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SUMMARY:🎶 Live Music: White Caps Fall Concert at the Veterans Memorial Building
DESCRIPTION:The Morro Bay White Caps community band plays its indoor fall concert at the Veterans Memorial Building.\nThe town’s own community band moves indoors for its fall concert\, a Saturday late-morning program at the Vets Hall that locals treat as a seasonal marker and visitors tend to stumble into happily on the way to the Embarcadero. Two hours of brass and wind favorites from neighbors who rehearse all year for exactly this\, in a room built for it. \nWhere: Morro Bay Veterans Memorial Building\, 209 Surf St\, Morro Bay\nWhen: Saturday\, October 3\, 2026\, 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM\nWho: Morro Bay White Caps \nMore Information \nA hometown band before lunch sets a Saturday up right; the rest of the day’s options are on the Morro Bay events calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/white-caps-fall-concert-october-3/
LOCATION:Veterans Memorial Building\, 209 Surf St\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community,Family Friendly,FREE,Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260919T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260919T160000
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SUMMARY:Nearby: Cayucos Endless Summer Festival Saturday: Street Faire\, BBQ & Tasting
DESCRIPTION:The Endless Summer Festival’s big Saturday fills downtown Cayucos and Cayucos Landing from morning to late afternoon.\nDowntown\, the Cayucos Chamber Street Faire runs Ocean Avenue and Front Street from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM with local vendors and a Kid Zone\, a block from the pier. At Cayucos Landing\, the day runs in shifts hosted by the town’s service clubs: the Cayucos Lioness breakfast and family activities from 9:00 to 11:00 AM\, the Cayucos Lions BBQ with live music from Dante Marsh & The Vibesetters from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM\, and the Cayucos Rotary’s Toast to the Central Coast beer and wine tasting from 1:00 to 4:00 PM. It reads like a greatest hits of the town’s institutions because that’s what the Friends of Cayucos built it to be\, with the beach and pier right there between stops. \nWhere: Cayucos Landing and Ocean Avenue at Front Street\, Cayucos\nWhen: Saturday\, September 19\, 2026\, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM\nWho: Friends of Cayucos\, with the Cayucos Chamber\, Lioness Club\, Lions Club\, and Rotary\nCost: Beer and wine tasting tickets $40; no admission posted for the faire and other activities\nGood to know: Tasting tickets are sold in advance online \nGet Tickets \nBetween the faire\, the barbecue\, and the tasting glass\, Saturday makes its own case; for what fills the rest of September on this coast\, the Morro Bay events calendar is the place to look.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/cayucos-endless-summer-festival-saturday/
LOCATION:Cayucos Landing\, 10 Cayucos Drive\, Cayucos\, 93430\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community,Family Friendly,Food & Drink,Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260907T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260907T160000
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SUMMARY:Art in the Park\, Labor Day Weekend
DESCRIPTION:Art in the Park fills City Park for its Labor Day weekend edition\nIn downtown Morro Bay. Art in the Park returns to Morro Bay City Park for Labor Day weekend\, September 5 through 7\, the final and biggest edition of the fair’s summer season. One of the longest-running outdoor art shows on the Central Coast\, it fills the park at Morro Bay Boulevard and Harbor Street with juried fine artists and craftspeople from across California\, painting\, ceramics\, jewelry\, photography\, glass\, and more\, all free to browse across all three days. \nThe Labor Day edition is the season’s exclamation point\, the holiday weekend bringing the fair’s largest artist turnout and the town’s biggest browsing crowds. The juried format keeps the quality bar high\, and buying here means dealing directly with the person who made the piece\, which is the whole charm of an art fair over a gallery wall. Prices run the full range from small-gift to serious-collector. \nThe park’s downtown location puts the whole weekend within walking distance of everything: coffee before\, lunch on the Embarcadero after\, and easy strolling between. Proceeds support the Morro Bay Art Association’s programs\, which have kept this fair running for decades. Holiday-weekend parking downtown fills by mid-morning\, so early arrival or a few blocks’ walk is the move. \nFor more art events and holiday-weekend happenings around the bay\, see what is coming up on the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/art-in-the-park-labor-day/2026-09-07/
LOCATION:Morro Bay Park\, 734 Harbor Street\, Morro Bay\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art & Culture,Community,Family Friendly,Markets & Shopping
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260906T210000
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SUMMARY:Nearby: Baywood Lighted Boat Parade
DESCRIPTION:Lighted boats fill the Baywood waterfront for the back bay’s signature night\nIn Baywood Park\, across the back bay. The Baywood Lighted Boat Parade returns Sunday\, September 6 from 5 to 9 PM at the Baywood Pier\, the Los Osos side’s beloved end-of-summer spectacle: kayaks\, canoes\, SUPs\, sailboats\, and small craft of every kind strung with lights\, gliding along the Baywood waterfront and competing for prizes. The organizers’ own billing calls it what some consider the best little community event ever\, and the back bay at dusk makes a strong case. \nThe September date is no accident on two counts. Per the organizers\, early September brings the coast’s nicest weather\, a lighted-boat night without the December freeze\, and the tide cooperates this year: NOAA predictions put a 5.9-foot high tide at 6:35 PM\, right in the heart of the parade window\, floating the fleet on full water. Participants should watch the organizers’ page for launch guidance; per their standing instructions\, a loading zone opens by the Baywood Pier\, and boaters can also paddle over from Cuesta Inlet\, Pasadena Point\, or the State Park Marina. \nWatching is as much the event as floating: the pier and the 2nd Street waterfront give shoreline viewers the whole glowing procession with the estuary behind it. Baywood sits about 15 minutes around the bay from Morro Bay. Check the organizers’ page for 2026 entry details and any companion events that afternoon. The back bay setting is what makes the whole thing possible: this arm of the Morro Bay estuary runs shallow\, warm\, and glassy at high water\, the same qualities that make it the county’s favorite beginner paddling water\, and one evening a year\, its stage. \nFor more back-bay happenings and Nearby events\, see what is coming up on the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/baywood-lighted-boat-parade-2026/
