Sensorio - Paso Robles, California

TC F.

This place is amazing, the size and scope has to be seen in person. I saw a lot of online postings, shorts and photos but seeing this in person is so much better. We visited in April so it was cold. The parking is plentiful with plenty of staff to direct you. It's not necessary to arrive more than twenty minutes before sunset. The food in the barn structure was surprisingly good and the drinks were reasonably priced. We purchased the all access pass which I'm glad we did to see the separate ground displays. There's no reason to purchase the Terras access as you must walk through all the displays. The waiting area is very nice with stage entertainment and seating around it.

Ilene W.

I wasn't sure what to expect but both myself and my family were pleasantly surprised. The light shows are all unique and fun to experience. We did the total glow and I would say it is worth it to experience the entire place. I went with my parents who are 70 and 80 and the paths were gentle enough for them to walk on with plenty of places to sit and stop along the way. It took us about 2 hours to experience. The restrooms and drinks/food stops throughout the venue are a definite plus. There was ample parking and they have a security checkpoint including metal detector to get it in. Staff were all super friendly and helpful.

Jaymar S.

It's an amazing family experience at night in Paso Robles from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. My family and I came in mid-April which is still cold and windy. So dress warm but Sensorio does have fire pits and heaters in several areas. You can enjoy dinner with American food in the concessions building or Mexican food outdoors from the food truck. Most of all, they have alcohol stations throughout the park. While waiting for the night to come and eating dinner, there's a music playing on stage.

chris G.

Beautiful artwork exhibit to visit. I bought the all access terraces pass, with the cheese platter, next time I would not waste the extra cost on cheese platter, five pieces of meat and tons of yellow yucky chucks of cheese, dry bread roll with no butter, Awful! If I’d know, they had many good food trucks around. Oh well next time.
The light exhibits throughout were absolutely unique, beautiful, definitely worth the terrace price also viewing sunset & after with fire pits, with the new Dimension entrance. 👌🎶and fire pits to site & enjoy the views.
My main gripe is, please parents, or there should be somebody walking around as there was children running around in and out of the exhibits and screaming, when it’s supposed to be such a beautiful tranquil, relaxing experience of music & unique exhibit of a light show. I can honestly say, it spoiled my experience, I would have liked to walked around longer. 😞
The pictures don’t do it justice.. And I look forward to see what else they add to this exhibit.

Vamsi K.

We visited on a cold winter evening, it was the perfect weather to experience these beautiful light installations.

Our favorite was Dimensions, we spent a long time there mesmerized and delighted.

The next best was the Field of Light, it's a grand spectacle, and the first view of it is breathtaking.

The other exhibits were pleasant to walk around and experience for some time.

Delia R.

Definitely a must! Very beautiful, clean, and romantic. Jacob was fantastic and very friendly. If you haven’t visited your missing out. The music and food choices were amazing.

Elisa C.

One of my favorite outdoor experiences to date! Worth seeing all the exhibits and making an evening out of it.

I recommend arriving about 15 minutes before sunset and making your way to the Field of Lights so you can see the sky shift color and the lights brighten. Walking through the exhibits takes about 30-45 minutes depending on your pace but we spent about 90minutes - 2hrs there, really soaking it all in.

It’ll be at least another 30-45 minutes from sunset before the sky is really dark to get the full experience, so worth planning a little longer. We did a second lap of the exhibits to see the Field of Lights under complete darkness and it was a really different vibe.

Recommendation: bring layers, as the temperature drops quite a bit.

Sarah G.

The Field of Light at Sensorio in Paso Robles is a permanent immersive art installation, billed as an "intersection of art, technology and nature." It's impossible to convey in words and photos just how magical this whole sensory experience was, and I'd highly recommend it to anyone visiting Paso✨ Pro tip for this time of year: dress warmly! Although there are fire pits and heaters at various points, it was pretty chilly at night!

We first enjoyed a casual dinner by a fire pit, while waiting for the sun to set and the lights to come up! We had advance tickets that granted access to all the exhibits. The first one on our walk through was the Field of Light which spans 15 acres and includes 100,000 spheres that glow like flowers on the rolling hillsides. Powered by solar panels, the fiber-optic stems slowly change color and move slightly in the breeze as you walk by - so beautiful!

The Light Towers exhibit features 69 towers and 17,000 wine bottles! Each tower has 200+ illuminated wine bottles, representing the 200+ wineries/vineyards in Paso. The fiber optic colored lights in each tower shift to a mesmerizing musical score and the overall effect is like walking through a dreamy forest.

The FOSO (fiber optic symphonic orchestra) exhibit just opened a few weeks ago. The vision of UK large-scale light artist Bruce Munro was that the columns of light synchronized to ethereal music would create the experience of an orchestra playing among the lights.

The geometrically patterned metal structures in the Dimensions exhibit were my favorite! The merging of light, color, and a haunting musical score made for an other-worldly experience. The exhibit was also interactive in that you could spin and even enter some of the structures.

This is definitely a must-see experience when visiting Paso Robles!