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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/2026-08-22/
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 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/2026-08-22/
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: Down The Road at The Siren
DESCRIPTION:Down The Road keeps the free matinee series rolling at The Siren\nOn Main Street in Morro Bay. Down The Road plays a free Saturday afternoon show at The Siren on August 22 from 2 to 5 PM\, another no-cover entry in the matinee series that has quietly become the best standing deal in Morro Bay live music. Walk in off Main Street\, the band is on\, and nothing stands between you and three hours of music but the decision to stay. \nThe afternoon series draws a mixed room\, regulars in their spots\, visitors wandering up from the waterfront\, and the occasional table of farmers-market holdouts\, and its casual register is the point: daylight hours\, no tickets\, and a set built for a crowd that came to enjoy itself rather than study the band. Come early if you want a stool; the free shows fill faster than the price suggests. \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 free matinees and Saturday music around the bay\, see what is on the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/down-the-road-the-siren-august-22/
LOCATION:The Siren\, 900 Main St\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260822T140000
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SUMMARY:Nearby: 🎶 Live Music: Mother Corn Shuckers at Sea Pines
DESCRIPTION:Mother Corn Shuckers headline the free Barefoot Concert on the Green at Sea Pines\nIn Los Osos\, across the back bay. Mother Corn Shuckers headline the free Barefoot Concert on the Green at Sea Pines on Saturday\, August 22\, playing the 3 to 6 PM main-act slot on the lawn. The band brings its self-described BeerGrass\, a California blend of bluegrass instrumentation and beer-garden energy they have honed across more than 12 years of touring the state. \nLocal audiences got a taste of the Shuckers at Live Oak earlier this summer\, and the lawn format suits them even better: banjos and fiddle carry beautifully outdoors\, and BeerGrass is a genre engineered for exactly this kind of Saturday. One of the strongest bills of the Sea Pines August. The dinner set inside follows with Miss Leo at 6\, making the day a full afternoon-into-evening music stretch at the resort. \nSea Pines is the nine-hole golf resort on the Los Osos back bay whose free weekend music series has become one of the area’s reliable outdoor stages\, lawn seating\, a full menu and bar\, and the estuary air doing the ambiance work. Bring a low chair or a blanket for the Green. No cover\, all ages on the lawn\, and the kitchen and bar run through the set. \nFor more free outdoor music and Nearby Happenings across the back bay\, see what is coming up on the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/mother-corn-shuckers-sea-pines-august-22/
LOCATION:Sea Pines Golf Resort\, Los Osos\, CA\, 93402\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260822T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260822T173000
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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/2026-08-22/
LOCATION:Main Street at Morro Bay Boulevard\, 857 Main St\, Morro Bay\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Markets & Shopping
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SUMMARY:🍿 The Rivals of Amziah King at the Bay Theatre (matinee showing)
DESCRIPTION:The Rivals of Amziah King takes over the Bay Theatre screen\nIn downtown Morro Bay. The Rivals of Amziah King plays the Bay Theatre from Friday\, August 21 through Wednesday\, September 2\, bringing the acclaimed Matthew McConaughey crime drama to the hometown single screen. Check the show page for this run’s confirmed showtimes; the theatre’s standard schedule runs afternoon and evening showings with Sunday matinees\, dark Mondays and Thursdays. \nThe late-August slot is a good one for a grown-up drama\, the summer crowds thinning\, the evenings cooling\, and a downtown movie night pairing naturally with dinner on Main Street or the Embarcadero before the show. McConaughey’s return to a leading dramatic role has carried the film’s buzz since the festival circuit\, and the hometown screen beats waiting for streaming. \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. Note that Coyote vs. Acme opens August 28 while this run finishes\, so the two films will split the screen’s showtimes in the overlap week; the show pages carry the day-by-day schedule. \nFor the full marquee and the Monday Specials\, see what is coming up on the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/rivals-of-amziah-king-bay-theatre/2026-08-22/
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:20260822T180000
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SUMMARY:Nearby: 🎶 Live Music: Miss Leo at Sea Pines
