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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/2026-08-08/
LOCATION:Top Dog Café Bar & Restaurant\, 857 Main St\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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SUMMARY:🎶 Live Music: Back Pages Band at The Siren
DESCRIPTION:Back Pages Band takes the free Saturday matinee slot at The Siren\nOn Main Street in Morro Bay. Back Pages Band plays a free afternoon dance party at The Siren on Saturday\, August 8 from 2 to 5 PM\, no cover at the door. It is their second free matinee of the month after opening August on the 1st\, and the daytime slot suits them: the room fills with dancers rather than a seated crowd\, and the classic-danceable songbook keeps the floor moving for three hours. \nThe Siren’s free Saturday matinees have become the reliable daytime habit of the Morro Bay summer\, a walk-in show that folds into a downtown Saturday between the farmers market and dinner. The fog usually burns off by early afternoon\, making the stroll down to the Embarcadero after the last set an easy call. The evening brings a separate hard-rock covers bill in the same room\, so August 8 runs as a full two-show day. \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 the evening bills and more free music around the bay\, see what is happening on the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/back-pages-band-the-siren-august-8/
LOCATION:The Siren\, 900 Main St\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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SUMMARY:Nearby: 🎶 Live Music: Tumblin Dice at Sea Pines
DESCRIPTION:Tumblin Dice runs the Rolling Stones catalog at Sea Pines\nIn Los Osos. Tumblin Dice plays the free Barefoot Concert on the Green at Sea Pines\, working the Rolling Stones catalog across the afternoon on the putting green. \nGreen opens at 2 PM with the headliner across the middle of the day and an indoor Clubhouse Grill set to close out the night. \nNo cover\, full grill and bar\, bring a chair for the grass. See what else is on around Morro Bay on the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/tumblin-dice-sea-pines-los-osos/
LOCATION:Sea Pines Golf Resort\, Los Osos\, CA\, 93402\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260808T173000
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SUMMARY:Morro Bay Saturday Main Street Farmers Market
DESCRIPTION:The Saturday market is the downtown one.\nTwo blocks of Main Street at Morro Bay Boulevard fill with a certified California farmers market every Saturday afternoon\, year-round\, rain or shine. Alongside the produce you’ll find Top Dog coffee\, homemade tamales\, kettle corn\, baked goods\, and local artisan crafts\, which makes it as much a weekend gathering as a grocery run. \nIf you want farm-fresh produce\, locally made goods\, and a downtown stroll\, this is the one. \nFor the rest of the week’s markets\, music\, and weekend happenings\, take a look at the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/morro-bay-saturday-main-street-farmers-market/2026-08-08/
LOCATION:Main Street at Morro Bay Boulevard\, 857 Main St\, Morro Bay\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Markets & Shopping
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SUMMARY:🍿 Spider-Man: Brand New Day at the Bay Theatre (matinee showing)
DESCRIPTION:Spider-Man: Brand New Day takes over the Bay Theatre screen\nIn downtown Morro Bay. Spider-Man: Brand New Day swings onto the Bay Theatre screen from Friday\, July 31 through Wednesday\, August 19\, the summer’s big superhero tentpole playing a nearly three-week run on Morro Bay’s hometown single screen. The theatre’s standard schedule runs showings Friday\, Saturday\, Tuesday\, and Wednesday afternoons and evenings\, with Sunday matinees\, and the theatre dark on Mondays and Thursdays; check the show page for this run’s confirmed showtimes. \nA long run means no rush and plenty of chances\, which makes this the easy family outing of the August calendar: a matinee after a morning on the beach\, or an evening show with dinner downtown on either side. For a movie built for the big screen\, the walkable hometown theatre is the way to see it. Nearly three weeks also means the run spans two Monday Specials and a weekend matinee\, so the marquee stays busy around it. \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. \nFor the Monday Specials and everything else on the marquee\, see what is coming up on the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/spider-man-brand-new-day-bay-theatre/2026-08-08/
LOCATION:Bay Theatre\, 464 Morro Bay Blvd\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art & Culture,Movie Time
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SUMMARY:Nearby: 🎶 Live Music: Jeff and Friends at Sea Pines
