Our community's celebration for all

 Our Annual Community Celebration, Atascadero Colony Days will take place on Saturday Oct. 5, 2024 from ​10 am to 3 pm.
The parade will start at 10 a.m. and kick off behind the Administration Building on Lewis Avenue. Then head across the Arch Bridge and continue forward as Lewis Ave becomes Capistrano Ave, moving toward CA-41. 
After reaching CA-41, the parade will turn Northwest onto El Camino Real.
The parade will then make a right onto West Mall, and end near Lewis Ave.
The Festival will start immediately after the parade and continue
until 4:00 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 27, 2024.

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!
2023 Colony Days Celebrating Community Always Parade Lineup*

  1. Freedom Flight Estrella Warbird Museum
  2. San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Posse
  3. Colony Days Sponsors
  4. 2023 Royalty and Grand Marshall
  5. Atascadero Fire (Fire Apparatus (Type 1)
  6. Atascadero Fire (Fire Apparatus (Type 1)
  7. Atascadero Fire (Fire Apparatus (Type 1)
  8. Atascadero Fire (Wildland (Type 1)
  9. Atascadero Fire (Wildland (Type 1)
  10. Atascadero Fire (Command)
  11. Atascadero Fire (Ladder)
  12. City of Atascadero Police Department 
  13. City of Atascadero City Council
  14. San Benito Road Elementary School
  15. Santa Margarita Elementary Robotics
  16. Erin and Nancy Writz
  17. Erin and Nancy Writz
  18. San Gabriel Elementary and PTA
  19. Atascadero Historical Society 
  20. Monterey Road Elementary
  21. Atascadero Printery Foundation
  22. Santa Rosa Academic Academy
  23. Atascadero Middle School Marching Band
  24. Atascadero Middle School Cheerleading
  25. AMS Robotics
  26. 5th District County Supervisor - Debbie Arnold
  27. Mystic Rose Realms
  28. John Kelly Family
  29. Atascadero Fine Arts Academy Dancers
  30. US Forest Service
  31. Atascadero Greybots 973
  32. Paso a Pasito
  33. Joe’s Little Train
  34. C.E.R.T.
  35. Motions Academy of Dance and Athletics
  36. The Haunt
  37. The Haunt
  38. Cagnia Family
  39. Cagnia Family
  40. Cagnia Family
  41. Main Street Dance Company
  42. Hispanic Business Association
  43. Funk for County Supervisor 2024
  44. Atascadero Little League
  45. Atascadero High School Marching Band
  46. Atascadero High School Cheer
  47. Atascadero High School Football
  48. Atascadero High School Senior Homecoming Court
  49. Atascadero HighSchool Class of 1973
  50. Escuela del Rio
  51. Mid-State Cruizers Car Club: Don and Kim Simoneau
  52. Mid-State Cruizers Car Club: Roy and Roberta Barba
  53. Mid-State Cruizers Car Club: Rudy Regalado
  54. Mid-State Cruizers Car Club: Tom and Bobbie Jermin
  55. Mid-State Cruizers Car Club: Dave and Mary Low
  56. Mid-State Cruizers Car Club: Mr. Don Plotkin and Bonnie
  57. Mid-State Cruizers Car Club: Mark and TIna Palmer
  58. Mid-State Cruizers Car Club: Art Anderton
  59. Mid-State Cruizers Car Club: Able Tagre
  60. Mid-State Cruizers Car Club: David Kennedy
  61. Mid-State Cruizers Car Club: Dan and Peggy Steel
  62. Mid-State Cruizers Car Club: Melssa Haydon
  63. Mid-State Cruizers Car Club: Casey and Loree McRoberts
  64. Mid-State Cruizers Car Club: Larry and Carol Wilson
  65. Paso Waste
*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
[email protected]

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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.