First Night Monterey - Fast Facts

What:

An alcohol-free community celebration of the arts on New Year's Eve

When:

December 31, 2003 from 3 PM through Midnight.

Where:

Historic Downtown Monterey, California (map) - Over 40 performance sites, most indoors. First Night Monterey goes on "Rain or Shine"!

Admission:

Advance purchase Admission Buttons are
$15 from December 21, 2003 through December 31st (Day of Celebration)
Children five and under are admitted free!


Buttons are on sale at any Monterey County Safeway, or
Borders (Sand City) or
Bay Books (316 Alvarado Street, Downtown Monterey -- map) or
during the celebration, at the booth on Alvarado across from Ordway.

Will Call is in the Monterey Conference Center (map) Main Lobby.
Will Call will be open 12/30 9 AM until 5 PM and 12/31 9 AM until 11 PM

Program:

An affordable, alcohol-free family celebration.
More than 100 performers and groups from folk to rock; from clowns to classical in 40 venues.

Hotels:

Embassy Suites (831) 393-1115 or (800) EMBASSY (Official Hotel)
Resort to Me -- (800) 757-5646 for free room-finder service
Monterey Peninsula Reservations -- (831) 655-3424 for free room-finder service
Monterey Convention and Visitor's Bureau -- Click on "Lodging," then "Book a room online"

Parking:

Free parking anywhere at Del Monte Center (directions, map) with continuous Free shuttle 2 PM - 1 AM.

Shuttle Service:

Continuous Free shuttle service by MST between Del Monte Center (directions, map to Center, map of Center) (bus stop at Galaxy Cinema, near street side of Macy's) and Monterey Transit Plaza (across from Monterey Safeway, junction of Tyler, Munras, Pearl, and Alvarado). Runs every ten minutes from 2 PM - 1 AM.

Bus Service:

Free Monterey-Salinas Transit (MST) bus service anywhere in Monterey County on December 31st, 2 pm to 1 am, if you have a First Night Monterey Admission Button. MST map.

Restaurants:

First Night Monterey has a large and varied selection of food booths for your enjoyment. Most will also have beverages. The Monterey Peninsula has excellent restaurants of every conceivable type: For listings, reviews, go to www.monterey.com.

  Link to Safeway  
Link to Del Monte Center Link to Granite Construction Link to Mervyn's Link to Monterey-Salinas Transit

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