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Atascadero
Enjoy the sounds of music at
Atascadero’s 2026 Concert Series!
The annual concert series takes
place every Thursday at the
Atascadero Lake Park Bandstand
from 6:30-8:30 p.m. and includes
a total of eight concerts to enjoy
throughout the summer, except July
4 and 18.
Bring the family, a blanket, a
low-backed chair, and your wallet
for the food truck! The lineup
features:
• June 20—Garden Party
(classic soft rock)
• June 27—The Rockin’ Bs
Band (rock, country, and more)
• July 11—Ghost Monster (feel-
good rock from all eras)
• July 25—PUSH (Rock-
infused dance music from the
70s to today)
• August 1—Josh Rosenblum
Band (pop/rock blues)
• August 8—Lady and The
Tramps (rock, R&B/soul,
blues)
• August 15—The Electric
Lavender Train (classic
rock’n’roll covers)
• August 29—The Cinders
Blues Band (blues you can
dance to)
Come early and enjoy the
Atascadero Lake Park, play-
ground, paddleboats, or fishing
on the lake!
Concerts are outdoors at the
Atascadero Lake Park Bandstand,
at 9305 Pismo Avenue.
4th of July Music Festival
The City of Atascadero teams
up with the Atascadero Printery
Foundation and Tiny Porch Con-
certs to present the 4th of July
Music Festival.
The event is from 4-8 p.m. at
Atascadero Lake Park, and opens
with the Scouts Flag Ceremony.
Along with a lineup of live music,
featured activities include the
kids’ playground, paddle boats,
and boards, merchan-
dise, food, and
drink vendors.
The
prelimi-
nary band
lineup
includes
The
Coffis
Broth-
ers, B
and The
Hive, Shane
Alexander,
and more to be
announced.
Tickets are $30.
Proceeds benefit the Atascadero
Printery Foundation to restore
the historic printery as a multi-
purpose community center.
Free concert
series starts June
20, runs through
August 29
Atascadero Lake Park is located at
9305 Pismo Ave. For more information
and tickets, visit atascadero4thofjuly.org.
Add cruising and dancing to
your summer things to do list
The Friday night
2026 Hot El
Camino Cruise
Nite, with a
Saturday
car show
and the
annual
Dancing
in the
Streets
celebra-
tion, is the
perfect way
to wind down
summer.
The Cruisin’
Weekend kicks off at 6:30
p.m. on Friday, August 21, when
over 350 vintage vehicles cruise
El Camino Real until 8:30 p.m.
These beautifully restored vehicles
arrive from across California to
participate in this annually an-
ticipated Central Coast weekend.
Registration for Hot El Camino
Cruise Nite opens in June.
The next day, Saturday, vintage
and antique cars are on display
at the Mid State Cruisers Car
Show in Atascadero Lake Park. In
its 35th year, this car show is an
opportunity to get up close views
of special and rare vehicles and
talk with owners. The vehicles are
on display from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.,
and there’s still time to register
your car for this show. For more
information on the Mid-State
Cruisers Car Show, visit midstate-
cruizers.org.
Following the car show, the
10th Annual Dancing in the
Streets jump-starts the evening
with performances from lo-
cal bands around the Sunken
Gardens from 5-10 p.m. Enjoy
your favorite bands, community
entertainment, bounce houses,
food trucks, beer, wine/cider, and