Happy New Year!
Our event has concluded with a fun and exciting time into the New Year!
Thank you to all who purchased buttons for First Night Monterey! Your purchase directly supports the artists you enjoyed!
OUR EVENT MAY BE OVER - BUT YOU CAN STILL DONATE!
A donation to FNM is an opportunity to be involved in a long-standing tradition beyond attendance. Proceeds all go to support our non-profit now until next year’s event. Your support will help keep us active for our community and summer art programs, and will go towards paying for overhead and artists and help towards sustaining the cultural economy of Monterey County.
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Help us keep the lights on for FNM 2027!
Designer of the FNM 2026 Poster and Buttons is Maria Ruiz!
Maria Ruiz is from Salinas and recently graduated from Cal State Monterey Bay, majoring in Communications Design with a focus in Visual Design, along with a minor in Business and Marketing. Besides design, Maria loves exploring new areas with friends and family, going out for tennis and matcha, and making earrings! She also "loves, loves, LOVES" tabby cats. Her future plans are to continue freelancing and doing contract work with the goal to work in a design agency in a year or two. Maria is extremely grateful and excited for the opportunity to create designs and publications for First Night Monterey 2026, an opportunity to further her career as visual designer. She gives big thanks to all the people in her life for their love and support.