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Santa Margarita Art Walk
Fourth Saturday of every month until
Dec 28, 5-8 p.m.— A fun-filled evening
celebrating local artists and makers, live
music, delicious food along El Camino Real.
Details: (805) 500-6092.
Cambria Scarecrow Festival
Oct. 1-31— – Hundreds of handcrafted
scarecrows are bowling, bathing, pedaling,
fishing, and flying through Cambria,
San Simeon, and Harmony. Details:
cambriascarecrows.com.
Harvest Wine Month
Oct 1-31, various Paso Robles locations—
Enjoy grape stomps, barrel tastings, live
music, winemaker dinners, and vineyard
tours. Details: pasowine.com.
SLO Pickle Festival
Oct 5, 1-4 p.m.—Celebrate all things pickle,
beer, wine, and live music. Laguna Lake Park.
Admission $45 benefits the Senior Nutrition
Program. Details: slopicklefestival.org /
(805) 704-3198.
Central Coast Railroad Festival
Oct 4-6—Educational, and recreational
activities about local railroads and
railroading. San Luis Obispo Railroad
Museum, 1940 Santa Barbara St. San Luis
Obispo. Details: slorrm.com /
(805) 458-6175.
SLO Symphony Classics
Organ Spectacular
Oct 5, 7:30-9:30 p.m.— A celebration of
the Forbes Organ with guest soloist, Felix
Hell, performing composer Joseph Jongen’s
iconic Sinfonia Concertante for Organ and
Orchestra from 1926, and more. Performing
Arts Center, 1 Grand Ave, San Luis Obispo.
Tickets and details: slosymphony.org.
Atascadero Colony Day
Oct 5, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.—Sunken Garden,
6505 El Camino Real. Parade starts at 10
a.m. Vendors, entertainment, food. Wiener
dog and small dog races start at noon.
Details: colonydays.org.
Pioneer Day Paso Robles
Oct. 12, 7 a.m.-6 p.m. Parade at 10
a.m.—Events at Downtown City Park
and other locations. free bean feed in
the park and more activities. Details:
pasoroblespioneerday.org.
Maritime Family Fun Day
Oct 12, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.—Sandcastles,
fishing booth, chowder contest, and more.
Details: morrobaymaritime.org.
Open Studio Art Tour 20242
Two weekends: Oct 12-13/Oct 19-20.—
Visit the studios of participating artists
throughout San Luis Obispo County. Details:
artsobispo.org.
Avila Beach Children's Business Fair
Oct 12, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.—Booths provide
coaching to youth about opportunities to
start their own businesses. Free admission.
Presented by Avila Beach Community Center,
Avila City Beach 191 San Miguel Street. Details:
childrensbusinessfair.org.
Pismo Beach Clam Festival
Oct 19-20, parade at 10 a.m.—Pismo Beach
Pier Parking Lot, 100 Pomeroy Avenue.
Parade, vendors, food trucks, kids activities
live music & Clam Chowder Cook-Off. Details:
experiencepismobeach.com.
Cayucos Antique Street Fair
Oct 20, 7 a.m.-3 p.m.—Ocean Ave. between
E Street and Cayucos Drive. Shop for antiques,
vintage, collectibles, and more. Free admission
and parking. Leashed dog friendly. Details:
cayucoschamber.com.
Golden Oak Honey & Pumpkin
Festival & Kids’ Flea Market
Oct 19, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.—Downtown City Park,
Paso Robles. Vendors, food, activities and more.
Free admission. Details: pasoroblesdowntown.org.
Witches and Warlocks Paddle
Oct 26, 2-4 p.m.—Break out the broomstick,
and witch and warlock costumes and get out
on the water! Coleman Park, 101 Coleman Dr.
Morro Bay. Details: morrobay.org.
Zoo Boo at the Charles Paddock
Zoo
Oct 26, 5-8 p.m.—Charles Paddock Zoo, 9305
Pismo Ave, Atascadero. Halloween fun for all
ages, costume contest, haunted house and
Halloween activities. Tickets available at the
Zoo. Details: charlespaddockzoo.org /
(805) 461-5080.
Mid-State Fair Market
Oct 19-20, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.—Paso Robles Event
Center, 2198 Riverside Ave. Find local jewelry,
apparel, accessories, home decor, health and
beauty products, art, antiques, handmade eats
and more. Free admission and parking. Details:
midstatefair.com/event-center.