DESCRIPTION:Miss Leo play the Clubhouse Grill dinner concert at Sea Pines\nIn Los Osos\, across the back bay. Miss Leo play the dinner concert at the Sea Pines Clubhouse Grill on Saturday\, August 22\, from 6 to 8 PM\, the indoor set that picks up after the afternoon show on the Green wraps. Miss Leo picks up the 6 PM slot after Mother Corn Shuckers wrap their BeerGrass set on the Green\, closing a stacked Saturday at the resort. \nA dinner set after a big lawn show is the soft landing the day needs\, and Miss Leo’s room-scaled performance suits the Grill’s close quarters. Stay through from the afternoon or arrive fresh for dinner; either way the bill costs nothing. The Grill’s windows catch the last of the light over the course while the set runs\, and the kitchen’s full menu means the evening works equally as date night or family dinner. \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/miss-leo-sea-pines-august-22/
LOCATION:Sea Pines Golf Resort\, Los Osos\, CA\, 93402\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260822T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260822T210000
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SUMMARY:🎶 Live Music: The Stereo Chickens with John Robbins at The Savory Palette
DESCRIPTION:The Stereo Chickens play an evening of original music at The Savory Palette on the Embarcadero\, with John Robbins opening.\nThe Savory Palette\, the wine and tea house on the bayside of the Embarcadero\, turns its Saturday over to live music: John Robbins opens at 6:30 PM\, then The Stereo Chickens take the room for a night of originals. It’s the listening-room end of the local music spectrum\, boutique wine and a charcuterie board within arm’s reach and the harbor right outside the door\, in a room that hosts open mic every Thursday and built its reputation on exactly this kind of night. \nWhere: The Savory Palette\, 601 Embarcadero\, Suite 5\, Morro Bay (bayside entrance in Marina Square)\nWhen: Saturday\, August 22\, 2026\, 6:30 to 9:00 PM\nCost: No cover; $20 per-person minimum spend\nGood to know: All seats are first come\, first served; the room opens at 2:00 PM Saturdays\, so early arrivals can make an afternoon of it; questions at (805) 772-8388 \nMore Information \nA wine room with a Saturday house-band habit is a gift to the waterfront; what the rest of the weekend is pouring is on the Morro Bay events calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/stereo-chickens-savory-palette/
LOCATION:The Savory Palette\, 601 Embarcadero\, Suite 5\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Beer, Wine, or Spirits,Live Music
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260822T211000
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CREATED:20260727T023013Z
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SUMMARY:🍿 The Rivals of Amziah King at the Bay Theatre (evening showing)
DESCRIPTION:The Rivals of Amziah King takes over the Bay Theatre screen\nIn downtown Morro Bay. The Rivals of Amziah King plays the Bay Theatre from Friday\, August 21 through Wednesday\, September 2\, bringing the acclaimed Matthew McConaughey crime drama to the hometown single screen. Check the show page for this run’s confirmed showtimes; the theatre’s standard schedule runs afternoon and evening showings with Sunday matinees\, dark Mondays and Thursdays. \nThe late-August slot is a good one for a grown-up drama\, the summer crowds thinning\, the evenings cooling\, and a downtown movie night pairing naturally with dinner on Main Street or the Embarcadero before the show. McConaughey’s return to a leading dramatic role has carried the film’s buzz since the festival circuit\, and the hometown screen beats waiting for streaming. \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. Note that Coyote vs. Acme opens August 28 while this run finishes\, so the two films will split the screen’s showtimes in the overlap week; the show pages carry the day-by-day schedule. \nFor the full marquee and the Monday Specials\, see what is coming up on the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/rivals-of-amziah-king-evening/2026-08-22/
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:20260822T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260822T223000
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SUMMARY:🎶 Live Music: Legends Classic Rock Band at The Siren
