Central Coast October Events

San Luis Obispo

10/4 Oktoberfest at Madonna Inn, 1 p.m. General Admission tickets: $60.76

10/4 Meet the Artist Box Art Event at Mission Plaza Pergola, 1 to 4 p.m.

10/4 Pickle Festival at Laguna Lake Park, 1 to 4 p.m. 21 and over General Admission: $65 VIP Admission $80 with an extra hour of festivities - 12 to 4 p.m.

10/4 Open Decks at Jan’s Vinyl Bar, 4:20 to 9 p.m. 

10/4 Full Moon Yoga at Sycamore Mineral Springs, 7:30 to 9 p.m.

10/4-10/5 Fall Fest at SLO Ranch, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

10/4 SLO Ranch Market Tri-Tip Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

10/5 Salsa Night at Libertine Brewing Company, 7 to 10 p.m. $50 cover charge

10/6 Halloween-themed Chocolate class, 5 to 6:30 p.m. $90 per person

10/11 Pink Caftans at Madonna Inn, 5:30 to 10 p.m. $105

10/18 Zombie Invasion Run near Camp San Luis, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. 1 mile: $15 5k $20 

10/25 Wiggla Waggle Fall Festival at Woods Humane Society, 12 to 3 p.m.

10/26 SunDaze at Luna Red, 1 to 6 p.m.

Five Cities

10/5 Art in the Park at Shell Beach, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

10/14 Operation Surf Central Coast at Pismo Beach, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

10/17 Clam Festival Wine Walk at T’s Red Tacos, 5 to 7:30 p.m. $25

10/18-10/19 79th Annual Pismo Beach Clam Festival, Sat: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Sun: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tickets: $28.52

10/18 Central Coast 4x4 Show and Shine in Arroyo Grande, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. $20 vehicle entry

10/25-10/26 Halloween Carnival Chaos and Haunted Maze at Elm Street Park, Sat: 3 to 9 p.m. and Sun: 1 to 7 p.m. $3-$5 fee for Haunted maze

10/25 Pumpkins in thePark at Dinosaur Park, 7:15 to 9 p.m.

Santa Maria

10/3-10/5 Central Coast Railroad Festival 

10/8 DIY Halloween Bag Paint Night at Santa Maria Mall, 5:30 to 7 p.m.

10/18-10/19 Central Coast AirFest at Santa Maria Airport, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.General Admission: $30

10/26 15th Annual Día de los Muertos Festival, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Santa Barbara

10/1-10/31 Lane Farms Pumpkin Patch, 12 to 7 p.m.

10/1-10/31 Big Waves Dave’s Pumpkin Patch at La Cumbre Plaza, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

10/3-10/5 California Avocado Festival in Downtown Carpinteria, Friday 1 to 11 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Sunday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

10/4 Old-Time Fiddler’s Festival at Rancho La Patera and Stow House, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

10/4 SB Oktoberfest at Chase Palm Park, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

109 Think Pink Sunset Rooftop Party, 5 to 8 p.m. Tickets: $81.88

10/18 Mission Creek Beer Festival at the SB Museum of Natural History, 2 to 5 p.m.

10/18 SB Harbor and Seafood Festival at SB Harbor, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

10/18 41st Annual Santa Barbara Vinters Festival at Vega Vineyard and Farm, 1 to 4 p.m. General Admission: $125

10/18 Ride Santa Barbara 100 at Chase Palm Park, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

10/25 Farmer and the Flea at El Presidio de SB State Park, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

10/30 Annual BOOCara at The Ritz-Carlton Barcara, 5 to 7 p.m.

10/31 SB Zombie Crawl on State St. Tickets: $15-$35