November 15 – December 31 No holiday season on the Central Coast is complete without seeing The Holiday Extravaganza, at the Great American Melodrama in Oceano. The annual production features the timeless classic A Christmas Carol, a hilarious fractured fairytale, and a vaudeville revue featuring the song, dance, and comedy of the season. Whether you’ve been naughty or nice, The Holiday Extravaganza is a perfect...

Come visit Santa in Mission Plaza at Santa’s House from November 23 through December 24! Children who visit Santa receive a complimentary activity book, toy, and candy cane. Pictures are also available for purchase: $5 take-your-own, $8 framed souvenir photo, and $11 for a souvenir package including both the framed photo and take-your-own. Photos can be also be emailed for $3 with the purchase of...

Ride the Classic Carousel through December 26th! Carousel rides are $3 each or families can purchase a package of 5 rides for $10. (There is a $1 charge per transaction for credit cards.) Event details: Start dateNovember 23, 2018 End dateDecember 26, 2018 CalendarDowntown SLO Special Events  

Nightly November 30th – December 15th Santa will be here every night from 6:00pm to 8:00pm with presents & treats for the children.  Pictures are free, but frames are at a small cost.  Come visit Jolly ol’ Saint Nick in Morro Bay at the Chess Board on the Embarcadero. Sponsored by Morro Bay Rotary. Location: Chess Board (Embarcadero) Time: Nightly, 6:00pm-8:00pm  

San Luis Obispo, CA — SLOcally Made is back at for its second year with the same concept and a different location. The showroom and creative market, SLOcally Made, will be open 11–8 pm on November 30–December 2, December 7–9, and December 13–24 in the former Ian Saude gallery space at 1003 Osos Street in downtown San Luis Obispo.   SLOcally Made’s collective of 20+...

Written by David Sedaris Adapted for the stage by Joe Mantello Directed by Suzy Newman Show Times December 8 – December 15, 2018  Sat, Dec 8 @ 9:30 pm  Sun, Dec 9 @ 7:00 pm  Fri, Dec 14 @ 9:30 pm  Sat, Dec 15 @ 9:30 pm About Kevin Harris returns for his fifth year as Crumpet the Elf in this holiday cult classic! When a down-on-his luck...

Join us this holiday season for a thrilling night of imagination and wonder with this year's Nutcracker. Presented by Civic Ballet SLO with an accompanied orchestra, the production will feature the whimsical story of Clara embarking on her journey of her dreams! See website for show times.PRE-SHOW DINNER   |   Saturday, December 8 at 5:30pm Avoid the rush and start the night off right with Prelude at...

Details: Want to play Knockerball but don't have a group? Now anyone can come play during public open play dates, known as Pop Up Play! Experience pop-up Knockerball and other fun games across SLO County. In addition to Knockerball, there will also be Spike Ball, Kan Jam and Giant Jenga to play in between games. Book in advance for $8 hour wristbands and $15 all-day...

          Rock the Vine: Central Coast Wine Market SLO Brew is hosting the 3rd Biannual Rock the Vine Craft Wine Market on December 9th, 2018 from 12pm - 4pm at The Rock . Boutique wineries and central coast cider producers will have a place to showcase their products and to the public. There will be 20 over winemakers and 2 cideries...

Gary Vecchiarelli Productions – Las Vegas presents 17-Piece Big Band! Roger Lloyd Wood’s Big Band provides an afternoon concert of the most popular songs from the 1940’s, 1950s, 1960s, featuring the “original” sounds. The show will include many classic Christmas songs. This show is “On Tour” performing in 7 California cities through December 2018. Special Guests “THE SATIN DOLLZ” will dazzle you with tight vocal harmonies in...