Paul Nelson Aquatic Center

Offering an Olympic-size competition pool as well as a recreational pool with a fan-shaped zero-depth entryway, Paul Nelson Aquatic Center offers something for everybody, including a waterslide for children and adults.

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Driscoll’s

Their motto is “only the finest berries” and that is exactly what you will find with Driscoll’s berries. Committed to growing only fresh berries, they are always hand-picked at the peak of ripeness and flavor. Alongside strawberries, Driscoll’s grows raspberries, blueberries, and blackberries.

OstrichLand USA

OstrichLand USA is fun for the whole family! With a gift shop featuring unique gifts ostrich and emu-related, families can feed ostriches and emus, allowing you to get up close and personal with these big birds. Ostrich eggs are available year-round and emu eggs available in the winter and spring season.

Rancho Maria Public Golf Course

Enjoy playing the game you love at Rancho Maria Golf Club. Nestled in the foothills overlooking the Santa Maria valley, Rancho Maria Golf Club is located on the central coast of California, just 5 miles southwest of downtown Santa Maria on Highway 1. There are no parallel fairways at Rancho Maria, and you’ll love the […]

Monarch Dunes Golf Club

Located in Nipomo, Monarch Dunes features two award-winning golf courses, the 18-hole championship Old Course, and a par-3 Challenge Course. Part of The Woodlands, a master-planned resort, Monarch Dunes is surrounded by windswept sandbanks, coastal vistas, and amber-colored hillsides. Collared shirts are required on the golf courses and driving range.

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Featured Events

May 11

Santa Maria Valley Wine Trolley 2019

This is weekend wine tasting #SantaMariaStyle The Wine Trolley has returned! Hit the road and explore all you can do in and around Santa Maria Valley. You’ll find it’s the perfect home base, where you can eat, drink and do more for less. Starting Mother’s Day weekend, explore our amazing local wineries and tasting rooms […]

September 26

Great American Melodrama - Drac In The Saddle Again

September 26 – November 17 A vampire in the desert? Sure?! One of horror’s favorite villains, the un-dead Dracula of Transylvania, hops on the stagecoach to Tombstone, Arizona where he meets a cast of crazy characters, including the innocent Fannie Farmer. Can he win her heart and take over the town? Find out when the […]

October 11

Naughty Oak: Conner Cherland Duo + AR Catering

Conner’s music offers a blend of styles from Americana, to Indie/Folk, to Soul music. His voice compares with present-day singers like Hozier, Ed Sheeran, and Shakey Graves. Combined with his live guitar looping and carefully chosen lyrics, you’re likely to wonder how so many sounds can come from just one man. He’s playing from 6 […]

October 11

Santa Maria Civic Theatre: Lucky Stiff

Harry Witherspoon, an unassuming English shoe salesman, lives an uneventful life in East Grinstead, England. His life takes a dramatic turn when he learns that his uncle Anthony, a casino manager from Atlantic City, has been killed by his blind lover. Harry learns that he stands to inherit $6,000,000 from his uncle – but only […]

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