Oct
7
Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District (METRO) will offer free fares on all METRO services, including local fixed routes, Highway 17 Express and ParaCruz, on Wednesday…
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Santa Cruz Scene (santacruzscene.com) is a free daily calendar of in-person events across Santa Cruz County, California.
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Fri, Oct 9, 2026 · 7:00 PM
The Kick Off - Sonivore Listening Lounge
📍 Sonivore · Downtown Santa Cruz · $25
THE KICK OFF is a one-night fundraiser for the Sonivore Listening Lounge at 701 Front Street. DJs, live performances, visual art by Made Fresh Crew…
Art & Culture
Music
📍 Downtown Santa Cruz
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★ Featured
Thu, Oct 8, 2026 · UCSC Institute of the Arts and Sciences
Afrobeats Nite at the IAS
Join us for a night of dancing, joy, and community organized by Afrobeats Nite Santa Cruz featuring DJ Mai Girl and DJ Monk Earl. In…
Education
📍 Westside
★ Featured
Sat, Oct 10, 2026 · Rio Theatre for the Performing Arts
Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour Adventure Night
Rio Theatre & Sante Adairius Midtown Portal team up to support Santa Cruz Mountains Trail Stewardship Join us for the Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival…
Art & Culture
📍 Midtown
Coming up
Wed, Oct 7, 2026 · Customer Experience Center
Clean Air Day
Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District (METRO) will offer free fares on all METRO services, including local fixed routes, Highway 17 Express and ParaCruz, on Wednesday…
Festivals
📍 Downtown Santa Cruz
Music
Coming up
Wed, Oct 7, 2026 · The Cruz Room
Bluegrass Jam
7 - 9pm · Weekly bluegrass jam with local musicians.
Music
📍 Westside
☀️ Happening today
Wednesday, October 782 events on today. No plans required, just go. See the full day →
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Clean Air Day
📍 Customer Experience Center
Festivals
7:00 AM
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Dave Shaw (Santa Cruz, USA): Planet Local Sharing Circle
📍 UC Santa Cruz
Education
7:00 AM
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Pinball Night
📍 The Cruz Room
Community
9:00 AM
FREE
Watsonville YMCA Health Screening
📍 Watsonville Family YMCA
Wellness
9:00 AM
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Mobile Health Clinic
📍 Scotts Valley Branch Library
Community
9:00 AM
$65
Bio-Vibe Table: Sound & Vibration Wellness Sessions
📍 Soulcare Studios
Wellness
9:00 AM
$10
Pilates & Posture in the Pasture
📍 Beyond Liberty
Outdoors
9:00 AM
FREE
Coffee with Provost Aims McGuinness
📍 Merrill College Office
Education
9:15 AM
$25
Vinyasa Yoga with Yogi Laxman Panthi
📍 Soulcare Studios
Wellness
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Showing 30 of 194 upcoming events · Free · from 2026-10-07 · to 2026-10-14
Oct
7
Stop by the Watsonville Family YMCA for a free health screening. You can learn more about your risk for conditions like diabetes or high blood…
Oct
7
Grab a free cup of coffee* and chat with Provost Aims at Coffee with the Provost! Most Wednesdays through the Fall Quarter! 9:00-11:00am Meet us…
Oct
7
Start your Wednesday morning with movement, mindfulness, and authentic Himalayan yogic wisdom at Soul Care Studios. 🧘✨ Join Yogi Laxman Panthi for a weekly Vinyasa…
Oct
7
A bilingual lap-sit storytime for babies and toddlers, with songs, rhymes, and books in English and Spanish.
Oct
7
A bilingual storytime for toddlers with stories, songs, and rhymes in English and Spanish, promoting early literacy and language skills.
Oct
7
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…
Oct
7
Love Apple Farms in Scotts Valley is holding their first ever free-entry pumpkin patch and winter plant sale. Featuring a haunted greenhouse, gorgeous flower and…
Oct
7
Moving in Harmony with Life - Self-care Exercises for Vitality and Balance
📍 Hummingbird Valley Retreat Center
🕒 12:00 PM – 12:45 PM · FREE
Instructors: Alexandra Johnson, MD, Kevin Johnson and Dena Ehrlich We spend much of our time being sedentary, lost in our minds. Yet each movement you…
Oct
7
UCSC: Victor “Marka27” Exhibition
📍 UCSC Institute of the Arts and Sciences
🕒 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM · FREE
“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…
Oct
7
Are you stuck with a technology question? You can make a free appointment with a tech savvy library staff member!
Oct
7
Connect with other people who are interested in shared housing and find your perfect housemate!
Oct
7
Are you stuck with a technology question? You can make a free appointment with a tech savvy library staff member!
Oct
7
Crafternoons are back! ✂️ Get craft with family. Drop in to the Main Library between 2-5pm every Monday and Wednesday to make a craft together…
Oct
7
Do you love ping pong? Drop-in to the Felton Library Community Room anytime between 3-5 every 1st Wednesday to have some fun. Adult players of…
Oct
7
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
7
The Institute of the Arts and Sciences (IAS) is pleased to announce its Fall/Winter season of exhibitions. On view are exhibitions highlighting two artists whose…
Oct
7
Gay Beach Volleyball (Outside Community Series)
📍 Court 16, Santa Cruz Main Beach Volleyball
🕒 5:30 PM – 10:00 PM · FREE
Santa Cruz Gay Beach Volleyball Date : Wednesdays, last session October 28 Time : 5:30 - 10:00 pm Location : Main Beach Court 16 (across…
Oct
7
Capitola City Council Candidate Forum Join Capitola Cares and the Capitola-Soquel Chamber of Commerce for a community forum featuring candidates for Capitola City Council. Capitola…
Oct
7
An evening of poetry and community showcasing emerging and established writers of color in Santa Cruz County. This is a free event.
Oct
7
Under the Mantle of an Idocile Dream: Film Screening and Conversation with Denise Carrascosa and Gina Dent
📍 UCSC Institute of the Arts and Sciences
🕒 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM · FREE
The Institute of the Arts and Sciences invites you to a screening of the video-performance Under the Mantle of an Idocile Dream (Bruna Castro, Brasil…
Oct
7
Trivia every Wednesday! Hosted at Front and Cooper inside of Abbott Square Market Go test your knowledge, win some prizes and have some hand crafted…
Oct
7
Santa Cruz is known near and far for its surfing legacy, but there is another water sport that finds a niche on our coast, with…
Oct
7
Join us every Tuesday night at Britannia Arms Capitola for FREE Pub Trivia! Two games. Two chances to win. Prizes handed out twice! 🧠 Game…
Oct
7
In this interactive session, Prof. David Lee from Computational Media will facilitate a hands-on session on using AI to explore research papers. Bring your laptops!…
Oct
7
Reiki Sound Bath with Dallas McKenzie & Jessica McCord
📍 Soulcare Studios
🕒 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM · FREE
Give yourself a midweek opportunity to rest, reset, and reconnect at SoulCare Studios. ✨ Join Dallas McKenzie and Jessica McCord for a weekly Reiki Sound…
Oct
8
Rabid Reader Book Discussion Group @ La Selva Beach
📍 La Selva Beach Branch Library
🕒 10:30 AM · See listing
Join our book club every second Thursday to explore great reads and share engaging conversations with fellow book lovers.
Oct
8
A bilingual storytime for toddlers, with stories, songs, and activities in two languages to support early literacy.
Oct
8
Wings provides free birth certificates and notary services for people experiencing homelessness.
Oct
8
We will be hosting the Open Studios Preview Exhibition, showcasing the work of all the 330+ Santa Cruz County Open Studios Artists who are participating…
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