LOCATION:Baywood Pier\, 601 El Moro Ave\, Los Osos\, 93402\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community,Family Friendly,Harbor & Waterfront
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SUMMARY:Art in the Park\, Labor Day Weekend
DESCRIPTION:Art in the Park fills City Park for its Labor Day weekend edition\nIn downtown Morro Bay. Art in the Park returns to Morro Bay City Park for Labor Day weekend\, September 5 through 7\, the final and biggest edition of the fair’s summer season. One of the longest-running outdoor art shows on the Central Coast\, it fills the park at Morro Bay Boulevard and Harbor Street with juried fine artists and craftspeople from across California\, painting\, ceramics\, jewelry\, photography\, glass\, and more\, all free to browse across all three days. \nThe Labor Day edition is the season’s exclamation point\, the holiday weekend bringing the fair’s largest artist turnout and the town’s biggest browsing crowds. The juried format keeps the quality bar high\, and buying here means dealing directly with the person who made the piece\, which is the whole charm of an art fair over a gallery wall. Prices run the full range from small-gift to serious-collector. \nThe park’s downtown location puts the whole weekend within walking distance of everything: coffee before\, lunch on the Embarcadero after\, and easy strolling between. Proceeds support the Morro Bay Art Association’s programs\, which have kept this fair running for decades. Holiday-weekend parking downtown fills by mid-morning\, so early arrival or a few blocks’ walk is the move. \nFor more art events and holiday-weekend happenings around the bay\, see what is coming up on the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/art-in-the-park-labor-day/2026-09-06/
LOCATION:Morro Bay Park\, 734 Harbor Street\, Morro Bay\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art & Culture,Community,Family Friendly,Markets & Shopping
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260905T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260905T170000
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SUMMARY:Art in the Park\, Labor Day Weekend
DESCRIPTION:Art in the Park fills City Park for its Labor Day weekend edition\nIn downtown Morro Bay. Art in the Park returns to Morro Bay City Park for Labor Day weekend\, September 5 through 7\, the final and biggest edition of the fair’s summer season. One of the longest-running outdoor art shows on the Central Coast\, it fills the park at Morro Bay Boulevard and Harbor Street with juried fine artists and craftspeople from across California\, painting\, ceramics\, jewelry\, photography\, glass\, and more\, all free to browse across all three days. \nThe Labor Day edition is the season’s exclamation point\, the holiday weekend bringing the fair’s largest artist turnout and the town’s biggest browsing crowds. The juried format keeps the quality bar high\, and buying here means dealing directly with the person who made the piece\, which is the whole charm of an art fair over a gallery wall. Prices run the full range from small-gift to serious-collector. \nThe park’s downtown location puts the whole weekend within walking distance of everything: coffee before\, lunch on the Embarcadero after\, and easy strolling between. Proceeds support the Morro Bay Art Association’s programs\, which have kept this fair running for decades. Holiday-weekend parking downtown fills by mid-morning\, so early arrival or a few blocks’ walk is the move. \nFor more art events and holiday-weekend happenings around the bay\, see what is coming up on the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/art-in-the-park-labor-day/2026-09-05/
LOCATION:Morro Bay Park\, 734 Harbor Street\, Morro Bay\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art & Culture,Community,Family Friendly,Markets & Shopping
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260905T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260905T110000
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SUMMARY:Nearby: 33rd Annual Pinedorado 5K Fun Run
DESCRIPTION:The Pinedorado 5K Fun Run opens Cambria’s Labor Day weekend\, and Morro Bay always shows up for it.\nCambria’s Pinedorado weekend starts with running shoes: the 5K Fun Run goes off Saturday morning before the parade takes Main Street\, with proceeds supporting Coast Union High School athletics. It’s a genuine community run\, walkers welcome\, kids welcome\, and enough Morro Bay entries every year that the finish line has a distinctly bay-side accent. Run it\, then stay for the parade\, the Warbird flyover\, and the Pinedorado grounds; it’s the Central Coast’s best excuse for a Saturday up Highway 1. \nWhere: Coast Union High School\, Cambria\nWhen: Saturday\, September 5\, 2026\, morning; on-site registration opens ahead of the start\nWhy: Proceeds benefit Coast Union High School athletics \nMore Information \nStart the holiday weekend at a Cambria start line\, then bring the rest of it home; everything happening on this side of the hill is on the Morro Bay events calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/pinedorado-5k-2026/
LOCATION:Coast Union High School\, 2950 Santa Rosa Creek Road\, Cambria\, CA\, 93428\, United States
CATEGORIES:Family Friendly,Fundraiser,Sports & Recreation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260904T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260904T143000
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SUMMARY:Junior Ranger at the Museum
DESCRIPTION:Friday Junior Ranger badges at the Morro Bay Museum\nEvery Friday afternoon at the Morro Bay Museum of Natural History\, kids ages 7 to 12 earn a California State Park Junior Ranger badge through a fun craft or activity led by museum interpreters. Thirty minutes\, hands-on\, free. \nCan’t make Friday? The museum also offers a self-paced Junior Ranger booklet at the front desk anytime during museum hours. Work through the activities (museum\, estuary\, wildlife\, geology\, Chumash and Salinan cultural history)\, and bring it back to earn the badge. \nThe museum sits on the hill above the bay at 20 State Park Road with some of the best estuary views in town. Adult admission $3; kids 17 and under free. Meet on the ramp in front of the museum at 2 PM. See what else is on around Morro Bay on the event calendar. \nphoto credit: event website\, https://centralcoastparks.org/morro-bay-museum-of-natural-history-morro-bay-state-park/
