What’s Happening around Santa Maria December 2022
Dec 1-31, 2022 Evenings – Cambria Christmas Light Display
Hosted by: Cambria Christmas Market
The Cambria Christmas Market will feature 2+ million twinkling Christmas lights, artisan vendors, visits from Santa, a fun train ride, cozy fire pits, live music, delicious food & drink and so much more.
Location: 2905 Burton Dr, Cambria, CA 93428
Dec 2, 2022 @ 6 pm – Children’s Christmas Season Parade
Hosted by: City of Lompoc
Community tree lighting, hot cocoa, and cookies will be provided free to the community after at Centennial Square.
Location: Parade route begins promptly at 6pm at Pine Ave and H St, then heads south on H St.
Dec 2, 2022 thru April 15th, 2023 @7:00pm – 10:30pm – Bruce Munro: Light at Sensorio
Hosted by: Sensorio
Internationally-acclaimed artist Bruce Munro premiered his largest artwork to date—an enormous multi-acre walk-through installation—at Sensorio in Paso Robles, California. Sensorio is a permanent venue space to host artist’s stunning outdoor exhibits.
Covering 15 acres of Paso Robles’ rolling hills, Bruce Munro: Field of Light at Sensorio utilizes an array of over 58,800 stemmed spheres lit by fiber-optics, gently illuminating the landscape in subtle blooms of morphing color, through which the public may stroll. In addition, guests will experience an entirely new, adjacent viewing area featuring Munro’s Light Towers. Created to celebrate Paso Robles’ extensive wine country environs, Light Towers features 69 towers composed of more than 17,000 wine bottles, illuminated with glowing optic fibers whose colors change to a custom musical score.
Location: 4380 Highway 46 East Paso Robles, CA 93446
Dec 3, 2022 @ 5:30 pm – Santa Maria Christmas Parade of Lights
Hosted by: The Rotary Clubs of Santa Maria & Nipomo, Santa Maria Times and KCOY
2022 Annual Santa Maria Christmas Parade of Lights
Parade entries are extremely creative and spectators are always wowed. Be sure to wear warm clothing (and maybe a blanket) since it is in the evening and the temperatures can drop once it is dark. You will also want to arrive early to find a good parking spot and viewing spot. Don’t forget your folding chairs and cameras. Come sing along with the many floats and bands participating in this parade!
Location: The corner of Broadway Street and Stowell Road
Dec 3, 2022 @ 11am-2pm – Coat Drive for CASA
Hosted by: Stephanie Souza/Modern Nest Realty & Cyndi Nunez/Guild Mortgage
Coat Drive to collect new and gently used Coats, any size, any color…all donations will go to CASA of Santa Barbara County.
We will have a holiday backdrop for photos, hot cocoa, a raffle to win a free Christmas Tree and treats from Gina’s Piece of Cake.
You may even get to see Santa! *Vendors subject to change*
Location: 610 E. Clark Ave. Orcutt
Dec 4, 2022 @various times – 2022 Holiday Extravaganza
Hosted by: The Great American Melodrama
Visited by the ghosts of Past, Present, and Future, Ebenezer Scrooge must find it in his heart to change or face a bleak and lonely future. The heartwarming story of Ebenezer Scrooge’s redemption through forgiveness, charity, and love continues to inspire us each holiday season. A Christmas Carol is followed by our fractured fairytale opera parody, classic music and stories told in the hilarious panto style. The evening ends with our holiday vaudeville review to send you home with rapping reindeer dancing in your head.
Location: 1867 Front Street Oceano CA 93475
Dec 4, 2022 @5-7pm – Arroyo Grande South County Holiday Parade
Hosted by: Arroyo Grande Village
Christmas Parade, Harvest Tree Lighting & Live Nativity
Mark your calendars for this amazing annual event! Village Christmas Parade 5pm
Branch Street will be closed at 4pm for safety.
Following the parade, we will have our VILLAGE TREE LIGHTING CELEBRATION out in front of Harvest Church, along with our LIVE NATIVITY and YOUTH CHOIR performances, featuring Harvest children. You won’t want to miss it!
Kick off Christmas in the Village of Arroyo Grande with this wonderful Arroyo Grande Village Tradition Immediately following the Christmas Parade there will be Caroling and the lighting of the Village Christmas Tree and a live Nativity Scene at the Harvest Church.
Location: Branch Street, Arroyo Grande
Dec 5-16, 2022 – Toys for Tots
Hosted by: Coastal Valleys Marine Corps League
Location: Many locations throughout Santa Barbara county
Dec 9-24, 2022 @6pm – Christmas in the Country
Hosted by: Santa Maria Elks
Visitors embark on a magical holiday light drive-through experience at the Elks Event Center with displays presented by local businesses and families.
