CA Free LIVE Music Connection

08/28/2026

Happy Sunday!
** Updated 08/28/26 @ 7:35 PM
As always, before heading out any distance, please call to confirm the event (ie: WEATHER, etc) or see if reservations are required. Please TIP your performers and be a respectful patron of the venue...we need to help each other more than ever before!
Please post free events in the Comments if you hear of any other live music events this weekend not already listed.
~~ SUNDAY, 08/30/26 ~~
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
LYNDA & SHANE; Kitchen & Vine, San Luis Obispo

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
JAMES RIVERS; Sea Pines Clubhouse, Los Osos

11:00 AM - 2:30 PM
PAT KELLEY TRIO; Parchetto, Paso Robles

11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Stone Soup Music Festival w/ SLO COUNTY BAND (11:00), BURNING JAMES BLUES BAND (1:00), MESTIZO (3:00), B & THE HIVE (5:00); Ramona 'Avenue Stage', Grover Beach

11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Stone Soup Music Festival w/ FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD BIG BAND (12:00), MARIACHI MEXICANISMO (2:00), RAS DANNY & THE REGGAE ALL STARS (4:00); Ramona Garden 'Park Stage', Grover Beach

12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
RED OAK COUNTRY; Avila Valley Barn, San Luis Obispo

12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
tba; SLO Ranch Farms Courtyard, San Luis Obispo

12:30 PM - 3:30 PM
TAPROOTS DUO; Le Vigne Winery, Paso Robles

12:30 PM - 3:30 PM
JOY BONNER TRIO;
Sculpterra Winery, Paso Robles

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
JANE'S GANG; Heritage Square Park Gazebo, Village of Arroyo Grande

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
PAUL KENT; 805 Charcuterie, Santa Maria

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
MANNY ENGLISH; Blacklake Golf Resort, Nipomo

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
GARDEN PARTY (reservations recommended); Castoro Cellars, Templeton

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
EMILY SMITH; Four Lanterns Winery, Paso Robles

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
BOB SANTA CRUZ & FRIENDS; Kelsey See Canyon Vineyards, San Luis Obispo

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
STRANGE CAKE; Schooners Restaurant, Cayucos

1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
TERESA RUSSELL; Cold Spring Tavern, Santa Barbara

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
JIMMY BECKER (21+); Brick Barn Wine Estate, Buellton

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
LAUNCH WINDOW; Mersea's Restaurant, Avila Beach

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
SUNNY WRIGHT & JACOB ODELL; Moonstone Cellars, CambrIa

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
CRITICAL MASS; Mulligan's Bar & Grill, Avila Beach

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
tba (21+); Niffy's Merrimaker, Baywood Park/ Los Osos

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
THE CAVERNS; Babcock Winery & Vineyards, Lompoc

** 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
tba; Benny's Pizza, San Luis Obispo

** 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
TRAVELING HURTADOS; Carhartt Family Wines, Los Olivos

2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
TALIE & THE TROUBLEMAKERS (21+); Harry's Night Club & Beach Bar, Pismo Beach

3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
BLUES ASYLUM; Sycamore Mineral Springs Resort's Secret Garden, San Luis Obispo

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
SAMI ROUISSI (21+); Alapay Cellars, Avila Beach

4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
NATALY LOLA; Branch Street Deli & Pizzeria, Village of Arroyo Grande

4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
KIELO SMITH; Coquelicot Vineyards, Los Olivos

5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
MATTHEW CLARK; Cambria Pines Lodge, Cambria

7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
JEFF ELLIOTT; Madonna Inn, San Luis Obispo

7:00 PM - 11:30 PM
MIDNIGHT RIDE (21+); Harry's Night Club & Beach Bar, Pismo Beach
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08/21/2026

Happy Sunday!
** Updated 08/23/26 @ 12:15 PM
As always, before heading out any distance, please call to confirm the event (ie: WEATHER, etc) or see if reservations are required. Please TIP your performers and be a respectful patron of the venue...we need to help each other more than ever before!
Please post free events in the Comments if you hear of any other live music events this weekend not already listed.
~~ SUNDAY, 08/23/26 ~~
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
BRUCE & LINDA; Kitchen & Vine, San Luis Obispo

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
RAS DANNY; Sea Pines Clubhouse, Los Osos

