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See All Lodging… > URL: https://visitsansimeonca.com/ > Last modified: 2026-10-01T17:52:28+00:00 69°F 72°  |  42° * [Celebrate the Season: Cambria Scarecrow Festival October 1–31](https://visitsansimeonca.com/cambria-scarecrow-festival-2026-plan-a-fall-weekend-on-highway-1/) ## Featured Posts - [Cambria Scarecrow Festival 2026: Plan a Fall Weekend on Highway 1](https://visitsansimeonca.com/cambria-scarecrow-festival-2026-plan-a-fall-weekend-on-highway-1/) [Learn More →](https://visitsansimeonca.com/cambria-scarecrow-festival-2026-plan-a-fall-weekend-on-highway-1/) - [Holiday on Highway 1: Where Holiday Magic Meets the Coast](https://visitsansimeonca.com/holiday-on-highway-1-where-holiday-magic-meets-the-coast/) [Learn More →](https://visitsansimeonca.com/holiday-on-highway-1-where-holiday-magic-meets-the-coast/) - [3-Day San Simeon Fall Itinerary: Hearst Castle, Wine & Wildlife](https://visitsansimeonca.com/3-day-san-simeon-fall-itinerary-hearst-castle-wine-wildlife/) [Learn More →](https://visitsansimeonca.com/3-day-san-simeon-fall-itinerary-hearst-castle-wine-wildlife/) [Hearst Castle](https://visitsansimeonca.com/what-to-do/hearst-castle-san-simeon/) [Elephant Seals](https://visitsansimeonca.com/what-to-do/elephant-seals-san-simeon/) [Piedras Blancas](https://visitsansimeonca.com/what-to-do/piedras-blancas-light-station-san-simeon/) [San Simeon State Beach](https://visitsansimeonca.com/what-to-do/beaches/) [Where To Stay](https://visitsansimeonca.com/where-to-stay/) [Where To Eat](https://visitsansimeonca.com/where-to-eat/) [Outdoors](https://visitsansimeonca.com/what-to-do/elephant-seals-san-simeon/) [Gateway to Big Sur](https://visitsansimeonca.com/the-gateway-to-big-sur/) ## Events Plan your next trip around one of San Simeon’s special events. - [Oct 01](https://visitsansimeonca.com/events/scarecrow-festival/) ## [Scarecrow Festival](https://visitsansimeonca.com/events/scarecrow-festival/) Cambria * Oct 01, 2026 – Oct 31, 2026 October is a fun time to visit Cambria and San Simeon, when hundreds of creative scarecrows take over the coast during the annual Cambria Scarecrow Festival. This free, family-friendly event showcases whimsical displays throughout the communities. In Cambria, find scarecrows throughout the East and West Villages and along Moonstone Beach Drive. In San Simeon, look for displays along Castillo Drive and […] - [* Nov 27](https://visitsansimeonca.com/events/hearst-castle-holiday-twilight-tour/) ## [Hearst Castle Holiday Twilight Tour](https://visitsansimeonca.com/events/hearst-castle-holiday-twilight-tour/) San Simeon * Nov 27, 2026 – Dec 30, 2026 Experience Hearst Castle dressed for the holidays during this special seasonal tour, available November 27–December 30. See Mr. Hearst’s celebrated art collection illuminated by thousands of holiday lights while learning about festive celebrations from the estate’s heyday. Tickets: You can buy your tickets here beginning Nov. 27th. - [* Nov 28](https://visitsansimeonca.com/events/cambria-christmas-market-at-cambria-pines-lodge/) ## [Cambria Christmas Market at Cambria Pines Lodge](https://visitsansimeonca.com/events/cambria-christmas-market-at-cambria-pines-lodge/) Cambria * Nov 28, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026 ** 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM The countdown to the holiday season is on! The Cambria Christmas Market returns November 28–December 31, bringing the magic of a traditional European Christmas market to California’s Central Coast. This year, there are new displays, additional vendors, and more nights. 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