Paso Robles Dia de los
Muertos Festival
Oct 26, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.—Downtown
City Park. Cultural celebration includes
educational and children’s activities, food,
dance, music, vendors, and more. Details:
pasoroblesdowntown.org.
Halloween Carnival & Maze
Oct 26-27, 3-9 p.m.—Elm Street Park,
Arroyo Grande. Details: Arroyo Grande
Recreation Department at arroyogrande.org
/ (805) 473-5474.
Trick or Treat Downtown
Oct 31, 5-8 p.m.—Downtown Atascadero.
Free pet and family-friendly event. Enjoy
costume contests, cakewalks, and trick-or-
treating. Details: visitatascadero.com.
Padereweski Festival
Oct 31-Nov 3—A music festival celebrating
one of Paso Robles’ most famous residents,
Ignacy Jan Paderewski, virtuoso pianist
and composer. Concerts feature world-
renowned talent, exhibits, lectures, and
more. Details: paderewskifest.com.
Dia de los Muertos
Atascadero
Nov 1, 5:30-7:30 p.m.—Free, downtown
Atascadero, live music, entertainment, food
and drink vendors. Details: visitatascadero.com.
Annual Cayucos Car Show
Nov 2, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.—Downtown Ocean
Ave., Cayucos. Free event, classic cars, music,
and food. Details: cayucoschamber.com.
Garagiste Festival
Nov 8-10—, Paso Robles celebrates the
worldwide movement of renegade, cutting-
edge, small-production winemakers
who refuse to follow the rules. Details:
garagistefestival.com.
Holiday Boutique Atascadero
Nov 9, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.—Pavilion on the
Lake, Atascadero. Over 50 vendors kick off
holiday shopping with handmade items.
Details: visitatascadero.com.
Elegant Evening Downtown
Nov 16, 5-8 p.m.—Merchant open
house debuts the holiday season with
refreshments and entertainment
in Downtown Paso Robles. Details:
pasoroblesdowntown.org.
Atascadero Fall Festival
Nov 15-17, Hours, Fri starts at 4 p.m., Sat
& Sun starts at noon.—Sunken Gardens
downtown Atascadero. Over 30 bands
and 40 vendors & food trucks, beer, and
wine at multiple locations, including a
Ferris wheel in front of city hall. Details:
atascaderofallfest.com.
Pumpkin Smash at the
Charles Paddock Zoo
Nov 23, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Watch the
animals have fun with their very own
pumpkins. All activities are included with
admission. Details: charlespaddockzoo.org.
Annual Downtown Lighting
Ceremony
Nov 29, 5:30 p.m.—Downtown City
Park, Paso Robles. Free event. Details:
pasoroblesdowntown.org.
Cambria Christmas Market
Nov 29-Dec 31—2905 Burton Dr.,
Cambria. Over 3 million holiday lights,
interactive displays, vendor market. Details:
cambriachristmasmarket.com.
Lighted Boat Parade
Dec 7, 6:30-8 p.m.—Free event on Morro
Bay’s Embarcadero Street. Be dazzled as the
fishing, leisure and yachting community
take to the water with decorated boats with
dazzling lights and holiday cheer. Santa’s
House, food, and more. Details: morrobay.org.
Holiday Musical Walk
Around the Lake
Dec 7, 5:30-9 p.m., Atascadero Lake,
Atascadero. Musical groups, carolers, Santa,
community singing, and more. Details:
visitatascadero.com.
Christmas Light Parade
Dec 7, 6 p.m.—Downtown Paso Robles. Free
event. Details: pasoroblesdowntown.org.
Winter Wonderland
Dec 13, 5-9 p.m.—Atascadero’s Sunken
Garden. Tons of snow transforms
Atascadero’s Sunken Gardens into a
wonderland with events, food, arts
and crafts vendors, and more. Details:
visitatascadero.com.
Vine Street Christmas
Victorian Showcase
Dec 14, 6-9 p.m.—Vine Street between 8th
and 21st, Paso Robles. Enjoy the decorated
Victorian homes and other activities. Free
event. Details: pasoroblesdowntown.org.
Victorian Teddy Bear Tea
Dec 21, 2-4 p.m., Park Ballroom, 1232 Park
St., #200, Paso Robles. Bring your dressed-
up Teddy Bear. Santa, Mrs. Claus, the Snow
King and Queen as well as Santa’s elves will
be there for the fun. Tickets: my805tix.com.
Details: pasoroblesdowntown.org.
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