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 calendar of events for Modesto, Ca.
In the great city of 206,000 people, you will find incredible independent restaurants, things to do for families , national caliber performers like Tony Bennett, Modesto resident Carol Channing, Dwight Yoakam, Hootie and the Blowfish, Veritcal Horizon, Avril Lavigne and many more.
Modesto is the home to Graffiti Summer in June, X-Fest in July, Modesto Art and Wine in August, Picnic at the Pops in September, and the annual MAMA Music Awards in October.
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 and the Fat Cat Nightclub. Lots of our local restaurants and bars have live music. Take your kids to events at the Great Valley Museum and at the Modesto 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.
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MSO Pixar in Concert
January 2020 – The Modesto Symphony Orchestra (MSO), led by Associate Conductor Ryan Murray, will perform Pixar in Concert on Friday, January 24, 2020 at 7:30pm and Saturday, January 25, 2020 at 2pm at the Gallo Center for the Arts in Modesto. Experience the magic of your favorite Pixar films while the MSO performs the scores live. This concert […]
Jazz&BluesView
Blues&JazzView by Eric Benson “If you luv music you’re gonna love this” Blue Monday Party returns to its new home Café Urbano, formerly of Clayton’s Restaurant where we did Blue Monday for almost 700 Blue Mondays over 8 years. Last Blue Monday there we had over 70 people who stayed to the end with great […]
GoModesto – Women’s March
Go Modesto Women’s March – January 18 In solidarity with women’s marches all over the country – let’s join and march with our sisters in Modesto! We will meet at the Starbucks near the rally spot at 9:45 a.m. so we can find each other. There will then be a one-hour rally that will start […]
MusicianView – Joe Barretta
MusicianView By Chris Murphy What do Discovery Channel, The Young and the Restless, NBC The Wall, Flipping Out, Toddlers and Tiaras and Ralph’s Transmission have in common? Did you know that Modesto musician Joe Barretta has written songs and jingles for all of these shows and more. He is also a multi-album producing singer and […]
New Years Eve 2020
There are many things going on in and around Modesto for New Year’s Eve. We have tried to compile a list for you to help with your planning. Go out with friends so that you can look out for each other. Have fun but by all means stay safe. If you choose to go out have fun but remember to have a designated driver or take a cab, Lyft or Uber. Also, remember AAA offers Safe Rides 1-800-AAA-HELP.
Bonnie Raitt Show Added at Gallo Center
Best-selling artist, respected guitarist, expressive singer and accomplished songwriter Bonnie Raitt is returning to the Gallo Center with her Dig in Deep Tour 2020! This performance will include selections from Bonnie’s Dig in Deep album, her 20th, featuring her characteristic, incomparable blend of blues, rock, R&B, pop and funk. It also features a healthy dose […]
Chanukah 2019
Chanukah 2019! Congregation Beth Shalom invites you to Celebrate the light during this darkest time of the year. Sunday December 22 – Vintage Faire Mall Monday December 23rd at 5pm in Downtown Turlock Friday December 27th 4:15pm in McHenry Village Friday December 27th 5:15pm at Congregation Beth Shalom Saturday December 28th 7pm in Downtown Oakdale […]
GoModesto: Bowie for the Holiday
GoModesto: David Bowie TributeThere will be only seven nights of Rockin Holiday this year starting December 7th, and you won’t want to miss any of them. Saying that make sure to mark your calendar, on December 14th, the Men Who Fell to Earth, Northern California premier David Bowie Tribute band
GeekView: Star Wars & more
GEEKView: Star Wars and MoreBy Middagh GoodwinWow not only is the Mandalorian streaming on Disney+ the Rise of Skywalker will be in theatres December 19th. You know Modesto will be representing big time for the premiere of the new Star Wars movie. The 501st will be out at Brenden Thursday night and the Lodge Pole Pickers will be dressed as Jedi’s and rogues for Rockin Holiday
Big Band Christmas
Big Band Christmas!Modesto Junior College Foundation in collaboration with the Modesto Junior College Arts Division presents Ernie Bucio’s Little Big Band for a Very Merry Big Band Christmas on Sunday, December 8 at 2 p.m.
Halloween and Harvest Fun
Halloween and Harvest Fun9/27 10/27(Fri-Sun) Boomers Halloween Horror9/27-10/31 Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze RAM Farms Turlock9/28-10-31 Pumpkin Maze DellOsso Family Farms 9/28/10/31 Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze at Dutch Hollow Farms10/04-10/3(Fri-Sat) Haunted Jail at Amador Courthouse, Jackson10/04-11/02(Fri-Sun) Ranch of Horrors Stanislaus County Fair10/04-11/02(Fri-Sun) Snellings Beyond the Gates at Merced County Fair10/04 Oktoberfest at Centre Plaza Parking […]
MAMView: Two Decades with Ears to the Future
MAMAView: Two Decades with Ears to the FutureBy Middagh Goodwin I have said it before and I will say it again, who would have imagined that when Murphy and Ricci decided to host a local music award show that it would still be going strong twenty years later? The landscape of local music has waxed […]
MAMA Turns 20
MAMA Turns 20 By Chris Murphy It was twenty years ago today.. that Chris Ricci and I were enjoying lunch at Harvest Moon and wondered what we could do to celebrate the amazing musical talent in the greater Modesto area. Flying Blind was delighting thousands in the Plaza, Grandaddy was playing to huge festival crowds […]
Billy Currington at the FruitYard September 20
By MJ Mangano Billy Currington hit the stage full of energy, and he never once lost that enthusiasm at the sold out show at The BasiNationwide Amphitheater at the Fruit Yard on September 20. Currington didn’t want seats, but a pit, so the audience was on their feet for the 90 min show. It was […]
Morbid Obsession: Victorian Funeral Customs Tour at McHenry Mansion
The McHenry Mansion Foundation announces a one of a kind tour of Victorian Funeral Customs just in time for Halloween. Open to the public, the event is scheduled at the McHenry Mansion at 906 15th St., Modesto on Mon., Tues., Wed., Oct. 28, 29, 30, 2019. Tickets are $7 on-line, at the Visitors Center or at […]
