Don’t miss the Pacific Conservatory Theatre’s performance of Frozen: The Broadway Musical, showing select days November 6th through December 21st! The Broadway sensation that will melt your heart! A Central Coast Premiere. For the first time in forever, Disney’s Frozen comes to life on the PCPA stage with all your favorite songs from the Academy Award-winning animated film—plus new ones that you are sure to...

Prelude Dinners are back for select shows! Make the most of your evening with an exclusive pre-show dining experience at the PAC before the show. This season, we are offering nine Prelude Dinner opportunities, so you can skip the hassle of rushing from dinner to the show.   With the purchase of a Prelude Dinner ticket, you’ll be granted early access to the Balcony level...

The boots are back! Kinky Boots will lift your spirits to high-heeled heights! Celebrated with six Tony Awards®, including Best Musical, a Grammy Award® for Best Musical Theatre Album, and London’s Olivier Award for Best Musical, this big-hearted musical hit will have you strutting out of the theater saying “Yeah!” Kinky Boots captivates and entertains audiences around the world with the dazzling Tony-winning score by...

Join us for a special Coffee & Conversation as we welcome Peter Falzon, the new Executive Director of the Cal Poly Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship (CIE)! Peter is a serial entrepreneur with a proven track record of creating economic value in venture-stage and public companies with a focus on life sciences and technology.

Get ready for the cutest, coziest, and cuddliest hour in your week! Pet Tales welcomes young children and their grownups for a pet-themed story time with our adoptable cats. Curl up with your little one in their‘Cat Room’ and enjoy read aloud stories, bubbles, and cats! Join them at our Atascadero location on Tuesdays at 11 am-12 pm. This will be an ongoing program, but...

Interested in $100K+ to grow your startup? Join us for this online info session to learn how your startup can participate in AngelCon 2026 — the Central Coast’s biggest annual startup competition that brings together tech-driven entrepreneurs and local investors.

Don’t miss the Pacific Conservatory Theatre’s performance of Frozen: The Broadway Musical, showing select days November 6th through December 21st! The Broadway sensation that will melt your heart! A Central Coast Premiere. For the first time in forever, Disney’s Frozen comes to life on the PCPA stage with all your favorite songs from the Academy Award-winning animated film—plus new ones that you are sure to...

Bookworms, assemble! Woods is welcoming animal lovers age 7-17 to join us in reading to our furry friends. Shelter life can be stressful, and reading is proven to relax and comfort companion animals. This will be an ongoing program, but space is limited so click below to sign up on our events calendar! A non-refundable $5 registration fee reserves your spot and allows us to continue growing...

Our nonprofits provide invaluable services to our community, but today they are under unusal stress. Funding uncertainties, new requirements, prohibitions, and other factors present new hurdles in providing much needed services to our community. This meeting is part of an ongoing effort to collaborate, share information and provide mutual support. Full-time, paid CEOs and Executive Directors of San Luis Obispo County nonprofits are welcome.

Cal Poly's jazz combos will perform classic jazz repertoire as well as original student compositions. Dylan Johnson, director

The San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden presents Nature Lights, an immersive outdoor light and music experience. Visit the garden to enjoy this beloved holiday event. The event will feature lighting exhibitions throughout eight acres of the Garden - including many new displays. Guests can enjoy live music on two stages each night.  Wine, beer, food, and our new hot cocoa bar will be available.  We'll...

Scott Yoo and the Festival Artists will take you on a "museum docent's tour" of Beethoven's opus 3 String Trio during this one-hour event. He and the musicians will discuss the piece's history, the composer's influences and musical styles, and perform some selections. These are amazing opportunities to learn a little more about this great music before you attend the concerts.

The Frights are a San Diego-based American surf punk band, featuring Mikey Carnevale on vocals and guitar, Richard Dotson on bass, Marc Finn on drums, and Jordan Clark on guitar. They're known for their high-energy surf-punk style with honest, often angst-ridden lyrics about topics like relationships and growing up.  To learn more information and purchase tickets please visit the link below!