DESCRIPTION:Jeff and Friends play the Clubhouse Grill dinner concert at Sea Pines\nIn Los Osos\, across the back bay. Jeff and Friends play the dinner concert at the Sea Pines Clubhouse Grill on Saturday\, August 8\, from 6 to 8 PM\, the indoor set that picks up after the afternoon show on the Green wraps. The set runs soulful acoustic classics\, 90s favorites\, and Central Coast originals\, a songbook shaped for a dinner room. \nThe trio follows Tumblin Dice’s afternoon show on the Green\, making August 8 a two-set day at the resort. Acoustic arrangements of familiar material are exactly what a dinner concert wants: present enough to enjoy\, relaxed enough to talk over dessert. The Clubhouse Grill sits inside the resort with windows over the course\, and the dinner-concert format has become a quiet signature of the Sea Pines weekend\, the counterpart to the louder lawn shows outside. \nThe dinner slot is the mellower half of a Sea Pines Saturday\, table service through the set\, the golf course going gold out the windows\, and no cover on the bill. It works as a full evening on its own or as the second act of a whole afternoon-into-evening music day at the resort. \nFor more dinner concerts and free music across the back bay\, see what is on the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/nearbjeff-and-friends-sea-pines-august-8/
LOCATION:Sea Pines Golf Resort\, Los Osos\, CA\, 93402\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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SUMMARY:VSCO Photo Walk at Coleman Park
DESCRIPTION:VSCO hosts a golden-hour photo walk at the base of the Rock\nIn Morro Bay. The photo app VSCO hosts a free group photo walk starting at Coleman Park on Saturday\, August 8 from 6 to 8 PM\, with free registration on Eventbrite. The timing is the whole idea: the two-hour window lands squarely in golden hour\, when the light comes off the water\, the Rock holds the last of it\, and the stretch between the park and the harbor mouth becomes one of the most photogenic half-miles in California. \nPhoto walks work on a simple social premise\, a group of people who like making pictures wandering the same route\, trading angles and app tricks as they go\, and this one asks nothing beyond showing up: bring whatever camera you shoot with\, phone included\, since VSCO’s whole world is phone photography anyway. Between the Rock\, the otters\, the fleet heading in\, and the sandspit light\, the subject matter takes care of itself. \nColeman Park sits on Coleman Drive along the harbor route to the Rock\, with the beach and the harbor mouth all within frame-hunting distance. Free\, all levels welcome. \nFor more outdoor gatherings and golden-hour events around the bay\, see what is coming up on the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/vsco-photo-walk-coleman-park-august-8/
LOCATION:Coleman Park\, 101 Coleman Drive\, Morro Bay\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art & Culture,Community,FREE,Outdoors
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SUMMARY:The Butler Did It at By The Sea Productions
DESCRIPTION:A comedy whodunit takes the stage at By The Sea Productions\nIn Morro Bay. By The Sea Productions stages The Butler Did It across three weekends this summer\, July 24 through August 9\, at the company’s Shasta Avenue theater. The community theater company\, a fixture of the Morro Bay arts scene\, brings the classic comedy whodunit to its intimate stage for a nine-performance run\, the kind of locally produced live theater that gives a working-coast town its own footlights. \nBUY TICKETS HERE \nThe Butler Did It is a comedy that plays with every murder-mystery convention you know\, the kind of show where the title is the joke and the fun is watching it unfold anyway. By The Sea’s productions lean on local actors and a close-quarters house where you are near enough to the stage to catch every reaction\, which suits a farce built on timing and the slow reveal. It is an easy\, genuinely fun night out that does not require a drive inland. \nThe run covers three Friday-Saturday-Sunday weekends. Evening performances are at 7 PM on Fridays and Saturdays (July 24\, 25\, 31\, August 1\, 7\, 8)\, and Sunday matinees are at 3 PM (July 26\, August 2\, 9). Tickets are $30. By The Sea is a small house and community theater runs draw a loyal local crowd\, so booking ahead for the date you want is the smart move. \nFor more live theater\, arts\, and community events around the bay this summer\, see what’s on the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/the-butler-did-it-by-the-sea-2026/2026-08-08/
LOCATION:St. Peter’s by the Sea\, Episcopal Church\, 545 Shasta Ave.\, Morro Bay\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Theatre
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260808T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260808T213000
DTSTAMP:20260807T032822Z
CREATED:20260727T011842Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260807T032822Z
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SUMMARY:🍿 Spider-Man: Brand New Day at the Bay Theatre (evening showing)
DESCRIPTION:Spider-Man: Brand New Day takes over the Bay Theatre screen\nIn downtown Morro Bay. Spider-Man: Brand New Day swings onto the Bay Theatre screen from Friday\, July 31 through Wednesday\, August 19\, the summer’s big superhero tentpole playing a nearly three-week run on Morro Bay’s hometown single screen. The theatre’s standard schedule runs showings Friday\, Saturday\, Tuesday\, and Wednesday afternoons and evenings\, with Sunday matinees\, and the theatre dark on Mondays and Thursdays; check the show page for this run’s confirmed showtimes. \nA long run means no rush and plenty of chances\, which makes this the easy family outing of the August calendar: a matinee after a morning on the beach\, or an evening show with dinner downtown on either side. For a movie built for the big screen\, the walkable hometown theatre is the way to see it. Nearly three weeks also means the run spans two Monday Specials and a weekend matinee\, so the marquee stays busy around it. \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. \nFor the Monday Specials and everything else on the marquee\, see what is coming up on the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/spider-man-brand-new-day-evening/2026-08-08/
