Grab your board and wetsuit and meet us at the beach for a surf! Operation Surf's Monthly Surf Day is open to all—whether you're catching waves or just coming to hang out, everyone is welcome. Look for the Operation Surf tent at Pismo on the north side of the pier! (location here). We’ll see you in the lineup! Join our mission to support veterans, service...

The San Luis Obispo County Open Studios Art Tour, a program of SLO County Arts Council, takes place each year over two weekends in October, National Arts and Humanities Month. Free to the public, fine artists and crafters open their studios to showcase their art and share their processes. Visitors create their own self-guided tours using the catalog of participating artists. Catalogs are located at...

Our Holiday Boutique is held at the Elks Lodge in San Luis Obispo, is a three-day event, Friday through Sunday. Our boutique offers many items for sale which include Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas, plus home and garden decor, jewelry, baked goods and other food stuffs, clothing accessories, greeting cards, and many unique gift items all handcrafted! Please come by and take a look, you won't...

Get ready for Story Pirates: The Amazing Adventure Tour, featuring fan-favorite songs from the multi-award winning The Story Pirates Podcast and improvised sketch comedy based on ideas from kids in the audience. The Story Pirates believe that all kids are creative geniuses, and they’re ready to prove it with their fast-paced, hilarious and inspiring show for the whole family. Featuring Eric from The Story Pirates Podcast, plus a cast...

Come out to the CPAC Experimentl theater between October 9th and Octoer 19th to see Cuesta drama stage: James and the Giant Peach! A little magic can take you a long way… After James Henry Trotter’s parents are tragically eaten by a rhinoceros, he goes to live with his two horrible aunts, Spiker and Sponge. Life there is no fun until James accidentally drops some magic...

Join them for the inaugural First Annual Hearts & Hooves Gala to celebrate the grand opening of their new 46-acre Rancho Burro Donkey Sanctuary. This special fundraising event supports their rescued donkeys and mules with an afternoon of food, drinks, live music, and live and silent auctions featuring unique items. Be inspired by the animals' stories and help launch a new legacy of rescue at this vital...

Odysseus has traveled over the waters, flirted with disaster, and bested every foe. And his friends and family hate him for it. As Odysseus tries to escape a fateful prophecy, he’ll face a murderous son, a semi-devoted wife, a scorned sea-witch, a boy with a cow, the cow itself, and a Greek chorus all trying to make sense of their lives when everything has always...

Come out to the Sverson Theatre select days between October 9th and 26th to see the Pacific Conservatory Theatre perform: Every Brilliant Thing! Heartache, resilience, and the joys that make life worth living. 1. Ice cream. 2. Kung Fu movies. 3. The color yellow. 4. Laughing so hard you shoot milk out your nose. That’s how you start the list of every brilliant thing that...

For 60 years, the Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo County (CAPSLO) has helped individuals and families achieve self-sufficiency through a wide range of community-based programs and services. On October 11, 2025, CAPSLO—together with event partner Friends of 40 Prado—will host Play it Forward at The Rock: an exciting public celebration featuring local artists in celebration of our wonderful donors and community here on the Central Coast. Proceeds from Play it Forward...

Come out to the CPAC Experimentl theater between October 9th and Octoer 19th to see Cuesta drama stage: James and the Giant Peach! A little magic can take you a long way… After James Henry Trotter’s parents are tragically eaten by a rhinoceros, he goes to live with his two horrible aunts, Spiker and Sponge. Life there is no fun until James accidentally drops some magic...