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/junior-ranger-morro-bay-museum/2026-09-04/
LOCATION:Morro Bay Museum of Natural History\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Family Friendly,Outdoors,Wildlife & Birding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260829T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260829T150000
DTSTAMP:20260807T032631Z
CREATED:20260727T033401Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260807T032631Z
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SUMMARY:🍿 Weekend Special: Free Willy at the Bay Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Free Willy makes a splash at a Bay Theatre Saturday matinee\nIn downtown Morro Bay. The Bay Theatre’s Weekend Specials series screens Free Willy on Saturday\, August 29 at 1:00 PM\, one showing only. The 1993 family classic about a boy and a captive orca remains the gateway ocean movie for generations of kids\, and a Saturday matinee four blocks from an actual working harbor\, where real whales pass offshore all year\, is the right room for it. \nWeekend Specials are the daytime sibling of the theatre’s Monday Specials\, single showings of family classics and crowd-pleasers slotted around the main feature’s run. A 1 PM matinee splits a summer Saturday neatly: beach in the morning\, movie through the early afternoon\, and the whole evening still open. The film’s message about wild animals belonging in the wild plays even better here\, in a town whose whole identity is built around a living bay. \nThe Bay Theatre is Morro Bay’s single-screen downtown movie house at 464 Morro Bay Blvd\, a block off the Embarcadero\, where a night at the movies still comes with a real marquee and walkable dinner options on either side of the show. The theatre is closed Thursdays. Check the show page for admission details before heading down. \nFor more family matinees and film nights around the bay\, see what is coming up on the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/free-willy-bay-theatre-august-29/
LOCATION:Bay Theatre\, 464 Morro Bay Blvd\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art & Culture,Family Friendly,Movie Time
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260829T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260829T123000
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CREATED:20260729T220048Z
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SUMMARY:🎶 Music by the Rock: The White Caps at the South T-Pier
DESCRIPTION:The White Caps return to the T-Pier for a second Music by the Rock morning\nOn the Morro Bay waterfront. The Morro Bay White Caps bring their Music by the Rock series back to the South T-Pier on Saturday\, August 29 at 11 AM\, another free open-air concert from the town’s own community band on its home stage. The formula does not need changing: volunteer musicians\, crowd-pleasing concert band favorites\, and Morro Rock standing over the whole scene while the harbor goes about its Saturday. \nThe late-August date lands at the front edge of the coast’s warmest stretch\, when the mornings clear early and the waterfront is at its best\, so this one is a good bet for the full blue-sky version of the T-Pier concert experience. Community band concerts have a particular charm that polished stages cannot fake: neighbors playing for neighbors\, kids dancing at the front\, and a set list built to send everyone off humming. \nThe concert is free with no tickets or reservations\, and a folding chair or a spot on the rail is all the setup required. It pairs naturally with the rest of a waterfront Saturday\, and the commercial fleet tied up alongside the pier is its own show between numbers. Musicians curious about joining the band can reach the White Caps at mbwhitecaps@gmail.com or follow them on Facebook for performance reminders. \nFor more free concerts and things to do on the water\, see what is happening on the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/white-caps-music-by-the-rock-august-29/
LOCATION:South T-Pier\, Embarcadero\, Cambria\, CA\, 93428\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community,Family Friendly,FREE,Harbor & Waterfront,Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260828T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260828T143000
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CREATED:20260614T220957Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260614T220957Z
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SUMMARY:Junior Ranger at the Museum
DESCRIPTION:Friday Junior Ranger badges at the Morro Bay Museum\nEvery Friday afternoon at the Morro Bay Museum of Natural History\, kids ages 7 to 12 earn a California State Park Junior Ranger badge through a fun craft or activity led by museum interpreters. Thirty minutes\, hands-on\, free. \nCan’t make Friday? The museum also offers a self-paced Junior Ranger booklet at the front desk anytime during museum hours. Work through the activities (museum\, estuary\, wildlife\, geology\, Chumash and Salinan cultural history)\, and bring it back to earn the badge. \nThe museum sits on the hill above the bay at 20 State Park Road with some of the best estuary views in town. Adult admission $3; kids 17 and under free. Meet on the ramp in front of the museum at 2 PM. See what else is on around Morro Bay on the event calendar. \nphoto credit: event website\, https://centralcoastparks.org/morro-bay-museum-of-natural-history-morro-bay-state-park/
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/junior-ranger-morro-bay-museum/2026-08-28/
LOCATION:Morro Bay Museum of Natural History\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Family Friendly,Outdoors,Wildlife & Birding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260821T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260821T143000
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CREATED:20260614T220957Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260614T220957Z
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SUMMARY:Junior Ranger at the Museum