LOCATION:Bay Theatre\, 464 Morro Bay Blvd\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art & Culture,Movie Time
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260808T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260808T223000
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CREATED:20260729T213702Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T213702Z
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SUMMARY:🎶 Live Music: Throttle at The Siren
DESCRIPTION:Throttle brings a night of hard rock and classic rock covers to The Siren\nOn Main Street in Morro Bay. Throttle plays an evening of hard rock and classic rock covers at The Siren on Saturday\, August 8 at 7:30 PM\, closing out a day that started with a free Quadratones matinee in the same room. The covers-night formula is durable for a reason: familiar songs played loud in a small room\, a dance floor that knows every word\, and no homework required. \nHard rock covers reward exactly what the Siren offers\, volume\, proximity\, and a crowd that came to participate rather than observe. Expect the arena canon scaled to a bar stage\, which is honestly where a lot of those songs sound best. The set spans the classic rock canon from the 70s through the hair-metal years\, built for a room that sings the guitar parts too. \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 Saturday nights and cover bands around the bay\, see what is coming up on the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/throttle-the-siren-august-8/
LOCATION:The Siren\, 900 Main St\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:FREE,Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260809T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260809T140000
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CREATED:20260728T005116Z
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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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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260809T130000
DTSTAMP:20260723T023925Z
CREATED:20260723T023925Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260723T023925Z
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SUMMARY:Nearby: 🎶 Live Music: Kenny Taylor at Sea Pines
DESCRIPTION:Kenny Taylor play Sunday patio music over brunch at Sea Pines\nIn Los Osos\, across the back bay. Kenny Taylor play the Sunday patio slot at Sea Pines on August 9\, from 11 AM to 1 PM\, with brunch service running through the set. Taylor is a Central Coast fixture whose catalog runs surf\, rockabilly\, and classic American roots\, well suited to a late-morning patio. \nA brunch set asks for exactly what Taylor delivers: songs with melody up front and enough swing to keep the coffee moving. The back-bay patio in mid-morning\, fog lifting off the water\, is one of the quiet great venues of the area. Taylor has played rooms and festivals up and down this coast for years\, and the trust a familiar name brings shows in how quickly the patio settles in around his set. Sunday parking at the resort is easy\, one more reason the patio slot beats fighting for a waterfront table in town. \nSea Pines is the nine-hole golf resort on the Los Osos back bay\, and the Sunday patio slot pairs the music with brunch service\, an easygoing close to the weekend with the back bay quiet doing half the work. Free\, no cover\, all ages on the patio. \nFor more Sunday music and Nearby Happenings across the back bay\, see what is coming up on the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/kenny-taylor-sea-pines-august-9/
LOCATION:Sea Pines Golf Resort\, Los Osos\, CA\, 93402\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260809T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260809T160000
DTSTAMP:20260729T205255Z
CREATED:20260729T205255Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T205255Z
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SUMMARY:In The Shadow Exhibit at Art Center Morro Bay
DESCRIPTION:In The Shadow opens the late-summer wall at Art Center Morro Bay\nIn downtown Morro Bay. Art Center Morro Bay opens In The Shadow on August 6\, a themed group exhibit running through September 14 at 835 Main Street\, the downtown gallery with the Rock mural on its wall. Admission is free\, with gallery hours from noon to 4 PM\, and the shadow theme gives the member artists a prompt with real range: literal shadow play\, mood and mystery\, the underside of bright coastal light. \nThe Art Center has anchored Morro Bay’s volunteer-run art scene since 1951\, and its themed group shows are where the member roster stretches: painters\, photographers\, ceramicists\, and mixed-media artists all answering the same prompt differently\, which makes even a short visit rewarding. Work in the shows is generally for sale\, supporting both the artists and the center’s programming. \nA reception date had not been posted at press time; the center typically holds one early in each run\, so watch their calendar. The gallery sits an easy walk from the Embarcadero\, making it a natural add to any downtown afternoon\, and the free admission means there is no reason to save it for a special trip. \nFor receptions\, new exhibits\, and more art around the bay\, see what is coming up on the event calendar. \nImage: Emily Smith-Lundy
