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Santa Cruz Scene: What's happening in Santa Cruz County
From the waves to the redwoods, it's all happening here.
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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Sat, Oct 10, 2026 · Seymour Marine Discovery Center
Santa Cruz Maker Studios at the Seymour Center
Check out Santa Cruz Maker Studios at the Seymour Center. Hands-on Activities include: Build and test a seawall Make a wooden sea creature Ocean-themed 3D…
Education
📍 Westside
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Sat, Oct 10, 2026 · Downtown Santa Cruz
2nd Annual Yoga For All Day in Downtown Santa Cruz
YOGA FOR ALL MOVEMENT IS TURNING 10, AND CELEBRATING WITH FREE YOGA IN THE STREETS! The milestone free celebration will transform Pacific Avenue, which will…
Wellness
📍 Downtown Santa Cruz
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Sat, Oct 10, 2026 · Humble Sea at The Wharf
House on the Wharf
House on the Wharf is a free, all ages afternoon and evening of music, food, and beer at Humble Sea on the Santa Cruz Wharf…
Music
📍 Beach & Boardwalk
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Sun, Oct 11, 2026 · Mariposa Coffee Bar
Free Live Jazz Downtown At Mariposa Coffee Bar
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…
Music
📍 Downtown Santa Cruz
☀️ Happening today
Saturday, October 10110 events on today. No plans required, just go. See the full day →
8:00 AM
FREE
Santa Cruz Wharf: T-Birds on the Wharf
📍 Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf
Family
8:00 AM
FREE
Cabrillo Farmers Market
📍 Aptos Farmers Market at Cabrillo College
Markets
8:00 AM
FREE
Scotts Valley Farmers' Market
📍 Graham Plaza
Markets
8:30 AM
FREE
Zen Buddhist Meditation
📍 Santa Cruz Zen Center
Wellness
9:00 AM
FREE
Cabrillo Horticulture Dept Fall Plant Sale & Pumpkin Patch
📍 Aptos Farmers Market at Cabrillo College
Community
9:00 AM
See listing
Beach Cleanup @ Sunny Cove Beach
📍 Sunny Cove Beach
Outdoors
9:00 AM
FREE
Cars and Coffee
📍 East Lake Village Shopping Center
Food & Drink
9:00 AM
FREE
Westside Santa Cruz Farmers' Market
📍 Mission St Extension & Western Dr
Markets
10:00 AM
$25
Open Farm Tours
📍 Multiple locations
Food & Drink
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Showing 30 of 119 upcoming events · Education · from 2026-10-10 · to 2026-10-17
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https://www.watsonville.gov/calendar.aspx?EID=7725
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This workshop invites participants to spend some offline time reflecting on labor in the AI era by drawing and producing a postcard as a piece…
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Learn to extract vibrant colors from cochineal, marigold, and indigo to create a range of hues for dyeing natural fiber yarns used throughout the workshop…
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Santa Cruz Maker Studios at the Seymour Center
📍 Seymour Marine Discovery Center
🕒 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM · See listing
Check out Santa Cruz Maker Studios at the Seymour Center. Hands-on Activities include: Build and test a seawall Make a wooden sea creature Ocean-themed 3D…
Oct
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Seymour Center’s Seaside Storytime
📍 Seymour Marine Discovery Center
🕒 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM · See listing
Get ready to set sail on a storybook adventure! 📚 ✨ It’s the ultimate weekend treat to spark big imaginations, foster a love for nature…
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This workshop invites participants into collective improvisation, drawing on Kumi Maxson's work as a performing artist and teacher to explore improvisation's role in political and…
Oct
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Carlos Motta: When Time Stands Still
📍 UCSC Institute of the Arts and Sciences
🕒 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM · FREE
Carlos Motta’s When Time Stands Still, the artist’s second solo show with the IAS , features new and recent installations, videos, and sculptures highlighting the…
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Artist Talks: Jean Carla Rodea, Dorothy R. Santos, and Abram Stern
📍 Indexical
🕒 1:30 PM · See listing
Join us for a series of daytime talks with SPAM artists Jean Carla Rodea, Dorothy R. Santos, and Abram Stern. Program Jean Carla Rodea -…
Education
📍 Downtown Santa Cruz
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It's About Time - Great Moments in Timekeeping History
📍 Aptos Branch Library
🕒 3:00 PM · See listing
Explore the fascinating history of clocks and watches, from railroad time zones to Captain Cook's voyages. See historic Aptos timepieces and bring your own clock…
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11
Youth Robot Series - Santa Cruz Maker Studios
📍 Santa Cruz Maker Studios
🕒 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · $245
Youth Robot Series at Santa Cruz Maker Studios Join us for our 3-week Robot Series designed for youth (ages 7-12) who love building, problem-solving, and…
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Wing Chun martial arts classes with instructor Marcus at The 418 Project in Santa Cruz, meeting multiple times per week.
