Dante Marsh & The Vibesetters will perform at the Cayucos Endless Summer Festival, Saturday, Sept. 19 at Cayucos Landing.
The Friends of Cayucos, a coalition of non-profit organizations, service clubs and community groups are teaming up to host the Endless Summer Festival, a 3-day celebration of local history, family fun, live music, food, beer and wine and more.
The festival starts Thursday, Sept. 17 with, “History Beneath the Waves,” a presentation by the Cayucos Historical Society starting at 7 p.m. at Cayucos Landing (the former vets hall).
Stuart McDowell will present the story of the oil tanker, Montebello, which was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine and sank off the coast of Cambria in December 1941, just some 3 weeks after the Attack on Pearl Harbor that started World War II in the Pacific.
Friday, Sept. 18 is Family Movie Night at Cayucos Landing and sponsored by the Cayucos Land Conservancy.
From 6-7 p.m. representatives from the Cayucos Land Conservancy, California State Parks, the Morro Coast Audubon Society, and other local organizations will share information about the incredible outdoor spaces, wildlife, and natural resources found along the Central Coast.
The movie starts at 7 p.m. and will feature Disney’s G-rated nature film “Earth,” featuring the remarkable family migrations of elephants, polar bears, and humpback whales. The film runs approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes.
Bring your family, a picnic, get comfortable, and enjoy an evening celebrating nature and the Central Coast.
Saturday is the big day for the Festival, with several special events taking place.
The Chamber of Commerce is hosting a street faire from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. along Ocean Avenue and Front Street.
There will be lots of local vendors and activities for the kids all in the heart of Downtown Cayucos.
At Cayucos Landing, the day starts with a breakfast and family activities hosted by the Cayucos Lioness Club from 9-11 a.m.
From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dante Marsh and The Vibesetters will play a live music dance party at Cayucos Landing.
“The Vibe Setters,” reads the band’s website, “are a soulful, funk band with tasty grooves and colorful melodies. Dante Marsh leads this award-winning group based out of San Luis Obispo, receiving both Best R&B song and Best Performance awards from New Times Magazine.”
The Cayucos Rotary Club will host, “Toast to the Coast,” a wine tasting at Cayucos Landing from 1-4 p.m. Tickets are $40 a person. See: www.cayucoschamber.com/endlesssummerfestival and scroll down to the link to order tickets online.
And the Cayucos Lions Club will barbecue in the rear picnic area at Cayucos Landing from 3-6 p.m. to close out the festival.
The Endless Summer Festival marks one of the first major community events to be held at Cayucos Landing after the County rebuilt the old Cayucos Vets Hall, in a multi-milliondollar project that took over 2 years to complete.
The newly Christened, Cayucos Landing, was rebuilt to match the historic look of the original warehouse of Cayucos’ founder, Capt. James Cass in the 1870s. The warehouse was the hub of Capt. Cass’ export and import shipping business that serviced steamships plying the California Coast.
Capt. Cass also built the Cayucos Pier where goods were loaded and offloaded. The pier was also almost entirely rebuilt by the County after falling into disrepair with dozens of support pilings gone missing.
The Victorian mansion, Cass House, the one-time home of Capt. Cass and family stands across Ocean Avenue from Cayucos Landing and the Pier. It was also completely rebuilt in the 1990s after falling into disrepair and is now a plush bed & breakfast inn.
