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SUMMARY:🎶 Live Music: Nate Bohard at Taco Temple
DESCRIPTION:Nate Bohard joins the Taco Temple Sunday patio rotation\nNate Bohard joins the Taco Temple Sunday patio lineup this summer\, one of the new names on the rotation across June through October. \nTaco Temple is the Cal-Mex restaurant at 2680 Main that people drive in from Bakersfield and Fresno for on purpose. Salsa bar is a destination of its own. The agave-wine margaritas convert skeptics. Grandma’s carrot cake sells out\, ask early. \nThe patio is dog-friendly\, the show is free\, and a full menu is available throughout the set. For everything else worth your time around the bay\, check the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/nate-bohard-taco-temple/2026-08-30/
LOCATION:Taco Temple\, 2680 Main St\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260830T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260830T200000
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SUMMARY:🎶 Live Music: Afternoon Sets at Dockside Too
DESCRIPTION:The afternoon set carries Tognazzini’s Dockside Too patio from 3:00 PM to closing time\, daily.\nWhen the lunch player packs up\, the afternoon act takes over\, 3:00 PM to close\, and plays the harbor toward sunset. Closing time is 7:00 PM Sunday through Thursday and 8:00 PM Friday and Saturday through October\, then an hour earlier in winter\, which means the last set of the day ends with the light going gold behind the Rock more often than not. \nMichael Campbell practically owns the Thursday and Friday close\, Donny Rugebregt holds Tuesdays\, and the rest of the week rotates through Out of the Blue\, Jamie Penneley\, Matt Brown\, Roger Perry\, Ben Cooke\, Cristal Ship\, Peter Emerson\, Bill Reiland\, and company. Wednesdays belong to Cigar Box Ray\, who has his own listing worth reading. No cover charge posted\, ever; just order\, sit\, and stay through one more song. \nWhere: Tognazzini’s Dockside Too\, 1235 Embarcadero\, Morro Bay\nWhen: Daily\, 3:00 PM to close\, through December 31 (Wednesdays covered under the Cigar Box Ray listing; music ends 3:00 PM on Nov 25 and Dec 24; closed Thanksgiving and Christmas)\nGood to know: All seating is outdoors and first come; the patio is dog friendly; schedule provided by the venue and subject to change \nMore Information \nSunset with a set list is the Dockside Too specialty; every other way to close a day here is on the full Morro Bay events calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/dockside-too-afternoon-sets/2026-08-30/
LOCATION:Tognazzini’s Dockside Too\, 1235 Embarcadero\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Food & Drink,Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260830T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260830T190000
DTSTAMP:20260829T182359Z
CREATED:20260829T182359Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260829T182359Z
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SUMMARY:🎶 Live Music: Cigar Box Ray at The Nauti Anchor
DESCRIPTION:Cigar Box Ray brings his hand-built guitars to the Nauti Anchor patio for a Sunday evening set.\nRay Riordan\, the Central Coast fixture who plays cigar box guitars and ukuleles he built himself\, takes his 700-plus song catalog to the patio at The Nauti Anchor\, the North Morro Bay spot formerly known as the Foghorn\, this Sunday from 4:00 to 7:00 PM. Regulars know him from his Wednesday residency on the docks; this one trades the fish market for a patio pint\, and requests remain a competitive sport. A Sunday golden-hour set in the neighborhood is the soft landing the weekend deserves. \nWhere: The Nauti Anchor (formerly the Foghorn)\, North Morro Bay\nWhen: Sunday\, August 30\, 2026\, 4:00 to 7:00 PM \nMore Information \nA neighborhood patio set is the right last note for August; September’s opening chords are already on the Morro Bay events calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/cigar-box-ray-nauti-anchor/
LOCATION:The Nauti Anchor\, 2940 Main St\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260830T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260830T200000
DTSTAMP:20260726T223443Z
CREATED:20260726T223443Z
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SUMMARY:Nearby: 🎶 Live Music: Rayford Brothers at Schooners
DESCRIPTION:Rayford Brothers take the Sunday sunset set at Schooners\nIn Cayucos\, up the coast. Rayford Brothers play the Sunday evening set at Schooners on August 30\, from 5 to 8 PM on the oceanfront patio above Cayucos Beach as part of the venue’s Beachside Live series. Landing on Labor Day weekend\, this one falls in the stretch of early fall that regulars know as the warmest\, clearest run of the coastal year\, prime conditions for a sunset show with the ocean as the backdrop. \nSchooners programs live music on its beachfront patio all weekend long through the season\, and this evening set is one the venue flags as a highlight. The patio sits a few steps from the Cayucos Pier\, the sand right there\, with a full bar and menu and all ages welcome. It is a fitting way to spend a holiday-weekend Sunday evening on the North Coast. \nCayucos is about ten minutes up Highway 1 from Morro Bay\, an easy drive for a sunset set by the water. Expect a holiday-weekend crowd\, so arriving early to claim patio seating is the move once the beach empties out toward evening. The generic weekend listing is excluded for this date\, so this show is the day’s calendar entry. \nFor more Beachside Live shows and Nearby Happenings up and down the coast\, see what is coming up on the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/ayford-brothers-schooners-august-30/
LOCATION:Schooners\, 171 N Ocean Ave.\, Cayucos\, 93430\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260830T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260830T220000
DTSTAMP:20260819T233756Z
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SUMMARY:🎶 Live Music: The Queers with Bunker Club at The Siren
