Founded in 1910 among the pines above the village, the Forest Theater is one of the oldest outdoor theaters in the American West — and after 116 years of firelight, fog, and Shakespeare, Carmel still shows up with its blankets.
The 20 best things to do in Carmel-by-the-Sea — beaches, galleries, wine tasting, hikes, and insider tips from a local. Updated for 2026.
For its 89th season, the Carmel Bach Festival’s remarkable Norwegian artistic director has built two weeks of music around a single idea: in Carmel, the fog, the surf, and the cypress are part of the acoustics.
Get ready to dive into the ultimate culinary experience on the Central Coast! Since its debut in 2008, Pebble Beach Food & Wine has become a must-do extravagance. Think of
The Carmel Bach Festival, held annually in the picturesque coastal town of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, is a vibrant celebration of classical music that has enchanted audiences for over 80 years. This
Serra arrived in California in 1779, founding the San Diego Mission where the state’s first grapes were grown to make sacramental wine mostly for the Eucharist, and for medicinal purposes.
In 1992 the third issue of Carmel’s paper “Freedom Of Speech”, as part of the town’s 75th anniversary published an article about a 1936 WPA Local History Project that interviewed
There is something more than enchanting about the sands of Carmel Beach, the sound of the breeze in the cypress boughs, and the cold currents in the bay. That undefinable
Anti Catholic efforts of the KKK and other groups here on California’s Central Coast intentionally misrepresent Blessed Serra as well as the native families he knew. These efforts peaked in
Anne Martin, an internationally respected suffragette and the first woman to run for the U.S. Senate was lured to Carmel in 1921 by Mary Austin, a local poet and playwright