Central Coast Events in May

Paso Robles

5/1-5/16 Baby Goat Ranch Tours: Miller Ranch Home to Almond Springs and Ranchita Meat Co. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

5/2 Tamale Festival in Atascadero 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

5/2 Mother’s Day Celebration at California Lavender Honey Farm with a reservation and ticket purchase. Tickets: Adults $37, Kids: $17, and Moms enter free. 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

5/9 Mimosas with Mom at Donati Family Vineyard 12-4 p.m. Pricing: $75 for two guests and $60 for wine club members

5/9 Olive and Lavender Festival at Downtown City Park 

5/10 Mother’s Day Pottery Workshop at Farmhouse Paso Robles. Tickets: $85 per person. 1-3 p.m. 

5/14 Noche de Sabor Winemakers Dinner at Sabor & Sazon at 5:30 p.m. Pricing is $185 per person. 

5/15-5/17 Paso Wine Fest at Paso Robles Events Center at 6 p.m. Pricing: $65-$250 per person, depending on package. 

5/29 2026 Firestone Walker Invitational Beer Fest. 1:30-10 p.m. at Paso Taproom

San Luis Obispo

5/1 SLO Ranch S’mores Night at SLO Ranch. 4-8 p.m. $6 for s’mores pack. 

5/1-5/2 The Spotted Whale Consignment Family Expo. Friday: 5-9 p.m. Saturday: 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

5/2 Shabang Music and Arts Festival at Dairy Creek Golf Course starting at 2 p.m. Tickets: starting at $125

5/9 5th Annual Sheep Shearing Shindig at Chamber of Commerce 12-4 p.m.

5/9 Faerie Festival for Families at SLO Botanical Garden. 10-2 p.m. $5 parking fee

5/10 Mother’s Day Brunch at Granada Hotel. 10-3 p.m. Pricing: $55 per person. 

5/23-5/24 SLO Ranch 2nd Annual Blueberry Festival. 10-6 p.m.

5/30-5/31 SLO Greek Festival at Madonna Expo Center. 11-6 p.m. Admission: $5

Arroyo Grande/Five Cities

5/2 Disney’s Alice in Wonderland Jr. at Clark Center. General Admission: $22. 2-8 p.m.

5/9 Mother’s Day Mariachi Festival at Clark Center. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Tickets: $50-$80 with senior, student, and child discounts. 

5/10 Mother’s Day Tea at Heritage House Garden. 1-3:30 p.m. Pricing: $50 per couple and $20 for additional guests. 

5/10 Mother’s Day Brunch at Lido Restaurant. 9-1 p.m. Pricing: $75

5/21-5/23 Mamma Mia! At Clark Center. 7-9:30 p.m. Tickets: $23

5/27 Pismo Summer Market at Pismo Pier. 4-7 p.m.

5/29 40th Annual Pismo Beach Classic Car Show at Downtown Pismo. 

Santa Barbara 

5/1 The Pirate King Screening with Q&A at Riviera Theater 7-10 p.m. Admission: $20

5/1-5/3 SB Fair & Expo at Earl Warren Showgrounds 11 a.m.-midnight Admission: $7-$12

5/2-5/3 The Santa Barbara Literary Festival 9-5 p.m. Tickets: $15-$400

5/2-5/3 Anatomy of Trauma: Weekend Immersion with Kali Basman at Yoga Soup 

2:30-6:30 p.m. Admission: $375

5/3 C.A.R.E.4 Paws’ Happy Trails Celebration at Cabrillo Pavilion 3-7 p.m. Admission: $150

5/3 SB Public Library Lecture with Melanie Cervantes 3:30-4:30 p.m. Free Admission

5/3 Welcome Back to Rose Garden at San Ysidro Ranch 12-3 p.m. Admission: $205

5/5-⅚ Blue Man Group at Granda Theater 7:30-10 p.m. Admission: $68-$118

5/5 Cinco de Mayo Rofotop Party at Kimpton Canary Hotel 5-7 p.m. Admission: Pre-Door: $20 At the Door: $305/5 Cinco de Mayo in the Speakeasy at Plow & Angel Speakeasy 6-9 p.m. Admission: $61.20

5/5 CEMA Visiting Artist Lecturing featuring Melanie Cervantes at UCSB 2-3 p.m. Free Admission

5/7-5/9 Mother’s Day Royal Afternoon Tea at San Ysidro Ranch 1-3 p.m.$126-$174

5/8-5/10 Mother’s Day Weekend Live Music & Cocktails at The Manor Bar

5/10 Blumera Pop-Up at The Ritz-Carlton Bacara

5/10 Mother’s Day Candle Making Workshop at Candle Bar III. Workshop Times: 10 a.m., 11:45 a.m., 1:30 p.m., and 3:15 p.m. Admission: $75

5/10 Mother’s Day Brunch at The Set. 11:30-2 p.m.

5/11 Poetry on the Plate: Celebrating an Anthology of Poems about SB Food & Drink at The Black Sheep at 5:30 p.m. Admission: $95

5/12 Kimchi Making Class at Rincon Hill Farm 1-4 p.m. Admission: $130

5/12 Specialty Latte Crafting: Make Your Own Custom Coffee Syrup at Little King Coffee, 4 p.m. Admission $60

5/15 garden to Class Cocktail Class at Ganna Walsaka 4:30-6:30 p.m. Admission: $175

5/20 Hand-Bound Leather Journal Workshop at Explore Ecology Makerspace 6-8 p.m. Admission: $40 

5/23-5/25 I Madonnari Italian Street Painting Festival at Old Mission SB 10 a.m.-6 p.m.