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/in-the-shadow-art-center-morro-bay/2026-08-09/
LOCATION:Art Center Morro Bay\, 835 Main St\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art & Culture,Art & Galleries,FREE
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SUMMARY:🍿 Spider-Man: Brand New Day at the Bay Theatre (matinee showing)
DESCRIPTION:Spider-Man: Brand New Day takes over the Bay Theatre screen\nIn downtown Morro Bay. Spider-Man: Brand New Day swings onto the Bay Theatre screen from Friday\, July 31 through Wednesday\, August 19\, the summer’s big superhero tentpole playing a nearly three-week run on Morro Bay’s hometown single screen. The theatre’s standard schedule runs showings Friday\, Saturday\, Tuesday\, and Wednesday afternoons and evenings\, with Sunday matinees\, and the theatre dark on Mondays and Thursdays; check the show page for this run’s confirmed showtimes. \nA long run means no rush and plenty of chances\, which makes this the easy family outing of the August calendar: a matinee after a morning on the beach\, or an evening show with dinner downtown on either side. For a movie built for the big screen\, the walkable hometown theatre is the way to see it. Nearly three weeks also means the run spans two Monday Specials and a weekend matinee\, so the marquee stays busy around it. \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. \nFor the Monday Specials and everything else on the marquee\, see what is coming up on the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/spider-man-brand-new-day-sunday/2026-08-09/
LOCATION:Bay Theatre\, 464 Morro Bay Blvd\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art & Culture,Movie Time
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260809T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260809T160000
DTSTAMP:20260626T202118Z
CREATED:20260614T202546Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260626T202118Z
UID:10006048-1786280400-1786291200@hellomorrobay.com
SUMMARY:🎶 Live Music: Jody Mulgrew at Taco Temple
DESCRIPTION:Jody Mulgrew on Taco Temple’s Sunday patio\nJody Mulgrew is a Taco Temple Sunday-patio regular\, on the rotation across the summer and into fall. He’s been working the room long enough to know which song lands during chips-and-salsa and which one lands during dessert. \nTaco Temple is the Cal-Mex restaurant at 2680 Main that started in Cayucos and moved up the coast\, the kind of place people drive in from Bakersfield and Fresno on purpose. The salsa bar is its own argument. 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 runs throughout the set. More live music and free shows on the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/jody-mulgrew-taco-temple/2026-08-09/
LOCATION:Taco Temple\, 2680 Main St\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260809T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260809T200000
DTSTAMP:20260726T223000Z
CREATED:20260726T223000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260726T223000Z
UID:10006546-1786280400-1786305600@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/2026-08-09/
LOCATION:Schooners\, 171 N Ocean Ave.\, Cayucos\, 93430\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260809T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260809T170000
DTSTAMP:20260625T015641Z
CREATED:20260625T015641Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260625T015641Z
UID:10006109-1786287600-1786294800@hellomorrobay.com
SUMMARY:The Butler Did It at By The Sea Productions
DESCRIPTION:A comedy whodunit takes the stage at By The Sea Productions\nIn Morro Bay. By The Sea Productions stages The Butler Did It across three weekends this summer\, July 24 through August 9\, at the company’s Shasta Avenue theater. The community theater company\, a fixture of the Morro Bay arts scene\, brings the classic comedy whodunit to its intimate stage for a nine-performance run\, the kind of locally produced live theater that gives a working-coast town its own footlights. \nBUY TICKETS HERE \nThe Butler Did It is a comedy that plays with every murder-mystery convention you know\, the kind of show where the title is the joke and the fun is watching it unfold anyway. By The Sea’s productions lean on local actors and a close-quarters house where you are near enough to the stage to catch every reaction\, which suits a farce built on timing and the slow reveal. It is an easy\, genuinely fun night out that does not require a drive inland. \nThe run covers three Friday-Saturday-Sunday weekends. Evening performances are at 7 PM on Fridays and Saturdays (July 24\, 25\, 31\, August 1\, 7\, 8)\, and Sunday matinees are at 3 PM (July 26\, August 2\, 9). Tickets are $30. By The Sea is a small house and community theater runs draw a loyal local crowd\, so booking ahead for the date you want is the smart move. \nFor more live theater\, arts\, and community events around the bay this summer\, see what’s on the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/the-butler-did-it-by-the-sea-2026/2026-08-09/