DESCRIPTION:Friday Junior Ranger badges at the Morro Bay Museum\nEvery Friday afternoon at the Morro Bay Museum of Natural History\, kids ages 7 to 12 earn a California State Park Junior Ranger badge through a fun craft or activity led by museum interpreters. Thirty minutes\, hands-on\, free. \nCan’t make Friday? The museum also offers a self-paced Junior Ranger booklet at the front desk anytime during museum hours. Work through the activities (museum\, estuary\, wildlife\, geology\, Chumash and Salinan cultural history)\, and bring it back to earn the badge. \nThe museum sits on the hill above the bay at 20 State Park Road with some of the best estuary views in town. Adult admission $3; kids 17 and under free. Meet on the ramp in front of the museum at 2 PM. See what else is on around Morro Bay on the event calendar. \nphoto credit: event website\, https://centralcoastparks.org/morro-bay-museum-of-natural-history-morro-bay-state-park/
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/junior-ranger-morro-bay-museum/2026-08-21/
LOCATION:Morro Bay Museum of Natural History\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Family Friendly,Outdoors,Wildlife & Birding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260814T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260814T143000
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SUMMARY:Junior Ranger at the Museum
DESCRIPTION:Friday Junior Ranger badges at the Morro Bay Museum\nEvery Friday afternoon at the Morro Bay Museum of Natural History\, kids ages 7 to 12 earn a California State Park Junior Ranger badge through a fun craft or activity led by museum interpreters. Thirty minutes\, hands-on\, free. \nCan’t make Friday? The museum also offers a self-paced Junior Ranger booklet at the front desk anytime during museum hours. Work through the activities (museum\, estuary\, wildlife\, geology\, Chumash and Salinan cultural history)\, and bring it back to earn the badge. \nThe museum sits on the hill above the bay at 20 State Park Road with some of the best estuary views in town. Adult admission $3; kids 17 and under free. Meet on the ramp in front of the museum at 2 PM. See what else is on around Morro Bay on the event calendar. \nphoto credit: event website\, https://centralcoastparks.org/morro-bay-museum-of-natural-history-morro-bay-state-park/
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/junior-ranger-morro-bay-museum/2026-08-14/
LOCATION:Morro Bay Museum of Natural History\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Family Friendly,Outdoors,Wildlife & Birding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260809T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260809T140000
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SUMMARY:Nearby: Family Free Day: Scaly Safari at the SLO Botanical Garden
DESCRIPTION:The Botanical Garden waives admission for a Scaly Safari family day\nAt El Chorro\, over the grade from Morro Bay. The San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden hosts its almost-monthly Family Free Day on Sunday\, August 9 from 10 AM to 2 PM\, and August’s theme is Scaly Safari\, a celebration of the garden’s scalier residents. Garden admission is waived for the day\, the event is all ages\, and dogs on leash are welcome\, so the garden’s own advice applies: pack a picnic and stay a while. \nThe Children’s Garden runs crafts and educational activities on the reptile theme\, and the rest of the grounds are open to wander: the main Display Garden\, the Fire Safe garden\, and the hill hike up to the Human Sundial\, where kids become the gnomon and their shadow tells the time. The retail nursery is open for business too\, stocked with the garden’s self-propagated native plants suited to the Central Coast’s Mediterranean climate\, worth a browse for anyone rethinking a yard for the dry months. \nOne practical note from the garden: El Chorro Regional Park charges a $5 vehicle entry fee at the gate even on free-admission days\, and cash speeds up the line. The garden sits on Dairy Creek Road inside the park\, about 15 minutes from Morro Bay on Highway 1 toward San Luis Obispo\, an easy Sunday run for a morning that combines a picnic\, a hike\, and something genuinely educational without anyone noticing the education part. \nPlease note: there’s a $5 fee to enter El Chorro park. Having cash will speed up park entry! \nFor more family days and Nearby Happenings along the corridor\, see what is coming up on the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/family-free-day-scaly-safari-august-9/
LOCATION:San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden\, 3450 Dairy Creek Road\, San Luis Obispo\, 93405\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community,Education,Family & Kids,Family Friendly,FREE,Outdoors
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260807T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260807T143000
DTSTAMP:20260614T220957Z
CREATED:20260614T220957Z
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SUMMARY:Junior Ranger at the Museum
DESCRIPTION:Friday Junior Ranger badges at the Morro Bay Museum\nEvery Friday afternoon at the Morro Bay Museum of Natural History\, kids ages 7 to 12 earn a California State Park Junior Ranger badge through a fun craft or activity led by museum interpreters. Thirty minutes\, hands-on\, free. \nCan’t make Friday? The museum also offers a self-paced Junior Ranger booklet at the front desk anytime during museum hours. Work through the activities (museum\, estuary\, wildlife\, geology\, Chumash and Salinan cultural history)\, and bring it back to earn the badge. \nThe museum sits on the hill above the bay at 20 State Park Road with some of the best estuary views in town. Adult admission $3; kids 17 and under free. Meet on the ramp in front of the museum at 2 PM. See what else is on around Morro Bay on the event calendar. \nphoto credit: event website\, https://centralcoastparks.org/morro-bay-museum-of-natural-history-morro-bay-state-park/
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/junior-ranger-morro-bay-museum/2026-08-07/
LOCATION:Morro Bay Museum of Natural History\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Family Friendly,Outdoors,Wildlife & Birding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260804T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260804T190000
DTSTAMP:20260717T043332Z
CREATED:20260717T043332Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260717T043332Z
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SUMMARY:National Night Out at Cloisters Park
