Musicians Registration & Portal

DID YOU RECEIVE A MUSICIAN or PERFORMER INVITE?

GREAT! Please Complete your REGISTRATION 

Let’s make music together

MUSICIANS & PERFORMERS REGISTRATION

Thank you for volunteering your talent to perform at Whalefest Monterey.

Donating your talent to the community raises awareness of our beautiful Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Fill out the registration to be included in the schedule.

A group of six musicians playing saxophones outdoors near a marina with numerous sailboats and yachts. The setting appears to be during daytime, and there are a few onlookers in the background.

Complete Registered:

An outdoor jazz band performing under a canopy on a pier with shops and boats in the background. The band includes several saxophonists and other musicians, with a conductor standing in front.
A man singing and playing guitar on an outdoor stage with a microphone, wearing sunglasses, a denim jacket, and a colorful hat, with an amplifier and a sign that says 'Please do not feed the wildlife' in the background.
Large group of performers standing on green grass with traditional bright color outfits
A couple standing together while one is hold a guitar
Up close photo of singer wearing glasses and holding guitar with mic in front.
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Flyer & Save The Date

  • 2 FREE days

  • Saturday/Sunday, April 10th & 11th

Download Flyer
Image of an event flyer for the 17th annual well fest Monterey 2027 featuring a humpback whale breaching out of the water with a sunset in the background.
Image of an event flyer for the 17th annual well fest Monterey 2027 featuring a humpback whale breaching out of the water with a sunset in the background.
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Schedule

Schedule will be available on the Musicians & Performers page when ready, approximately 2 weeks before the event.

Schedule COMING SOON

Find Us

  • Monterey Old Fisherman’s Wharf

  • Custom House Plaza

  • Stanton Center on Custom House Plaza

1 Fisherman’s Wharf, Monterey, CA 93940

 
Directions

Parking Lots & Locations

  • Marina front parking, 4 lots

  • Wharf #2 on pier

  • Heritage Harbor Parking Lot, on Pacific above the wharf

  • Portola Plaza Parking Garage, 1 lot

  • Parking garage across from the Sports Center, 2 lots

🚙 PAID PARKING: Parking lots are Paid Parking.

🚙 STREET PARKING: Street parking is timed to 1-2 hours. No free long-term parking is available.

🎣 TIP: If the festival falls on Salmon Sport Fishing opening weekend, parking will fill up fast early morning at Marina and Wharf parking lots.

🎒 VALUABLES: Do not leave in the car or unattended at the booth. Whalefest is not responsible for lost or stolen items.

Restroom Locations

  • Near Rock Fish Grill/Abalone Races, end or wharf left side

  • Near Casa de Oro, behind Memory Garden 

  • Stanton Center, at Monterey History & Art Museum

If near Custom House Plaza:

  • Stanton Center

  • Casa del Oro Garden (via Pacific St or Custom House Plaza on Scott).

If near Wharf:

  • Stanton Center

  • End of Wharf