Date Restrictions

If a location seems unlikely to be affected
by some of the special events listed below,

you may phone ahead to ask whether their establishment allows the discount for cyclists on those Thursdays.  Many do!

Quickest way to find their phone numbers?  Refer to the brief listings,

which link directly to their sites (or if they have no site, provide their telephone number).

Holidays

Federal legal holidays in 2010 mean Thursday discounts do not apply on:

  • Veterans Day – Thursday, November 11, 2010
  • Thanksgiving Day – Thursday, November 25, 2010

Special event weeks

Monterey County has special events throughout the year that impact many businesses and organizations in the various cities.  In appreciation for the participants, the default for this project is that the Thursday discount does not apply during these especially busy weeks.

As mentioned above, if it seems likely a venue will not be affected during a special event, you may phone ahead to check.  Many have indicated that the project need have no date restrictions at all; they are happy to give cyclists discounts on any Thursday.

For 2010, the following Thursdays are ordinarily excluded, project-wide:

  • February 8 -14, 2010 – AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am (Thursday, February 11)
  • April 8-11, 2010 – Pebble Beach Food & Wine (Thursday, April 8 )
  • April 25, 2010 – Big Sur International Marathon (Thursday, April 22 – This is also the 40th annual Earth Day, and many venues not heavily impacted by the marathon will be honoring the HER Helmet Thursdays discount today.  Call ahead to check with the individual venue.)
  • May 21-23, 2010  – Monterey Sports Car Championships (Thursday, May 20)
  • June 14-20, 2010 – U.S. Open Championship (Thursday, June 17)
  • July 1-3 – Spirit West Coast (Thurs, July 1)
  • July  15-18 – California Rodeo (Thurs, July 15
  • July 17-31, 2010 – Carmel Bach Festival (Thursdays, July 15, 22, 29)
  • July 23-25, 2010 – Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix (Thursday, July 22)
  • August 11-15, 2010 – Concours d’Elegance (Thursday, August 12)
  • August 13-15, 2010 – Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Races (Thursday, August 12)
  • September 17-19, 2010 – Monterey Jazz Festival (Thursday, September 16)

Lodging – some additional restrictions

In addition to the project-wide date restrictions  listed above, some individual participants in the H/Hotels/lodging category find it necessary to also restrict additional busy periods.  When this is the case, those added restrictions will be specified in the individual participant’s detailed listing.

Property blackout dates

With a very few participants (e.g., Wickets at Bernardus Lodge), property blackout dates may apply, when the entire property is scheduled for a private event.  If this could come up, that possibility will be clearly noted (“Property blackout dates may apply”) in their individual detailed listing. Simply phone ahead to ask them about a specific date.