October 10-11 and October 17-18, 2026
Both Weekends Countywide

The San Luis Obispo County Open Studios Art Tour, a program of SLO County Arts Council, takes place each year over two weekends in October, National Arts and Humanities Month. Free to the public, fine artists and crafters open their studios to showcase their art and share their processes. Visitors create their own self-guided tours by using the catalog of participating artists.

Copies of the Printed Catalog are Now Available at These Locations

  • The Gallery

    213 E Branch Street

    Mon, Thurs & Sun 12p-5p | Fri & Sat 12p-6p

  • The Artery

    5890 Traffic Way

    Tues-Fri 11a–6p | Sat 11a–4p | Sun 12-4p

  • Los Osos

    Celia’s Garden Cafe

    1188 Los Osos Valley Road

    Mon, Wed, Thurs 8a-2p | Fri 8a-2p, 4p-8p | Sat 7:30a-2p, 4p-8p | Sun 7:30a-2p

  • Art Center Morro Bay

    835 Main Street

    Daily 12p-4p

  • Dana Adobe

    671 S. Oakglen Avenue

    Daily 11a-3p

  • Studios on the Park

    1130 Pine Street

    Sun-Thurs 12p-4p | Fri & Sat 12p-9p

  • Art Central

    1329 Monterey Street

    Sun 12p-4p | Mon-Fri 10a-6p | Sat 10a-5p

Plan Your Tour With a Digital Map

North County

Paso Robles, Templeton, Atascadero, Cambria, Cayucos, Morro Bay, Los Osos

South County

San Luis Obispo, Avila Beach, Pismo Beach, Grover Beach, Oceano, Arroyo Grande, Nipomo

Catalog FAQs

  • The Open Studios Art Tour catalog is always free, whether accessing it online or grabbing a physical copy.

  • No, we are currently unable to ship catalogs. You can get one for free online or at one of the locations listed in advance of the tour each year.

  • Artists are listed by region and city. There is also an index of artists by medium at the end of the catalog along with a section where you can make notes of which studios you’re interested in visiting.

    We recommend using a navigation tool or app to guide yourself to each studio. (Tip: There are digital maps on this webpage you can use during the tour weekends that features all artist locations!)

    If you’d like to print a city map, click the button below.

    Find tips for making the most of your tour on page 4 of the 2026 catalog.

Printable City Maps

Browse This Year’s Catalog Online

Read on Host Website

FAQs for Visitors

  • Open Studios Art Tour allows artists the chance to display a majority of their work in one place. Visiting studios during the tour gives you the chance to interact with artists on an intimate level and go deeper into their process. As one past participant put it, “the Open Studios Art Tour is the one time people from across the county come into my art space and view my creative process for themselves, allowing me to closely connect with those that make my art their own.”

  • The 2026 Open Studios Art Tour will take place over the weekends of October 10-11 and October 17-18. Both weekends will be countywide, and artist studios will be open from 10am to 4pm.

  • To help visitors plan their route, the catalog contains color indicators that show if an artist’s studio is open on the first, second, or both weekends. All artists on the tour are required to be open from 10am to 4pm.

  • We create digital maps that are linked on the Open Studios Art Tour website in advance of the tour weekends in fall. The catalog also lists the complete street address for each artist studio, so you can plug it into the navigation app or device of your choice!

  • We recommend leaving your pets at home. Studios are filled with breakables and valuable art and many artists may not allow your pet inside.

Open Studios Art Tour is supported by

Get in Touch

Please direct your questions about the Open Studios Art Tour to our team of staff and volunteers.

osat@slocountyarts.org
(805) 544-9251

For fastest communication, please email!

The SLO County Arts Council advances the visual, literary, and performing arts countywide.

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