The National Steinbeck Center sponsors numerous arts and cultural events, exhibitions and programs each year. Past exhibitions have ranged from the Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibition This Land is Your Land: The Life and Legacy of Woody Guthrie, and fine arts and exhibits such as This Side of Eden: Images of Steinbeck’s California, and the photography of Dorothea Lange: Human Documents to the annual Day of the Dead Community Altars exhibition. See past exhibits for a full listing.

Programs include lectures, films, and panel discussions about Steinbeck, history and agriculture; educational bus and walking tours to Steinbeck literary sites; community based events such as Day of the Dead and the popular KidsArt Festival where children perform and interact with local artists to explore their own creativity; and the annual Steinbeck Festival.

National Steinbeck Center members receive advance notice of special events and complimentary or discounted admission to programs. For a calendar of upcoming events, click here.