Charity Golf Tournament
Back for its third year, we're planning more contests and opportunities to win great prizes, while enjoying a great day on the course!
Don’t miss the biggest veggie event on the California Central Coast
The Artichoke Festival!
Celebrate the Heart of the Harvest with us at the Artichoke Festival at the historic Monterey County Fair & Event Center. This 62-year old tradition runs June 11-12, 2022, and will celebrate the full range of tastes that the Monterey County farming community has to offer:
Artichoke cooking demonstrations, a farmer’s market, live entertainment, family-friendly fun activities, and lots and lots of artichokes — prepared in some of your favorite ways, including the fan-favorite — fried baby artichokes! Plus, steamed, grilled, and in unique forms such as lumpia, burritos, sausage, cupcakes and even ice cream.
But that’s not the only fun we’ve planned—enjoy artichoke eating and harvest contests, arts and crafts vendors, a family fun run on Sunday, and our ever popular wine tasting event, featuring the boutique wines from around California.
Out-of-town guests can find great room rates for a limited time—look for Preferred Hotels on our Lodging page. But, hurry, rooms are going fast!
Buy TicketsATTENTION: New for 2022, we’ve established a Clear Bag Policy for all attendees and guests entering the Artichoke Festival.
Please click here for more about this policy.
Chefs
Hondo Hernandez
Pit Boss at Showoff BBQ
KEVIN FISHER
Sous Chef at Sea Root, Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel & Spa
IVAN GUADARRAMA
Executive Chef at Tarpy’s Roadhouse
LUIS OSORIO
Executive Chef at Rio Grill
JUDY BURDITT / Pat Hopper
The California Artichoke Advisory Board’s Artichoke Queens
Tony Baker
Baker’s Bacon, Marina
Visit Chef Demos to learn more!
MAIN STAGE Bands
Shane Dwight
The Lost Boys
Feat. James Durbin
The Money Band
Wild at Heart
CHICANO ALL-STARS
JOHN MICHAEL BAND
Visit Entertainment to read more!
Spread those good artichoke-y feels!
All choked up over artichoke kitchenware? Want to find out how Castrovillians cook their artichokes? Visit our online souvenir store to purchase cool, thistly swag. We’ll ship it to anywhere in the US, and beyond.
$10.00
Accessories
$5.00
Accessories
$20.00
Accessories
$10.00
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