DESCRIPTION:Punk veterans The Queers play The Siren with Bunker Club opening.\nA Sunday night of fast\, hooky punk on Main Street: The Queers headline with Bunker Club opening the show. Doors at 7:00 PM\, and the room is the right size for a band built on singalong choruses at close range. \nThe Queers have been running Ramones-schooled bubblegum punk out of New Hampshire since 1982\, four decades of three-chord hooks that made them a fixture of the American punk underground. \nWhere: The Siren\, 900 Main St\, Morro Bay\nWhen: Sunday\, August 30\, 2026\, doors 7:00 PM\nCost: $17 advance\, $20 day of show\nGood to know: 21 and over \nGet Tickets \nPunk on a Sunday resets the whole week; keep the streak alive with the full Morro Bay events calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/live-music-the-queers-with-bunker-club-the-siren/
LOCATION:The Siren\, 900 Main St\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Beer, Wine, or Spirits,Live Music,Nightlife
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260831T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260831T143000
DTSTAMP:20260826T184600Z
CREATED:20260823T202901Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260826T184600Z
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SUMMARY:🎶 Live Music: Lunch Sets at Dockside Too
DESCRIPTION:Live music with lunch\, every single day\, on the Tognazzini’s Dockside Too patio.\nThe all-outdoor fish market beside the North T-pier runs live music daily\, and the lunch set goes 11:00 AM to 2:30 PM\, every day the market is open\, straight through the end of the year. Order at the counter\, take a table on the water\, and the soundtrack to your fish and chips is a working local musician a few feet away\, with the fleet tied up alongside and the occasional otter cracking its own lunch off the dock. \nThe rotating cast is a who’s who of Central Coast regulars: Ena Luiz-Belo holds most Mondays\, Mark Welch most Wednesdays\, and Lance Robison most Fridays\, with Daniel Haller\, Out of the Blue\, Vince Warner\, Jeff Blancard\, Brucematics\, the Irish Hills Trio\, Richie Blue Band\, Teri Barnes 2nd Wind\, and more filling the week. Different player\, same policy: music with the meal\, no ticket\, no fuss. \nWhere: Tognazzini’s Dockside Too\, 1235 Embarcadero\, Morro Bay\nWhen: Daily\, 11:00 AM to 2:30 PM\, through December 31 (closed Thanksgiving and Christmas; some days one act plays straight through the afternoon)\nGood to know: All seating is outdoors and first come; the patio is dog friendly; schedule provided by the venue and subject to change \nMore Information \nLunch on the dock comes with a band in this town; what the evenings come with is all on the Morro Bay events calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/dockside-too-lunch-sets/2026-08-31/
LOCATION:Tognazzini’s Dockside Too\, 1235 Embarcadero\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Food & Drink,Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260831T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260831T200000
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CREATED:20260823T203349Z
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SUMMARY:🎶 Live Music: Afternoon Sets at Dockside Too
DESCRIPTION:The afternoon set carries Tognazzini’s Dockside Too patio from 3:00 PM to closing time\, daily.\nWhen the lunch player packs up\, the afternoon act takes over\, 3:00 PM to close\, and plays the harbor toward sunset. Closing time is 7:00 PM Sunday through Thursday and 8:00 PM Friday and Saturday through October\, then an hour earlier in winter\, which means the last set of the day ends with the light going gold behind the Rock more often than not. \nMichael Campbell practically owns the Thursday and Friday close\, Donny Rugebregt holds Tuesdays\, and the rest of the week rotates through Out of the Blue\, Jamie Penneley\, Matt Brown\, Roger Perry\, Ben Cooke\, Cristal Ship\, Peter Emerson\, Bill Reiland\, and company. Wednesdays belong to Cigar Box Ray\, who has his own listing worth reading. No cover charge posted\, ever; just order\, sit\, and stay through one more song. \nWhere: Tognazzini’s Dockside Too\, 1235 Embarcadero\, Morro Bay\nWhen: Daily\, 3:00 PM to close\, through December 31 (Wednesdays covered under the Cigar Box Ray listing; music ends 3:00 PM on Nov 25 and Dec 24; closed Thanksgiving and Christmas)\nGood to know: All seating is outdoors and first come; the patio is dog friendly; schedule provided by the venue and subject to change \nMore Information \nSunset with a set list is the Dockside Too specialty; every other way to close a day here is on the full Morro Bay events calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/dockside-too-afternoon-sets/2026-08-31/
LOCATION:Tognazzini’s Dockside Too\, 1235 Embarcadero\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Food & Drink,Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260901T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260901T143000
DTSTAMP:20260826T184600Z
CREATED:20260823T202901Z
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SUMMARY:🎶 Live Music: Lunch Sets at Dockside Too
DESCRIPTION:Live music with lunch\, every single day\, on the Tognazzini’s Dockside Too patio.\nThe all-outdoor fish market beside the North T-pier runs live music daily\, and the lunch set goes 11:00 AM to 2:30 PM\, every day the market is open\, straight through the end of the year. Order at the counter\, take a table on the water\, and the soundtrack to your fish and chips is a working local musician a few feet away\, with the fleet tied up alongside and the occasional otter cracking its own lunch off the dock. \nThe rotating cast is a who’s who of Central Coast regulars: Ena Luiz-Belo holds most Mondays\, Mark Welch most Wednesdays\, and Lance Robison most Fridays\, with Daniel Haller\, Out of the Blue\, Vince Warner\, Jeff Blancard\, Brucematics\, the Irish Hills Trio\, Richie Blue Band\, Teri Barnes 2nd Wind\, and more filling the week. Different player\, same policy: music with the meal\, no ticket\, no fuss. \nWhere: Tognazzini’s Dockside Too\, 1235 Embarcadero\, Morro Bay\nWhen: Daily\, 11:00 AM to 2:30 PM\, through December 31 (closed Thanksgiving and Christmas; some days one act plays straight through the afternoon)\nGood to know: All seating is outdoors and first come; the patio is dog friendly; schedule provided by the venue and subject to change \nMore Information \nLunch on the dock comes with a band in this town; what the evenings come with is all on the Morro Bay events calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/dockside-too-lunch-sets/2026-09-01/
