Every effort is made to keep this list current. On occasion an event will be changed or discontinued. Please visit the site links to confirm dates and times.
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July | August | September | October | November | December
Monthly Events
January
Three days of wine tasting, gourmet foods, great shopping and visiting with artists while enjoying their work. Friday night offers a Kick Off Party with food and wine pairing from five local wineries and restaurants along with live entertainment and preview of the event art show.
February
Saturday morning begins with workshops taught by world class dance instructors. A variety of Western Dances, including the latest Western Line Dances, will be offered at both the Vets’ Hall and the Joslyn Center. The Saturday night dance begins at 7:00 pm with foot stomping music lasting until 11:00. Bring out your inner heehaw and join dancers from all over Central California. For information, contact the Cambria Chamber of Commece at 805-927-3624.
March
A night of fine dining, wine tasting, raffles and a silent auction. Scenes from past Parties Located in a historical Hearst Ranch Warehouse above San Simeon cove (courtesy of Hearst Ranch), you will dine on sustainable seafood and Hearst Ranch grass-fed beef,along with the opportunity to taste wines from the Central Coast.
Archeology Walk cambriaranchwalks.com
The Friends of the Fiscalini Ranch Preserve are proud to present free docent guided walks along the Bluff Trail and in the Monterey Pine forest by naturalists, geologists and historians. The walks are a great opportunity to study wildflowers, understand the ecosystem of the forest, see marine animals, and view native birds.
Cambria’s annual springtime kids’ free-for-all egg hunt for children 8 and younger begins at 8 a.m. sharp Easter Sunday. The event, sponsored by American Legion Post No. 432, is held on the lawn at Park Hill’s Shamel Park, between Windsor Boulevard and the shoreline. The day before children and adults can help dye and color eggs at the American Legion Hall at the back of the Veterans Memorial Building, 1000 Main St., Cambria.
The aroma of mouth-watering chili will draw you to the Pinedorado Grounds for the Annual Chili Cook-Off and Car Show. Chili tasters can enjoy hot cars as well as hot chili at this annual event where chili cooks and car owners compete for trophies and prizes. Music, prizes, entertainment, and great beers all add up to great fun for everyone. It’s all happening at the Veterans Memorial Hall and Pinedorado Grounds at the corner of Main Street and Cambria Road.
SCULPTURE BY THE SEA 9th Annual show featuring stone, metal, clay and wood. An inspirational showcase of sculpture by artists participating in the 9th California Sculptors Symposium at beautiful Camp Ocean Pines in Cambria. The public also have a chance to visit and interact with the sculptors at work.
Have you ever wondered about the wildflowers, shrubs and trees you see flowering on your spring walks and drives on the central coast? Do you have questions about what makes a wildflower a native or an alien? If you have, you can have your wildflower questions answered at the Seventh Annual Cambria Wildflower Show, presented by Friends of the Fiscalini Ranch Preserve.
May
Wine Festivals Stay on the Coast & enjoy the multiple festivals throughout the valley
June
Participants may select from 3 different rides: Century 100 mile ride, Half Century - 50 mile ride, and a 25 mile ride. Benefits the Cambria YMCA Teen Center. The Gene Cerise Country Coast Bike Ride is named for Gene Cerise who was an avid cyclist and youth enthusiast who loved Cambria and the Central Coast. Web site: http://www.countrycoastclassic.org
July
Old Fashioned 4th of July Celebration & Fireworks cambriachamber.org
August
September
Elephant Seal "Grand Ole Soupabration" click image to download flyer
A jubliee of Central Coast Chefs and Restaurants competing for the Best Soups Around. Wine tasting, silent auction, raffles and entertainment. Demonstrations and displays:
MARINE MAMMAL CENTER
MONTEREY BAY NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
MORRO BAY MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
PACIFIC WILDLIFE CARE…AND MORE -
elephantseal.org
Pinedorado Days pinedorado.com
The Pinedorado Parade kicks off the Labor Day weekend festivities Saturday Morning. After the parade the Pinedorado grounds off Main Street, offer barbecues, kids games, prizes, face-painting, food booths, kiddie cars, an Art Show, and live music. The event runs the entire Labor Day Weekend. Don’t forget to stop off at our Wine and Beer Pub.
Main Street Parade
Cambria Follies
Pinedorado Waffle Breakfast
Barbecue & Carnival
Pinedorado Car Show pinedorado.com/carshow.htm
5k Pinedorado Fun Run
Open water ocean course of six miles from San Simeon Pier to Leffingwell Landing. Kayak, Sufrski, Paddelboard, Stand Up Paddle, Outrigger Canoe sponsored by the North Coast Ocean Rescue and the Cambria Fire Department.
October
Hearst Castle Evening Tour hearstcastle.com
Scarecrow Festival cambriahistoricalsociety.com
Harvest Festival cambriahistoricalsociety.com
Open Studios Tour sloartscouncil.org
Viva Las Vegas Casino Night VivaRotary.org
Oktoberfest cambriaoktoberfest.com
Forever the Ranch Event ffrpcambria.org
November
Cambria Holiday Boutique cambriachamber.org
Local Restaurants offer wonderful Thanksgiving Feasts
December
Holidays in the Pines cambriachamber.org
Month long celebration includes
• Festival of Trees – Decorated Tree Auction
• Hospitality Night – Village Open House
• Christmas at the Market Place
• Cambria Chorale Concert
• Christmas at Hearst Castle
• Children's Christmas Party
• Christmas Concert at the Santa Rosa Chapel
?MONTHLY EVENTS
• Famous Jazz Series www.talsanmusic.com
• Piedras Blancas Lighthouse Tour lighthousefriends.com
• Hearst Castle Tours, Daily hearstcastle.com
• Hearst Castle Theater Giant Screen, Daily hearstcastletheater.com
• Farmer's Market, Every Friday - 1000 Main Street
January | February | March | April | May | June
July | August | September | October | November | December
Monthly Events
Art & Wine Festival
Western Dance Jamboree 
Chili Cook Off & Car Show 
Sculpture by the Sea 
Wildflower Show
