Join us in celebrating Monterey Peninsula Chamber of Commerce member milestones. Meet our 2025 Board of Directors and learn about our goals for the New Year. We welcome Secretary Leon Panetta as our Keynote Speaker.

Mark your 2025 calendars with these MPCC Signature Events!

ANNUAL AWARDS DINNER

March 29, 2025 - Portola Hotel & Spa

This elegant annual event provides excellent exposure to a wide array of business and community leaders and to the community at large. Five community-wide Chamber Awards are presented each year: Citizen of the Year, Robert C. Littlefield Lifetime Achievement Award for Outstanding Service, Ruth Vreeland Public Official of the Year, Community Impact Award and Business of the Year.

BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARDS

July 17, 2025 - Embassy Suites by Hilton Monterey Bay Seaside

The Chamber's annual Business Excellence Awards (BEA) Dinner increases public awareness of the vital role business plays on the Central Coast, and gives recognition to those businesses that have achieved excellence in their fields. 300-plus Peninsula business and community leaders attend to show their support for the local businesses that make up the backbone of our community. 2,000-plus votes are cast by Chamber members as well as the general public, and awards are presented to the top businesses in 16 categories.

SPOTLIGHT: Fisherman's Wharf Association

A visit to the beautiful Monterey Peninsula today just isn't complete without a rendezvous with Old Fisherman's Wharf in downtown Monterey. Known as the "Whale Watching Capital of the World" and a top destination of millions of visitors from around the world each year, Monterey's Old Fisherman's Wharf provides a wide array of award-winning dining, shopping, special events, and strolling in a gorgeous setting overlooking the Monterey Bay. 

The Wharf features 11 restaurants and fish markets, 3 candy shops, an ice cream store, 9 gift shops, 4 whale watching firms, 2 fishing companies and sailing, glass bottom boat rides, Bay cruises, fish markets and the Wharf Theatre. Savor delicious cuisine at a myriad of fabulous restaurants featuring stunning views and award-winning Italian food, sustainable seafood, steaks, clam chowder and calamari. Enjoy salt water taffy, homemade chocolates, caramel apples, cotton candy and many other yummy sweet treats. View sea otters, sea lions, harbor seals, dolphins, whales, sea birds and other wildlife up close and personal that also share the Wharf while you stroll and dine.

Old Fisherman's Wharf hosts many community events and celebrations, including their popular holiday event, Christmas on the Wharf, happening now.

For more information about Old Fisherman’s Wharf, go to www.montereywharf.com.

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