11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
HUNTER NAKAZONO; Lunada's Cafe, Cayucos

11:00 AM - 2:30 PM
ADAM LEVINE COMBO; Parchetto, Paso Robles

12:00 PM -3:00 PM
PEACH & THE JAM (21+); Longbranch Saloon, Creston

12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
LANCE ROBISON; Vina Robles on Ramona, Paso Robles

12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
JILL KNIGHT BAND; Ragged Point Inn Lawn, San Simeon

** 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
NATALY LOLA or JOEL MARTIN; Vega Farm & Vineyard, Buellton

12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
KYLE HUSKEY; SLO Ranch Farms Courtyard, San Luis Obispo

12:30 PM - 3:30 PM
JOY BONNER TRIO; Sculpterra Winery, Paso Robles

** 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Free Ice Cream Social w/ LAUNCH WINDOW BAND; The Jack House, San Luis Obispo

1:00 PM ‐ 4:00 PM
ROSEWOOD & HONEY; Kelsey See Canyon Vineyards, San Luis Obispo

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
FUNK JUNKET; Schooner's Restaurant, Cayucos

1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
TOM BALL & KENNY SULTAN; Cold Spring Tavern, Santa Barbara

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
LOW DOWN DUDES (21+); Brick Barn Wine Estate, Buellton

** 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
JANE'S GANG; Mersea's Restaurant, Avila Beach

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
SUMMER RENEGADES; Mulligan's Bar & Grill, Avila Beach

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
GRUNGE MUFFIN (21+); Bill's Place, Village of Arroyo Grande

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
JAVA; Carhartt Family Wines, Los Olivos

** 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
KEITH COX; Coquelicot Estate, Los Olivos

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
DAVE TATE; Rava Wines, Paso Robles

2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
82 DELUXE (21+); Harry's Night Club & Beach Bar, Pismo Beach

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
CURTIS MILLER & FRIENDS (21+); Niffy's Merrimaker, Baywood Park/ Los Osos

** 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
JOHN LYLE; Corks & Crowns, Santa Barbara

3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
KIELO SMITH; Mr. Rick's, Avila Beach

3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
CASSIE B; Ramona Gardens Park, Grover Beach

3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
TAPROOTS; Sycamore Mineral Springs Resort's Secret Garden, San Luis Obispo

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
THE RECLINERS (21+); Alapay Cellars, Avila Beach

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
PAT KELLEY TRIO, JAZZ VESPERS (donations appreciated); First Presbyterian Church, San Luis Obispo

4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
BILL ROTELLA; Branch Street Deli & Pizzeria, Village of Arroyo Grande

** 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
THE CAVERNS; Fox Wine Co, Santa Barbara

5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
SPIKE BURR; Cambria Pines Lodge, Cambria

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
BREMEN TOWN; Bella Luca Estate, Templeton

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
BOOMERANG (DORIAN MICHAEL, JUDY & GARRET PHILBIN) (21+); Moonstone Cellars, Cambria

7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
JEFF ELLIOTT; Madonna Inn, San Luis Obispo
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08/20/2026

08/26/26
SOUL KOOL at
SOLVANG PARK

08/15/2026

Happy Sunday!
** Updated 08/16/26 @ 3:10 PM
As always, before heading out any distance, please call to confirm the event (ie: WEATHER, etc) or see if reservations are required. Please TIP your performers and be a respectful patron of the venue...we need to help each other more than ever before!
Please post free events in the Comments if you hear of any other live music events this weekend not already listed.
~~ SUNDAY, 08/16/26 ~~
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
EARLS OF TUESDAY; Ragged Point Inn Plaza, San Simeon

** 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
ELYSE BLACK; SLO Ranch Farms Courtyard, San Luis Obispo

12:30 PM - 3:30 PM
KIELO SMITH; Le Vigne, Paso Robles

** 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM
LITTLE TYME; Sculpterra Winery, Paso Robles

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
LESLIE & SOUL SHAKERS; Heritage Square Park Gazebo, Village of Arroyo Grande

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
NATALY LOLA; 805 Charcuterie, Santa Maria

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
HONEY DISPOSITION DUO; Blacklake Golf Resort, Nipomo

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
ROSEWOOD & HONEY; Castoro Cellars, Templeton

