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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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RockabillyView- Rods and Rockabilly

Jennifer Allsup

RockabillyView By Jennifer Allsup Graffiti Rods N’ Rockabilly Graffiti is now well on its’ way in Modesto, the home of …

FitView – May Running

Efren Martinez

FitView By Efren Martinez It’s Run Time This May gives us plenty of opportunities to get your run on for …

CountryView – 25 Years of Country

Guest ViewCrew

CountryView By D.J. Walker This year marks the 25th anniversary of Kat Country 103! For quite a while Kat Country …

UnpluggedView

Aaron Rowan

Unplugged View By Aaron Rowan Two months ago I was invited to join the panel of judges for the annual …

BargainView

Monica Barber

BargainView By Monica Barber Enjoy Modesto! Getting out of the house and enjoying the beautiful weather is a great way …

Jazz&BluesView

Eric Benson

Blues&JazzView by Eric Benson If you love music, you’re gonna love this I know it’s time to get my tomatoes …

AllAgesView

Leia Johnson

AllAgesView By Leia Johnson This month I have one main focus: Literature. Music and books are huge influences in my …

BluesView

BigEarl

BluesView By Earl Matthews Hello everyone. May is here, and the music is coming at you in all directions big …

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.