The patron of Monasterace is Saint Andrew Avellino, celebrated on 10 November, with a second feast in his honor on 12 May. The town's most distinctive celebration is the seaside Festa di Sant'Andrea.
The territory holds the Archaeological Museum of Ancient Kaulon and the Temple of Kaulon, remains of the Magna Graecia colony, as well as the ruins of the Castello di Monasterace.