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
TONY BUCK & THE CADILLAC ANGELS; HOOK'd Bar & Grill at Lake Cachuma, Santa Barbara

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
BURNING JAMES BAND; Kelsey See Canyon Vineyards, San Luis Obispo

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
HAZARD CANYON; Schooner's Restaurant, Cayucos

1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
TOM BALL & KENNY SULTAN; Cold Spring Tavern, Santa Barbara

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
FAULTLINE; Adelina's Bistro, Nipomo

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
HWY 246 (21+); Brick Barn Wine Estate, Buellton

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
BUCK RIDGE LANE; Mersea's on Harford Pier, Port San Luis

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
tba (21+); Niffy's Merrimaker, Baywood Park/ Los Osos

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
LILLIAN STREET & LUCIAN DEMPSEY; Carhartt Family Wines, Los Olivos

2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
HOME BEFORE DARK (21+); Harry's Night Club & Beach Bar, Pismo Beach

2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
CARTER; Mulligan's Bar & Grill, Avila Beach

** 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
JANE & SHANE; Timbre Winery, Arroyo Grande

3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
HUNTER NAKAZONO; Art of the Vineyard, Paso Robles

3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
TOM STINGRAY (21+); Mr. Rick's, Avila Beach

3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
KINGS OF 88; Ramona Gardens Park, Grover Beach

3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
UP IN THE AIR; Sycamore Mineral Springs Resort's Secret Garden, San Luis Obispo

3:30 PM - 8:00 PM
BOBBY SANTA CRUZ (3:30), MINI NOVA (6:00); Celia's Garden Cafe, Los Osos

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
VICTOR VALENCIA (21+); Alapay Cellars, Avila Beach

4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
JAXON CAMAERO; Branch Street Deli & Pizzeria, Village of Arroyo Grande

5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
MARK WELCH; Cambria Pines Lodge, Cambria

7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
JEFF ELLIOTT; Madonna Inn, San Luis Obispo
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08/07/2026

Happy Saturday!
** Updated 08/07/26 @ 3:30 PM
As always, before heading out any distance, please call to confirm the event (ie: WEATHER, etc) or see if reservations are required. Please TIP your performers and be a respectful patron of the venue...we need to help each other more than ever before!
Please post free events in the Comments if you hear of any other live music events this weekend not already listed.
~ SATURDAY, 08/08/26 ~
12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Bach Party w/ HONEY DISPOSITION (12:00), BAD MUNKEY (2:00), and DAVE AGUALLO BAND (5:00); Mulligan's Bar & Grill, Avila Beach

3:00 PM - 7:30 PM
CAB STREET BAND (21+); Harry's Night Club & Beach Bar, Pismo Beach

4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
TOAN CHAU (5:00); Celia's Garden Cafe, Los Osos

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
JOSH ROSENBLUM; BarrelHouse Brewing, Paso Robles

5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
JIM BARNETT; Adelina's Bistro, Nipomo

5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
MY MOM IS MY SISTER; The Porch Cafe & Bar, Santa Margarita

5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
LANCE ROBISON; VIX Creek Saloon, Village of Arroyo Grande

5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
BOB STRICKLIN; Branch Street Deli & Pizzeria, Village of Arroyo Grande

5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
KIELO SMITH; Ancient Owl, San Luis Obispo

5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
SOUND INVESTMENT; ManRock Brewing Co, Grover Beach

5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
STEPHEN POWERS (21+); Steller's Cellar, Old Orcutt

5:30 PM - 11:00 PM
PRICEY DIGGS; Cambria Pines Lodge, Cambria

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
RUSTY DUSTY DUO (TED WATERHOUSE & DAVID EVANS) (21+); Apogee Brewing Co, Grover Beach

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
SUMMER & THE VINTAGE RENEGADES (series finale); Pioneer Park, Santa Maria

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
JEFF & LEXI; Sea Pines Clubhouse, Los Osos

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
ADAM LEVINE; Allegretto's Cello Bar, Paso Robles

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
TALIE & THE TROUBLEMAKERS; California Coast Brewing Co, Paso Robles

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
EMILY FRANKLIN; CaliPaso Winery, Paso Robles

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
JAMES SCOOLIS (21+); Hotel SLO's S-Low Lounge & Bar, San Luis Obispo

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID (21+); Mr Rick's, Avila Beach