JOIN US AT THE FARM ON THE FIRST SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH! ​ We offer a public tour of our regenerative farm on the first Saturday of the month. Our Community Farm Tours operate on a pay-what-you-can basis with a suggested donation of $20 per person. ​ The Experience: Learn about our regenerative agriculture practices, visit our sheep and chickens, go on a taste tour,...

Festival Mozaic's music director Scott Yoo leads a free master class for young instrumental students from San Luis Obispo. Master classes are great opportunities for young performers. Each student will play a selection for Mr. Yoo, after which he will work with the students for 20-30 minutes offering constructive feedback: suggestions on musical ideas, practice techniques, and more. These classes are always very interesting and...

Cal Poly’s annual poinsettia sale, with thousands of plants in bold holiday colors, will be held on Saturday, Dec. 6, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Poly Plant Shop. This year’s plants will feature three varieties: red, white and red and white variegated featuring rosy, pink-red bracts with white centers. Sizes range from small plants in 4-inch pots to medium poinsettias in 6-inch pots. Prices range...

Don’t miss the Pacific Conservatory Theatre’s performance of Frozen: The Broadway Musical, showing select days November 6th through December 21st! The Broadway sensation that will melt your heart! A Central Coast Premiere. For the first time in forever, Disney’s Frozen comes to life on the PCPA stage with all your favorite songs from the Academy Award-winning animated film—plus new ones that you are sure to...

The Cal Poly Symphony teams up with the University Jazz Band in a program that explores the intersection of symphonic and jazz traditions.

Scott Yoo is joined by violist Maurycy Banaszek, cellist Alexander Hersh, and pianist Anna Polonsky for an afternoon of chamber music. Beginning the program are Webern's Two Pieces, which were his first compositions, completed when he was just 15 years old. Following is Beethoven's opus three string trio, a piece in six movements inspired by a Mozart string trio written just a few years earlier.  Dvořák's...

Join our exclusive 2025 workshop series designed to equip business owners, HR professionals, and managers with essential knowledge to stay compliant, build stronger teams, and create a thriving workplace culture. Each month, industry experts from BBSI will provide practical insights on critical topics, including employment law updates, effective hiring practices, safety compliance, and conflict resolution   Safety Compliance Workshop: Happy employees are more likely to...

Learn what is involved in serving on a nonprofit board and why you should consider doing it! Over 1,500! That's how many charitable nonprofit organizations there are in San Luis Obispo County. And each of them must, by law, be governed by a board of directors. Serving as a director on a nonprofit board offers valuable benefits to both you and your community. You’ll develop...

Get ready for the cutest, coziest, and cuddliest hour in your week! Pet Tales welcomes young children and their grownups for a pet-themed story time with our adoptable cats. Curl up with your little one in their‘Cat Room’ and enjoy read aloud stories, bubbles, and cats! Join them at our Atascadero location on Tuesdays at 11 am-12 pm. This will be an ongoing program, but...

Bookworms, assemble! Woods is welcoming animal lovers age 7-17 to join us in reading to our furry friends. Shelter life can be stressful, and reading is proven to relax and comfort companion animals. This will be an ongoing program, but space is limited so click below to sign up on our events calendar! A non-refundable $5 registration fee reserves your spot and allows us to continue growing...

Don’t miss the Pacific Conservatory Theatre’s performance of Frozen: The Broadway Musical, showing select days November 6th through December 21st! The Broadway sensation that will melt your heart! A Central Coast Premiere. For the first time in forever, Disney’s Frozen comes to life on the PCPA stage with all your favorite songs from the Academy Award-winning animated film—plus new ones that you are sure to...

Bookworms, assemble! Woods is welcoming animal lovers age 7-17 to join us in reading to our furry friends. Shelter life can be stressful, and reading is proven to relax and comfort companion animals. This will be an ongoing program, but space is limited so click below to sign up on our events calendar! A non-refundable $5 registration fee reserves your spot and allows us to continue growing...

A special “Paws to Remember” ceremony in memory of lost pets. The holidays symbolize a time when family and friends gather in celebration. It can also be a difficult and emotional time for those grieving a loss. Since 1984, Hospice SLO County has offered the community an opportunity to come together to honor and remember loved ones who are no longer living but who will...