DESCRIPTION:Cloisters Park hosts a free evening of BBQ\, fire trucks\, and neighbors\nIn North Morro Bay. The Morro Bay Police Department and the City of Morro Bay host National Night Out at Cloisters Park on Tuesday\, August 4 from 5 to 7 PM\, a free community evening that joins over 38 million neighbors across 17\,000 communities nationwide. The idea behind the night is simple: get people out of their houses and into the same park\, meet the officers who work your streets\, meet the neighbors you wave at but have never talked to\, and let the kids climb on a fire truck. \nThe evening runs on the good stuff. Free BBQ\, games\, music\, raffle prizes\, and goodie bags\, plus police and fire on hand with emergency vehicles to walk through and safety demonstrations across the two hours. Community resource tables round it out\, so there is real information available alongside the hot dogs. It is genuinely built for families\, and the two-hour window makes it an easy add to a Tuesday evening rather than a whole-night commitment. \nCloisters Park is the North Morro Bay green space off Coral Avenue\, a wide open city park backed by wetland and dune\, with plenty of room to spread out and easy parking compared to anything down on the Embarcadero. It is a fitting spot for a neighborhood-focused evening\, tucked into the residential side of town rather than the visitor-facing waterfront. \nThe night is put together with support from a long list of local sponsors\, the sort of turnout that says something about how the town shows up for this one. Everything is free\, so just come. For more community events and family-friendly happenings around the bay this summer\, see what is coming up on the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/national-night-out-morro-bay-2026/
LOCATION:Cloisters Park\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community,Family Friendly,FREE
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260802T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260802T170000
DTSTAMP:20260729T211018Z
CREATED:20260729T211018Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T211018Z
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SUMMARY:Nearby: Kindness\, An Art Show at Casa Ramos Art Gallery
DESCRIPTION:Casa Ramos Art Gallery presents Kindness\nIn Los Osos\, across the back bay. Casa Ramos Art Gallery presents Kindness\, a one-day art show on Sunday\, August 2 from 1 to 5 PM at 1034 Los Osos Valley Road. The single-afternoon format makes it more happening than exhibit: four hours to see the work\, meet the artists\, and take in a themed show built around the most disarming prompt a gallery can hang. \nOne-day shows carry a certain urgency that month-long runs do not\, and they tend to draw the artists themselves into the room\, which turns viewing into conversation. A theme like Kindness invites range\, portraiture\, abstraction\, community pieces\, and the intimate scale of a Los Osos gallery suits work meant to be discussed rather than merely observed. \nThe gallery sits on Los Osos Valley Road\, about 15 minutes around the bay from Morro Bay\, and the Sunday-afternoon window pairs easily with a back-bay loop: the show\, a walk at Sweet Springs or the Elfin Forest\, and dinner back on the Morro Bay side. Admission details were not posted; gallery shows of this kind are typically free\, but check ahead. The back-bay art scene runs on rooms exactly like this one\, and showing up is how it keeps running. \nCasa Ramos Art Gallery has partnered with the Estero Bay Kindness Coalition for this special event. Forty percent of all gallery sales during the show will benefit the Coalition’s efforts to provide food assistance to families and individuals in Morro Bay and Los Osos. \nFor more art shows and Nearby Happenings around the estuary\, see what is on the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/kindness-casa-ramos-august-2/
LOCATION:Casa Ramos Art Gallery\, 1034 Los Osos Valley Rd\, Los Osos\, 93402\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art & Culture,Art & Galleries,Family Friendly,FREE,Fundraiser
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260801T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260801T123000
DTSTAMP:20260729T220143Z
CREATED:20260729T203806Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T220143Z
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SUMMARY:🎶 Music by the Rock: The White Caps at the South T-Pier
DESCRIPTION:The White Caps play Music by the Rock on their home stage\, the South T-Pier\nOn the Morro Bay waterfront. The Morro Bay White Caps\, the town’s own community concert band\, open their Music by the Rock series on Saturday\, August 1 at 11 AM on the South T-Pier\, with guest artist Mitch Latting featured on the program. The concert is free\, and the setting is the whole point: the band sets up on the pier with Morro Rock filling the view behind them\, the harbor working on either side\, and the audience gathered in the open air. \nThe White Caps are volunteer musicians from around the bay playing uplifting concert band favorites\, marches\, standards\, and singalong-familiar tunes\, and the T-Pier is their home stage. A late-morning start puts the show right in the fog-lift window\, when the marine layer usually burns off and the Rock comes out of the gray on cue. A guest artist billing makes this opening date a touch more special than the standing series\, one more reason to catch this one. \nBring a folding chair or claim a spot along the rail\, and layer up: the waterfront at 11 AM can run ten degrees cooler than downtown until the sun does its work. The concert makes a natural anchor for a full Embarcadero Saturday\, music first\, then lunch on the waterfront with the whole afternoon ahead. Anyone who plays an instrument and feels the pull can reach the band at mbwhitecaps@gmail.com; community bands run on new members. \nFor more free music and waterfront happenings around the bay\, see what is coming up on the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/white-caps-music-by-the-rock-august-1/
LOCATION:Morro Bay White Caps
CATEGORIES:Community,Family & Kids,Family Friendly,FREE,Harbor & Waterfront,Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260731T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260731T143000
DTSTAMP:20260614T220957Z
CREATED:20260614T220957Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260614T220957Z
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SUMMARY:Junior Ranger at the Museum
