The First Friday Art Fair in Salinas, California featuring gallery walks, food, and music will take place on Friday, June 5, 2026 downtown. There is street parking, a parking garage, and some lots.
Wear your tech med as you stroll to shape your legs and lungs into shape.
There are two farmers’ markets happening on Friday as well beginning in the afternoon and ending at 9 pm, if you want to make First Friday into a daylong outing.
Salinas Valley Health Farmers’ Market
11:30 am to 4 pm
Outdoor Market at the Rodeo in Salinas (Salinas Sports Complex)
4 pm to 9 pm
This market features produce as well as merchandise with music and entertainment.
By Ruth Paget
-author Eating Soup with Chopsticks, Marrying France, and Europe’s Lessons written during overseas duty in Germany
-developer of the Novgorod and Bento War Games + 8 Classical Western Civilization War Games
-developer of food and beverage knowledge games
-creator of online exhibits about San Miguel Arcangel Mission, French baguette making, and the Carmel Valley History Center
-creator of French travel and culture games
-writer of 1800+ Central Coast California lifestyle blogs
-family genealogist - whose work includes mother lines research editing 250 of my grandmother Pennington’s recipes and writing Monterey County Cookbook about my Monterey Peninsula kitchen
-developer of 9 music theory games