LOCATION:Tognazzini’s Dockside Too\, 1235 Embarcadero\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Food & Drink,Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260901T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260901T200000
DTSTAMP:20260826T184535Z
CREATED:20260823T203349Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260826T184535Z
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SUMMARY:🎶 Live Music: Afternoon Sets at Dockside Too
DESCRIPTION:The afternoon set carries Tognazzini’s Dockside Too patio from 3:00 PM to closing time\, daily.\nWhen the lunch player packs up\, the afternoon act takes over\, 3:00 PM to close\, and plays the harbor toward sunset. Closing time is 7:00 PM Sunday through Thursday and 8:00 PM Friday and Saturday through October\, then an hour earlier in winter\, which means the last set of the day ends with the light going gold behind the Rock more often than not. \nMichael Campbell practically owns the Thursday and Friday close\, Donny Rugebregt holds Tuesdays\, and the rest of the week rotates through Out of the Blue\, Jamie Penneley\, Matt Brown\, Roger Perry\, Ben Cooke\, Cristal Ship\, Peter Emerson\, Bill Reiland\, and company. Wednesdays belong to Cigar Box Ray\, who has his own listing worth reading. No cover charge posted\, ever; just order\, sit\, and stay through one more song. \nWhere: Tognazzini’s Dockside Too\, 1235 Embarcadero\, Morro Bay\nWhen: Daily\, 3:00 PM to close\, through December 31 (Wednesdays covered under the Cigar Box Ray listing; music ends 3:00 PM on Nov 25 and Dec 24; closed Thanksgiving and Christmas)\nGood to know: All seating is outdoors and first come; the patio is dog friendly; schedule provided by the venue and subject to change \nMore Information \nSunset with a set list is the Dockside Too specialty; every other way to close a day here is on the full Morro Bay events calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/dockside-too-afternoon-sets/2026-09-01/
LOCATION:Tognazzini’s Dockside Too\, 1235 Embarcadero\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Food & Drink,Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260902T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260902T143000
DTSTAMP:20260826T184600Z
CREATED:20260823T202901Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260826T184600Z
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SUMMARY:🎶 Live Music: Lunch Sets at Dockside Too
DESCRIPTION:Live music with lunch\, every single day\, on the Tognazzini’s Dockside Too patio.\nThe all-outdoor fish market beside the North T-pier runs live music daily\, and the lunch set goes 11:00 AM to 2:30 PM\, every day the market is open\, straight through the end of the year. Order at the counter\, take a table on the water\, and the soundtrack to your fish and chips is a working local musician a few feet away\, with the fleet tied up alongside and the occasional otter cracking its own lunch off the dock. \nThe rotating cast is a who’s who of Central Coast regulars: Ena Luiz-Belo holds most Mondays\, Mark Welch most Wednesdays\, and Lance Robison most Fridays\, with Daniel Haller\, Out of the Blue\, Vince Warner\, Jeff Blancard\, Brucematics\, the Irish Hills Trio\, Richie Blue Band\, Teri Barnes 2nd Wind\, and more filling the week. Different player\, same policy: music with the meal\, no ticket\, no fuss. \nWhere: Tognazzini’s Dockside Too\, 1235 Embarcadero\, Morro Bay\nWhen: Daily\, 11:00 AM to 2:30 PM\, through December 31 (closed Thanksgiving and Christmas; some days one act plays straight through the afternoon)\nGood to know: All seating is outdoors and first come; the patio is dog friendly; schedule provided by the venue and subject to change \nMore Information \nLunch on the dock comes with a band in this town; what the evenings come with is all on the Morro Bay events calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/dockside-too-lunch-sets/2026-09-02/
LOCATION:Tognazzini’s Dockside Too\, 1235 Embarcadero\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Food & Drink,Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260902T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260902T190000
DTSTAMP:20260823T204602Z
CREATED:20260726T232847Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260823T204602Z
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SUMMARY:🎶 Live Music: Cigar Box Ray at Tognazzini's Dockside
DESCRIPTION:Cigar Box Ray holds Wednesday afternoons on the Tognazzini’s Dockside Too patio through the end of the year.\nThe standing Wednesday slot on the working waterfront: Cigar Box Ray plays from 3:00 PM to closing on the all-outdoor fish market patio by the North T-pier\, with the boats coming and going right off the deck\, no cover\, and the counter serving through the whole set. Late lunch\, early dinner\, or one unhurried drink with the harbor in view; the Wednesday habit takes care of itself. \nThe performer is worth knowing. Cigar Box Ray is Ray Riordan\, a Central Coast fixture who plays instruments he built himself\, cigar box guitars and ukuleles crafted by hand\, working from a setlist of more than 700 songs spanning the 1960s to today. Requests are a sport here; with a catalog that deep\, he’ll probably know it. \nWhere: Tognazzini’s Dockside Too\, 1235 Embarcadero\, Morro Bay\nWhen: Wednesdays\, 3:00 PM to close (7:00 PM through October\, 6:00 PM from November)\nCost: Free\, no cover\nGood to know: All seating is outdoors and first come; the patio is dog-friendly \nMore Information \nA 700-song Wednesday is a strong midweek anchor; what the rest of the week hangs on it is over on the Morro Bay events calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/cigar-box-ray-tognazzinis-dockside/2026-09-02/
LOCATION:Tognazzini’s Dockside Too\, 1235 Embarcadero\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260902T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260902T220000
DTSTAMP:20260723T021356Z
CREATED:20260723T021356Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260723T021356Z
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SUMMARY:Nearby: 🎶 Open Mic Night at Schooners
