Looking for Halloween fun in San Luis Obispo County? From family-friendly festivals to spooky nighttime adventures, there’s something for everyone. Here’s your go-to guide for all the ghoulishly good happenings this October! 1. Cambria Scarecrow Festival 📅 October 1 – October 31, 2024 👻 Wander through Cambria to discover quirky, creative scarecrows that celebrate the…
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Events, Festival, Five Cities, Grover Beach, Things To Do
Kick-Off Strawberry Season with Strawberries Through Grover Beach 2024!
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Strawberries Through Grover Beach is back for it’s 3rd year in a row and is bigger and better than ever before! Get ready for an unforgettable celebration of everything strawberry at this year’s festival, happening on May 18th, 2024, in beautiful Grover Beach, CA. The event has drawn such a crowd that they’ve moved locations…
Charity, Festival, Things To Do, Wine, Woods Humane Society
Wine 4 Paws Weekend 2024
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Mark your calendar for Wine 4 Paws Weekend! Festivities will begin early this year on Wednesday, April 17, 2024 with a Sip & Shop event from 3pm – 6pm at Bijou on the Park in Downtown Paso Robles, CA — They will be donating 10% of all sales to Woods Humane Society in San Luis…
Events, Festival, Five Cities, Pismo Beach, Things To Do, Yummy things to do in Pismo Beach
TASTE OF PISMO 2024 — April 20, 2024 at Dinosaur Caves Park
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Are you ready for the 19th Annual Taste of Pismo? Tickets are on sale now! The 19th Annual Taste of Pismo will be held on Saturday, April 20th from 1:00 – 4:00 pm. This annual event is the premier culinary, wine and beer event on the Central Coast. With the Pacific Ocean as your backdrop,…
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Art in the Park is Back in Shell Beach, CA
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Nestled along the scenic coastline of Shell Beach, CA, Dinosaur Caves Park stands as a testament to natural beauty and artistic expression. Each year, the park comes alive with the vibrant hues and creative energies of local and visiting artists during the much-anticipated Art in the Park event. 2024 Schedule: Spring/Summer Dates: (Time: 10:00 AM…
Avila Beach, Charity, Events, Festival, Five Cities, Restaurants, Things To Do, Woods Humane Society
10th Annual Macaroni & Cheese Festival – Benefiting the Woods Humane Society
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Central Coast animal lovers have the chance to support the Woods Humane Society on June 24th from 2-6pm at the Avila Beach Golf Resort while trying out mac and cheese creations as local chefs compete for the title of “Best Mac and Cheese on the Central Coast!” Proceeds for the 10th Annual Macaroni & Cheese…
Arroyo Grande, Arts, Dining, Events, Farmers Market, Festival, Five Cities, Music, The Village, Things To Do
Back With A Bang – Arroyo Grande Harvest Festival
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ARROYO GRANDE HARVEST FESTIVAL IS BACK! After two years missed due to the pandemic, the Arroyo Grande Harvest Festival is back with a bang! Coming September 23rd and 24th this downtown village event is getting back on track beginning on Friday from 4:00pm with a Dinner Dance at the newly refurbished 1897 Tabernacle at Camp…
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Halloween Pet Costume Competition In Pismo Beach
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Things to Do on the Central Coast – Memorial Day Weekend 2021
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I bet you are excited to get out and celebrate this Memorial Day Weekend, since last year we were all advised not to travel. But this year we are in luck! Vaccines have become available, and California is getting (somewhat) back to business. While a lot of annual events are still on hold we thought…
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Enjoy the Strawberry Festival in Arroyo Grande
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Memorial weekend is coming, and with it some sweet, juicy strawberries! Arroyo Grande’s 36th annual strawberry festival is here again and the event schedule sounds as delicious and entertaining as ever! If you have never been to this event that happens every year in the quaint little village of Arroyo Grande you are in for…
Events, Festival, Five Cities, Pismo Beach, Seafood, Shell Beach, Things To Do
Pismo Beach Clam Festival
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Like any small town, we can be measured by our Parades and Festivals. As Pismo Beach has long been the self-proclaimed “clam capitol of the world” it seems only fitting that our Fall Festival have the theme of all things Clam. Over the years it has grown from a small parade and clam digging contest…
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Memorial Day Weekend Event – 35th Annual Strawberry Festival in Arroyo Grande
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Memorial Day weekend is typically defined by when and where you are BBQing. However, if you live on the Central Coast there is another time-honored tradition – the Annual Strawberry Festival in the Village of Arroyo Grande. For 35 years we have dedicated this weekend to celebrate our favorite local fruit – the strawberry. Once…
Arts, Events, Festival, Performing Arts, San Luis Obispo
CONCERTS IN THE PLAZA
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The weather is warming up with summer just around the corner and San Luis Obispo’s Concerts in the Plaza will be returning soon. The San Luis Obispo Downtown Association and Sunset Honda have just announced this year’s line up, marking the 22nd year of weekly free concerts during the summer held in the beautiful Mission…
Arroyo Grande, Avila Beach, Events, Farmers Market, Festival, Five Cities, Grover Beach, Health & Wellness, Morro Bay, Pismo Beach, San Luis Obispo, Yummy things to do in Pismo Beach
Farmers Markets: Offering Local Fare and Fun!
