Our community's celebration for all

 Our Annual Community Celebration, Atascadero Colony Day will take place on Saturday Oct. 7 from ​10 am to 3 pm.
The parade will start at 10 a.m. and run down El Camino Real from Davis Auto Body to West Mall and Palma Ave. by Sunken Gardens.
The Festival will start immediately after the parade and continue until 3 pm. 
There will be a variety of vendors, entertainment and food in and around the Sunken Gardens
Wiener dog and small dog races will start at 12:00 pm 
Applications for the parade are open and it is free to participate! Deadline is Friday, September 29, 2023.

It will be a day for the community to gather safely
​with friends and family and celebrate!

Keep the Parade Going

Colony Days began in 1973, as a celebration of the community of Atascadero. Since then, it has held a parade each year since 1974.
Our heartfelt thanks to all who are participating and attending our community parade. Thank you from all of us that celebrate community!
2022 Colony Days The Roaring 20's Parade Lineup*
  1. ​Freedom Flight Estrella Warbird Museum
  2. North County Color Guard
  3. Colony Days Sponsors
  4. 2022 Grand Marshall and Royalty
  5. City of Atascadero City Council
  6. City of Atascadero Police Department
  7. Atascadero Fire (Type 1)
  8. Atascadero Fire  (Type 1)
  9. Atascadero Fire  (Type 1)
  10. Atascadero Fire (Model A fire engine)
  11. Atascadero Fire (Morro Bay Antique Engine)
  12. Atascadero Historical Society (1st Atascadero Fire Engine (REO))
  13. City of Atascadero (City staff with the General Plan update)
  14. Atascadero High School Marching Band
  15. Atascadero High School Football
  16. ​Atascadero High School Cheer
  17. Atascadero High School Senior Homecoming Court
  18. Atascadero High School Clubs "March in Unity"
  19. John Sibbach
  20. Monterey Road Elementary
  21. San Benito Road Elementary School
  22. San Gabriel Elementary and PTA
  23. Santa Margarita Elementary Robotics
  24. Atascadero Fine Arts Academy
  25. San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Posse
  26. Atascadero Greybots 973
  27. 2022 Miss California Mid-State Fair
  28. Mystic Rose Realms
  29. 5th District County Supervisor - Debbie Arnold
  30. Elk's Little Train
  31. Bruce Gibson for Supervisor
  32. Motions Academy of Dance and Athletics
  33. Cagnia Family
  34. Cagnia Family
  35. Cagnia Family
  36. Vy Pierce for School Board 2022
  37. Atascadero Middle School Marching Band
  38. Randy Reina 
  39. Dan Hathaway for AUSD Board 2022
  40. Atascadero Optimist
  41. Sun-1
  42. Tracy Ellis-Weit for Schoolboard 2022
  43. Atascadero Little League
  44. Main Street Dance Company
  45. Girls Scout Troops of Atascadero
  46. Rebekah Kozneck and Denise McGrew-Kane for AUSD School Board 
  47. Vaqueras Del Camino
  48. The Atascadero News
  49. Escuela del Rio
  50. Paso Robles High School Marching Band
  51. Mid-State Cruizers Car Club: Larry and Carol Wilson
  52. Mid-State Cruizers Car Club: Lee Moura
  53. Mid-State Cruizers Car Club: Mark and Tina Palmer
  54. Mid-State Cruizers Car Club: Dan and Carol Verstuyft
  55. Mid-State Cruizers Car Club: John and Cathy Wilson
  56. Mid-State Cruizers Car Club: Casey and Loree McRoberts
  57. Mid-State Cruizers Car Club: Dave Kennedy
  58. Mid-State Cruizers Car Club: Cindy Kennedy
  59. Mid-State Cruizers Car Club: Dave Low and Mary Dwight
  60. Mid-State Cruizers Car Club: Roy and Roberta Barba

*Subject to change

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Get Involved with Atascadero Colony Days

Volunteers are the heart of Atascadero Colony Days, as the event is put on by volunteers. The more hands we have, the lighter the work. While we have volunteers that work year-round to organize the event, we also need many volunteers the weekend of the event and the week before, as well as to plan and execute different tasks throughout the year. 
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Special Thanks to our Sponsors

Our Sponsors make this event possible. Thank you!
Red Sponsor ($5,000 and more)
White Sponsors ($1,000- $4,999)
Blue Sponsors ($500 - $999)
Friends of Atascadero Colony Days ($100 - $499)

Atascadero
​Colony Days

454 P.O. Box 1913
Atascadero, CA 93423

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​The Atascadero Colony Days Committee is the force behind the annual celebration of the community of Atascadero. 
We are a 501(c)3 non-profit, and are fully supported by the community since 1974.