A Christmas Market is a street market centered around celebrating the holiday season. The history of Christmas Markets goes back to the Late Middle Ages! Markets originated in Europe but are now being held in many other countries. In many towns in Germany and Austria, the holiday season is opened with the traditional Christmas Market or “Weihnachtsmarkt.” Generally held near the town square, the market...

The Women Who Mean Business panel luncheon is one of our highly anticipated events! Join us as we hear how these influential women have found success. Panelists include: Rhonda Wood, Horticulture Manager for the Disneyland Resort Cara Crye, President and CEO of Farm Supply Company Jennifer Porter, Executive Director of Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance In addition to our luncheon, we are excited to add...

Art After Dark is a free, self-guided tour of galleries and non-traditional art venues (think salons, jewelers, museums, etc.) showcasing the work of local visual, literary and performing artists. Held the first Friday of the month in downtown San Luis Obispo, it’s an evening of art, community and culture! Art After Dark is a program of ARTS Obispo.

Start off the holiday season with one of the community’s most beloved holiday spectacles. Downtown SLO invite the public to its 42nd Annual Holiday Parade in Downtown San Luis Obispo on Friday, December 1st at 7 PM. This year’s parade theme is “Holiday Hoedown”, and Downtown SLO and hundreds of parade participants will be getting into their one-horse open sleighs and dashing through the streets...

What happens when a 40 year old mom who is getting married tomorrow becomes her daughter and the 16 year old daughter who is on the brink of a social conquest at school becomes her mom? Freaky Friday is Disney's new musical, a modern-day fairytale, where two people get the opportunity to see the world through someone else's eyes when mom and daughter switch bodies.