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Growing up on the Central Coast one of my favorite things to do was to go to the local farmers markets. Where else can you sample cuisine from multiple local restaurants, listen to a variety of local musicians, and get your grocery shopping done all in one place? Make it a family or friend’s…
Cambria, Christmas, Events, Festival, Holiday
Cambria Christmas Market
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Three years ago our family discovered the magic that is the Cambria Christmas Market and it immediately became a family tradition. Designed with traditional German Christmas Market’s in mind, this is truly a fantastic event. There are local musicians, from classical trios to acoustic guitar to trendier tunes – something for everyone. Vendors sell hand-crafted…
Events, Festival, Five Cities, Halloween, Holiday, Pismo Beach
Pismo Beach Pumpkins on the Pier!
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Halloween is going to be tricky this year – literally. For parents of young children who still enjoy dressing up and trick-or-treating, the fact that this year’s spook-fest falls on a Monday is no laughing matter! While many of you will still trot your ghouls and goblins around on the actual holiday, it will be…
Cambria, Events, Festival
Cambria Scarecrow Festival
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Where Whimsey Runs Rampant If you are looking for something fun, free and fantastic to do this month I highly recommend taking a drive to Cambria for their annual Scarecrow Festival. The whole town — including San Simeon and Harmony — take part in the festivities for the entire month of October. Stroll through the…
Arroyo Grande, Events, Festival, Five Cities, The Village
79th Annual Arroyo Grande Harvest Festival – Bridging Our Past to The Future
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Mark your calendars and make sure you come to this year’s Harvest Festival in the historic Village of Arroyo Grande. This year marks the 79th annual Arroyo Grande Harvest Festival with the theme of “Bridging Our Past to The Future”. This year’s Fall Fest will be held September 23rd and September 24th. It is the…
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Stone Soup Music Festival & Street Faire
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Grover Beach is a happening little beach town all year long but come August of every year, it is a rockin’ town with their fantastic Stone Soup Music Festival & Street Faire. The dates this year are Saturday, August 27th from 10am-9:30pm and Sunday, August 28th from 11am-5pm. Some streets are blocked off near Ramona…
Car Show, Events, Festival, Five Cities, Pismo Beach
31st Annual Classic at Pismo Beach Car Show
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Pismo Beach Car Show Returns for 31st year in 2016 June 17th through the 19th a signature event is returning to the Central Coast! The Classic at Pismo Beach brings the hottest classic cars and people from all over the State of California and as far away as Alaska and Australia to the breathtaking Central…
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Spring Street Faire – Nipomo Chamber of Commerce
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The Spring Street Faire is returning to Olde Towne Nipomo with fun for all ages from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 21. Nipomo Chamber of Commerce plans to close West Tefft Street between Wilson and Mallagh streets to create the free fair that will include activities for children, food, drink and entertainment. Fun…
Events, Festival, Five Cities, Pismo Beach, Wine
Wine Waves and Beyond | Apr 29 – May 1st
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In it’s 7th year this four-day long event has quickly become an establishment here on the Central Coast marking the beginning of our Summer – even though it is technically still Spring. Built around a Surf Classic contest, this event has raised over $130,000 for local Central Coast non-profit organizations – and this year will…
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69th Annual Clam Festival
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One of the many reasons to love living in a small town like Pismo Beach and the surrounding communities are the seasonal festivals that mark the passage of a year. Like clockwork we have the Arroyo Grande Strawberry Festival in May, Taste of Pismo in April, Harvest Festival in September, Morro Bay Harbor Festival early in October…
Events, Festival, Five Cities, Pismo Beach
Fireworks at the Pismo Beach Pier
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Annual 4th of July Fireworks Celebration in Pismo Beach was ruined by the weather: Low Coastal Fog obscured the entire 770 shell show. People come from all over the country to experience our nation’s independence day on the 1200′ Pismo Beach Pier. With nearly 100,000 people on the beach and in downtown Pismo, its a…
Car Show, Events, Festival, Five Cities, Pismo Beach
The 28th Annual 2013 Classic at Pismo Beach Car Show
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Downtown Pismo Beach played host to the 28th Annual Classic at Pismo Beach Car Show this Father’s Day weekend as it has for nearly thirty years. It is a Father’s Day tradition in our family to stroll through the cars and try to recognize the ones that my folks’ drove back in their hey days…