Editing Salinas, California (section)

==Arts and culture==
[[File:T & D (Fox California) Theater, Salinas, CA.jpg|thumb|upright|Fox California Theatre.]]
[[File:Hat in three stages of landing claes oldemburg.jpg|thumb|''Hat In Three Stages of Landing'' by [[Claes Oldenburg]] and [[Coosje van Bruggen]]]]

Salinas has an emerging arts scene led by the First Fridays Art Walk and the innovative use of non-traditional or business venues to exhibit art and host live local music.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1st Fridays Art Walk 11.03.23 |url=https://allevents.in/salinas/1st-fridays-art-walk-110323/200024137452754 |access-date=March 4, 2023 |website=allevents.in}}</ref> The oldest gallery in Salinas, the Valley Art Gallery, has been active for over 30 years.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://salinasvalleyartgallery.com/history.html |title=History |date=March 26, 2012 |website= |access-date=February 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326101832/http://salinasvalleyartgallery.com/history.html |archive-date=March 26, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The Hartnell College Gallery hosts world-class exhibitions of art during the school year.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Gallery - Hartnell College Foundation |url=https://hartnellfoundation.org/the-gallery/ |access-date=March 4, 2023 |website=hartnellfoundation.org}}</ref> The [[National Steinbeck Center]] has two galleries with changing exhibits, and the city's newest @Risk Gallery features humdrum exhibitions. The Art Walk, held in the downtown area, features 50 venues.

Live theater companies in Salinas include ARIEL Theatrical located in the Karen Wilson's Children's Theater in Oldtown Salinas, and [[The Western Stage]], based at Hartnell College.

Live local music is available at many restaurants in the downtown area, and during the First Fridays Art Walk. Concerts are held at the historic Fox California Theater, Steinbeck Institute for Arts and Culture and the [[Salinas Sports Complex]], as well as at [[Hartnell College]].

Salinas is home to many public murals, including work by John Cerney which can be viewed in the agricultural fields surrounding the city. [[Claes Oldenburg]] placed his sculpture, ''Hat in Three Stages of Landing'', in Sherwood Park at the center of the city.

The city contains several art deco buildings, including the [[Monterey County Court House|Monterey County Courthouse]] and the [[The Salinas Californian|Salinas Californian]] Building.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.amap1.org/|title=Alliance of Monterey Area Preservationists|website=Amap1.org|access-date=November 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107004931/http://www.amap1.org/|archive-date=November 7, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Cultural events===
[[File:Dancers in Salinas, California.jpg|thumb|Salinas youth at the [[El Grito de Dolores|El Grito Cultural Festival]], an annual celebration.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thecalifornian.com/story/news/2017/09/14/salinas-el-grito-festival-celebrates-mexican-heritage-weekend/665884001/|title=Salinas' El Grito Festival celebrates Mexican heritage this weekend|work=The Salinas Californian|access-date=November 4, 2017|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171212025829/http://www.thecalifornian.com/story/news/2017/09/14/salinas-el-grito-festival-celebrates-mexican-heritage-weekend/665884001/|archive-date=December 12, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>]]

====El Grito====
El Grito is a free annual event held every September in the [[Alisal, Salinas, California|Alisal Neighborhood]] of Salinas. The event draws up to 65,000 people and features a parade, performances, vendors, [[Mexican cuisine]], and cultural exhibits. [[Cry of Dolores|El Grito]] is a celebration of the beginning of the [[Mexican War of Independence]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thecalifornian.com/story/news/2017/09/14/salinas-el-grito-festival-celebrates-mexican-heritage-weekend/665884001/|title=Salinas' El Grito Festival celebrates Mexican heritage this weekend|work=The Salinas Californian|access-date=November 5, 2017|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171212025829/http://www.thecalifornian.com/story/news/2017/09/14/salinas-el-grito-festival-celebrates-mexican-heritage-weekend/665884001/|archive-date=December 12, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

====Founders Day====
Salinas Founders Day is an annual event held since 1869, that celebrates the history of Salinas. The 2017 event was held at the Salinas Train Station Plaza in downtown Salinas, and included tours of the First Mayor's House and the Monterey and Salinas Valley Railroad Museum, music, and historical talks.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.montereyherald.com/article/NF/20170408/NEWS/170409844|title=Founders' Day: Salinas celebrates its 149-year journey|access-date=November 5, 2017|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107021742/http://www.montereyherald.com/article/NF/20170408/NEWS/170409844|archive-date=November 7, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

====Ciclovía Salinas====
[[File:Ciclovia salinas (8753477711).jpg|thumb|left|250px|Ciclovía Salinas.]]
Ciclovía Salinas is an annual event that has taken place in the [[Alisal, Salinas, California|Alisal neighborhood]] of Salinas since 2013, and features a 1.5 mile stretch of Alisal Street that is closed off to automobiles, and exclusively for use of pedestrians, bicyclists, and other non-motorized forms of transportation. The goal of the event is to promote youth leadership, walking, biking, and other recreational activities that promote a healthy lifestyle.

