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11
Meet your farmers and tour multiple local & family-owned farms on Saturday & Sunday, October 10th, 11th at Open Farm Tours! Learn what is involved…
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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 17, 2026 · 6:30 PM
13th Annual Santa Cruz Comedy Festival
📍 Woodhouse Blending & Brewing · Downtown Santa Cruz · $17.85
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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Family
📍 Downtown Santa Cruz
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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
Coming up
Sun, Oct 11, 2026 · Avalon Visions
Second Sunday AVALON VISIONS PSYCHIC FAIR
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…
Festivals
📍 Soquel
Coming up
Sun, Oct 11, 2026 · Santa Cruz
Open Studios Art Tour 2026
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
Coming up
Sun, Oct 11, 2026 · Moe's Alley
AC Myles & Band: Stratocaster Masters
Moes Alley presents AC Myles & Band: Stratocaster Masters! Sunday, October 11, 2026Doors: 1pm / Show: 2pm$15 in advance / $20 day of the show21+*…
Music
📍 Midtown
☀️ Happening today
Sunday, October 11Sunday'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.
38 events on today. No plans required, just go. See the full day →
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Antiques Faire
📍 Downtown Santa Cruz Antique Faire
Markets
10:00 AM
FREE
Pumpkin Patch & Winter Veggies
📍 Love Apple Farms
Community
10:00 AM
$150
Weaving / Colors: Traditional Zapotec Weaving and Natural Dyeing
📍 Redtail Ranch
Art & Culture
11:00 AM
FREE
Open Studios Preview Exhibition
📍 m.k. contemporary art gallery
Art & Culture
11:00 AM
FREE
Second Sunday AVALON VISIONS PSYCHIC FAIR
📍 Avalon Visions
Festivals
11:00 AM
FREE
SPAM New Media Festival 2026
📍 Indexical
Art & Culture
11:00 AM
FREE
Open Studios Art Tour 2026
📍 Santa Cruz
Festivals
12:00 PM
FREE
UCSC: Victor “Marka27” Exhibition
📍 UCSC Institute of the Arts and Sciences
Art & Culture
12:00 PM
FREE
Carlos Motta: When Time Stands Still
📍 UCSC Institute of the Arts and Sciences
Education
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Showing 30 of 40 upcoming events · Food & Drink · from 2026-10-11 · to 2026-10-18
Oct
11
A small but mighty amazing community market. In beautiful Corralitos, which is located in south Santa Cruz county. The country feel is real with local…
Oct
11
Community Music School of Santa Cruz hosts their annual fundraiser at Steel Bonnet’s shady dog-friendly beer garden in Scotts Valley on Sunday, October 11th, from…
Oct
11
3:00-5:00pm The Owls are Bob O'Neill-songwriter & founding member of Snail-on vocals & guitar, Craig Owens-bass player and vocalist extraordinaire and Harpin Jonny- virtuoso harmonica…
Oct
11
On October 11th, we cordially invite you to join Community Alliance with Family Farmers at Pajaro Pastures, an ecological ranch in the beautiful Pajaro Valley…
Oct
11
Sam Reider, jazz accordionist? Probably with a bass or hammered dulcimer.
Oct
11
Enjoy Discretion on a boat! For schedule of beer cruises & tickets, visit the links below. We'll see you out on the ocean… Chardonnay Sailing…
Oct
12
It's Monday Open Mic at the Ugly Mug! Sign ups at 5p Beer, Espresso Drinks and Desserts available
Oct
12
October Slugs and Steins with Professor Matt O’Hara
📍 UC Santa Cruz
🕒 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM · See listing
The Flying Death: Poison, Plunder, and the Quest for a Miracle Medicine in the Amazon In the 1930s and 40s, amateur explorers and hardened plant…
Oct
13
Join UCSC Dining and campus sustainability partners for a one-hour lunchtime webinar on how food, dining operations, and campus food systems connect to sustainability, basic…
Oct
13
Get those gears turning, grab one of our 16 beers on tap, and join us for Trivia Tuesdays at Discretion! Every Tuesday 6:30-8:00pm. Hosted by…
Oct
14
El Mercado Farmers Market is back for another season! In partnership with Watsonville Community Hospital, El Mercado has resumed operations and is now located at…
Oct
14
Produce Pop-Up is a twice-weekly organic farmstand open to all members of the UC Santa Cruz community. The program is dedicated to increasing access to…
Oct
14
Every Wed from 4 to 8 pm at our Downtown Santa Cruz Tasting Room + Wine Bar Join us for a night of wigging out…
Oct
15
Luncheon with New Leaf Community Markets, Forrest Gonsiewski
📍 Seascape Golf Club
🕒 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM · See listing
A networking luncheon with a guest speaker from New Leaf Community Markets, offering local business connections and conversation.
Oct
15
Far West Fungi’s Santa Cruz Store & Café is launching Myco-Mixers, Enjoy an afternoon of food, fun, and fungi! Each Myco-Mixer will feature complimentary bites…
Oct
15
Persephone Restaurant Thursday Night Pasta Special
📍 Persephone Restaurant
🕒 5:00 PM – 8:30 PM · $40
Every Thursday along with our regular menu we offer a prix fixe pasta dinner! Enjoy three courses starting with a fresh farmers market mixed green…
Oct
15
5:30-7:30pm If Funkadelic and Thievery Corporation had a bastard love child that grew up listening to Pink Floyd, their new favorite band would be Bionic…
Oct
16
Ticket price includes 1 pound of apples in addition to what you pick during your timed hour on the farm. Click the link in the…
Oct
16
Produce Pop-Up is a twice-weekly organic farmstand open to all members of the UC Santa Cruz community. The program is dedicated to increasing access to…
Oct
16
The Watsonville Farmers Market is every Friday afternoon from 2-7 all year round at the City Plaza in Downtown Watsonville. Don’t miss out on the…
Oct
16
5:30-7:30pm Acoustic Beatles and Classic Rock Covers from Liam Gillespie, Pattie Gilbert, and Peter Stroet
Oct
16
An annual outdoor dinner series celebrating the scientific wonder of our moon, universe and beyond. Enjoy a chef-curated dinner and discussion with planetary science educators…
Oct
17
Classic cars and coffee every Saturday morning, in East Lake Village Shopping Center. It doesn't get much better. Come walk around the expansive parking lot…
Oct
17
Ticket price includes 1 pound of apples in addition to what you pick during your timed hour on the farm. Click the link in the…
Oct
17
If you have ever wanted to sample freshly picked apples or learn which varieties thrive in our local area, this event is for you! Hosted…
Oct
17
Join us at Farm Discovery for a day full of fall flavor! We will be picking apples, pressing fresh cider, and baking galettes to share!
Oct
17
The Santa Cruz Mountains Wine Passport is the ultimate way to explore the region’s award-winning wineries. This exclusive pass provides access to over 35+ participating…
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Adults 21+
Oct
17
2026 Celebration Days: February 21, June 20 and October 17, 2026 Mobile Passports are available for purchase within the SCM Wine app on Google Play…
Community
Food & Drink
Oct
17
2026 Celebration Days: February 21, June 20 and October 17, 2026 The Santa Cruz Mountains Wine Passport is the ultimate way to explore the region’s…
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