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Santa Cruz Maker Studios at the Seymour Center at Seymour Marine Discovery Center, Oct 10 ★ Featured
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
2nd Annual Yoga For All Day in Downtown Santa Cruz, Oct 10 ★ 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
House on the Wharf at Humble Sea at The Wharf, Oct 10 ★ 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
Free Live Jazz Downtown At Mariposa Coffee Bar, Oct 11 ★ 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 10

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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
See listing
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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Showing 30 of 55 upcoming events · Outdoors · from 2026-10-10 · to 2026-10-17

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…

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

Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival Word Tour

📍 Rio Theatre for the Performing Arts
🕒 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM · $24

Adventure Night Supporting SC Mountains Trail Stewardship Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival is one of the largest and most prestigious mountain festivals in…

Art & Culture Outdoors 📍 Midtown
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
11

For Goodness Snakes!

📍 Quail Hollow Ranch County Park
🕒 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM · See listing

Free activity with limited spots! In this exciting and interactive presentation, you’ll get a chance to see and hold (only if you want to!) a…

Outdoors Family 📍 San Lorenzo Valley
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
12

Beach Cleanup @ Capitola Beach

📍 Capitola Beach next to jetty on East side
🕒 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM · See listing

Join Save Our Shores for a beach cleanup at Capitola Beach after the fireworks event! Registration is required, click here to register . Meet Up…

Outdoors Community 📍 Capitola
Oct
12

A Presentation by Rick Flores: The Uses of Native Plants

📍 UC Santa Cruz Arboretum & Botanic Garden
🕒 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM · See listing

Rick Flores, Executive Director, UCSC Arboretum and Botanic Garden and Steward of the Amah Mutsun Relearning Program, will speak on Uses of Native Plants. 5:30…

Outdoors Education 📍 UCSC
Oct
13

Volunteer at the UCSC Arboretum

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

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
Oct
13

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…

Outdoors Free 📍 Westside
Oct
14

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
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