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Cannery Row is Hosting Family-Friendly Cultural Festival
The first Cannery Row Cultural Festival will be held on Saturday, October 5, 2019 from 11:00am to 5:00pm on Cannery Row in Monterey. The event is FREE and open to the public.
Cannery Row is an engaging visitor destination with a rich cultural, culinary and natural history. Individuals from around the world have lived and prospered along this scenic stretch of California coast. The new fall festival will celebrate and mark the history and contributions of these diverse cultures, and people who created the past, present and future of Monterey and Cannery Row.
Throughout the day over 15 different performance groups, displays and demonstrations will present the music, dance, literature, decorative arts and skills of the many cultures, in addition to displays of natural history and representation of significant events.
The event will include performances by the Shinsho-Mugen Daiko Drum Troupe, the Monterey Bay Lion Dance Team, Azahar Flamenco de Monterey, the Italian song stylings of the Monterey International Trio and the Mexican melodies of the Javier Sanchez Duo.
Taelen Thomas will portray John Steinbeck, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author who brought Cannery Row's story to the wider world. Additional presentations will showcase Ikebana flower arranging and the practice of mending fishing nets.
Festival attendees can revisit their favorite chapter from Cannery Row in the Steinbeck Reading Room, or type their own stories on vintage typewriters in the Steinbeck Writing Room. A pop-up Steinbeck museum, large-format archival photos and historical timeline exhibits will also be on display.
The family-friendly festival will feature engaging activities for children, as well, including a creation station where little ones can color their own sardine can labels, balloon art and a special Squid 4 Kids science presentation with a real Humboldt squid.
Event parking is available in the Cannery Row parking garage located at the intersection of Foam and Wave Streets. For additional information, please call 831-649-6690 or visit www.canneryrow.com.
About Cannery Row
Cannery Row was made famous in John Steinbeck's classic novel depicting life in the "the sardine capital of the world." Today, Cannery Row is a beautiful waterfront playground where visitors from all over the world seek a California getaway as authentic as the coast itself. Cannery Row was named “One of the Seven Wonders of Monterey County” by the Monterey County Herald readers. Cannery Row remains a treasure of California's Central Coast, where a discovery awaits every type of visitor. For more information, visit the official Cannery Row website at www.canneryrow.com.