DESCRIPTION:Legends Classic Rock Band plays a free Saturday dance-rock night at The Siren.\nNo cover\, full volume: Legends takes the Main Street stage from 7:30 to 10:30 PM running AC/DC\, Guns N’ Roses\, Led Zeppelin\, Van Halen\, and Alice In Chains\, built for the dance floor rather than the barstool. With the free Down The Road matinee earlier the same afternoon\, The Siren is effectively running a free double-header Saturday; come for one\, stay through both. \nThe band has been at this for more than thirty years\, founded by Ernie Rodriguez and Demi Lee Solorio\, which is longer than some of the catalog they cover had been alive when they started. \nWhere: The Siren\, 900 Main St\, Morro Bay\nWhen: Saturday\, August 22\, 2026\, 7:30 to 10:30 PM\nCost: Free\nGood to know: Table reservations by email at monte@thesirenmorrobay.com \nPlease note: this is a 21 and over event. Valid photo ID is required for entry\, and guests under 21 will not be admitted. \nMore Information \nA free Zeppelin singalong is a strong close to a stacked Saturday; the rest of the weekend’s set list is on the Morro Bay events calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/legends-classic-rock-siren/
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:20260823T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260823T130000
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SUMMARY:Nearby: 🎶 Live Music: Ras Danny at Sea Pines
DESCRIPTION:Ras Danny play Sunday patio music over brunch at Sea Pines\nIn Los Osos\, across the back bay. Ras Danny play the Sunday patio slot at Sea Pines on August 23\, from 11 AM to 1 PM\, with brunch service running through the set. Ras Danny brings classic reggae rhythms and positive lyrics to the patio\, a Sunday-morning groove that suits the back bay’s unhurried pace. \nReggae over brunch is an inspired pairing\, laid-back tempo\, warm morning sun\, and the estuary flat and glassy beyond the course. Danny is a beloved Central Coast reggae presence\, and his patio sets draw a loyal crowd. He has carried the reggae tradition on the Central Coast for decades\, and the Sunday slot gives his classic rhythms room to stretch without the volume of a night show. Kids and dogs are as much a part of the patio scene as the mimosas\, and nobody minds a bit. \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/ras-danny-sea-pines-august-23/
LOCATION:Sea Pines Golf Resort\, Los Osos\, CA\, 93402\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260823T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260823T143000
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/2026-08-23/
LOCATION:Tognazzini’s Dockside Too\, 1235 Embarcadero\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Food & Drink,Live Music
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260823T160000
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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/2026-08-23/
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:🍿 The Rivals of Amziah King at the Bay Theatre (matinee showing)
DESCRIPTION:The Rivals of Amziah King takes over the Bay Theatre screen\nIn downtown Morro Bay. The Rivals of Amziah King plays the Bay Theatre from Friday\, August 21 through Wednesday\, September 2\, bringing the acclaimed Matthew McConaughey crime drama to the hometown single screen. Check the show page for this run’s confirmed showtimes; the theatre’s standard schedule runs afternoon and evening showings with Sunday matinees\, dark Mondays and Thursdays. \nThe late-August slot is a good one for a grown-up drama\, the summer crowds thinning\, the evenings cooling\, and a downtown movie night pairing naturally with dinner on Main Street or the Embarcadero before the show. McConaughey’s return to a leading dramatic role has carried the film’s buzz since the festival circuit\, and the hometown screen beats waiting for streaming. \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. Note that Coyote vs. Acme opens August 28 while this run finishes\, so the two films will split the screen’s showtimes in the overlap week; the show pages carry the day-by-day schedule. \nFor the full marquee and the Monday Specials\, see what is coming up on the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/rivals-of-amziah-king-sunday/2026-08-23/
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:20260823T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260823T200000
DTSTAMP:20260726T223000Z
CREATED:20260726T223000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260726T223000Z
UID:10006550-1787490000-1787515200@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/2026-08-23/
LOCATION:Schooners\, 171 N Ocean Ave.\, Cayucos\, 93430\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hellomorrobay.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/schooners.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260823T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260823T200000
DTSTAMP:20260826T184535Z
CREATED:20260823T203349Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260826T184535Z
UID:10008811-1787497200-1787515200@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/2026-08-23/
LOCATION:Tognazzini’s Dockside Too\, 1235 Embarcadero\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Food & Drink,Live Music
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hellomorrobay.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/TD2.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260823T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260823T181000
