Browse the list below to find City-hosted activities in San Luis Obispo. Check out the SLO Happenings app for an up-to-date listing of public and private events in the City. Review the Government Meetings calendar for information on upcoming Advisory Body and Council hearings.

Downtown SLO Sidewalk Sale

Downtown SLO Sidewalk Sale Fall 2025 

Join Downtown SLO for the first of a new series of Sidewalk Sales! Grab a coffee and a bite to eat, stroll downtown San Luis Obispo’s tree-lined streets, and enjoy a fun shopping experience and amazing deals!

Downtown retailers will bring merchandise and sale racks out onto the sidewalk for a one-day-only special event.

Enter to win gift cards to downtown businesses!

Register with Downtown SLO to participate in the challenge on October 25, 2025. Every six participating businesses you visit on October 25 enters you to win a bundle of gift cards to local businesses!

The following stores have generously provided gift cards for the drawing: Super Silver, Assistance League Thrift Store, Roxanne's Birkenstock, Making SLO, Sandbox Kids, Wildflower Women Boutique, Pottery Barn, Moondoggies Beach Club, HumanKind Fair Trade, Junk Girls, Growing Grounds Downtown, Len Collective, Blue Harvest Apparel

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