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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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SongwriterView FALLing into Music

Patty Castillo Davis

FALLing into Music By Patty Castillo Davis Autumn is the crowning glory of the year and the prelude to all …

FitView A, B, or C Running Club

Efren Martinez

A, B, or C Running Club by Efren Martinez With more than a few choices of running clubs out there …

Bargain View: Haunting Change of Season

Monica Barber

Bargain View: Haunting Change of Season by Monica Barber      It’s the first week of Fall and the weather …

BrewView Harvest Libations at The Market at La Comisaria

Brandilyn Mitchell

“I wish we had a market downtown.” We do! “I wish I didn’t have to drive across town for good …

BluesView October 2016

BigEarl

Hello everyone, fall is here and I for one am ready! October is my favorite month because it’s my birthday, …

RockabillyView

Jennifer Allsup

RockabillyView By Jennifer Allsup It’s MAMA time again. Yes, Modesto Area Music Awards happens on Oct 11th at the historic …

PerformingView – World Premier and More!

Kaye Osborn

PerformingView By Kaye Osborn and ViewCrew Staff October has arrived and with its arrival there are many shows to see …

Melchor Sahagun III: Poetry Past, Future, and Present

Summer Krafft

Melchor Sahagun III: Poetry Past, Future, and Present By Summer Krafft Photo by Phil Johnson Melchor Sahagun III has been …

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.