DTSTAMP:20260807T032705Z
CREATED:20260727T023516Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260807T032705Z
UID:10008280-1787500800-1787508600@hellomorrobay.com
SUMMARY:🍿 The Rivals of Amziah King at the Bay Theatre (evening showing)
DESCRIPTION:The Rivals of Amziah King takes over the Bay Theatre screen\nIn downtown Morro Bay. The Rivals of Amziah King plays the Bay Theatre from Friday\, August 21 through Wednesday\, September 2\, bringing the acclaimed Matthew McConaughey crime drama to the hometown single screen. Check the show page for this run’s confirmed showtimes; the theatre’s standard schedule runs afternoon and evening showings with Sunday matinees\, dark Mondays and Thursdays. \nThe late-August slot is a good one for a grown-up drama\, the summer crowds thinning\, the evenings cooling\, and a downtown movie night pairing naturally with dinner on Main Street or the Embarcadero before the show. McConaughey’s return to a leading dramatic role has carried the film’s buzz since the festival circuit\, and the hometown screen beats waiting for streaming. \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. Note that Coyote vs. Acme opens August 28 while this run finishes\, so the two films will split the screen’s showtimes in the overlap week; the show pages carry the day-by-day schedule. \nFor the full marquee and the Monday Specials\, see what is coming up on the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/rivals-of-amziah-king-sunday-2/
LOCATION:Bay Theatre\, 464 Morro Bay Blvd\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art & Culture,Movie Time
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hellomorrobay.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Bay-Theatre.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Bay Theatre":MAILTO:themorrobaytheatrellc@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260823T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260823T223000
DTSTAMP:20260821T181518Z
CREATED:20260729T215633Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260821T181518Z
UID:10008392-1787511600-1787524200@hellomorrobay.com
SUMMARY:🎶 Live Music: IV and the Strange Band with Clownvis Presley at The Siren
DESCRIPTION:Hank Williams the 4th brings IV and the Strange Band to The Siren\nOn Main Street in Morro Bay. IV and the Strange Band play The Siren on Sunday\, August 23 at 7 PM\, with the gloriously odd Clownvis Presley supporting. Tickets run $20 to $25 at thesirenmorrobay.com. The venue bills the headliner plainly: this is Hank Williams the 4th\, the latest bearer of country music’s most storied bloodline\, running that inheritance through a loud\, strange\, thoroughly modern filter. \nThe Williams lineage comes with expectations\, and IV’s answer is to honor the twang while refusing the museum-piece treatment\, outlaw country with distortion and attitude. Clownvis Presley\, the self-styled King of Clowns\, opens with an act that is exactly what the name promises and has built a genuine cult following doing it. Together\, the bill is one of the strangest and most compelling of the Siren’s summer. \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 touring oddities and country nights around the bay\, see what is coming up on the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/iv-and-the-strange-band-the-siren-august-23/
LOCATION:The Siren\, 900 Main St\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music,Nightlife
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hellomorrobay.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/The-Siren.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260824T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260824T143000
DTSTAMP:20260826T184600Z
CREATED:20260823T202901Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260826T184600Z
UID:10008772-1787569200-1787581800@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/2026-08-24/
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:20260824T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260824T160000
DTSTAMP:20260729T205255Z
CREATED:20260729T205255Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T205255Z
UID:10008421-1787572800-1787587200@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/2026-08-24/
LOCATION:Art Center Morro Bay\, 835 Main St\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art & Culture,Art & Galleries,FREE
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hellomorrobay.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/intheshadows.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260824T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260824T200000
DTSTAMP:20260826T184535Z
CREATED:20260823T203349Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260826T184535Z
UID:10008812-1787583600-1787601600@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/2026-08-24/