Along with Christmas in the Country, we introduced Stuff the Stocking to bring awareness to pediatric cancer. While in line for the event, elves walk around with stockings for money donations. All proceeds go to the Golden Circle of Champions (GCOC) program that is devoted to raising awareness of childhood cancer and provides financial support to families enduring childhood cancer.
Location: Elks Event Center located at 4040 S Highway 101 in Santa Maria.
Dec 9, 2022 @5pm – 9pm – Atascadero Winter Wonderland
Hosted by: City of Atascadero
OVER 75 TONS OF SNOW! One of Central Coasts Largest Holiday Events!
Winter Wonderland is back for another exciting snow-driven event in Downtown Atascadero.
Atascadero’s Sunken Gardens and the entire downtown will be transformed into a magical snowy paradise! 75 Tons of snow will create a massive snow slide built by the Kiwanis Club of Atascadero, Cuesta Springs Ice Company & Premier Ag! In addition, there will be two large snow pile areas for the kids! this event offers shopping from our downtown merchants to over 50 craft and food vendors. It has been rumored that Santa & Mrs. Claus will make an appearance at the massive snow slide area and Santa may even be the first to ride a sled down the slide, kicking off this fabulous event! If you miss Santa & Mrs. Claus at the snow slide, you can catch them at Historic City Hall until 8 pm. The North Pole entrance for Santa will be on the West Mall side of the building.
Location: 6500 Palma Atascadero, CA 93422
Dec 10, 2022 @12pm– Old Town Orcutt Christmas Parade
Hosted by: Old Orcutt
The Old Town Orcutt Christmas Parade has been a holiday favorite since 1961. Started by the volunteer fire department, the parade remains a small town afternoon event. You’ll see kids, dogs, floats, animals, cars, bands and our special guest Santa. Join us on the second Saturday of December at high noon as we celebrate Christmas the Old Town Orcutt way.
Location: Clark Avenue, Orcutt CA
Dec 10, 2022 @6:00pm to 8:00pm– Morro Bay Lighted Boat Parade
Hosted by: Rotary Club of Morro Bay
December 10th will be the official lighted boat parade. Be dazzled as our fishing, leisure and yachting community take to the water with decorated boats with dazzling lights and holiday cheer. Ooh and aah as participating boats compete for prizes and celebrate the holiday wonder along Embarcadero. Parade will go on rain or shine.
Location: Embarcadero St.Morro Bay, 93442
Dec 14, 2022 @5:30pm to 7:30pm– Christmas Banquet
Hosted by: We have planned an evening of wonderful food and joyous fellowship. We will transform the church into a spectacular holiday wonderland where you will be served a delicious dinner by our staff. We will laugh, sing, and celebrate friends and family. We hope you will join us for this festive evening.
We will begin seating everyone at 5:30 and serve dinner shortly afterward. Please be sure to rsvp to this event. In order to ensure adequate seating and space, we’ll need all guests to be registered.
Location:
Dec 15, 2022 @4:30pm to 7:00pm– Central Coast Rescue Mission Christmas Banquet
Hosted by: Central Coast Rescue Mission
Join us for our free, annual Christmas Banquet.
This event is to provide low-income families and homeless on the Central Coast an opportunity to enjoy a holiday hot meal (to- go meals not available), gift their children free toys, and enjoy music and activities with their family and friends.
If you’d like to volunteer, you can sign up at ccrescuemission.org/volunteer. Volunteers 14 years and older are invited to serve, although whole families and small groups can volunteer together!
Want to donate toys, frozen turkeys, or desserts? You can drop off your gifts at the Central Coast Rescue Mission (1207 N McClelland St., Santa Maria), Monday – Friday from 8AM – 5PM.
For more information, contact Kelsie Teves-Chang, Community Relations Coordinator, at (805)-357-1206 or kteves-chang@erescuemission.org
Location: Santa Maria Veteran’s Memorial Hall (313 W Tunnell St, Santa Maria)
Dec 17, 2022 @10am-1pm – Holiday Magic at the Charles Paddock Zoo
Hosted by: Charles Paddock Zoo
The Annual Holiday Magic celebration is back at the Central Coast’s ONLY Zoo! The zookeepers have stepped in as Santa’s Elves to prepare gifts for the animals. Santa will be at the Zoo on Saturday, December 17th to help welcome visitors and deliver gifts to the animals. Plan to come out to join Santa and the staff for some Holiday Magic at the Charles Paddock Zoo to enjoy the festivities!
Location: 9305 Pismo Ave. Atascadero, CA 93422