LOCATION:St. Peter’s by the Sea\, Episcopal Church\, 545 Shasta Ave.\, Morro Bay\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Theatre
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260809T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260809T183000
DTSTAMP:20260728T012519Z
CREATED:20260727T014858Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260728T012519Z
UID:10007306-1786291200-1786300200@hellomorrobay.com
SUMMARY:🍿 Spider-Man: Brand New Day at the Bay Theatre (evening showing)
DESCRIPTION:Spider-Man: Brand New Day takes over the Bay Theatre screen\nIn downtown Morro Bay. Spider-Man: Brand New Day swings onto the Bay Theatre screen from Friday\, July 31 through Wednesday\, August 19\, the summer’s big superhero tentpole playing a nearly three-week run on Morro Bay’s hometown single screen. The theatre’s standard schedule runs showings Friday\, Saturday\, Tuesday\, and Wednesday afternoons and evenings\, with Sunday matinees\, and the theatre dark on Mondays and Thursdays; check the show page for this run’s confirmed showtimes. \nA long run means no rush and plenty of chances\, which makes this the easy family outing of the August calendar: a matinee after a morning on the beach\, or an evening show with dinner downtown on either side. For a movie built for the big screen\, the walkable hometown theatre is the way to see it. Nearly three weeks also means the run spans two Monday Specials and a weekend matinee\, so the marquee stays busy around it. \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. \nFor the Monday Specials and everything else on the marquee\, see what is coming up on the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/spider-man-brand-new-day-sunday-2/2026-08-09/
LOCATION:Bay Theatre\, 464 Morro Bay Blvd\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art & Culture,Movie Time
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bay Theatre":MAILTO:themorrobaytheatrellc@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260809T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260809T213000
DTSTAMP:20260625T023904Z
CREATED:20260625T023858Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260625T023904Z
UID:10006043-1786303800-1786311000@hellomorrobay.com
SUMMARY:🎶 Live Music: Young and Dead at The Siren
DESCRIPTION:Young and Dead bring Dead-inspired jams to The Siren\nYoung and Dead play a free Sunday night show at The Siren\, a Grateful Dead-inspired jam band turning the Embarcadero room into a long-set\, room-wide singalong. \nNo cover at the door. More to come this week and beyond on the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/young-and-dead-siren-morro-bay/
LOCATION:The Siren\, 900 Main St\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260809T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260809T204500
DTSTAMP:20260807T014030Z
CREATED:20260807T005020Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260807T014030Z
UID:10008581-1786305600-1786308300@hellomorrobay.com
SUMMARY:Molten Morros Campfire Program at Morro Bay State Park
DESCRIPTION:State Parks tells the volcano story behind the Morros at a campfire program\nIn Morro Bay State Park. California State Parks hosts Molten Morros\, a free\, family-friendly campfire program about the volcanoes in our parks\, on Sunday\, August 9 from 8 to 8:45 PM at the Morro Bay State Park Campground Campfire Center. The subject could not be more local: the Morros themselves\, the chain of peaks running from Morro Rock inland\, are the remains of ancient volcanic activity\, which means the campfire talk is about the very landmarks standing over the campfire. \nThe 45-minute format is built for families\, a real ranger-led campfire program of the classic State Parks kind\, short enough for young kids and timed so the evening ends before bedtime collapses. It is free to attend\, and the campground setting adds the atmosphere no classroom can: dusk settling over the park\, the smell of campfires\, and the geology lesson happening on top of the geology. \nThe Campfire Center sits at the back of the campground’s Day Use area. Per State Parks\, parking is free along State Park Road and in the Marina parking lot\, just walk into the campground from there\, while day use parking inside the campground runs $8. The park posted a map to the Campfire Center on its Instagram\, which is also the place to check for any updates. \nFor more family programs and outdoor evenings around the bay\, see what is coming up on the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/molten-morros-campfire-program-august-9/
LOCATION:Morro Bay State Park Campground\, State Park Road\, Morro Bay\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Family & Kids,Outdoors
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260810T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260810T160000
DTSTAMP:20260729T205255Z
CREATED:20260729T205255Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T205255Z
UID:10008407-1786363200-1786377600@hellomorrobay.com
SUMMARY:In The Shadow Exhibit at Art Center Morro Bay
