4 Best Performing Arts in Carmel-by-the-Sea, The Monterey Bay Area

Carmel Bach Festival

The festival has presented the works of Johann Sebastian Bach, his contemporaries, and musical heirs in concerts and recitals since 1935. The festival runs for three weeks, starting mid-July.

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.

Pacific Repertory Theater

The theater puts on the Carmel Shakespeare Festival from September through October and performs contemporary dramas and comedies at several area venues throughout the year.

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Sunset Center

This is the Monterey Bay Area's top venue for the performing arts presents concerts, lectures, and headline acts.