Nearby: 🎶 Beachside Live at Schooners

Free live music every weekend on the oceanfront patio at Schooners

In Cayucos, up the coast. Schooners runs its Beachside Live concert series on the oceanfront patio above Cayucos Beach every Saturday and Sunday through the summer and into fall, a few steps from the pier with the sand and the water right there. Most weekend days bring two different acts, an afternoon set from 1 to 4 PM and an evening set from 5 to 8, so the music runs straight through the best hours of the day. It is free, all ages are welcome on the patio, and the full bar and menu run throughout.

The 2026 season rotates a deep roster of Central Coast bands with touring guests dropping in, so the lineup changes every weekend across genres from roots and Americana to funk, reggae, and beach rock. Because the acts change constantly, the best way to see who is playing on a given day is to check Schooners directly, but the through-line is dependable: show up on a weekend afternoon or evening and there will be a band on the patio and the ocean behind them.

Cayucos sits about ten minutes up Highway 1 from Morro Bay, an easy drive for a weekend afternoon or a sunset set by the water. Front-row patio seating goes to whoever claims it, so arriving a little early is the move when the weather is good and the beach crowd is out.

For the full weekend lineup and more Nearby Happenings up and down the coast, see what is coming up on the event calendar.