DESCRIPTION:In The Shadow opens the late-summer wall at Art Center Morro Bay\nIn downtown Morro Bay. Art Center Morro Bay opens In The Shadow on August 6\, a themed group exhibit running through September 14 at 835 Main Street\, the downtown gallery with the Rock mural on its wall. Admission is free\, with gallery hours from noon to 4 PM\, and the shadow theme gives the member artists a prompt with real range: literal shadow play\, mood and mystery\, the underside of bright coastal light. \nThe Art Center has anchored Morro Bay’s volunteer-run art scene since 1951\, and its themed group shows are where the member roster stretches: painters\, photographers\, ceramicists\, and mixed-media artists all answering the same prompt differently\, which makes even a short visit rewarding. Work in the shows is generally for sale\, supporting both the artists and the center’s programming. \nA reception date had not been posted at press time; the center typically holds one early in each run\, so watch their calendar. The gallery sits an easy walk from the Embarcadero\, making it a natural add to any downtown afternoon\, and the free admission means there is no reason to save it for a special trip. \nFor receptions\, new exhibits\, and more art around the bay\, see what is coming up on the event calendar. \nImage: Emily Smith-Lundy
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/in-the-shadow-art-center-morro-bay/2026-08-10/
LOCATION:Art Center Morro Bay\, 835 Main St\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art & Culture,Art & Galleries,FREE
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260810T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260810T190000
DTSTAMP:20260731T193541Z
CREATED:20260717T042740Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260731T193541Z
UID:10006317-1786383000-1786388400@hellomorrobay.com
SUMMARY:Western Monarch Butterflies: Protecting Our Pollinators
DESCRIPTION:A monarch documentary and community conversation come to the Bay Theatre\nOn Morro Bay Boulevard. The Central Coast State Parks Association presents a special screening of Western Monarch Butterflies: Protecting Our Pollinators at the Bay Theatre on Monday\, August 10\, with doors at 5 PM and the film at 5:30. Directed by Ian A. Nelson\, the documentary follows the western monarch’s perilous annual migration from the western slopes of the Rockies to the California coast\, one of the most astonishing feats in nature\, made on wings you could crush between two fingers. \nThe story it tells is urgent. Western monarch numbers once ran into the millions; in just a few decades they have dwindled to a fraction of that\, a decline scientists read as a warning about pollinator health and the ecosystems that depend on it. But the film is not only a lament. It follows communities across the western United States restoring wild and urban habitat alike\, making the case that anyone can be a conservationist and that what helps monarchs helps a whole range of native pollinators. \nThis lands close to home. Morro Bay sits on the monarchs’ overwintering map\, with clusters gathering in the eucalyptus and cypress from roughly October through February at Morro Bay State Park\, and at Sweet Springs and the Monarch Grove Natural Area across the back bay in Los Osos. Watching a film about the migration in a town the butterflies actually visit gives the subject a weight it would not have anywhere inland. \nThe evening opens with a short CCSPA film introducing the association’s work supporting the ten state parks of San Luis Obispo County through conservation\, education\, and expanded public access\, and the screening is followed by a Q&A\, community discussion\, and reception. Tickets are $18. For more wildlife programs\, films\, and community events around the bay\, see what is coming up on the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/western-monarch-butterflies-bay-theatre-2026/
LOCATION:Bay Theatre\, 464 Morro Bay Blvd\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Fundraiser,Movie Time,Wildlife & Birding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260811T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260811T160000
DTSTAMP:20260729T205255Z
CREATED:20260729T205255Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T205255Z
UID:10008408-1786449600-1786464000@hellomorrobay.com
SUMMARY:In The Shadow Exhibit at Art Center Morro Bay
DESCRIPTION:In The Shadow opens the late-summer wall at Art Center Morro Bay\nIn downtown Morro Bay. Art Center Morro Bay opens In The Shadow on August 6\, a themed group exhibit running through September 14 at 835 Main Street\, the downtown gallery with the Rock mural on its wall. Admission is free\, with gallery hours from noon to 4 PM\, and the shadow theme gives the member artists a prompt with real range: literal shadow play\, mood and mystery\, the underside of bright coastal light. \nThe Art Center has anchored Morro Bay’s volunteer-run art scene since 1951\, and its themed group shows are where the member roster stretches: painters\, photographers\, ceramicists\, and mixed-media artists all answering the same prompt differently\, which makes even a short visit rewarding. Work in the shows is generally for sale\, supporting both the artists and the center’s programming. \nA reception date had not been posted at press time; the center typically holds one early in each run\, so watch their calendar. The gallery sits an easy walk from the Embarcadero\, making it a natural add to any downtown afternoon\, and the free admission means there is no reason to save it for a special trip. \nFor receptions\, new exhibits\, and more art around the bay\, see what is coming up on the event calendar. \nImage: Emily Smith-Lundy
