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Santa Cruz Scene (santacruzscene.com) is a free daily calendar of in-person events across Santa Cruz County, California.
See what's on this weekend →In-person only, on purpose. Everything here is something you can actually show up to. No screens, no streams.
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13th Annual Santa Cruz Comedy Festival Presented by DNA October 12-17 At Woodhouse: Saturday, October 17th • 6:30 PM 21 Comics • 3 Headliners •…
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The Django Sheridan Collective is a dynamic group of local Santa Cruz college students and musicians performing for free every Sunday at Mariposa Coffeebar in…
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Come to the Second Sunday AVALON VISIONS PSYCHIC and HEALING ARTS FAIR where an array of intuitive professionals is available for your consultation, as well…
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Welcome to Santa Cruz County Open Studios Art Tour! Every year over the first three weekends in October, visitors can discover new artists, experience the…
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Moes Alley presents AC Myles & Band: Stratocaster Masters! Sunday, October 11, 2026Doors: 1pm / Show: 2pm$15 in advance / $20 day of the show21+*…
Sunday's got some wandering built in: start downtown at the Antiques Faire, then swing over to Love Apple Farms for the Pumpkin Patch & Winter Veggies if you've got kids or just like pumpkins. Open Studios Art Tour 2026 is worth a stop if you want to see where local artists actually work. In the evening, settle in at Pono Hawaiian Grill for Kailua Moon, bring cash for the bar and no rush getting there.
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6 upcoming events · Cultural Event · from 2026-10-11 · to 2026-10-11
Dive into the world of weaving and natural color. Learn to work a loom and to draw rich, living color from plants, two ancient, intertwined…
Travel over trestles, through towering redwood groves and up a winding narrow-gauge grade to the summit of Bear Mountain as conductors narrate the history of…
“Ni de aquí, ni de allá” (“neither from here, nor there”), is a phrase commonly used by bilingual, bicultural communities. In the exhibition the phrase…
Discover what life was like a century ago on this innovative dairy ranch. This hour-long tour includes the 1896 water-powered machine shop, horse barn, uniquely…
Through music, arts, food, storytelling, and intentional relationship-building, Bienvenida cultivates comunidad while honoring El Centro’s mission of affirming Chicanx and Latine communities. Open to all…
Kailua Moon, the next generation of Slack Key guitar artistry with beautiful classic Island Style vocals and a fresh contemporary feel.
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