DESCRIPTION:Friday Junior Ranger badges at the Morro Bay Museum\nEvery Friday afternoon at the Morro Bay Museum of Natural History\, kids ages 7 to 12 earn a California State Park Junior Ranger badge through a fun craft or activity led by museum interpreters. Thirty minutes\, hands-on\, free. \nCan’t make Friday? The museum also offers a self-paced Junior Ranger booklet at the front desk anytime during museum hours. Work through the activities (museum\, estuary\, wildlife\, geology\, Chumash and Salinan cultural history)\, and bring it back to earn the badge. \nThe museum sits on the hill above the bay at 20 State Park Road with some of the best estuary views in town. Adult admission $3; kids 17 and under free. Meet on the ramp in front of the museum at 2 PM. See what else is on around Morro Bay on the event calendar. \nphoto credit: event website\, https://centralcoastparks.org/morro-bay-museum-of-natural-history-morro-bay-state-park/
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/junior-ranger-morro-bay-museum/2026-07-31/
LOCATION:Morro Bay Museum of Natural History\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Family Friendly,Outdoors,Wildlife & Birding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260730T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260730T113000
DTSTAMP:20260728T004507Z
CREATED:20260727T211929Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260728T004507Z
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SUMMARY:Guided Geology Walk at Black Hill (Morro Bay State Park)
DESCRIPTION:Join a State Park Interpreter on a strenuous 0.5 miles(total) hike to the peak of Black Hill in Morro Bay State Park. Enjoy scenic views of the Morros while learning about local geology. Meet at the Black Hill Trailhead at 10 am on Thursday\, July 30\, 2026. There is limited parking available so plan accordingly. Dress in layers\, wear comfortable shoes and bring water. Cameras and binoculars are encouraged! All ages are welcome\, but children must be accompanied by an adult. Program is free of charge! Rain will cancel this walk. \nDirections to Black Hill Trailhead: From Highway 1\, you will want to get off on S Bay Blvd\, turn right on Main St and right again on Park View Drive. Near the golf course\, you will make a right and drive along Upper State Park Road until it ends at a parking lot for Black Hill Trail.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/guided-geology-walk-black-hill-morro-bay-state-park/
LOCATION:Morro Bay State Park\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Family Friendly,FREE,Hiking,Outdoors
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260724T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260724T143000
DTSTAMP:20260614T220957Z
CREATED:20260614T220957Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260614T220957Z
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SUMMARY:Junior Ranger at the Museum
DESCRIPTION:Friday Junior Ranger badges at the Morro Bay Museum\nEvery Friday afternoon at the Morro Bay Museum of Natural History\, kids ages 7 to 12 earn a California State Park Junior Ranger badge through a fun craft or activity led by museum interpreters. Thirty minutes\, hands-on\, free. \nCan’t make Friday? The museum also offers a self-paced Junior Ranger booklet at the front desk anytime during museum hours. Work through the activities (museum\, estuary\, wildlife\, geology\, Chumash and Salinan cultural history)\, and bring it back to earn the badge. \nThe museum sits on the hill above the bay at 20 State Park Road with some of the best estuary views in town. Adult admission $3; kids 17 and under free. Meet on the ramp in front of the museum at 2 PM. See what else is on around Morro Bay on the event calendar. \nphoto credit: event website\, https://centralcoastparks.org/morro-bay-museum-of-natural-history-morro-bay-state-park/
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/junior-ranger-morro-bay-museum/2026-07-24/
LOCATION:Morro Bay Museum of Natural History\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Family Friendly,Outdoors,Wildlife & Birding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260717T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260717T143000
DTSTAMP:20260614T220957Z
CREATED:20260614T220957Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260614T220957Z
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SUMMARY:Junior Ranger at the Museum
DESCRIPTION:Friday Junior Ranger badges at the Morro Bay Museum\nEvery Friday afternoon at the Morro Bay Museum of Natural History\, kids ages 7 to 12 earn a California State Park Junior Ranger badge through a fun craft or activity led by museum interpreters. Thirty minutes\, hands-on\, free. \nCan’t make Friday? The museum also offers a self-paced Junior Ranger booklet at the front desk anytime during museum hours. Work through the activities (museum\, estuary\, wildlife\, geology\, Chumash and Salinan cultural history)\, and bring it back to earn the badge. \nThe museum sits on the hill above the bay at 20 State Park Road with some of the best estuary views in town. Adult admission $3; kids 17 and under free. Meet on the ramp in front of the museum at 2 PM. See what else is on around Morro Bay on the event calendar. \nphoto credit: event website\, https://centralcoastparks.org/morro-bay-museum-of-natural-history-morro-bay-state-park/
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/junior-ranger-morro-bay-museum/2026-07-17/
LOCATION:Morro Bay Museum of Natural History\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Family Friendly,Outdoors,Wildlife & Birding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260710T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260710T143000
DTSTAMP:20260614T220957Z
CREATED:20260614T220957Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260614T220957Z
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SUMMARY:Junior Ranger at the Museum
DESCRIPTION:Friday Junior Ranger badges at the Morro Bay Museum\nEvery Friday afternoon at the Morro Bay Museum of Natural History\, kids ages 7 to 12 earn a California State Park Junior Ranger badge through a fun craft or activity led by museum interpreters. Thirty minutes\, hands-on\, free. \nCan’t make Friday? The museum also offers a self-paced Junior Ranger booklet at the front desk anytime during museum hours. Work through the activities (museum\, estuary\, wildlife\, geology\, Chumash and Salinan cultural history)\, and bring it back to earn the badge. \nThe museum sits on the hill above the bay at 20 State Park Road with some of the best estuary views in town. Adult admission $3; kids 17 and under free. Meet on the ramp in front of the museum at 2 PM. See what else is on around Morro Bay on the event calendar. \nphoto credit: event website\, https://centralcoastparks.org/morro-bay-museum-of-natural-history-morro-bay-state-park/
