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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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ChefView – Flavor of Irish

Dana Johnson

Chef View By Dana Johnson All in “Flavor” of Irish Luck say “I” Once upon a time there was a …

MetalView – Metal Showcase

Chris Murphy

Metal View – By Mike Vanek March Local Band Showcase Last month we showcased some local bands and we are …

ArtView – Young At Art

Jim Christiansen

Art View By Jim Christiansen March does take off with a bang this month. “Young at Art,” the annual student …

All Ages View

Leia Johnson

AllAgesView By Leia Johnson Tra la it’s March! For the past few months I have been rehearsing with my classmates …

Unplugged View – V For Virtuoso

Aaron Rowan

Unplugged View By Aaron Rowan V For Virtuoso, Part One It’s beginning to look a lot like MUMfest! Our annual …

PerformingView – March 2016

Kaye Osborn

A Time to Perform in March 2016 By Kaye Osborn There is nothing more rewarding than directing and producing a …

Hey Bartender: Cody Baldwin, Twisted Pig

Brandilyn Mitchell

“So an Irish man walks out of a bar”; it’s been a long standing joke since 1892. Being half-Irish I’ve …

AuthorView: Major Mitchell & “The Dona”

Brandilyn Mitchell

by Guest Writer, Major Mitchell Louis L’Amour once said that every writer writes from their own experience, and that has …

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.