Pianist and composer Christian Sands enchants audiences with his dynamic sensitivity and imaginative touch. A multi-Grammy nominee and Steinway Artist, Sands and his trio have become renowned for their engaging and responsive approach to jazz. Bringing the magic of the festive season to San Luis Obispo, they will be showcasing an energetic mix of original compositions and cherished holiday classics.

Support your local downtown merchants this holiday season on December 12th, 5-8pm! Bring the whole family and come downtown for a special shopping night full of festive surprises!

The San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden presents Nature Lights, an immersive outdoor light and music experience. Visit the garden to enjoy this beloved holiday event. The event will feature lighting exhibitions throughout eight acres of the Garden - including many new displays. Guests can enjoy live music on two stages each night.  Wine, beer, food, and our new hot cocoa bar will be available.  We'll...

Don’t miss the Pacific Conservatory Theatre’s performance of Frozen: The Broadway Musical, showing select days November 6th through December 21st! The Broadway sensation that will melt your heart! A Central Coast Premiere. For the first time in forever, Disney’s Frozen comes to life on the PCPA stage with all your favorite songs from the Academy Award-winning animated film—plus new ones that you are sure to...

Dawn Lambeth has the rare gift of making a difficult art look easy. Her sweet rhythmic singing makes audiences smile. Other vocalists think the need to “create” new melodies and obscure the original lyrics, as if the Gershwins really needed to be improved on. Dawn likes to recognize the tune and sing the words so that listeners can enjoy them as much as she does....

Don’t miss the Pacific Conservatory Theatre’s performance of Frozen: The Broadway Musical, showing select days November 6th through December 21st! The Broadway sensation that will melt your heart! A Central Coast Premiere. For the first time in forever, Disney’s Frozen comes to life on the PCPA stage with all your favorite songs from the Academy Award-winning animated film—plus new ones that you are sure to...

Clara is about to have the night of her life, and so will you. Join Uncle Drosselmeyer, Mother Ginger and the Sugar Plum Fairy as Clara travels to the Land of Sweets on a very special Christmas Eve. For over 40 years, the Civic Ballet of San Luis Obispo has presented this holiday classic (including 25 years performing to sold out audiences here at the...

His own unique style (think of a cross between Paul Simon and Jeff Buckley, not just in style but also in quality) hits such a level of perfection that it’s hard to comprehend anything more beautiful. Tate is one of the most unique singer-songwriters ever.

Don’t miss the Pacific Conservatory Theatre’s performance of Frozen: The Broadway Musical, showing select days November 6th through December 21st! The Broadway sensation that will melt your heart! A Central Coast Premiere. For the first time in forever, Disney’s Frozen comes to life on the PCPA stage with all your favorite songs from the Academy Award-winning animated film—plus new ones that you are sure to...

Clara is about to have the night of her life, and so will you. Join Uncle Drosselmeyer, Mother Ginger and the Sugar Plum Fairy as Clara travels to the Land of Sweets on a very special Christmas Eve. For over 40 years, the Civic Ballet of San Luis Obispo has presented this holiday classic (including 25 years performing to sold out audiences here at the...

This holiday season, experience the soul-soothing magic of Kings Return, the dynamic a cappella quartet whose lush harmonies and genre-blending style have captivated millions online and in concert. Known for their viral stairwell performances and rich, choir-like sound, the Dallas-based group brings a fresh take to holiday classics with their signature mix of gospel, jazz, R&B, and classical influences. Effortlessly blending vocal mastery with heartfelt...

Get ready for the cutest, coziest, and cuddliest hour in your week! Pet Tales welcomes young children and their grownups for a pet-themed story time with our adoptable cats. Curl up with your little one in their‘Cat Room’ and enjoy read aloud stories, bubbles, and cats! Join them at our Atascadero location on Tuesdays at 11 am-12 pm. This will be an ongoing program, but...

Join the Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance for a special Vit Tech session hosted at Cal Poly’s state-of-the-art JUSTIN and J. LOHR Center for Wine and Viticulture. An optional facility tour begins at 3:00 p.m., followed by a research seminar at 3:30 p.m. featuring two Cal Poly faculty presentations highlighting new insights into viticulture and enology. This session is ideal for winemakers, vineyard managers, assistant...