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/junior-ranger-morro-bay-museum/2026-07-10/
LOCATION:Morro Bay Museum of Natural History\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Family Friendly,Outdoors,Wildlife & Birding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260704T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260704T170000
DTSTAMP:20260703T171614Z
CREATED:20260526T205904Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260703T171614Z
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SUMMARY:4th of July Family Fun Day at Tidelands Park
DESCRIPTION:The City of Morro Bay’s signature Independence Day celebration – and the 2026 edition is wrapped around America’s 250th anniversary.\nTidelands Park on the Embarcadero\, Saturday July 4\, from 10:30 AM to 5:00 PM\, with live music\, a bike parade\, the kids’ carnival\, lawn games\, BBQ\, and the kind of community day that defines small-town California Fourth of Julys. \nSchedule: \n\n10:30 AM – 4th of July Bike Parade. Beginning at the Northside of the Morro Creek Pedestrian Bridge and ending at Tidelands Park. Deck out your bike in your patriotic best – motorized bikes and skateboards welcome\, prizes for the most patriotic\, the most creative\, and the most over-the-top.\n11:00 AM – Concert: Rosewood and Honey. Central Coast favorites Jenny\, Danny\, and Mike bring their signature acoustic harmonies to the Tidelands bandstand. Rosewood and Honey’s range runs from Crosby Stills & Nash to Kacey Musgraves to Fleetwood Mac to Coldplay to Dua Lipa\, all wrapped in vocal arrangements that are the band’s calling card. Their set closes with a national anthem by their own Jessy George.\n12:00 PM – Opening Flag Ceremony. The official Independence Day flag raising.\n12:15 PM – Hot Dog Eating Contest. A genuinely entertaining annual tradition.\n1:00 PM – Concert: Sound Investment. Local SLO-based dance band Sound Investment takes the stage – classic rock\, pop hits\, disco\, funk\, country\, Motown\, “Dance Music You Can Bank On.” Their setlist spans generations and their stage time is reliably the most crowded part of the bandstand lawn.\nAll day – Carnival and Bounce House. $5 wristbands per child cover unlimited play across the carnival games\, bounce house\, and lawn activities. Family-friendly games and contests run continuously through the afternoon.\nAll day – BBQ\, facepainting\, and lawn games. Sponsored in part by Gilligan’s Sandwich Shop and the Kiwanis Club of Morro Bay.\n\nThe carnival side is family-focused; the music side draws a broader crowd; the harbor sets the entire scene. Bring cash – food and drink vendors are cash-only. \nLooking for the Friday night portion? The 4th of July Weekend kicks off Friday July 3 with the Friday Night Festival at Tidelands Park – The Molly Ringwald Project at 6:00 PM and a drone show at 9:00 PM. And the Waterfront Market is running all weekend (Friday through Sunday) in the parking lot between Giovanni’s Fish Market and Stax Wine Bar. \nTo see everything happening across Morro Bay this holiday weekend\, browse the calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/4th-of-july-family-fun-day-at-tidelands-park/
LOCATION:Tidelands Park\, 1275 Embarcadero\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community,Family Friendly,Festival,Holiday Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260704T050000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260704T210000
DTSTAMP:20260616T021556Z
CREATED:20260616T021556Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260616T021556Z
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SUMMARY:Nearby: Cayucos Old-Fashioned Fourth of July
DESCRIPTION:Cayucos throws one of the biggest Fourth of July parties on the coast\nIn Cayucos. The town runs one of the Central Coast’s biggest Fourth of July celebrations\, a short drive up Highway 1 from Morro Bay. The day starts with a dawn sand sculpture contest at Cayucos State Beach\, then a 10 AM town parade down Ocean Avenue with floats and classic cars. \nThe Front Street Faire runs 10 to 6\, the Lions Club tri-tip and chicken barbecue fires up at the Veterans Hall\, and the day rolls toward the main event: fireworks launching from the Cayucos Pier at 9 PM\, free to the public. \nThe small town swells to many times its size for the day. Come early and plan for parking well back from the beach. For more around Morro Bay this season\, browse the event calendar. \nphoto credit: Cayucos Chamber of Commerce facebook page.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/cayucos-fourth-of-july/
LOCATION:Cayucos\, Cayucos\, 93430\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community,Family Friendly,Holiday Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260703T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260703T143000
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CREATED:20260614T220957Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260614T220957Z
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SUMMARY:Junior Ranger at the Museum
DESCRIPTION:Friday Junior Ranger badges at the Morro Bay Museum\nEvery Friday afternoon at the Morro Bay Museum of Natural History\, kids ages 7 to 12 earn a California State Park Junior Ranger badge through a fun craft or activity led by museum interpreters. Thirty minutes\, hands-on\, free. \nCan’t make Friday? The museum also offers a self-paced Junior Ranger booklet at the front desk anytime during museum hours. Work through the activities (museum\, estuary\, wildlife\, geology\, Chumash and Salinan cultural history)\, and bring it back to earn the badge. \nThe museum sits on the hill above the bay at 20 State Park Road with some of the best estuary views in town. Adult admission $3; kids 17 and under free. Meet on the ramp in front of the museum at 2 PM. See what else is on around Morro Bay on the event calendar. \nphoto credit: event website\, https://centralcoastparks.org/morro-bay-museum-of-natural-history-morro-bay-state-park/
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/junior-ranger-morro-bay-museum/2026-07-03/
LOCATION:Morro Bay Museum of Natural History\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Family Friendly,Outdoors,Wildlife & Birding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260627T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260627T190000
DTSTAMP:20260703T171904Z
CREATED:20260617T225041Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260703T171904Z
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SUMMARY:🎶 Morro Bay Community Dance Fest
