Tickets for the May 5 Monster Jam Event at the Salinas Sports Complex Go On Sale March 5! Get Tickets Online at Carodeo.Com!

SALINAS, CA, February 26, 2024 – The Monster Jam is roaring back into the Salinas Sports Complex on Sunday, May 5. Tickets go on sale to the public on March 5 at 10 am at https://www.carodeo.com/events/2024/monster-jam only.

Ticket prices range from $18 to $48 plus fees. Gates will open at 10 am and the show will start at 2 pm. Festivities will include a pit party from 10 am to noon; a separate pit party pass must be purchased for $15 and must accompany a ticket for the 2 pm show. “Last year was the first time we had a pit party the morning of the show, and we had a great turnout. Bring your family early and enjoy food from one of our vendors while you wait for the 2 pm show to start. Be sure to purchase both a pit party pass and show ticket for entry into the pit party,” said Sam Jenkinson, Chairman of the California Rodeo’s Monster Jam Committee.

The truck line-up* includes Grave Digger® driven by Krysten Anderson; El Toro Loco® driven by Armando Castro; Dragon™ driven by Coty Saucier; Megalodon® driven by Angelina Nock; Wild Side driven by Zack Garner; Rammunition driven by Kurt Kraehmer; Over Bored driven by Chad Tingler; and Raminator driven by Mark Hall.

Parking is $15 for the general lot (with entry off N. Main Street and Maryal Drive) or $25 for the VIP lot (near Sherwood Hall). Exact change is preferred if paying with cash, but credit card payment will also be accepted in certain entry lines.

*Truck and driver line-up subject to change

Photo by John F. Gay Jr.

About California Rodeo Salinas

The 114th California Rodeo Salinas will take place July 18-21, 2024. The California Rodeo Association is a not-for-profit organization that strives to preserve and promote the traditions of the California Rodeo Salinas and the West. We support the community and other non-profit organizations through the staging of the annual California Rodeo Salinas and other year-round operations of the Salinas Sports Complex. Through donations of our facility, vending, and fundraising opportunities during Rodeo and other events, the California Rodeo Association returned over $771,000 to local non-profits in 2023. For more information about the California Rodeo Salinas, log on to www.CARodeo.com or call the California Rodeo Office at 831-775-3100.

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