Bookworms, assemble! Woods is welcoming animal lovers age 7-17 to join us in reading to our furry friends. Shelter life can be stressful, and reading is proven to relax and comfort companion animals. This will be an ongoing program, but space is limited so click below to sign up on our events calendar! A non-refundable $5 registration fee reserves your spot and allows us to continue growing...

Don’t miss the Pacific Conservatory Theatre’s performance of Frozen: The Broadway Musical, showing select days November 6th through December 21st! The Broadway sensation that will melt your heart! A Central Coast Premiere. For the first time in forever, Disney’s Frozen comes to life on the PCPA stage with all your favorite songs from the Academy Award-winning animated film—plus new ones that you are sure to...

Bookworms, assemble! Woods is welcoming animal lovers age 7-17 to join us in reading to our furry friends. Shelter life can be stressful, and reading is proven to relax and comfort companion animals. This will be an ongoing program, but space is limited so click below to sign up on our events calendar! A non-refundable $5 registration fee reserves your spot and allows us to continue growing...

Come join The Home Builders Association of the Central Coast December 17th for a Holiday Dinner! The Home Builders Association of the Central Coast invites industry professionals and community partners to its Builders, Bourbon and Burgers event, a relaxed gathering designed to strengthen connections across the regional building and housing sector. As the association continues its renewed focus on membership growth, advocacy, and collaboration under...

Don’t miss the Pacific Conservatory Theatre’s performance of Frozen: The Broadway Musical, showing select days November 6th through December 21st! The Broadway sensation that will melt your heart! A Central Coast Premiere. For the first time in forever, Disney’s Frozen comes to life on the PCPA stage with all your favorite songs from the Academy Award-winning animated film—plus new ones that you are sure to...

Don’t miss the Pacific Conservatory Theatre’s performance of Frozen: The Broadway Musical, showing select days November 6th through December 21st! The Broadway sensation that will melt your heart! A Central Coast Premiere. For the first time in forever, Disney’s Frozen comes to life on the PCPA stage with all your favorite songs from the Academy Award-winning animated film—plus new ones that you are sure to...

The San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden presents Nature Lights, an immersive outdoor light and music experience. Visit the garden to enjoy this beloved holiday event. The event will feature lighting exhibitions throughout eight acres of the Garden - including many new displays. Guests can enjoy live music on two stages each night.  Wine, beer, food, and our new hot cocoa bar will be available.  We'll...

Don’t miss the Pacific Conservatory Theatre’s performance of Frozen: The Broadway Musical, showing select days November 6th through December 21st! The Broadway sensation that will melt your heart! A Central Coast Premiere. For the first time in forever, Disney’s Frozen comes to life on the PCPA stage with all your favorite songs from the Academy Award-winning animated film—plus new ones that you are sure to...

A San Luis Obispo Holiday Tradition! Celebrate the holiday season with A Christmas Story, the beloved stage adaptation of Jean Shepherd’s classic tale of 1940s childhood dreams and holiday misadventures. Follow 9-year-old Ralphie Parker on his determined quest for the ultimate Christmas gift—a genuine Red Ryder BB gun. Along the way, he pleads his case with cranky parents, stern teachers, even Santa himself! The consistent response:...

Don’t miss the Pacific Conservatory Theatre’s performance of Frozen: The Broadway Musical, showing select days November 6th through December 21st! The Broadway sensation that will melt your heart! A Central Coast Premiere. For the first time in forever, Disney’s Frozen comes to life on the PCPA stage with all your favorite songs from the Academy Award-winning animated film—plus new ones that you are sure to...

The San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden presents Nature Lights, an immersive outdoor light and music experience. Visit the garden to enjoy this beloved holiday event. The event will feature lighting exhibitions throughout eight acres of the Garden - including many new displays. Guests can enjoy live music on two stages each night.  Wine, beer, food, and our new hot cocoa bar will be available.  We'll...

Join with the San Luis Obispo Master Chorale to perform Handel’s ever-popular masterpiece, Messiah. Thomas Davies conducts as the audience is invited to sing choruses from Handel’s masterwork, plus works by Meredith Brammeier, Paul Osborne, and Robert Shaw/Robert Russell Bennett carol arrangements. The SLO Master Chorale will be joined by Los Angeles’s Westwood Brass, and Paul Woodring on the tremendous Forbes Pipe Organ. It’s a family...

