SeeMonterey.com and follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

MEDIA CONTACT
Rachel Dinbokowitz
[email protected] 
831-657-6434

SOURCE Monterey County Convention and Visitors Bureau

Related Links

http://www.SeeMonterey.com

Modal title

Contact Cision

  • Cision Distribution 888-776-0942
    from 8 AM - 9 PM ET

  • Chat with an Expert
  • General Inquiries
  • Request a Demo
  • Editorial Bureaus
  • Partnerships
  • Media Inquiries
  • Worldwide Offices

Products

  • Cision Communication Cloud®
  • For Marketers
  • For Public Relations
  • For IR & Compliance
  • For Agency
  • For Small Business
  • All Products

About

  • About PR Newswire
  • About Cision
  • Become a Publishing Partner
  • Become a Channel Partner
  • Careers
  • COVID-19 Resources
  • Accessibility Statement
  • Asia
  • Brazil
  • Canada
  • Czech
  • Denmark
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
  • India
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Mexico
  • Middle East
  • Netherlands
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Russia
  • Slovakia
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • United Kingdom

My Services

  • All New Releases
  • Online Member Center
  • ProfNet

Contact Cision

Products

About

My Services
  • All News Releases
  • Online Member Center
  • ProfNet
Cision Distribution Helpline
888-776-0942
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Information Security Policy
  • Site Map
  • RSS
  • Cookie Settings
Copyright © 2022 Cision US Inc.