DESCRIPTION:Schooners opens the Music Room mic every Wednesday night\nIn Cayucos\, up the coast. Schooners runs Open Mic Night every Wednesday at 7 PM in its Music Room\, with signups starting at 6\, hosted by local favorite Sam Fischer\, and the first Wednesday of each month handed to Kam Alton as guest host. Music and poetry both take the stage\, from Cayucos regulars to whoever happens to be passing through on Highway 1\, and the jams have a reputation for running late when the room is right. \nA standing open mic at a beachfront venue draws a different crowd than a bar-back-room version: the Music Room gives performers a real stage\, the restaurant keeps the audience fed\, and the mix of locals and travelers means no two Wednesdays sound alike. Performers and listeners are equally welcome\, and the signup sheet is democratic\, get there at 6 if you want a good slot. The room has launched more than a few local collaborations\, since half the players in the county pass through it eventually. \nSchooners sits a few steps from the Cayucos Pier with a full bar and menu running through the night\, about ten minutes up Highway 1 from Morro Bay. Free\, no cover\, every Wednesday. \nFor more open mics and live music up and down the coast\, see what is happening on the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/open-mic-night-schooners-cayucos/2026-09-02/
LOCATION:Schooners\, 171 N Ocean Ave.\, Cayucos\, 93430\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260902T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260902T220000
DTSTAMP:20260730T161611Z
CREATED:20260730T161611Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260730T161611Z
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SUMMARY:🎶 Live Music: Garden Groove\, A Tribute to Sublime at The Siren
DESCRIPTION:Garden Groove brings the Sublime songbook to a Siren Wednesday\nOn Main Street in Morro Bay. Garden Groove plays a Sublime tribute at The Siren on Wednesday\, September 2 at 7 PM\, tickets $15 to $18 at thesirenmorrobay.com. The Long Beach trio’s reggae-rock canon remains the unofficial soundtrack of California beach towns three decades on\, and a tribute set a few blocks up Main from an actual working harbor is about as on-context as the material gets. \nThe Sublime songbook is compact and beloved\, What I Got\, Santeria\, Badfish\, Doin’ Time\, and a good tribute act treats it as singalong scripture\, which is exactly what a midweek Siren crowd wants. The fog usually rolls up Main about the time doors open\, which somehow suits the songs too. A midweek tribute keeps the weekend free and the ticket cheap\, the right formula for a school-night singalong. Bring the whole crew of Sublime loyalists; the choruses need them. \nThe Siren is the Main Street room that carries most of Morro Bay’s live music\, small\, dark\, and close to the stage\, with the kitchen and full bar running through the night. Shows are 21 and over per the venue’s evening policy\, and seating is first come\, so arriving early gets a table. \nFor more tribute nights and reggae-rock around the bay\, see what is on the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/garden-groove-sublime-tribute-the-siren-september-2/
LOCATION:The Siren\, 900 Main St\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Fun Night Out,Live Music,Nightlife
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260903T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260903T143000
DTSTAMP:20260826T184600Z
CREATED:20260823T202901Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260826T184600Z
UID:10008782-1788433200-1788445800@hellomorrobay.com
SUMMARY:🎶 Live Music: Lunch Sets at Dockside Too
DESCRIPTION:Live music with lunch\, every single day\, on the Tognazzini’s Dockside Too patio.\nThe all-outdoor fish market beside the North T-pier runs live music daily\, and the lunch set goes 11:00 AM to 2:30 PM\, every day the market is open\, straight through the end of the year. Order at the counter\, take a table on the water\, and the soundtrack to your fish and chips is a working local musician a few feet away\, with the fleet tied up alongside and the occasional otter cracking its own lunch off the dock. \nThe rotating cast is a who’s who of Central Coast regulars: Ena Luiz-Belo holds most Mondays\, Mark Welch most Wednesdays\, and Lance Robison most Fridays\, with Daniel Haller\, Out of the Blue\, Vince Warner\, Jeff Blancard\, Brucematics\, the Irish Hills Trio\, Richie Blue Band\, Teri Barnes 2nd Wind\, and more filling the week. Different player\, same policy: music with the meal\, no ticket\, no fuss. \nWhere: Tognazzini’s Dockside Too\, 1235 Embarcadero\, Morro Bay\nWhen: Daily\, 11:00 AM to 2:30 PM\, through December 31 (closed Thanksgiving and Christmas; some days one act plays straight through the afternoon)\nGood to know: All seating is outdoors and first come; the patio is dog friendly; schedule provided by the venue and subject to change \nMore Information \nLunch on the dock comes with a band in this town; what the evenings come with is all on the Morro Bay events calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/dockside-too-lunch-sets/2026-09-03/
LOCATION:Tognazzini’s Dockside Too\, 1235 Embarcadero\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Food & Drink,Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260903T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260903T200000
DTSTAMP:20260826T184535Z
CREATED:20260823T203349Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260826T184535Z
UID:10008820-1788447600-1788465600@hellomorrobay.com
SUMMARY:🎶 Live Music: Afternoon Sets at Dockside Too
