Oct
10
Learn the how, where and why fire is used to manage the natural landscape at the Central Coast Good Fire Fair on Saturday, Oct. 10…
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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
★ Featured
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
★ Featured
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
★ Featured
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
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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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28 upcoming events · Festivals · from 2026-10-10 · to 2026-10-17
Oct
10
Martial Arts Japanese Food Arts and Crafts Kids Activities Ikebana and Bonsai Live Music and Dance Free parking will be available at the Santa Cruz…
Oct
10
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…
Festivals
Free
Oct
10
Visit the Santa Cruz Public Libraries booth in the kids' corner at the Seacliff Street Fair!
Oct
10
Do you love pumpkins? Learn to make a completely unique, shimmering and festive glass pumpkin, perfect for fall decorating. Choose your color, then you'll be…
Oct
10
🌑 New Moon Sound Bath & Guided Meditation 80-Minute Experience | Spa Santangelo, Felton, CA + Online Join Melissa at each New Moon for a…
Oct
11
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…
Oct
11
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…
Festivals
Free
Oct
14
2026 Festival of Monsters - The Center for Monster Studies
📍 Courtyard by Marriott Santa Cruz
🕒 2:00 PM – 8:00 PM · $250
Held in beautiful Santa Cruz, Calif. the 2026 Festival of Monsters academic conference will explore how monsters and language intertwine with panels on monsters and…
Oct
14
This 5-day academic conference explores monsters in our culture. Oct. 14-18, 2026.
Oct
14
🎬 Five days of films. A whole lot of Santa Cruz. October 14-18 | Santa Cruz Film Festival 2026 Clear your calendar for independent films…
Festivals
📍 Downtown Santa Cruz
Oct
14
The Santa Cruz Film Festival is not the kind of festival where you simply watch a movie, clap politely, and head home. Step inside the…
Festivals
Art & Culture
Oct
15
🎬 Five days of films. A whole lot of Santa Cruz. October 14-18 | Santa Cruz Film Festival 2026 Clear your calendar for independent films…
Festivals
📍 Downtown Santa Cruz
Oct
15
This 5-day academic conference explores monsters in our culture. Oct. 14-18, 2026.
Oct
15
2026 Festival of Monsters - The Center for Monster Studies
📍 Courtyard by Marriott Santa Cruz
🕒 2:00 PM – 8:00 PM · $250
Held in beautiful Santa Cruz, Calif. the 2026 Festival of Monsters academic conference will explore how monsters and language intertwine with panels on monsters and…
Oct
16
🎬 Five days of films. A whole lot of Santa Cruz. October 14-18 | Santa Cruz Film Festival 2026 Clear your calendar for independent films…
Festivals
📍 Downtown Santa Cruz
Oct
16
2026 Festival of Monsters - The Center for Monster Studies
📍 Courtyard by Marriott Santa Cruz
🕒 2:00 PM – 8:00 PM · $250
Held in beautiful Santa Cruz, Calif. the 2026 Festival of Monsters academic conference will explore how monsters and language intertwine with panels on monsters and…
Oct
16
This 5-day academic conference explores monsters in our culture. Oct. 14-18, 2026.
Oct
16
3rd Friday Community Drumming Class w/ Jim Greiner
📍 Congregational Church of Soquel
🕒 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM · $10
We're gathering again for our Third Friday Community Rhythms Class in Soquel Village at The Congregational Church of Soquel (the white church with the steeple)…
Oct
16
First & Third Fridays Community Drumming Class With Jim Greener
📍 Congregational Church of Soquel
🕒 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM · $10
Subject: Come Drum, Connect, and Celebrate Life, Now Twice a Month! Dear Friends, Due to continuing requests from our growing circle, I’m very excited to…
Oct
17
Step back in time at the Wilder Ranch State Park Harvest Festival! Enjoy living history demonstrations, crafts, games, live music, food and more! Taste history…
Festivals
📍 North Coast
Oct
17
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…
Festivals
Free
Oct
17
🎬 Five days of films. A whole lot of Santa Cruz. October 14-18 | Santa Cruz Film Festival 2026 Clear your calendar for independent films…
Festivals
📍 Downtown Santa Cruz
Oct
17
2026 Festival of Monsters - The Center for Monster Studies
📍 Courtyard by Marriott Santa Cruz
🕒 2:00 PM – 8:00 PM · $250
Held in beautiful Santa Cruz, Calif. the 2026 Festival of Monsters academic conference will explore how monsters and language intertwine with panels on monsters and…
Oct
17
This 5-day academic conference explores monsters in our culture. Oct. 14-18, 2026.
Oct
17
Festival of Monsters: Comics Writer Iván Brandon & Co.
📍 Atlantis Fantasyworld
🕒 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM · FREE
Writer Iván Brandon (Wolverine, Deadpool, Secret Invasion), Clay McLeod Chapman (Edge of Venomverse, Creepshow) and other special guests appear at 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17…
Oct
17
Use your powers of deduction during a special Festival of Monsters edition of the bone-chilling bluffing game Blood on the Clocktower , 6 p.m. Saturday…
Oct
17
Don’t miss the Comedy Festival Grand Finale! See all the headliners in one place. 2 hours. 13 headliners. One night only. The 2026 Santa Cruz…
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