Downtown SLO is excited to welcome our community back to the Market. After more than a year of non-operation and reduced capacity as an essential market due to COVID-19, Downtown SLO is thrilled to announce that the Thursday Night Farmers’ Market has returned to full operations, taking over five blocks of Higuera street every Thursday beginning June 17 from 6-9 pm. In addition to the Certified Farmers Market section, which features 25-30 produce vendors each week, Market visitors can now expect to see the following types of vendors when they come Downtown on Thursday nights:

• Certified Farmers offering fresh local produce
• Food Artisans offering pre-sealed to-go food items/ingredients such as bread, pastries, salsa, and more.
• Craft/Home goods such as soap, salves, candles, and more.
• Hot/Cold food, including BBQ, Korean, Indian, tamales, donuts, and more.
• Entertainment, including market favorites like Lord of the Cello (electric cello), Derek Derek (acrobats and juggling), comedy acts, rock covers and more.

Vendors and Entertainment Market Map

In accordance with the state of California reopening guidelines, masks and social distancing will not be required at the Market.

For more information on the market please visit DowntownSLO.com/farmers and follow @DowntownSLOFarmersMarket

Friday, May 27, 2022
7:30 p.m., Performing Arts Center

We celebrate our return to sharing music with our audiences with this final concert of the Cal Poly Bands’ season!

Music is often often described in visual language: color, shade, structure, bright vs. dark, etc. The works presented for this concert are either inspired by imagery or meant to sculpt something new in the mind’s eye.

Composers featured on this program include Katahj Copley, Nicole Piunno and John Williams.

Tickets ($15 and $20 general, $10 students)

The Central Coast Cactus & Succulent Society will hold their annual show and sale at the Nipomo High School in Nipomo, CA on Saturday and Sunday, May 28 and 29, 2022 (Memorial Day Weekend).  Nipomo High School is located at 525 N Thompson Ave.  Hours for the show & sale are 10 am – 5 pm Saturday and 10 am – 4 pm on Sunday.  The show features hundreds of cacti and succulents in 70 different classes.  Admission to the show is free.

The sale portion of the show consists of a variety of dealers in rare and hard to find cacti and succulents and several specialty potters who bring an amazing variety of hand-made ceramic planters to the show.  Sunday afternoon at 1:00 pm, the Society holds an auction of show-quality plants that encourages lively bidding.

For more information on the show & sale, please contact Loring Manley at [email protected].  For pictures of our 2019 show, see the CCCSS website at www.centralcoastcactus.org.

Saturday, May 28, 2022
7:30 p.m., Spanos Theatre

The season finale will feature Cal Poly’s Jazz Ensemble and Vocal Jazz Ensemble. The concert will celebrate the vocal ensemble’s first single, an arrangement of Esperanza Spalding’s “Sunlight” by Director of Jazz Studies Arthur White. The single comes in anticipation of a new album by the Vocal Jazz Ensemble, which will feature special guests Kim Nazarian and Darmon Meader of the acclaimed New York Voices, in addition to Grammy Award-winning drummer Gregg Bissonette.

Tickets ($20 general, $10 students and Jazz Federation members)

Come enjoy a day of live music, food, drinks and fun while supporting the SLO Food Bank during Hunger Awareness Day.  This event will take place from 1pm – 8pm on the SLO Brew Rock Main Stage and will feature a headlining set of music with DAMON CASTILLO BAND with support sets from Carbon City Lights, Resination and Shawn Clark Family Band.

100% of all ticket revenue will go directly to the SLO Food Bank to help provide nutritious and wholesome meals to neighbors in need.  The prices are as follows:

GA ticket (no food or drinks included) : $30
VIP ticket (food / drinks / special viewing area) : $75
Purchase your tickets here!
This concert is sponsored by Guaranteed Rate and Harris Personal Injury Lawyers, Inc. 

The SLO Food Bank’s annual event Hunger Awareness Day is back! This countywide event brings our community together to offer information about hunger, explain how the SLO Food Bank works to alleviate it, and show the many ways you can support our efforts. EVERYONE who joins us on this day is a Hunger Hero! Simply visit our event or info page to learn more about how you can get involved to make a difference for our neighbors in need in SLO County! Here’s how to participate!

• Donate now to provide meals to hungry neighbors throughout SLO County
• Create a fundraising page for yourself, your business, or your squad! Select “Become a fundraiser” above to get started.
• May 29, 1-8 pm: Rock out with Brian “Sledge” Campbell at Good Fruit Benefit Concert, our second annual Hunger Awareness Day benefit concert and limited beer release at SLO Brew Rock with headliner Damon Castillo Band. Purchase your tickets HERE
• June 3: Meet, donate, and learn more about food insecurity at our HAD sites across the county. All our locations are listed HERE
• June 3: Cheer on the Blues baseball team at their game against the Solano Mudcats. We are the charity partner for this game! Get your tickets HERE
• June 3: If you or someone you know has difficulty affording nutritious food you may be eligible for CalFresh benefits. On Hunger Awareness Day we are offering CalFresh application assistance at sites in SLO County. For more details, click HERE
• June 3, 3:30-4:30 pm: Close out the day at the SLO Food Bank warehouse (1180 Kendall Rd. SLO) with the teen boy band Awkward Silence