Oct
6
Advancing Urban Forest Management Through Technology
📍 Clubhouse at Harvey West Park
🕒 8:30 AM – 1:30 PM · FREE
Explore how tech is advancing the way we care for city trees and green spaces.
📍 Santa Cruz County, CA
From the waves to the redwoods, it's all happening here.
Live music, festivals, art walks, surf contests, trail days and everything in between.
In-person only, on purpose. Everything here is something you can actually show up to. No screens, no streams.
★ Featured this season
★ Featured Event
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, and a first taste of Sonivore — just days before our Kickstarter closes. Donation-based entry. To RSVP in advance, pledge at least the minimum tier on Kickstarter, or Venmo a donation to @sonivoremusic with “Fundraiser” in the note. You can also donate at the door. Come through and help us bring the lounge to life.
Art & Culture
Music
📍 Downtown Santa Cruz
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★ Featured
Thu, Oct 8, 2026 · 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 addition to music, there will be vendors, food trucks, and late night showings of the exhibitions Victor “Marka27” Quiñonez: Ni de Aquí, Ni de Allá and Carlos Motta: When Time Stands Still . This event is FREE and open to the public. Afrobeats Nite at the IAS is a collaboration with Visualizing Abolition , an arts-based initiative that reaches across prison borders to contribute to the unfolding collective story and alternative imagining underway to create a future free of prisons. Jase “Monk” Earl is a Santa Cruz–based DJ, curator, cultural producer, educator, and writer whose understanding of community is rooted in Hip Hop culture and shaped by his upbringing in the immigrant-rich neighborhood of Crown Heights, Brooklyn. As the founder of Afroscope Promotions and founder, curator, and resident DJ of Afrobeats Nite Santa Cruz, he creates public spaces where African and diasporic music become catalysts for connection, cultural exchange, and collective celebration. DJ Mai Girl plays festivals, clubs, shows, and private events all over the West Coast and beyond. Her unique blend of genres and hand-picked selections– whether it be hip hop, soul, house, jazzy vibes, old school jams, Afro, Caribbean or Latin rhythms– keep people moving all night. She consistently plays one Stevie or Prince song every set to remind herself of why she started DJing in the first place.
Education
📍 Westside
★ Featured
Sat, Oct 10, 2026 · Rio Theatre
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 World Tour Adventure Night October 10th at 7 pm, Rio Theatre Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival is one of the largest and most prestigious mountain festivals in the world! Join us when we screen this all new Adventure line up of films featuring BEST DAY EVER, the Audience Choice Award Winner and Best Film: Mountain Sports along with five other audience favorites. This year’s films are bound to showcase an exhilarating and provocative exploration of the mountain world. The Rio Theatre has been hosting the annual adventure night since 2013. Guaranteed to sell out! Visit https://www.riotheatre.com/events-2/2026/10/10/banffcentremountain for a complete list of films and tickets.
Art & Culture
📍 Midtown
Coming up
Tue, Oct 6, 2026 · Rio Theatre for the Performing Arts
Kishi Bashi:: Rio Theatre Santa Cruz 10/6
(((folkYEAH!))) presents KISHI BASHI Rio Theatre Santa Cruz, CA October 6, 2026 Doors 7pm / Show 8pm All Ages
Music
📍 Midtown
Coming up
Tue, Oct 6, 2026 · The 418 Project
Dual Demons - CLASS
A recurring dance class in Santa Cruz. Check with the venue for specific style and level.
Education
📍 Downtown Santa Cruz
☀️ Happening today
Tuesday, October 655 events on today. No plans required, just go. See the full day →
7:00 AM
$48.84
Kishi Bashi:: Rio Theatre Santa Cruz 10/6
📍 Rio Theatre for the Performing Arts
Music
8:30 AM
FREE
Advancing Urban Forest Management Through Technology
📍 Clubhouse at Harvey West Park
Outdoors
9:00 AM
$198
Pastel Painting Class
📍 Community Through Art
Art & Culture
9:00 AM
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Mobile Health Clinic
📍 Santa Cruz Public Libraries
Community
9:00 AM
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Community Tuesday at the UCSC Arboretum
📍 Arboretum
Education
9:00 AM
FREE
Community Day at the UCSC Arboretum
📍 UCSC Arboretum
Community
10:00 AM
See listing
Wisdom Workshops @ TDC: Frames for TDOR with Zoey
📍 1117 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95062, USA
LGBTQ+
10:00 AM
See listing
Quilting with Friends
📍 Boulder Creek Branch Library
Community
10:00 AM
See listing
In-person Tech Help @ Garfield Park
📍 Santa Cruz Public Libraries
Community
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3 upcoming events · Outdoors · from 2026-10-06 · to 2026-10-06
Oct
6
Roaring Camp Railroads: Redwood Forest Steam Train
📍 Roaring Camp Railroads
🕒 10:30 AM – 3:00 PM · $26.45
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 Roaring Camp, the railroad and the forest.
Oct
6
Trivia Night at Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing
📍 Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing
🕒 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM · FREE
Hugging Porcupines Productions presents Trivia Night, every Tuesday evening at Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing. Trivia is always free to play. Grab your team and challenge yourself to 6 rounds of fun trivia.
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