The event is led entirely by Salinas youth volunteers and in 2018, it featured a 3-kilometer run, Cross Fit activities, soccer, zumba, boxing, community created murals, disc golf, folklorico dancing, and [[Oaxaca]]n cultural dancing.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thecalifornian.com/story/sports/2018/10/04/music-dance-community-fun-annual-ciclovia-salinas-returns-sunday/1511124002/|title=Music, dance and community fun: Annual Ciclovía Salinas returns Sunday|website=The Salinas Californian|language=en|access-date=December 27, 2018}}</ref>

====California Rodeo Salinas====
As the host of a [[Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association|PRCA]]-sanctioned rodeo, Salinas is a major stop on the professional rodeo circuit. The [[California Rodeo Salinas]] began in 1911 as a Wild West Show on the site of the old race track ground, now the [[Salinas Sports Complex]]. Every third week of July is Big Week, when cowboys and fans come for the traditional rodeo competitions, including bull riding. Rodeo-related events held in Salinas and [[Monterey, California|Monterey]] include cowboy poetry, wine tasting, a carnival, barbecues and a gala cowboy ball.

====Kiddie Kapers Parade====
The [[Kiddie Kapers Parade]] began in 1930 and is an annual [[parade]] with only children in costume, held in conjunction with "Big Week" and the annual Rodeo.

====Salinas Asian Festival====
[[File:Lion Dance Salinas Asian Festival 2017.jpg|alt=A costume lion and man in garb play fight at the Salinas Asian Festival, in front of the red and mauve confucius church|thumb|The Lion Dance at 2017 Salinas Asian Festival, in front of the Salinas Confucius Church.]]

The Salinas Asian Festival is a free annual event in Salinas held since 2009 that celebrates the culture and history of Chinese, Filipino, and Japanese immigrants in Salinas. The Salinas Buddhist Temple, the Salinas Chinese Association, and the Filipino Cultural Center of Salinas are open to tour. The event includes food, demonstrations of [[tai chi]], Filipino folk dancing, [[kendo]], and a [[bonsai]] display. The 2017 festival the Salinas Chinatown Virtual Walking Tour.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.salinasasianfestival.com/about|title=About the Festival|last=Administrator|website=www.salinasasianfestival.com|language=en-gb|access-date=November 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107025812/http://www.salinasasianfestival.com/about|archive-date=November 7, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Points of interest===
====John Steinbeck House====
{{Main|John Steinbeck House (Salinas, California)}}
The John Steinbeck House was the birthplace and childhood home of author [[John Steinbeck]], and is now home to a restaurant. The house was built in 1897 and is a [[Queen Anne style architecture in the United States|Queen Anne style]] Victorian.<ref name="SHIVANI">{{Cite news|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/life/travel/salinas-valley-lush-fields-good-wine-and-steinbeck/|title=California's Salinas Valley: Lush fields, good wine, and Steinbeck|first=Shivani|last=Vora|date=April 6, 2017|work=The Seattle Times|access-date=November 4, 2017|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107100251/https://www.seattletimes.com/life/travel/salinas-valley-lush-fields-good-wine-and-steinbeck/|archive-date=November 7, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

==== Boronda Adobe History Center{{Anchor|Boronda Adobe History Center}} ====
Just outside the official city limits, the restored adobe dwelling constructed in 1844 by José Eusebio Boronda, rests on one of the original Mexican land grants. The Boronda Adobe is a California Historical Landmark and listed in the National Register of Historic Places and holds a museum of early Salinas and California history. Other historic buildings are located here, including the Lagunita School house [[John Steinbeck]] wrote about in ''the Red Pony''. The site also holds the official archive of Monterey County, open to researchers by appointment.

====Santa Lucia Highlands American Viticultural Area====
[[Santa Lucia Highlands AVA]] is nearby so the area is becoming a destination for wine tasting.<ref name="SHIVANI"/>