DESCRIPTION:Morro Bay neighbors gather at Del Mar Park for a free afternoon of dance\, music\, and potluck\nAt Del Mar Park in north Morro Bay. The Morro Bay Community Dance Fest is a free Saturday afternoon event on June 27 built around live music\, a community potluck\, a collaborative mural project\, and a neighborly gathering on the park grounds from 3 PM to 7 PM. The fest is the kind of low-stakes summer happening that turns a regular city park into a four-hour block party\, with an outdoor dance floor\, shared food on long tables\, and a mural that everyone helps build through the afternoon. \nDel Mar Park sits along Ironwood Avenue in the north residential side of Morro Bay\, a city park with grass fields\, picnic areas\, and open space that the Recreation Department uses for community programming year-round. The grounds make for an easy-going festival setup with open sightlines to the music area\, shaded edges around the perimeter\, and plenty of room to spread out with a blanket or a low chair. \nThe musical lineup centers on The Surface Walkers playing an album release party with a live electronic set\, joined by DJ sets from Lunchbox\, Naboh\, and Shiny Object. The four-act bill keeps the dance energy going across the full four hours\, balancing live band performance with the deeper rotation of DJ programming for the afternoon stretch into early evening. \nBring a potluck dish to share\, an appetite for what your neighbors bring\, and something to add to the community mural being built collaboratively across the day. Tickets are free through my805tix.com but registering ahead helps the organizers plan. Family-friendly throughout\, with kids welcome on the dance floor or wherever the music pulls them. \nFor more summer events and live music around town\, see what’s coming up on the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/morro-bay-community-dance-fest-2026/
LOCATION:Del Mar Park\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community,Family Friendly,Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260626T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260626T143000
DTSTAMP:20260614T220957Z
CREATED:20260614T220957Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260614T220957Z
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SUMMARY:Junior Ranger at the Museum
DESCRIPTION:Friday Junior Ranger badges at the Morro Bay Museum\nEvery Friday afternoon at the Morro Bay Museum of Natural History\, kids ages 7 to 12 earn a California State Park Junior Ranger badge through a fun craft or activity led by museum interpreters. Thirty minutes\, hands-on\, free. \nCan’t make Friday? The museum also offers a self-paced Junior Ranger booklet at the front desk anytime during museum hours. Work through the activities (museum\, estuary\, wildlife\, geology\, Chumash and Salinan cultural history)\, and bring it back to earn the badge. \nThe museum sits on the hill above the bay at 20 State Park Road with some of the best estuary views in town. Adult admission $3; kids 17 and under free. Meet on the ramp in front of the museum at 2 PM. See what else is on around Morro Bay on the event calendar. \nphoto credit: event website\, https://centralcoastparks.org/morro-bay-museum-of-natural-history-morro-bay-state-park/
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/junior-ranger-morro-bay-museum/2026-06-26/
LOCATION:Morro Bay Museum of Natural History\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Family Friendly,Outdoors,Wildlife & Birding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260619T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260619T143000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260614T220957Z
UID:10005960-1781877600-1781879400@hellomorrobay.com
SUMMARY:Junior Ranger at the Museum
DESCRIPTION:Friday Junior Ranger badges at the Morro Bay Museum\nEvery Friday afternoon at the Morro Bay Museum of Natural History\, kids ages 7 to 12 earn a California State Park Junior Ranger badge through a fun craft or activity led by museum interpreters. Thirty minutes\, hands-on\, free. \nCan’t make Friday? The museum also offers a self-paced Junior Ranger booklet at the front desk anytime during museum hours. Work through the activities (museum\, estuary\, wildlife\, geology\, Chumash and Salinan cultural history)\, and bring it back to earn the badge. \nThe museum sits on the hill above the bay at 20 State Park Road with some of the best estuary views in town. Adult admission $3; kids 17 and under free. Meet on the ramp in front of the museum at 2 PM. See what else is on around Morro Bay on the event calendar. \nphoto credit: event website\, https://centralcoastparks.org/morro-bay-museum-of-natural-history-morro-bay-state-park/
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/junior-ranger-morro-bay-museum/2026-06-19/
LOCATION:Morro Bay Museum of Natural History\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Family Friendly,Outdoors,Wildlife & Birding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260606T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260606T160000
DTSTAMP:20260529T230524Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260529T230524Z
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SUMMARY:Movement for Life Summer Barbecue Benefiting Project Surf Camp
DESCRIPTION:Movement for Life Physical Therapy opens its Morro Bay parking lot for an annual summer barbecue on Saturday\, June 6\, with every dollar raised going to Project Surf Camp.\nThe afternoon runs from noon to 4 PM at the clinic at 890 Shasta Avenue in North Morro Bay. Tri-tip BBQ\, refreshments\, community connection\, and the chance to drop off any new or used wetsuits you’re not using anymore (Project Surf Camp will put them to work). \nProject Surf Camp is a local Morro Bay nonprofit that uses surfing\, the beach\, and other ocean activities as an educational modality to build self-confidence\, self-esteem\, and self-efficacy in individuals with special needs. The camps are genuinely transformative for participants and their families\, and Movement for Life has hosted this fundraiser for them annually. \nSuggested donation is $15 for the BBQ. Beer\, wine\, and prize tickets are additional. Donations of any size welcome. \nQuestions: (805) 772-4325. \n \nThe full week of Morro Bay events is on the HelloMorroBay calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/movement-for-life-summer-bbq-project-surf-camp/
LOCATION:Movement for Life Physical Therapy\, 890 Shasta Ave\, Morro Bay\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Family Friendly,Food & Drink,Fundraiser
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