Whalefest 2026 Schedule

Musicians

Saturday, April 11th

10:00-11:00am: Monterey High. Monterey High Select Strings

11:00-12:00pm: Monterey High. Monterey High Jazz Band

12:00-1:00pm: Nicholas Fettis. Whalefest Monterey "Orca" - stra Pod. Blends of invigorating original music and Whale Songs from Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary.

1:00-2:00pm: Better Together. John and Shelly Jemison sing and play classic acoustic Americana and tight harmonies including a few sea shanties from the past.

2:00-3:00pm: Youth Music Monterey. Youth Music Monterey Woodwind Trio. Youth Music Monterey Brass Trio.

3:00-4:00pm: Celtic Roads. Marj Ingram Viales, guitar; Paulette Lynch, Hammered Dulcimer;  Jackie Pierce, fiddle; Pat Skinner mandolin.

4:00-5:00pm: I Cantori di Carmel. A cornerstone of the Monterey Peninsula’s musical community brings choral masterworks, and sea shanties at Whalefest under the artistic direction of Daniel Henriks.

Sunday, April 12th

10:00-11:00am: Saxophonia is a saxophone quintet that plays a wide variety of music, including swing, rock and roll, and classical pieces.

11:00-12:00pm: Pacific Pop 'n Jazz (PP'n'J). A 15 piece community band, based in Hollister,  that plays big band jazz as well as popular music.

12:00-1:00pm: Holy Sea. Ocean Colored Indie Pop Music by local singer/songwriter Rachael Williams.

1:00-2:00pm: Arthur Wu. Classically trained singer and musician graduate of UCSB. He has just finished singing a last minute comprimario role with Westbay opera in Palo Alto, in the opera Salome by Richard Strauss. He specializes in singing classical music, particularly opera, but also enjoys singing rock, jazz, blues, you name it.  Locally Arthur has sung with various groups such as the Bach Festival, I Cantori di Carmel, Choral Artists of Carmel. In addition to singing, he also enjoys playing piano works by composers like Chopin, Liszt, and Beethoven. 

2:00-2:30pm: Hālau Hula Hi'ilani 'O Ke Kai. Family focused outrigger canoe center and hula hālua based out of Monterey, founded in 1984.

2:30-3:00pm: to be confirmed

3:00-4:00pm: Philip Price. Phil's repertoire includes Country, Rock, Pop, Folk, Jazz, Broadway, Movie Music, and some Sea Shanties.

4:00-5:00pm: Chinas Oaxaqueñas San Pablo Apóstal Community. Women, daughters, nieces, and youth of the community who celebrate their heritage by embracing their traditions and religious festivities and inspiring new generations.