DESCRIPTION:The afternoon set carries Tognazzini’s Dockside Too patio from 3:00 PM to closing time\, daily.\nWhen the lunch player packs up\, the afternoon act takes over\, 3:00 PM to close\, and plays the harbor toward sunset. Closing time is 7:00 PM Sunday through Thursday and 8:00 PM Friday and Saturday through October\, then an hour earlier in winter\, which means the last set of the day ends with the light going gold behind the Rock more often than not. \nMichael Campbell practically owns the Thursday and Friday close\, Donny Rugebregt holds Tuesdays\, and the rest of the week rotates through Out of the Blue\, Jamie Penneley\, Matt Brown\, Roger Perry\, Ben Cooke\, Cristal Ship\, Peter Emerson\, Bill Reiland\, and company. Wednesdays belong to Cigar Box Ray\, who has his own listing worth reading. No cover charge posted\, ever; just order\, sit\, and stay through one more song. \nWhere: Tognazzini’s Dockside Too\, 1235 Embarcadero\, Morro Bay\nWhen: Daily\, 3:00 PM to close\, through December 31 (Wednesdays covered under the Cigar Box Ray listing; music ends 3:00 PM on Nov 25 and Dec 24; closed Thanksgiving and Christmas)\nGood to know: All seating is outdoors and first come; the patio is dog friendly; schedule provided by the venue and subject to change \nMore Information \nSunset with a set list is the Dockside Too specialty; every other way to close a day here is on the full Morro Bay events calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/dockside-too-afternoon-sets/2026-09-03/
LOCATION:Tognazzini’s Dockside Too\, 1235 Embarcadero\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Food & Drink,Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260903T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260903T193000
DTSTAMP:20260712T002503Z
CREATED:20260712T002503Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260712T002503Z
UID:10005964-1788456600-1788463800@hellomorrobay.com
SUMMARY:Tunes at Tidelands
DESCRIPTION:Free Thursday concerts at Tidelands Park\nTunes at Tidelands is the City’s free Thursday evening concert series at Tidelands Park on the south Embarcadero\, running across four Thursdays in September. Bring a chair\, bring a picnic\, bring the dog. \nHosted by the City of Morro Bay’s Recreation Services in partnership with the Morro Bay Active Adults 55+ program. Free\, family-friendly\, on the lawn with the bay at your back. \nFor more nights worth showing up for\, browse the event calendar. \nphoto credit: https://www.morrobayca.gov/1079/Tunes-at-Tidelands
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/tunes-at-tidelands-2026/2026-09-03/
LOCATION:Tidelands Park\, 1275 Embarcadero\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community,FREE,Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260904T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260904T143000
DTSTAMP:20260826T184600Z
CREATED:20260823T202901Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260826T184600Z
UID:10008783-1788519600-1788532200@hellomorrobay.com
SUMMARY:🎶 Live Music: Lunch Sets at Dockside Too
DESCRIPTION:Live music with lunch\, every single day\, on the Tognazzini’s Dockside Too patio.\nThe all-outdoor fish market beside the North T-pier runs live music daily\, and the lunch set goes 11:00 AM to 2:30 PM\, every day the market is open\, straight through the end of the year. Order at the counter\, take a table on the water\, and the soundtrack to your fish and chips is a working local musician a few feet away\, with the fleet tied up alongside and the occasional otter cracking its own lunch off the dock. \nThe rotating cast is a who’s who of Central Coast regulars: Ena Luiz-Belo holds most Mondays\, Mark Welch most Wednesdays\, and Lance Robison most Fridays\, with Daniel Haller\, Out of the Blue\, Vince Warner\, Jeff Blancard\, Brucematics\, the Irish Hills Trio\, Richie Blue Band\, Teri Barnes 2nd Wind\, and more filling the week. Different player\, same policy: music with the meal\, no ticket\, no fuss. \nWhere: Tognazzini’s Dockside Too\, 1235 Embarcadero\, Morro Bay\nWhen: Daily\, 11:00 AM to 2:30 PM\, through December 31 (closed Thanksgiving and Christmas; some days one act plays straight through the afternoon)\nGood to know: All seating is outdoors and first come; the patio is dog friendly; schedule provided by the venue and subject to change \nMore Information \nLunch on the dock comes with a band in this town; what the evenings come with is all on the Morro Bay events calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/dockside-too-lunch-sets/2026-09-04/
LOCATION:Tognazzini’s Dockside Too\, 1235 Embarcadero\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Food & Drink,Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260904T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260904T160000
DTSTAMP:20260726T225002Z
CREATED:20260726T225002Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260726T225002Z
UID:10006531-1788526800-1788537600@hellomorrobay.com
SUMMARY:Nearby: 🎶 Live Music: Rachel Santa Cruz & Hunter Takao at Schooners
DESCRIPTION:A Friday bonus set with Rachel Santa Cruz and Hunter Takao at Schooners\nIn Cayucos\, up the coast. Rachel Santa Cruz and Hunter Takao play a special Friday bonus set at Schooners on September 4\, from 1 to 4 PM on the oceanfront patio above Cayucos Beach. Beachside Live is usually a weekend affair\, so a Friday show is off the normal pattern\, kicking off the Labor Day weekend early with an afternoon set by the water. The holiday-weekend timing lands right in the warmest\, clearest stretch of the Central Coast year. \nSchooners runs its live music on the beachfront patio a few steps from the Cayucos Pier\, sand right there\, full bar and menu on hand\, all ages welcome. An afternoon set means catching the music with the sun high and the beach in full swing\, a mellow\, sunlit way to start a long weekend rather than close out a day. \nCayucos is about ten minutes up Highway 1 from Morro Bay\, an easy drive for a Friday afternoon by the water. Patio seating goes to whoever gets there first\, so arriving before the 1 PM start is the move on a holiday-weekend Friday. \nFor more Beachside Live shows and Nearby Happenings up and down the coast\, see what is coming up on the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/rachel-santa-cruz-hunter-takao-schooners-september-4/
LOCATION:Schooners\, 171 N Ocean Ave.\, Cayucos\, 93430\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260904T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260904T200000
DTSTAMP:20260826T184535Z
CREATED:20260823T203349Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260826T184535Z
UID:10008821-1788534000-1788552000@hellomorrobay.com
SUMMARY:🎶 Live Music: Afternoon Sets at Dockside Too
