Welcome new students!

Downtown SLO is excited to welcome you to our vibrant and dynamic downtown community.

Our diverse selection of local businesses are ready to invite you inside to explore all they have to offer with exciting activities, student-exclusive discounts, and freebies to take home and enjoy.

Below is a map of downtown San Luis Obispo businesses participating in new-students offers on August 20th, 2026. Find their name, location, and what they offer at your convenience. A direct list of offerings is underneath the map. Additionally, a flier will be displayed on storefront windows so you can easily identify spots with student deals!

Now, go out and discover all you can!

WOW Activity Interactive Map

Blackwater - 705 Higuera Street
Stop by the Blackwater Petting Zoo booth at the farmers' market for small freebies and coupons, then head into the shop to guess how many cigarette pencils are in the jar for a chance to win a Blackwater grand prize gift package!
Blue Harvest Apparel - 799 Higuera Street
15% off your entire purchase
Boo Boo Records - 978 Monterey Street
10% off all vinyl records and CDs
Brown Butter Cookie Co. - 897 Higuera Street
Spin it to Win it! Each visiting group will have a chance to spin the wheel and win one of four prizes for the next time they visit.
Café Crepes de SLO - 785 Marsh Street, Suite A
Samples of Dubai chocolate strawberries
Captain Nemo Games - 565 Higuera Street
Free Grab Bag of comic books, your choice of one free Marvel Magnet (Thor, Hulk, Avengers or Iron Man) and one free Marvel Air Freshener (Deadpool, Iron Man or Groot), and 25% off t-shirts
Cheap Thrills - 563 Higuera Street
Free music patches & stickers from our Special Selection, 25% off any t-shirt, 10% off any poster or buy-one-get-one half-off. Also, a free commemorative store logo button or sticker!
Efren's Mexican Restaurant - 892 Marsh Street
Receive 20% off your order and a free small fountain soda
French Quarter Boutique - 969 Monterey Street
Stop by and spin the wheel of prizes, giveaways, and coupons!
Gemlato - 1028 Chorro Street
25% off your gelato order
GLOW by Sarah - 1112 Garden Street
Enjoy a 15% discount off Permanent Jewelry
Honey Belly Korean Barbecue - 1127 Broad Street, Suite B
Free fountain drink/canned drink per WOW student
HumanKind Fair Trade - 974 Monterey Street
20% off garlands for dorm decor
Jamba - 890 Marsh Street
You’re officially a Mustang! Now, become part of the Jamba legacy! WOWies receive 50% off small smoothies + Flex Your WOW social media challenge
Libertine Brewing Co. - 1234 Broad Street
Free Dance Lessons! Coupons for free entry to future Line Dancing (Wednesday) or Salsa (Sunday)! 18+ Events
Libertine Coffee Bar - 1240 Broad Street
Breakfast for dinner! 25% off your entire purchase and BOGO burrito coupons!
Lilija - 746 Higuera Street, Suite 3
Live DJ music and store-wide sale!
LuLu Luxe - 864 Higuera Street
Free hoop earring or sunglasses with $25 purchase
LUSH - 1070 Court Street, Suite 207
Free samples!
Making SLO - 751 Higuera Street
Pop-Up Art Cafe on Chorro Street
Mysteri Vintage - 1115 Broad Street
Swing by Mysteri Vintage, show your student ID, and get a free treat and a free item from our $10 bin, plus a mystery coupon for your next visit!
Open Air Flowers - 1003 Osos Street
Flower crowns from 4-6PM. Sign-ups required: each group gets 30mins
Palm Theatre - 817 Palm Street
FREE movie tickets for the film TONY - two showings at 7PM and 9:30PM
Pure Green - 848 Higuera Street
Stop by your new favorite smoothie, acai, and juice store for samples of our clean, performance-based products!
Sea + Green - 746 Higuera Street, Suite 6
Live DJ music and store-wide sale!
Seeds - 1040 Court Street
Free matcha tea, free hair tinsel, Cal Poly charm bracelets, Cal Poly hand & face stamping, photo booth
Sephora - 1090 Court Street, Suite 205
Fun, school-spirited glitter application!
SLO à la Mode - 860 Higuera Street
Buy ice cream scoop or milkshake and get a free big cookie
SLO Froyo n’ Italian Ice - 956 Higuera Street
15% off your purchase
SLO Piercing - 963 Monterey Street
Test your piercing knowledge and win cool prizes!
SLO Sweets - 1020 Court Street
Scavenger hunt!
SLO Swim - 795 Higuera Street
Free SLO stickers & Kulani Kini Tote bag
Summerland Co - 1023 Morro Street
Raffle to win a Jelly Cat of your choice valued at $50
Sweetie Cup Tea House - 1118 Chorro Street
10% off all drinks for new students
The Center - 672 Higuera Street, Suite 200
Come see our space and get a free yoga class card (while supplies last)!
The Junk Girls - 870 Monterey Street
Limited edition “Dorm Room Discount” coupon for the first 200 Wowies for 20% off everything in the store, valid for 30 days
Tom's Toys - 682 Higuera Street
Tom's Toys is giving away small items for free
Uma's - 698 Higuera Street
An evening of live music, plus samples of Peruvian food
Urbane Cafe - 952 Higuera Street
Free samples of famous, warm chocolate chip cookies
Wetzel’s Pretzels - 852 Higuera Street
5% discount on your purchase, coupons, and samples!
Wildflower Women Boutique - 874 Monterey Street
25% off your purchase
Williams Sonoma - 864 Monterey Street
Enjoy food samples!
Woodstock’s Pizza - 1000 Higuera Street
$5 for any slice, FREE slice vouchers, free stickers
Zen Den Community Acupuncture and Healing Center - 672 Higuera Street, Suite 100
Receive a free 2-minute Stress Reset featuring ear seeds, aromatherapy and simple wellness tools to help reduce stress, improve focus, and support your nervous system