November moments in Atascadero
By Atascadero News · Fri Nov 07 2025
By Angela Cisneros
As November begins, let's take a moment to appreciate the people we care about and the place we call home — Atascadero. Every year, time seems to fly by, but I have learned to slow it down by enjoying my present moment and holding gratitude.
Spending time with a friend at one of our great coffee shops downtown is one way that I do that. While I am not a coffee girl (gasp!), I am a hot tea and hot chocolate girl. AMSTRDM Coffee House has a great hot chai tea and hot chocolate (I take both with oat milk). Malibu Brew has various flavors of tea to choose from, which can be made hot or cold. Green Omen Apothecary has magical, hot beverages that include a Strawberry Moon latte made of strawberry black tea, beet root, vanilla, cinnamon, and rose house-syrup. Of course, Bramble Pie has the pie to go with any of those hot beverages!
Another way to slow down time with a friend is at our annual Holiday Boutique on November 8 at the Pavilion from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be over 90 vendors for this one-day craft show with handmade goods perfect for your holiday shopping. Do you need table decorations for your holiday dinners? Done! Do you need something unique for that hard-to-buy-for person? Done!
The Atascadero Veterans Memorial Foundation is hosting the annual Veterans Day Ceremony at the Faces of Freedom Memorial on Tuesday, November 11, at 11 a.m. The ceremony will include a flyover by the Estrella Warbirds, the color guard from Cal Poly, accompanied by the Pipes and Drums, and the national anthem and taps will be performed. A wreath will be laid in honor of all veterans. Thank you to all who served and are still serving.
This next event is kind of blowing my mind because it combines two Atascadero favorites, the Colony Days Parade and the Atascadero Fall Fest! Yes, instead of Colony Days being in October, it will be on Saturday, November 15, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. downtown. Fall Fest will have already begun on Friday, November 14, at 4 to 10 p.m. at the Sunken Gardens, and will continue on Saturday, after the parade, from 12 to 10 p.m., then wrap up on Sunday, November 16, from 12 to 10 p.m. Friends/family, Carnival rides, shopping, great music, and a hometown parade?? Sign me up!
For many of you, watching football is a favorite fall pastime. Cal Poly Football will be hosting an Atascadero Day that is free to all Atascadero residents on Saturday, November 22, at 5 p.m. at the Alex G. Spanos Stadium at Cal Poly. Come early and experience the pre-game tailgate!
Thanksgiving falls on November 27, and gratitude is another way to slow down time. I hope you experience the day with a grateful heart of love, connection, and camaraderie at your table. “What if today, we were just grateful for everything?” Charlie Brown. Happy Thanksgiving!
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