DESCRIPTION:The afternoon set carries Tognazzini’s Dockside Too patio from 3:00 PM to closing time\, daily.\nWhen the lunch player packs up\, the afternoon act takes over\, 3:00 PM to close\, and plays the harbor toward sunset. Closing time is 7:00 PM Sunday through Thursday and 8:00 PM Friday and Saturday through October\, then an hour earlier in winter\, which means the last set of the day ends with the light going gold behind the Rock more often than not. \nMichael Campbell practically owns the Thursday and Friday close\, Donny Rugebregt holds Tuesdays\, and the rest of the week rotates through Out of the Blue\, Jamie Penneley\, Matt Brown\, Roger Perry\, Ben Cooke\, Cristal Ship\, Peter Emerson\, Bill Reiland\, and company. Wednesdays belong to Cigar Box Ray\, who has his own listing worth reading. No cover charge posted\, ever; just order\, sit\, and stay through one more song. \nWhere: Tognazzini’s Dockside Too\, 1235 Embarcadero\, Morro Bay\nWhen: Daily\, 3:00 PM to close\, through December 31 (Wednesdays covered under the Cigar Box Ray listing; music ends 3:00 PM on Nov 25 and Dec 24; closed Thanksgiving and Christmas)\nGood to know: All seating is outdoors and first come; the patio is dog friendly; schedule provided by the venue and subject to change \nMore Information \nSunset with a set list is the Dockside Too specialty; every other way to close a day here is on the full Morro Bay events calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/dockside-too-afternoon-sets/2026-09-04/
LOCATION:Tognazzini’s Dockside Too\, 1235 Embarcadero\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Food & Drink,Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260904T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260904T223000
DTSTAMP:20260818T235118Z
CREATED:20260712T000253Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260818T235118Z
UID:10006309-1788550200-1788561000@hellomorrobay.com
SUMMARY:🎶 Live Music: Black Uhuru with Nada Rasta at The Siren
DESCRIPTION:Grammy-winning reggae legends Black Uhuru play The Siren with support from Nada Rasta.\nFifty-plus years into it\, Black Uhuru remains one of the most recognized reggae bands Jamaica has produced\, and they’re on the Main Street stage Friday\, September 4 with Central Coast reggae outfit Nada Rasta opening. Rooms this size don’t usually get bands with this much history; when one comes through downtown\, you go. \nBlack Uhuru formed in Kingston’s Waterhouse district in the late 1960s around founder Derrick “Duckie” Simpson\, and the lineup that paired with Sly & Robbie in the early 80s built the classic Uhuru sound: heavy drum and bass\, sharp keys\, and those signature echoing harmonies. The band won the first Grammy Award ever given for reggae\, for 1984’s Anthem\, and Rolling Stone ranked their album Red among the greatest of the 1980s. This is living catalog\, played by the people who made it. \nWhere: The Siren\, 900 Main St\, Morro Bay\nWhen: Friday\, September 4\, 2026; doors and vinyl set with Blue Renegade Sound System 7:00 PM\, Black Uhuru 8:00 to 9:30 PM\nGood to know: Table reservations available for $100; contact monte@thesirenmorrobay.com\nCost: $30 \nGet Tickets \nA first-Grammy-in-reggae kind of night sets the bar for the fall; see what’s trying to clear it on the Morro Bay events calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/black-uhuru-the-siren-september-4/
LOCATION:The Siren\, 900 Main St\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music,Nightlife
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260905T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260905T143000
DTSTAMP:20260826T184600Z
CREATED:20260823T202901Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260826T184600Z
UID:10008784-1788606000-1788618600@hellomorrobay.com
SUMMARY:🎶 Live Music: Lunch Sets at Dockside Too
DESCRIPTION:Live music with lunch\, every single day\, on the Tognazzini’s Dockside Too patio.\nThe all-outdoor fish market beside the North T-pier runs live music daily\, and the lunch set goes 11:00 AM to 2:30 PM\, every day the market is open\, straight through the end of the year. Order at the counter\, take a table on the water\, and the soundtrack to your fish and chips is a working local musician a few feet away\, with the fleet tied up alongside and the occasional otter cracking its own lunch off the dock. \nThe rotating cast is a who’s who of Central Coast regulars: Ena Luiz-Belo holds most Mondays\, Mark Welch most Wednesdays\, and Lance Robison most Fridays\, with Daniel Haller\, Out of the Blue\, Vince Warner\, Jeff Blancard\, Brucematics\, the Irish Hills Trio\, Richie Blue Band\, Teri Barnes 2nd Wind\, and more filling the week. Different player\, same policy: music with the meal\, no ticket\, no fuss. \nWhere: Tognazzini’s Dockside Too\, 1235 Embarcadero\, Morro Bay\nWhen: Daily\, 11:00 AM to 2:30 PM\, through December 31 (closed Thanksgiving and Christmas; some days one act plays straight through the afternoon)\nGood to know: All seating is outdoors and first come; the patio is dog friendly; schedule provided by the venue and subject to change \nMore Information \nLunch on the dock comes with a band in this town; what the evenings come with is all on the Morro Bay events calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/dockside-too-lunch-sets/2026-09-05/
LOCATION:Tognazzini’s Dockside Too\, 1235 Embarcadero\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Food & Drink,Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260905T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260905T140000
DTSTAMP:20260616T030452Z
CREATED:20260616T030452Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260616T030452Z
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SUMMARY:🎶 Live Music Saturdays at High Tide Deli
