Custom House, WPA c.1938, Mary Evelyn McCormick, City of Monterey Collection

Exclusive Opening Reception at “Orientations” for All-Access ticket holders.

Time and details to be announced.

Located at the entrance to historic Monterey, the G.T. Marsh Building, built in 1927 by George Turner Marsh, was fashioned after a Northern China Szechuan style compound. Established as an Asian antique store, the building is one of the last significant examples of this form of Chinese architecture.

Buy Your Tickets Now

Tickets for Art in the Adobes Festival may be purchased at several locations and will also be available online.

During the Festival, tickets may be purchased at

  • Friday, Sept 13  at Orientations beginning at 4:30pm prior to the Opening Reception & Preview

Tickets Will Go On Sale Soon!

September 1 is the deadline for early purchase discount tickets! Click here to purchase your All-Access and one day tickets. Tickets will be available for the Friday evening Gala Opening Reception & Preview at Orientations.

Painting the Town - Plein Air Painting Event

"Painting the Town," a plein air art painting event inaugurated last year, is again a significant element in the third annual Art in the Adobes Festival. Plein air painting by local artists will be held during the week-end festival on Saturday, September 14 and Sunday, September 15.

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Art in the Adobes Co-Chairs:

Kip Hudson
Director, Old Monterey Foundation

Teresa Del Piero
Chair, MMA Collectors Guild

Nancy Selfridge
Councilmember, Monterey City Council 

Susan Klusmire
Festival Director, Art in the Adobes