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Workshop: Is Co-authorship a Luxury in a Time of Fascism: Making films on nothing to navigate the
📍 Indexical
🕒 11:00 AM · See listing
What is the difference between using the arts in organizing and political art? This workshop muses on dilemmas of working with exploited, politically activated communities…
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Carlos Motta: When Time Stands Still
📍 UCSC Institute of the Arts and Sciences
🕒 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM · FREE
Carlos Motta’s When Time Stands Still, the artist’s second solo show with the IAS , features new and recent installations, videos, and sculptures highlighting the…
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11
Teen Robot Series at Santa Cruz Maker Studios Join us for our 3-week Robot Series designed for teens (ages 11-17) who love building, problem-solving, and…
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Join us for a series of daytime talks with SPAM artists Rohan Chander and Ava Koohbor. Program Ava Koohbor - Four Modes of Sonic Behavior…
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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…
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Min Jin Lee – American Hagwon
📍 Rio Theatre for the Performing Arts
🕒 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM · See listing
Bookshop Santa Cruz and The Humanities Institute welcome Min Jin Lee, the National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestselling author of Pachinko …
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What does it cost to think together? Listening, explaining, and trusting take as long as they ever did, but the rest of the world is…
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This Spanish conversation group meets every other Monday. Contact Patrick for materials before each session at [email protected].
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Remembering, Reimagining and Honoring: Indigenous Peoples & Futures
📍 Cardiff House
🕒 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM · FREE
Join us on Oct. 12 from 11:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. at the Cardiff House as we gather in recognition of Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Together, we…
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12
Join a supportive writing group to share work, give feedback, and grow your craft. All genres and experience levels welcome. Meets 2nd & 4th Mondays…
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Environmental Studies Seminar Series | Caring for cultural keystones: Indigenous-led stewardship, public values, and tree genomics in a hotter, drier world
📍 Interdisciplinary Sciences Building
🕒 1:25 PM – 2:30 PM · See listing
In person and via Zoom ( Meeting ID : 978 5545 8946, Passcode : 454736) . If you are unable to stream the talk live…
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Watsonville community members are invited to Somos Watsonville, where our team will contribute a guided and interactive activity alongside existing programming. Los miembros de la…
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Liz Muir
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A poetry workshop anyone who would like to establish a writing practice in a safe and encouraging environment.
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PAWS Afterschool Club (Ages 7-10) Looking for something fun to do after school? Love animals? Join PAWS and discover what it takes to care for…
Oct
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A Presentation by Rick Flores: The Uses of Native Plants
📍 UC Santa Cruz Arboretum & Botanic Garden
🕒 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM · See listing
Rick Flores, Executive Director, UCSC Arboretum and Botanic Garden and Steward of the Amah Mutsun Relearning Program, will speak on Uses of Native Plants. 5:30…
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SPIN IT UP: INTERMEDIATE POTTER'S WHEEL (5/5)
📍 Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center
🕒 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM · See listing
Chris Finnie
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Sarah Orre
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