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
RAY JAURIQUE TRIO; Rancho Nipomo BBQ & Deli, Nipomo

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
ULTRA; Still Waters Winery, Paso Robles

6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
LADY & THE TRAMPS; Atascadero Lake Park Bandstand, Atascadero

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
LOUIE ORTEGA; Marisol at The Cliffs Resort, Pismo Beach

7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
KNEE DEEP BAND (21+) w/free Chumash Club card); Chumash Casino, Santa Ynez

8:30 PM - 10:30 PM
THE FUNK JUNKET (21+); The Libertine Brewing Co, San Luis Obispo

9:30 PM - 12:30 AM
LEGENDS (21+); The Frog & Peach Pub, San Luis Obispo

~~ SUNDAY, 08/09/26 ~~
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
OUT OF THE BLUE; Kitchen & Vine, San Luis Obispo

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
KENNY TAYLOR; Sea Pines Clubhouse, Los Osos

11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
DAVE TATE; Barton Family Wines, Paso Robles

12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Summer Concert Series w/ NICOLE STROMSOE QUARTET (reservations required); Halter Ranch Estates' Garden Lawn, Paso Robles

12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
PEACH & THE JAM (21+); Longbranch Saloon, Creston

12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
BOBBY SANTA CRUZ & THE JALAPENO JAM; Ragged Point Inn Lawn, San Simeon

12:30 PM - 3:30 PM
NEIGHBORHOOD KATZ TRIO; Le Vigne Winery, Paso Robles

12:30 PM - 3:30 PM
JOY BONNER TRIO; Sculpterra Winery, Paso Robles

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
IMVA BAND (reservations recommended); Baileyana Wines, San Luis Obispo

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
ZONGO ALL STARS; Heritage Square Park Gazebo, Village of Arroyo Grande

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
LANCE ROBISON; Blacklake Golf Resort, Nipomo

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
ZEN MOUNTAIN POETS; Kelsey See Canyon Vineyards, San Luis Obispo

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
JILL KNIGHT; Schooner's Restaurant, Cayucos

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Live On the Rocks w/ THE MOLLY RINGWALD PROJECT(on grounds parking; self= $20, valet= $30); The Cliffs Resort, Pismo Beach

1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Hawaiian Dance w/ RIPTIDE BIG BAND (55+); Elwin Mussell Senior Center, Santa Maria

1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
TOM BALL & KENNY SULTAN; Cold Spring Tavern, Santa Barbara

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
JANE & SHANE; Mersea's Bar, Avila Beach

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
MURDER HORNETS; Mulligan's Bar & Grill, Avila Beach

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
McGUIRE & ADAIR PROJECT; Carhartt Family Wines, Los Olivos

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
TALIE COPEN & FRIENDS; RAVA Wines, Paso Robles

2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
BOOGIE SHOOZ (21+); Harry's Night Club & Beach Bar, Pismo Beach

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
NOACH TANGERAS BAND (21+); Niffy's Merrimaker, Baywood Park/ Los Osos

3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
JOSH ROSENBLUM BAND; Ramona Gardens Park, Grover Beach

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
TREBLE AHEAD (21+); Alapay Cellars, Avila Beach

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
SPOONER'S COVE DUO; Coastal Taproom, Cambria

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
KIELO SMITH; Shell Beach Brewhouse, Shell Beach

4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
MICHAEL PETERS; Branch Street Deli & Pizzeria, Village of Arroyo Grande

5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
MATTHEW CLARK; Cambria Pines Lodge, Cambria

7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
JEFF ELLIOTT; Madonna Inn, San Luis Obispo

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
MANNY ENGLISH; Fin's Restaurant, Grover Beach

6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
JULIE BEAVER; Cambria Pines Lodge, Cambria
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08/05/2026

Mulligan's, Avila Beach August 2026 Line-up!!

08/02/2026

Wednesday August 5, 2026; Soul Kool Band Santa Barbara Fiestas De La Guerra Square Main Stage!!

Santa Barbara “The Soul Kool Band” is coming !!! This Wednesday to De La Guerra Square Main Stage for Fiestas

08/01/2026

Terry Lawless' Sweet T's One Man Caravan at Blast & Brew, Nipomo on Willow Rd.
Saturday, 8/1/26, 2:00-5:00