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.
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.
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MoBandView
It’s MoBand time! By Chris Murphy The time has come Modesto! Summer is here and it is time for the biggest party all summer long. Picture this; a big brass band, a bandshell, a park, with food, drink, wine, and fun sounds like the perfect evening and best of all, new seating in Mancini Bowl […]
Summer Concert Series at the StanCoFair
Summer Concert Series at the StanCoFairBy Middagh Goodwin The Stanislaus County Fair concert series is back and better than ever! You will want to experience this year’s exciting lineup, which features a diverse range of talented performers. Mark your calendars and get ready to rock out with some of the hottest names in music: July […]
MSO The Empire Strikes Back in Concert
THE MODESTO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PERFORMS STAR WARS: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK IN CONCERT MODESTO, CA – The Modesto Symphony Orchestra (MSO), led by Principal Pops Conductor Ryan Murray, will perform Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back in Concert on Friday, June 2nd, 2023 at 7:30 pm and Saturday, June 3rd, 2023 at 2:00 pm at the Gallo Center for the Arts in Modesto. Fans […]
Time to “Rock On” with MoBand
Time to “Rock On” with MoBand The summer 2023 season has been announced; concerts start June 8 in Modesto. Time to dust off the lawn chairs and prep those picnic baskets as the 2023 summer concert season of the Modesto Band of Stanislaus County (MoBand) is ready to start June 8. The Mancini Bowl in […]
PerformanceView: Spring Into the Arts
PerformanceView: Spring Into the ArtsBy Middagh Goodwin We are fortunate here in Modesto to have fantastic repertoire groups like Opera Modesto, Central West Ballet, and the Gallo Center Repertory Company. All three have events at the Gallo Center in late April and the first week of May that you will want to attend. The Century […]
Go Nuts
GoModesto: Go Nuts! Take me out to the ball game, Take me out with the crowd, Buy me some peanuts and crackerjack, I don’t care if I never get back. Nothing beats the crack of the bat and the thrill of the crowd at a ball game. We are lucky to have our minor-league baseball team […]
Music in the Plaza Returns in May
MAMAView: Music in the Plaza Returns in MayBy Middagh Goodwin A fan favorite and multiple Modesto Award-winning event, Music in the Plaza returns to the 10th Street Plaza unofficially on Thursday, May the Fourth, on Star Wars Day with Horizon Point. Officially Music in the Plaza kicks off the second Friday of May with the […]
Star Wars May the Fourth Be With You
StarWarsView: May the 4th Be With You!By Middagh Goodwin Star Wars will be on everyone’s mind worldwide on May 4th. This is an extra special day here in Modesto, USA, where we are the home of the creator, George Lucas. Yes, friends, this is our day, and we will celebrate and bring the action to 10th St […]
LoveModesto – April 29
By Chris Murphy It’s that time Modesto when we all gather together to lend a hand to Modesto and show our Love. On April 29, at 8 am join thousands of your best friends at 11th and J St to meet up for one of the many projects around town that needs your help. This […]
Go Modesto – Porchfest in coming May 21
This is Modesto’s largest party of the year! Nearly 50 porches across the College and La Loma and the Bodem/Morris Area neighborhoods will be making a huge party. Grab your bicycle and go from house to house, porch to porch and hear most of Modesto’s favorite musicians. This is a fun day to hang out […]
PerformingView 2- It Was 50 Years Ago Today
It was 50 Summers Ago Today! By Patrick Durr Prior to Home Grown, Michael Lingg and I knew each other from high school days. He played guitar with Eisage, and I was a member of the Ratz. After the demise of those groups, Michael and I worked together in a couple of other bands. Bruce […]
RodeoView
By Chris Murphy Eee Haw. This is the season to celebrate our cowboys and cowgirls in Oakdale. This is one of the longest running rodeos on the west coast live from the Cowboy Capitol of Oakdale. This is one of the most famous rodeos that even attracted the attention of the $6,000,000 man Lee Majors […]
Off the Air Continues to Bring Great Music to Modesto
GoModesto: Off The AirGreg Edwards has produced a plethora of fantastic indie rock shows in Modesto over the years, and honestly, after too long a hiatus is back. On March 17th, Off the Air will host another fantastic lineup at the Century in downtown Modesto featuring not one but two MAMA winners. Valley Wolf(album coming […]
Bree Fitzpatrick: Modesto Marathon Flat and Fast
Interview: Bree Fitzpatrick: Modesto Marathon Flat and Fast By Carly Russell On March 26th, thousands of runners, joggers, and walkers will participate in the Modesto Marathon, a fast and flat road race course designed for everyone from elite runners with goals of qualifying for the Boston Marathon to first-timers looking to conquer their first road […]
Hillbilly Boogie to Psychobilly
RockabillyView: Hillbilly Boogie to Psychobilly StompBy Midddagh Goodwin A key component and root sound of Rockabilly and, in turn, Rock n’ Roll can be traced back to the Doghouse slap bass style of Fred Maddox. The Maddox Brothers and Rose started playing music in Modesto in 1937 and garnered crowds wherever they played. Bill Black, […]
