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The Kick Off - Sonivore Listening Lounge, Oct 9 ★ 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…

Art & Culture Music 📍 Downtown Santa Cruz Details →
Afrobeats Nite at the IAS at Institute of the Arts and Sciences, Oct 8 ★ 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
Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour Adventure Night at Rio Theatre, Oct 10 ★ 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
Clean Air Day at Customer Experience Center, Oct 7 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 7

82 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
See listing
Pinball Night
📍 The Cruz Room
Community
9:00 AM
FREE
Watsonville YMCA Health Screening
📍 Watsonville Family YMCA
Wellness
9:00 AM
See listing
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 35 upcoming events · Outdoors · from 2026-10-07 · to 2026-10-14

Oct
7

Pilates & Posture in the Pasture

📍 Beyond Liberty
🕒 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM · $10

Horses are deeply attuned to nonverbal cues; our posture, breath, and inner state shape how they respond. When we’re centered, they notice. This gentle, horse…

Outdoors Wellness 📍 Aptos & Seacliff
Oct
9

Monterey Bay Festival of Birds

📍 Growing Up in Santa Cruz
🕒 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM · FREE

Celebrate fall migration through guided bird walks, workshops and community events around Santa Cruz County and the Monterey Bay region. Advance registration is required for…

Family Outdoors
Oct
9

Sequoias At Night

📍 Roaring Camp Railroads
🕒 8:00 PM – 10:30 PM · See listing

Fridays & Saturdays 8pm-10pm through October. Opening weekend July 10-11! Experience the magic once again as this beloved art and light installation returns to the…

Outdoors Art & Culture 📍 San Lorenzo Valley
Oct
9

Roaring Camp: Sequoia Lights

📍 Roaring Camp Railroads
🕒 8:30 PM – 10:00 PM · $15.9

This nighttime experience will bring you a magical and immersive perspective on the ancient forest at Roaring Camp. During the 0.8-mile loop walk, you will…

Outdoors Art & Culture 📍 San Lorenzo Valley
Oct
9

Santa Cruz County: Monterey Bay Festival of Birds

📍 All of Santa Cruz County
🕒 All day · FREE

Mark the fall migration at one of the most beautiful places on the planet for the Monterey Bay Festival of Birds featuring field trips, workshops…

Family Outdoors
Oct
10

Beach Cleanup @ Sunny Cove Beach

📍 Sunny Cove Beach
🕒 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM · See listing

Join Save Our Shores for a beach cleanup at Sunny Cove Beach! Registration is required, click here to register. Meet Up Location: Please meet us…

Outdoors Community 📍 Midtown
Oct
10

Elkhorn Slough: Free Tour of the Preserve

📍 Elkhorn Slough Reserve
🕒 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · FREE

Docent-led tours of the Elkhorn Slough Reserve are every Saturday AND Sunday, at 10 am and 11 am. Tours are on a first-come, first-serve basis…

Outdoors Free 📍 Watsonville
Oct
10

Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park: Sandhills Tour

📍 Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park Campground
🕒 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · FREE

Get ready to hike around an ancient seafloor! On this 1.5 mile hike through the Sandhills, which will last approximately 2 hours, participants can meander…

Outdoors Free 📍 Scotts Valley
Oct
10

Sequoias At Night

📍 Roaring Camp Railroads
🕒 8:00 PM – 10:30 PM · See listing

Fridays & Saturdays 8pm-10pm through October. Opening weekend July 10-11! Experience the magic once again as this beloved art and light installation returns to the…

Outdoors Art & Culture 📍 San Lorenzo Valley
Oct
10

Roaring Camp: Sequoia Lights

📍 Roaring Camp Railroads
🕒 8:30 PM – 10:00 PM · $15.9

This nighttime experience will bring you a magical and immersive perspective on the ancient forest at Roaring Camp. During the 0.8-mile loop walk, you will…

Outdoors Art & Culture 📍 San Lorenzo Valley
Oct
10

Santa Cruz County: Open Farm Tours

📍 All of Santa Cruz County
🕒 All day · $25

Do you love local food and farms? Want to get to know your farmer better and get a behind-the-scenes look into our regions vibrant working…

Food & Drink Outdoors
Oct
11

Elkhorn Slough: Free Tour of the Preserve

📍 Elkhorn Slough Reserve
🕒 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · FREE

Docent-led tours of the Elkhorn Slough Reserve are every Saturday AND Sunday, at 10 am and 11 am. Tours are on a first-come, first-serve basis…

Outdoors Free 📍 Watsonville
Oct
11

Luz del Valle Farm: U-Pick Apples

📍 Luz de Valle Farm
🕒 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM · $12

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…

Outdoors Family 📍 Aptos & Seacliff
Oct
12

Beach Cleanup @ Capitola Beach

📍 Esplanade Park
🕒 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM · See listing

Meet Up Location: Please meet us in the Esplanade Park at 120 Monterey Ave. Facilities & Accessibility: There are restrooms and drinking fountains available on…

Community Outdoors 📍 Capitola
Oct
13

Volunteer at the UCSC Arboretum

📍 UC Santa Cruz Arboretum & Botanic Garden
🕒 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM · See listing

Volunteer Information Sessions at the Arboretum Do you love gardens and gardening? The UCSC Arboretum & Botanic Garden has a wonderful community of staff, students…

Education Outdoors 📍 UCSC
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