A Victorian home in Paso Robles is decorated for the holidays during the Vine Street Victorian Showcase, held Dec. 12 and 19, 2020, as a drive-through event due to the coronavirus pandemic. Santa, Mrs. Claus, the Snow King and Queen rode up and down Vine Street in a lighted sleigh, with Scrooge following right behind in a vintage car, grumbling at everyone.
Laura Dickinson
ldickinson@thetribunenews.com
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Do you have the best holiday decorations in San Luis Obispo County?
Here on the Central Coast, strings of sparkling lights, flocks of glowing reindeer and oversized inflatable snowmen start appearing on front yards and rooftops as early as November. The seasonal splendor ranges from life-size Santa Claus cutouts to decked-out Christmas trees.
As SLO County gears up for the holidays, The Tribune is putting together a guide to the local homes and businesses with the most fun, fabulous and festive decorations.
Karson Butler Events, located at the historic Ah Louis Store in San Luis Obispo, is decorated for the holidays. San Luis Obispo’s Light Up Downtown event is happening through Jan. 10, 2021. Laura Dickinson ldickinson@thetribunenews.com
John Rickwald transforms his 10-acre Creston ranch each year into a massive holiday spectacle, complete with almost 3 miles worth of lights. Laura Dickinson ldickinson@thetribunenews.com
A large holiday light display illuminates the corner of Curbaril and Marchant avenues in Atascadero. Joe Tarica jtarica@thetribunenews.com
This story was originally published November 21, 2023 at 5:00 AM.
Sarah Linn is an editor and reporter on the West Service Journalism Team, working with journalists in Sacramento, Modesto, Fresno, Merced and San Luis Obispo in California and Bellingham, Olympia and Tri-Cities in Washington, as well as Boise, Idaho. She previously served as the Local/Entertainment Editor of The Tribune in San Luis Obispo, working there for nearly two decades. A graduate of Oregon State University, she has earned multiple California journalism awards.