LOCATION:Tognazzini’s Dockside Too\, 1235 Embarcadero\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Food & Drink,Live Music
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hellomorrobay.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/TD2.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260824T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260824T203000
DTSTAMP:20260807T032645Z
CREATED:20260727T025341Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260807T032645Z
UID:10006578-1787592600-1787603400@hellomorrobay.com
SUMMARY:🍿 Monday Special: Bight Film Festival at the Bay Theatre
DESCRIPTION:The Bight Film Festival takes over the Bay Theatre for a Monday\nIn downtown Morro Bay. The Bay Theatre’s Monday Specials series hosts the Bight Film Festival on Monday\, August 24 at 5:30 PM\, doors at 5:00\, a festival-format evening in place of the usual single classic. The Bight festival centers ocean and coastal films\, which lands about as naturally in Morro Bay as programming can: a theatre four blocks from a working harbor\, screening films about the water everyone in the room lives beside. \nFestival nights run differently from the series’ classic-film Mondays\, typically a curated program of shorts or features with the filmmakers and partner organizations in the mix\, so check the show page for this edition’s program\, admission\, and beneficiary details before heading down. \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. The Monday Specials slot keeps the festival accessible: early doors\, early start\, and the whole program wrapped in time for a late dinner downtown. \nFor the rest of the Monday Specials and more film around the bay\, see what is coming up on the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/bight-film-festival-bay-theatre-august-24/
LOCATION:Bay Theatre\, 464 Morro Bay Blvd\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art & Culture,Community,Movie Time
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bay Theatre":MAILTO:themorrobaytheatrellc@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260825T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260825T143000
DTSTAMP:20260826T184600Z
CREATED:20260823T202901Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260826T184600Z
UID:10008773-1787655600-1787668200@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/2026-08-25/
LOCATION:Tognazzini’s Dockside Too\, 1235 Embarcadero\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Food & Drink,Live Music
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hellomorrobay.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/TD2.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260825T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260825T160000
DTSTAMP:20260729T205255Z
CREATED:20260729T205255Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T205255Z
UID:10008422-1787659200-1787673600@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/2026-08-25/
LOCATION:Art Center Morro Bay\, 835 Main St\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art & Culture,Art & Galleries,FREE
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hellomorrobay.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/intheshadows.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260825T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260825T200000
DTSTAMP:20260826T184535Z
CREATED:20260823T203349Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260826T184535Z
UID:10008813-1787670000-1787688000@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/2026-08-25/
LOCATION:Tognazzini’s Dockside Too\, 1235 Embarcadero\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Food & Drink,Live Music
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hellomorrobay.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/TD2.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260825T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260825T181000
DTSTAMP:20260809T005427Z
CREATED:20260727T022725Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260809T005427Z
UID:10007310-1787673600-1787681400@hellomorrobay.com
SUMMARY:🍿 The Rivals of Amziah King at the Bay Theatre (matinee showing)
DESCRIPTION:The Rivals of Amziah King takes over the Bay Theatre screen\nIn downtown Morro Bay. The Rivals of Amziah King plays the Bay Theatre from Friday\, August 21 through Wednesday\, September 2\, bringing the acclaimed Matthew McConaughey crime drama to the hometown single screen. Check the show page for this run’s confirmed showtimes; the theatre’s standard schedule runs afternoon and evening showings with Sunday matinees\, dark Mondays and Thursdays. \nThe late-August slot is a good one for a grown-up drama\, the summer crowds thinning\, the evenings cooling\, and a downtown movie night pairing naturally with dinner on Main Street or the Embarcadero before the show. McConaughey’s return to a leading dramatic role has carried the film’s buzz since the festival circuit\, and the hometown screen beats waiting for streaming. \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. Note that Coyote vs. Acme opens August 28 while this run finishes\, so the two films will split the screen’s showtimes in the overlap week; the show pages carry the day-by-day schedule. \nFor the full marquee and the Monday Specials\, see what is coming up on the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/rivals-of-amziah-king-bay-theatre/2026-08-25/
