September 19, 2026
The Great Sandcastle Contest (63rd Annual)
The 63rd running of Carmel's one-day sandcastle-building contest, held on Carmel Beach.
When
September 19, 2026
We don't have a confirmed start time for this one — the date is the organizer's published date. Check the official page before you travel.
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Where this listing comes from
The date, venue and category above were taken from these published sources. If one of them has changed, the organizer's own page wins.
Also in September 2026
Monterey Car Week ran August 7–16 and reshapes traffic across both counties while it does. The Car Week section keeps the 2026 schedule, and the traffic, closures and parking guide covers road closures across the Peninsula, including what the Timber Fire has left behind on Highway 1 through Big Sur.