Events

The weather is at its most spectacular and the Annual Scarecrow Festival, named to Travel Channel's Don't Miss List, is in full swing.

Join the annual SLO Oktoberfest! This is SLO County’s biggest and best Oktoberfest. A variety of food and beer vendors will be here for your Oktoberfest-ing pleasure. And of course real German beer, food, music, contests and games. Hazelnuss Oktoberfest Band will be joining us for guaranteed good times! These…

In Cambria, the annual Harvest Festival is a family-friendly event held on Saturday, October 11th, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Cambria Historical Museum on Burton Drive. The event features activities for all ages, including a harvest festival and soup sampling. While the main event is on…

Join us for an evening filled with music, food & drink, inspiring presentations, and silent auction to support western monarch butterfly conservation!

Free to the public, fine artists and crafters open their studios to showcase their art and share their processes.

Each summer and throughout the year in the heart of California’s Central Coast, Festival Mozaic brings together music lovers to enjoy premier concerts and related events in a festive and stimulating atmosphere. The Festival was founded in 1971 to honor the composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, whose influence lives on in…

A community tradition since 1946, the annual Pismo Beach Clam Festival attracts generations of families and visitors from all around, who look forward to spending three days overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Pismo Beach. This family-friendly event features the Clam Festival parade on Saturday at 10 am. Join us on…

Get your best costume ready and bring the entire family out to a not-too-scary evening at Zoo Boo! You can expect Halloween decorations throughout the Zoo, carnival games, a costume contest, Halloween-themed activities, a haunted maze, and tricks & treats to enjoy! Over 200 animals call the Charles Paddock Zoo…

Break out your broomstick and get out on the water for the Annual Witches & Warlocks Paddle in Morro Bay! This bewitching event is open to the public and benefits the Food Bank Coalition of San Luis Obispo County. Don your favorite witch or warlock costume and meet at Coleman…

Kick off the Halloween weekend with us with a fun-filled evening of costumes, candy, and karaoke! Halloween Festivities return to the Downtown SLO on Thursday, October 31, 2024, from 5–8 PM. Activities include the beloved Trick-or-Treat Trail at dozens of downtown businesses, a Costume Contest in Mission Plaza, festive photo…

The SLO Coast Wine collective is thrilled to announce “Harvest on the Coast.” The event celebrates the latest harvest as well as past releases from the newly-formed San Luis Obispo Coast AVA.  “This has traditionally been our SLO Coast Wine’s biggest event of the year” says Kathleen Naughton, Executive Director…

Come check out the awesome rods and delicious BBQ while enjoying some amazing beach weather.

Visited by the ghosts of Past, Present, and Future, Ebenezer Scrooge must find it in his heart to change or face a bleak and lonely future.

Step into a world of enchantment as you walk through an immersive path adorned with over two million twinkling lights.

The Annual Downtown SLO Holiday Parade has drawn thousands to downtown San Luis Obispo since 1976. Held on the first Friday in December, the parade has become a much-loved holiday tradition along the Central Coast, for locals and visitors alike. Nearly 90 decorated floats, marching bands, vehicles, dancers, and more…

Come to Morro Bay for the Annual Lighted Boat Parade. Local boats of all sizes are decorated with lights for the holiday season and cruise the harbor. Please call (805) 772-4467 for more information.

The community of Arroyo Grande ushers in the holiday season with the Holiday Parade the first Sunday of December. The annual Holiday Parade typically begins at 5 p.m. at East Branch Street next to City Hall, then proceeds to Traffic Way and Branch Street. Community organizations and businesses are encouraged…

The Avila Beach Civic Association will be sponsoring its annual costume contest with the categories that include: Best Costume, Best Dog/Owner Look Alike, Best Holiday Look, Funniest Costume, and Best in Show.