LOCATION:Bay Theatre\, 464 Morro Bay Blvd\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art & Culture,Movie Time
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hellomorrobay.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Bay-Theatre.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Bay Theatre":MAILTO:themorrobaytheatrellc@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260825T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260825T210000
DTSTAMP:20260728T004436Z
CREATED:20260723T023127Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260728T004436Z
UID:10006508-1787684400-1787691600@hellomorrobay.com
SUMMARY:Nearby: 🎶 Kam's Jams at Schooners
DESCRIPTION:Kam Alton builds a band in front of the audience at Kam’s Jams\nIn Cayucos\, up the coast. Kam’s Jams takes over Schooners the last Tuesday of every month from 7 to 9 PM\, or later when the room demands it\, with Kam Alton bringing a rotating cast of guest musicians for fully improvised sets built in front of the audience. Nothing is rehearsed\, nothing repeats\, and the whole point is watching skilled players find the song in real time. \nImprovised nights are a genuine rarity on the coast’s music calendar\, and this one has become a Schooners signature. Alton is a fixture of the Cayucos scene\, also guest-hosting the venue’s first-Wednesday open mics\, and the trust between him and his revolving guests is what lets the night stay loose without falling apart. Come with no expectations; that is the format working as intended. The Music Room gives the night a proper stage and listening space rather than a corner of the bar\, which is part of why the improvisation holds an audience. \nSchooners sits a few steps from the Cayucos Pier with the full bar and menu running through the night\, about ten minutes up Highway 1 from Morro Bay. Free\, no cover\, last Tuesday of the month. \nFor more one-of-a-kind music nights up and down the coast\, see what is coming up on the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/kams-jams-schooners-cayucos/2026-08-25/
LOCATION:Schooners\, 171 N Ocean Ave.\, Cayucos\, 93430\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hellomorrobay.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/schooners.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260825T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260825T211000
DTSTAMP:20260807T032731Z
CREATED:20260727T023013Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260807T032731Z
UID:10007742-1787684400-1787692200@hellomorrobay.com
SUMMARY:🍿 The Rivals of Amziah King at the Bay Theatre (evening showing)
DESCRIPTION:The Rivals of Amziah King takes over the Bay Theatre screen\nIn downtown Morro Bay. The Rivals of Amziah King plays the Bay Theatre from Friday\, August 21 through Wednesday\, September 2\, bringing the acclaimed Matthew McConaughey crime drama to the hometown single screen. Check the show page for this run’s confirmed showtimes; the theatre’s standard schedule runs afternoon and evening showings with Sunday matinees\, dark Mondays and Thursdays. \nThe late-August slot is a good one for a grown-up drama\, the summer crowds thinning\, the evenings cooling\, and a downtown movie night pairing naturally with dinner on Main Street or the Embarcadero before the show. McConaughey’s return to a leading dramatic role has carried the film’s buzz since the festival circuit\, and the hometown screen beats waiting for streaming. \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. Note that Coyote vs. Acme opens August 28 while this run finishes\, so the two films will split the screen’s showtimes in the overlap week; the show pages carry the day-by-day schedule. \nFor the full marquee and the Monday Specials\, see what is coming up on the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/rivals-of-amziah-king-evening/2026-08-25/
LOCATION:Bay Theatre\, 464 Morro Bay Blvd\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art & Culture,Movie Time
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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/2026-08-26/
LOCATION:Tognazzini’s Dockside Too\, 1235 Embarcadero\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Food & Drink,Live Music
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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/2026-08-26/
LOCATION:Art Center Morro Bay\, 835 Main St\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art & Culture,Art & Galleries,FREE
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