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Event Calendar

Modesto is the official center of California. The best dining, the best shows and the best in living are all here; Modesto View has the authoritative  and most up to date calendar of events for Modesto, Ca
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GeekView: Star Wars and Comics

Middagh Goodwin

GeekView: Star Wars and Comics By Middagh Goodwin This month marks the 41st Anniversary of the release of Star Wars. …

5 questions with Zodiac Gallery’s Dustin Carpenter

Monica Barber

5 questions with Zodiac Gallery’s Dustin Carpenter by Monica Barber   Six to eight months ago, Dustin Carpenter was playing …

SongwriterView: Spurs

Patty Castillo Davis

Spurs By Patty Castillo Davis In Rodeo, spurs are a tool, dull and proven, with rowels used for prompting persuasion …

GEEKView: May the Fourth Be With You

Middagh Goodwin

GEEKView: May the Fourth Be With You By Middagh Goodwin   Since 1977, “May the Force be With You” has …

April BrewView: Discover the 108

Brandilyn Mitchell

BrewView: Discover the 108 By Brandilyn Brown and Christopher Mitchell If you’re like us, you are always on the look …

Help Us Walk a Mile in Her Shoes!

Chris Murphy

NonProfitView Walk a Mile for Haven By Chris Murphy We have no use and there are no excuses for spousal …

March BargainView Spring Into Savings!

Monica Barber

Spring Into Savings by Monica Barber There’s something magical about the month of March that makes it a special time of year. …

Metalica by Four Cellos

Guest ViewCrew

On May 10, 1996, Finnish rockers Apocalyptica released their epic debut “Plays Metallica by Four Cellos.”  The instrumental cello-driven rock opus changed …

More about our event calendar

In the great city of 219,000 people with a county of 450,000 people, you will find incredible independent restaurants, things to do for families , national caliber performers like Styx, Social Distortion, ZZ Top, Cheap Trick, John Legend,  Dwight Yoakam, Hootie and the Blowfish, Vertical Horizon, Avril Lavigne, Grandaddy, Megan Slankard, Matt Nathanson, Chris Isaak, Willie Nelson and many more.

Modesto is the home to  Porchfest in May, Graffiti Summer in June, Music in the Plaza from May to October, DOMO First Fridays, ModStock in August, Picnic at the Pops in September, the annual MAMA Music Awards in October and Rockin’ Holiday in December. 

We have some great art galleries, museums, and points of interest. There are new things to see and lots of music at the Gallo Center, State Theater, Prospect Theatre, the Fruit Yard and the new Intermission and Modesto Junior College.

Many of our local restaurants, bars & breweries have live music most nights of the week that also serve fantastic food and drinks.     

Take your kids to events at the Great Valley Museum, the Graffiti USA Museum and the Modesto  McHenry Museum and learn about our city.

Most of all, have fun in Modesto! Checkout out our event listings below, then get going and go do something. Have an event for our Modesto event calendar? Let us know and we will get it live. Email us your events at events@modestoview.com or post your own right now.

Most of all, have fun in Modesto! Checkout out our event listings below, then get going and go do something. Have an event for our Modesto event calendar? Let us know and we will get it live. Email us your events at events@modestoview.com or post your own right now.