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/in-the-shadow-art-center-morro-bay/2026-08-11/
LOCATION:Art Center Morro Bay\, 835 Main St\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art & Culture,Art & Galleries,FREE
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260811T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260811T180000
DTSTAMP:20260807T032836Z
CREATED:20260727T010356Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260807T032836Z
UID:10007299-1786462200-1786471200@hellomorrobay.com
SUMMARY:🍿 Spider-Man: Brand New Day at the Bay Theatre (matinee showing)
DESCRIPTION:Spider-Man: Brand New Day takes over the Bay Theatre screen\nIn downtown Morro Bay. Spider-Man: Brand New Day swings onto the Bay Theatre screen from Friday\, July 31 through Wednesday\, August 19\, the summer’s big superhero tentpole playing a nearly three-week run on Morro Bay’s hometown single screen. The theatre’s standard schedule runs showings Friday\, Saturday\, Tuesday\, and Wednesday afternoons and evenings\, with Sunday matinees\, and the theatre dark on Mondays and Thursdays; check the show page for this run’s confirmed showtimes. \nA long run means no rush and plenty of chances\, which makes this the easy family outing of the August calendar: a matinee after a morning on the beach\, or an evening show with dinner downtown on either side. For a movie built for the big screen\, the walkable hometown theatre is the way to see it. Nearly three weeks also means the run spans two Monday Specials and a weekend matinee\, so the marquee stays busy around it. \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. \nFor the Monday Specials and everything else on the marquee\, see what is coming up on the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/spider-man-brand-new-day-bay-theatre/2026-08-11/
LOCATION:Bay Theatre\, 464 Morro Bay Blvd\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art & Culture,Movie Time
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bay Theatre":MAILTO:themorrobaytheatrellc@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260811T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260811T213000
DTSTAMP:20260807T032822Z
CREATED:20260727T011842Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260807T032822Z
UID:10007049-1786474800-1786483800@hellomorrobay.com
SUMMARY:🍿 Spider-Man: Brand New Day at the Bay Theatre (evening showing)
DESCRIPTION:Spider-Man: Brand New Day takes over the Bay Theatre screen\nIn downtown Morro Bay. Spider-Man: Brand New Day swings onto the Bay Theatre screen from Friday\, July 31 through Wednesday\, August 19\, the summer’s big superhero tentpole playing a nearly three-week run on Morro Bay’s hometown single screen. The theatre’s standard schedule runs showings Friday\, Saturday\, Tuesday\, and Wednesday afternoons and evenings\, with Sunday matinees\, and the theatre dark on Mondays and Thursdays; check the show page for this run’s confirmed showtimes. \nA long run means no rush and plenty of chances\, which makes this the easy family outing of the August calendar: a matinee after a morning on the beach\, or an evening show with dinner downtown on either side. For a movie built for the big screen\, the walkable hometown theatre is the way to see it. Nearly three weeks also means the run spans two Monday Specials and a weekend matinee\, so the marquee stays busy around it. \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. \nFor the Monday Specials and everything else on the marquee\, see what is coming up on the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/spider-man-brand-new-day-evening/2026-08-11/
LOCATION:Bay Theatre\, 464 Morro Bay Blvd\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art & Culture,Movie Time
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bay Theatre":MAILTO:themorrobaytheatrellc@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260811T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260811T223000
DTSTAMP:20260808T201910Z
CREATED:20260723T024517Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260808T201910Z
UID:10006336-1786474800-1786487400@hellomorrobay.com
SUMMARY:🎶 Live Music: Chico Detour\, Richard Tripps\, and Matt Nice at The Siren
DESCRIPTION:A four-act local songwriter showcase takes over a Siren Tuesday\nOn Main Street in Morro Bay. Chico Detour\, Richard Tripps\, Matt Nice\, and The Derls share a Tuesday night bill at The Siren on August 11 at 7 PM\, a local songwriter showcase for a door price of $5 to $7 at thesirenmorrobay.com. Four acts across an evening means short\, focused sets and a night that keeps moving\, the kind of grab-bag bill where the surprise discovery is half the point. \nShowcase nights are where a music town takes its own temperature. The Central Coast keeps a deep bench of working songwriters\, and a low-cost Tuesday at the town’s main room is exactly where the bench gets its at-bats. Come for the act you know\, leave with two more names in your phone; that is how these nights are supposed to work. \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. The show is 21 and over per the venue’s evening policy. A midweek showcase is also the low-stakes way to make the Siren a habit\, cheap ticket\, early enough start\, and home at a reasonable hour. \nFor more local music and songwriter nights around the bay\, see what is happening on the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/%f0%9f%8e%b6chico-detour-showcase-the-siren-august-11/