Don’t miss the Pacific Conservatory Theatre’s performance of Frozen: The Broadway Musical, showing select days November 6th through December 21st! The Broadway sensation that will melt your heart! A Central Coast Premiere. For the first time in forever, Disney’s Frozen comes to life on the PCPA stage with all your favorite songs from the Academy Award-winning animated film—plus new ones that you are sure to...

Step into a Frozen Fairytale at the castle of The Anderson Paso... a royal winter celebration like no other! Join Elsa, Anna & Kristoff for an afternoon of music, magic, and storybook fun at The Anderson Paso. Enjoy live performances, character meet & greets, photo ops and so much memory-making fun at the most beautiful castle in SLO county! But the Frozen Family won’t be the only ones...

The San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden presents Nature Lights, an immersive outdoor light and music experience. Visit the garden to enjoy this beloved holiday event. The event will feature lighting exhibitions throughout eight acres of the Garden - including many new displays. Guests can enjoy live music on two stages each night.  Wine, beer, food, and our new hot cocoa bar will be available.  We'll...

Looking for something fun to do when school’s out? This single-day camp will be a busy combination of acting, stories, singing, theatre games, and arts & crafts, all built around the theme 'Twas the Fight Before Christmas. Campers will create a short skit or scene, which they’ll present at an informal “open house” at the end of the camp day. Come join us for some wacky...

The San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden presents Nature Lights, an immersive outdoor light and music experience. Visit the garden to enjoy this beloved holiday event. The event will feature lighting exhibitions throughout eight acres of the Garden - including many new displays. Guests can enjoy live music on two stages each night.  Wine, beer, food, and our new hot cocoa bar will be available.  We'll...

The San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden presents Nature Lights, an immersive outdoor light and music experience. Visit the garden to enjoy this beloved holiday event. The event will feature lighting exhibitions throughout eight acres of the Garden - including many new displays. Guests can enjoy live music on two stages each night.  Wine, beer, food, and our new hot cocoa bar will be available.  We'll...

The San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden presents Nature Lights, an immersive outdoor light and music experience. Visit the garden to enjoy this beloved holiday event. The event will feature lighting exhibitions throughout eight acres of the Garden - including many new displays. Guests can enjoy live music on two stages each night.  Wine, beer, food, and our new hot cocoa bar will be available.  We'll...

The San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden presents Nature Lights, an immersive outdoor light and music experience. Visit the garden to enjoy this beloved holiday event. The event will feature lighting exhibitions throughout eight acres of the Garden - including many new displays. Guests can enjoy live music on two stages each night.  Wine, beer, food, and our new hot cocoa bar will be available.  We'll...

Join MCSC Women's Business Center January 30th for the overview of their 8 week progam: Explore, Design, and Launch! This 8 week comprehensive program is built to help you turn your business idea into a thoroughly researched and tested business plan. The course begins with an Overview Session on January 30, 2026. With 10 learning sessions and 4 mentoring sessions interspersed throughout, you will have...

Looking for something fun to do when school’s out? This single-day camp will be a busy combination of acting, stories, singing, theatre games, and arts & crafts, all built around the theme of Mr. Whilloughby's Christmas Tree. Campers will create a short skit or scene, which they’ll present at an informal “open house” at the end of the camp day.  Come join us for some wacky...

Looking for something fun to do when school’s out? This single-day camp will be a busy combination of acting, stories, singing, theatre games, and arts & crafts, all built around the theme The Gingerbread Man. Campers will create a short skit or scene, which they’ll present at an informal “open house” at the end of the camp day.  Come join us for some wacky theatre fun!...

 Ring in 2026 with an unforgettable evening of music and celebration! Join Maestro Brian Asher Alhadeff, a dazzling lineup of internationally acclaimed soloists, dancers, and the amazing Opera San Luis Obispo Grand Orchestra and Chorus for a spectacular night of Broadway, opera, and Hollywood favorites. This highly anticipated event is known to sell out fast—secure your tickets now and stay tuned for more thrilling details!...