DESCRIPTION:Free Saturday afternoons on the High Tide Deli patio\nHigh Tide Deli runs free live music on the patio every Saturday from noon to 2 PM\, the kind of low-key weekly slot that turns a sandwich-shop lunch into something you actually plan around. The lineup rotates\, the show is short and casual\, and the menu does the rest. No cover\, no reservations needed\, no big production. Just music and lunch on the patio at 500 Morro Bay Boulevard. \nHigh Tide is a Morro Bay favorite that sits at the downtown end of the Boulevard\, an indoor/outdoor cafe known for build-your-own sandwiches\, acai bowls\, smoothies\, and a serious coffee menu. The Turkey Bliss is a regular contender\, the avocado toast has a following\, and the build-your-own runs deep with options like Dutch Crunch rolls\, pesto mayo\, and the standard Morro Bay add-ons (bacon\, avocado\, jalapeno cheddar bread). The retail section of the cafe stocks local goods\, which makes the post-lunch browse part of the experience. \nThe patio is dog-friendly and family-friendly\, with shade across the seating area on most afternoons and the kind of casual stretch that lets the music play without becoming the whole event. The Saturday slot draws regulars and walk-ins in roughly equal measure. High Tide is open daily from 8 AM to 5 PM\, and the music slot lines up neatly with the lunch rush. \nSpecific artists are not always announced in advance. High Tide drops weekend lineup updates on their Instagram (@hightidemorrobay) ahead of the show\, so check there for who’s playing this Saturday. \nFor more free shows\, weekend lunch plans\, and live music around the bay\, see the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/high-tide-deli-saturday-live-music/2026-09-05/
LOCATION:High Tide Deli\, 500 Morro Bay Blvd\, Morro Bay\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260905T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260905T200000
DTSTAMP:20260726T223000Z
CREATED:20260726T223000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260726T223000Z
UID:10006552-1788613200-1788638400@hellomorrobay.com
SUMMARY:Nearby: 🎶 Beachside Live at Schooners
DESCRIPTION:Free live music every weekend on the oceanfront patio at Schooners\nIn 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. \nThe 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. \nCayucos 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. \nFor the full weekend lineup and more Nearby Happenings up and down the coast\, see what is coming up on the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/beachside-live-schooners/2026-09-05/
LOCATION:Schooners\, 171 N Ocean Ave.\, Cayucos\, 93430\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260905T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260905T160000
DTSTAMP:20260728T011605Z
CREATED:20260619T194136Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260728T011605Z
UID:10006094-1788616800-1788624000@hellomorrobay.com
SUMMARY:🎶 Live Music Saturdays at Top Dog Café
DESCRIPTION:Free live music every Saturday afternoon in the Top Dog Coffee Bar garden\nOn Main Street in Morro Bay. Top Dog Coffee Bar runs free live music in its back garden every Saturday afternoon through the end of summer\, from 2 to 4 PM. The weekly series brings a rotating lineup of local musicians to the garden space behind the coffee bar\, an easygoing\, no-cover way to spend a Saturday afternoon downtown with a coffee in hand and live music in the air. \nThe timing pairs naturally with the Main Street farmers market\, which runs its certified-market stretch on Main between 2:30 and 5:30 PM. The two turn a Saturday into a full downtown afternoon: browse the produce stands and vendors\, then settle into the Top Dog garden for the music\, or work it the other direction. It’s the kind of walkable\, unhurried afternoon the heart of Main Street does well\, and a reliable free option all summer long. \nTop Dog’s back garden is a tucked-away patio behind the coffee bar\, a relaxed spot for an acoustic set away from the Main Street sidewalk. The full coffee menu runs through the afternoon\, so espresso drinks and the rest of the lineup are on hand while the music plays. Family-friendly and dog-friendly\, fitting for a place named Top Dog. The performing lineup changes week to week\, so each Saturday is its own set. \nStop in on any Saturday through the season for a free afternoon of music on Main Street. For more live music and weekend happenings around the bay\, see what’s coming up on the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/live-music-saturdays-top-dog-coffee-bar/2026-09-05/
LOCATION:Top Dog Café Bar & Restaurant\, 857 Main St\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260905T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260905T200000
DTSTAMP:20260819T234323Z
CREATED:20260819T234323Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260819T234323Z
UID:10008716-1788616800-1788638400@hellomorrobay.com
SUMMARY:Nearby: 🎶 Live Music: Santa Cruz Family Band with Abbie Rose & Miss Leo at Sea Pines
DESCRIPTION:A three-act Saturday at Sea Pines: Abbie Rose opens\, Santa Cruz Family Band headlines the green\, and Miss Leo closes inside the Clubhouse.\nThe Labor Day weekend edition of the free Sea Pines Saturday runs deeper than usual: Abbie Rose opens on the outdoor stage\, the Santa Cruz Family Band headlines with six decades of R&B\, soul\, rock\, and funk dance music\, and at 6:00 PM Miss Leo moves the show inside the Clubhouse Grill to close the night. Six hours of free music on the back bay\, with the kitchen and bar running the whole way. \nThe Santa Cruz Family Band\, formerly the Bob Santa Cruz Band\, is built around Bob Santa Cruz and his daughter Rachel\, a Central Coast favorite with a following earned on high-energy\, crowd-driven sets and their own twists on the classics. \nWhere: Sea Pines Golf Resort\, 1945 Solano St\, Los Osos\nWhen: Saturday\, September 5\, 2026\, 2:00 to 8:00 PM; Miss Leo closes inside the Clubhouse from 6:00 PM\nCost: Free; no reservations required\nGood to know: No outside food or beverages; free on-site parking and EV charging \nMore Information \nSix free hours is a generous way to open Labor Day weekend; the rest of the holiday lineup around the bay is on the Morro Bay events calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/santa-cruz-family-band-sea-pines-sep/
LOCATION:Sea Pines Golf Resort\, Los Osos\, CA\, 93402\, United States
CATEGORIES:FREE,Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260905T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260905T200000
DTSTAMP:20260826T184535Z
CREATED:20260823T203349Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260826T184535Z
UID:10008822-1788620400-1788638400@hellomorrobay.com