LOCATION:The Siren\, 900 Main St\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260812T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260812T120000
DTSTAMP:20260723T024218Z
CREATED:20260723T024218Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260723T024218Z
UID:10006337-1786528800-1786536000@hellomorrobay.com
SUMMARY:Family Field Trip: Kayaking in the Estuary
DESCRIPTION:The Estuary Program takes families paddling on the bay\nOn the Morro Bay estuary. The Morro Bay National Estuary Program leads a family kayaking field trip on Wednesday\, August 12\, from 10 AM to noon\, putting paddles in hands and families on the water at the hour when the estuary is at its best. Mid-morning is when the fog usually lifts\, the water lies flat\, and the otters and herons are working\, and program staff handles the interpretation while you handle the paddle. \nThere is no better way to understand the estuary than from a kayak seat inside it. The 2\,300-acre bay is a Globally Important Bird Area and the ecological heart of the town\, and two guided hours on the water turns all of that from trivia into experience: eelgrass beds under the hull\, sandpipers on the flats\, and the Rock standing over the whole scene. \nRegistration is through the Estuary Program’s Eventbrite page\, where the launch point and trip details are provided. Dress in layers you can get a little wet in\, bring water and sun protection\, and register early; the program’s paddling trips are among its most popular\, and spots are limited. No paddling experience is needed; the program’s staff cover the basics on shore before anyone touches water. \nFor more on-the-water outings and family events around the bay\, see what is on the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/family-kayak-field-trip-estuary-august-12/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Family & Kids,Harbor & Waterfront,Outdoors,Wildlife & Birding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260812T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260812T160000
DTSTAMP:20260729T205255Z
CREATED:20260729T205255Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T205255Z
UID:10008409-1786536000-1786550400@hellomorrobay.com
SUMMARY:In The Shadow Exhibit at Art Center Morro Bay
DESCRIPTION:In The Shadow opens the late-summer wall at Art Center Morro Bay\nIn downtown Morro Bay. Art Center Morro Bay opens In The Shadow on August 6\, a themed group exhibit running through September 14 at 835 Main Street\, the downtown gallery with the Rock mural on its wall. Admission is free\, with gallery hours from noon to 4 PM\, and the shadow theme gives the member artists a prompt with real range: literal shadow play\, mood and mystery\, the underside of bright coastal light. \nThe Art Center has anchored Morro Bay’s volunteer-run art scene since 1951\, and its themed group shows are where the member roster stretches: painters\, photographers\, ceramicists\, and mixed-media artists all answering the same prompt differently\, which makes even a short visit rewarding. Work in the shows is generally for sale\, supporting both the artists and the center’s programming. \nA reception date had not been posted at press time; the center typically holds one early in each run\, so watch their calendar. The gallery sits an easy walk from the Embarcadero\, making it a natural add to any downtown afternoon\, and the free admission means there is no reason to save it for a special trip. \nFor receptions\, new exhibits\, and more art around the bay\, see what is coming up on the event calendar. \nImage: Emily Smith-Lundy
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/in-the-shadow-art-center-morro-bay/2026-08-12/
LOCATION:Art Center Morro Bay\, 835 Main St\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art & Culture,Art & Galleries,FREE
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260812T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260812T150000
DTSTAMP:20260703T172002Z
CREATED:20260614T220436Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260703T172002Z
UID:10005994-1786543200-1786546800@hellomorrobay.com
SUMMARY:Nearby: MDO Junior Ranger at Spooner's Cove
DESCRIPTION:Earn a Junior Ranger badge at Spooner’s Cove\nIn Montaña de Oro State Park. Kids ages 7 to 12 can earn a California State Park Junior Ranger badge multiple days a week through the summer. Drop in from 2 to 3 PM at the Junior Ranger table at Spooner’s Cove\, across the street from the historic Spooner Ranch House. \nPick up a craft or activity\, work through it with help from a State Park interpreter\, and earn the badge. Free\, all children accompanied by an adult. Parking at Spooner’s Cove is free. \nPairs naturally with a half-day at the cove and the tidepools. For everything else worth your time around the bay\, check the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/mdo-junior-ranger-spooners-cove/2026-08-12/
LOCATION:Spooner’s Cove\, 3550 Pecho Valley Road\, Los Osos\, 93402\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Family & Kids,Wildlife & Birding
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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/2026-08-12/
LOCATION:Tognazzini’s Dockside Too\, 1235 Embarcadero\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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