Autumn in Atascadero: Music, Magic & More
By Atascadero News · Sun Oct 05 2025
By Kyla Skinner
Happy autumn! As the days get shorter and the temperatures cool to perfection, October is chock-full of events downtown, fun for everyone!
The Atascadero Printery Foundation has been planning all sorts of fun events over the past few years to raise money to restore that amazing building located at 6351 Olmeda Ave. This fall, they have planned a concert series and the next live concert is Po’ Ramblin’ Boys + Moonsville Collective, bluegrass roots from Gatlinburg, Tennessee. The event will take place October 17; tickets are $25 and can be purchased at my805tix.com/e/tentcity
Gates to the Printery open at 6 p.m. and the music goes from 7 to 9 p.m. Food and beverages available, bring a chair! Money will help the Printery become a hub of the arts for our community.
October 24 and 25 is the popular Zoo Boo held at the Central Coast Zoo. Due to it being extremely popular with very long lines, they have extended this event to two days! Wear your costume to the zoo and enjoy themed fun displays, carnival games, a costume contest, a haunted maze, and more. Not too scary for the little ones, but fun for all ages, you can enjoy this event for $16, and it’s free for 2 and under. For more info, visit centralcoastzoo.org/events
Mooooove on over for the Bovine Classic on October 25! Cyclist enthusiasts will come from all places to ride in the gravel race that starts and ends at our beautiful City Hall. Started by local Bryan Yates, this day is full of fun and bovine puns. Bicycle Magazine named this a top-10 must-ride for gravel events of 2025. I love the energy it brings to our downtown. Even if you aren’t a cyclist, it is fun to watch them all take off from Sunken Gardens, super high energy. Be there at 8 a.m. if you want to watch them, and the race fun continues through the day as the riders return back to town with the event ending at 6 p.m.
Running all month, Amy from Golden State Goods (5880 Traffic Way) has a temporary picket fence set up outside her storefront with little wooden pumpkins that are blank for you to add your own artistic twist. Take them home, decorate to your heart’s content, then return them back to Amy’s little black mailbox, and she will hang it up on the fence. It’s so fun to see what everyone comes up with!
Halloween plans are in the works for another downtown collaboration with business owners. October 31 conveniently falls on a Friday; I’m sure teachers are thankful not to have to deal with sugar hangover kids the next day! We are excited to host a fun event downtown starting at 5 p.m. We are going for a similar concept to the block party we did in June, with businesses hosting Hot Spots throughout town with food, fun games, and of course, lots of candy. (I plan on having a fun twist on an eye chart to test your vision with wacky fun house glasses.) Come out and explore downtown dressed up in costumes, and bring your pets! Pet costume also happening! The event will run until at least 8 p.m., with after-party happenings for the grown-ups at Decades and Poison Apple, to name a few.
Cheers to October! As 2025 wraps up and 2026 unfolds, a vibrant calendar of events will transform the downtown area into a canvas for community spirit, laughter, and discovery.
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