SUMMARY:🎶 Live Music: Afternoon Sets at Dockside Too
DESCRIPTION:The afternoon set carries Tognazzini’s Dockside Too patio from 3:00 PM to closing time\, daily.\nWhen the lunch player packs up\, the afternoon act takes over\, 3:00 PM to close\, and plays the harbor toward sunset. Closing time is 7:00 PM Sunday through Thursday and 8:00 PM Friday and Saturday through October\, then an hour earlier in winter\, which means the last set of the day ends with the light going gold behind the Rock more often than not. \nMichael Campbell practically owns the Thursday and Friday close\, Donny Rugebregt holds Tuesdays\, and the rest of the week rotates through Out of the Blue\, Jamie Penneley\, Matt Brown\, Roger Perry\, Ben Cooke\, Cristal Ship\, Peter Emerson\, Bill Reiland\, and company. Wednesdays belong to Cigar Box Ray\, who has his own listing worth reading. No cover charge posted\, ever; just order\, sit\, and stay through one more song. \nWhere: Tognazzini’s Dockside Too\, 1235 Embarcadero\, Morro Bay\nWhen: Daily\, 3:00 PM to close\, through December 31 (Wednesdays covered under the Cigar Box Ray listing; music ends 3:00 PM on Nov 25 and Dec 24; closed Thanksgiving and Christmas)\nGood to know: All seating is outdoors and first come; the patio is dog friendly; schedule provided by the venue and subject to change \nMore Information \nSunset with a set list is the Dockside Too specialty; every other way to close a day here is on the full Morro Bay events calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/dockside-too-afternoon-sets/2026-09-05/
LOCATION:Tognazzini’s Dockside Too\, 1235 Embarcadero\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Food & Drink,Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260905T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260905T230000
DTSTAMP:20260712T002628Z
CREATED:20260614T202536Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260712T002628Z
UID:10005924-1788638400-1788649200@hellomorrobay.com
SUMMARY:🎶 Live Music: Escape\, Journey Tribute at The Siren
DESCRIPTION:Escape: a Journey tribute at The Siren\nEscape plays The Siren Saturday September 5\, the Journey tribute that has the songbook and the vocalist to do it justice. Don’t Stop Believin’ lands hard in a small room. \nTickets at thesirenmorrobay.com. More live music and free shows on the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/escape-journey-tribute-siren/
LOCATION:The Siren\, 900 Main St\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260906T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260906T130000
DTSTAMP:20260819T234602Z
CREATED:20260819T234602Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260819T234602Z
UID:10008732-1788692400-1788699600@hellomorrobay.com
SUMMARY:Nearby: 🎶 Live Music: Pickin' & Grinnin' at Sea Pines
DESCRIPTION:Pickin’ & Grinnin’ plays bluegrass and Americana at the free Sea Pines brunch concert.\nBluegrass\, country\, blues\, and Americana on the patio\, free\, with the brunch menu running on the Sunday of Labor Day weekend. Holiday Sundays out here start slow and stay that way\, in the best sense. \nWhere: Sea Pines Golf Resort\, 1945 Solano St\, Los Osos\nWhen: Sunday\, September 6\, 2026\, 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM\nCost: Free\nGood to know: No tickets or reservations required; food and drinks available from the clubhouse \nMore Information \nA banjo before noon sets the holiday tempo; keep the long weekend rolling with the Morro Bay events calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/pickin-grinnin-sea-pines/
LOCATION:Sea Pines Golf Resort\, Los Osos\, CA\, 93402\, United States
CATEGORIES:FREE,Live Music
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SUMMARY:🎶 Live Music: Lunch Sets at Dockside Too
DESCRIPTION:Live music with lunch\, every single day\, on the Tognazzini’s Dockside Too patio.\nThe all-outdoor fish market beside the North T-pier runs live music daily\, and the lunch set goes 11:00 AM to 2:30 PM\, every day the market is open\, straight through the end of the year. Order at the counter\, take a table on the water\, and the soundtrack to your fish and chips is a working local musician a few feet away\, with the fleet tied up alongside and the occasional otter cracking its own lunch off the dock. \nThe rotating cast is a who’s who of Central Coast regulars: Ena Luiz-Belo holds most Mondays\, Mark Welch most Wednesdays\, and Lance Robison most Fridays\, with Daniel Haller\, Out of the Blue\, Vince Warner\, Jeff Blancard\, Brucematics\, the Irish Hills Trio\, Richie Blue Band\, Teri Barnes 2nd Wind\, and more filling the week. Different player\, same policy: music with the meal\, no ticket\, no fuss. \nWhere: Tognazzini’s Dockside Too\, 1235 Embarcadero\, Morro Bay\nWhen: Daily\, 11:00 AM to 2:30 PM\, through December 31 (closed Thanksgiving and Christmas; some days one act plays straight through the afternoon)\nGood to know: All seating is outdoors and first come; the patio is dog friendly; schedule provided by the venue and subject to change \nMore Information \nLunch on the dock comes with a band in this town; what the evenings come with is all on the Morro Bay events calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/dockside-too-lunch-sets/2026-09-06/
LOCATION:Tognazzini’s Dockside Too\, 1235 Embarcadero\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Food & Drink,Live Music
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SUMMARY:🎶 Live Music: Frankie Paredes at Taco Temple
DESCRIPTION:Frankie Paredes on Taco Temple’s Sunday patio\nFrankie Paredes plays Sunday-afternoon sets on Taco Temple’s outdoor patio across the summer and into fall. \nTaco Temple is the Cal-Mex restaurant at 2680 Main\, the destination spot people drive in from Bakersfield and Fresno for. Salsa bar is its own argument\, the agave-wine margaritas convert skeptics\, and Grandma’s carrot cake sells out. \nPatio is dog-friendly\, the show is free\, full menu running through the set. More live music and free shows on the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/frankie-paredes-taco-temple/2026-09-06/
LOCATION:Taco Temple\, 2680 Main St\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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