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Located in North Monterey County at the intersections of 183, 156 and U.S. Highway 1, and five miles west of Highway 101. San Francisco is 102 miles to the north and the Monterey Peninsula is 15 miles to the South. Castroville is an unincorporated town with a population of approximately 5,300. The Average temperature of 63 degrees. Average rainfall is 14.38". Founded by Juan Bautista Castro in 1863, Castroville "The Artichoke Center of the World" is Monterey County's second oldest town.

Location: 10700 Merritt Street, Castroville 95012 Telephone 831) 633-2465



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01/09 Coming to The Castroville area
Santa Cruz Baroque Festival Santa Cruz CA April13-May11 A festival of baroque music.
Oakland Greek Festival Oakland CA May17-19 Wonderful aromas of Souklavia and Loukoumades waft through the air and the sounds of traditional Greek music and shouts of OPA! resonate in the hills of Oakland.
Bach Festival Carmel CA July13-27 Multiple performances of works by Bach.
Midsummer Mozart Festival San Francisco CA July18-28 Organized in 1974, the Festival is the only music festival in North America dedicated exclusively to Mozart.
Festival Mosaic San Lui Obispo CA July16-28 Five centuries of music on the central California coast.
Gilroy Garlic Festival Gilroy CA July26-28 The internationally acclaimed Great Garlic Cook-off, the signature event of the Gilroy Garlic Festival has increased the top prize in the July 27th competition to $5,000.