2 Best Performing Arts Venues in The Monterey Bay Area, California

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We've compiled the best of the best in The Monterey Bay Area - browse our top choices for the top things to see or do during your stay.

Kuumbwa Jazz Center

The center draws top performers such as Lee Ritenour, Chris Potter, and the Dave Holland Trio. A café serves meals an hour before most shows.

320–2 Cedar St., Santa Cruz, CA, 95060, USA
831-427–2227

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Monterey Symphony

The symphony performs classical concerts from October through May at the Sunset Center in Carmel and at the Performing Arts Center of the Steinbeck Institute of Art & Culture in Salinas.