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★ Featured this season

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
THE GUITARSONISTS at The Crepe Place, Oct 8 Coming up
Thu, Oct 8, 2026 · The Crepe Place

THE GUITARSONISTS

A live set from The Guitarsonists, bringing blues and R&B to a local stage.

Music 📍 Midtown
Blue Lemonade at Discretion Brewing, Oct 8 Coming up
Thu, Oct 8, 2026 · Discretion Brewing

Blue Lemonade

5:30-7:30pm Blue Lemonade is an Americana band based out of Santa Cruz/Santa Barbara playing both originals and covers from bluegrass and folk to blues and…

Music 📍 Soquel

☀️ Happening today

Thursday, October 8

71 events on today. No plans required, just go. See the full day →

9:00 AM
$150
Women in Business Summit
📍 Mission Springs
Community
9:00 AM
See listing
BEGINNING/INTERMEDIATE SEWING (4/6)
📍 Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center
Community
10:00 AM
See listing
Bay Tree Building Furniture Sit Test Open House
📍 McHenry Library
Education
10:30 AM
See listing
Bilingual Toddler Storytime
📍 Main Library
Family
10:30 AM
See listing
Wings Birth Certificate & Notary Services
📍 Downtown Branch Library
Community
10:30 AM
See listing
Demystifying the IRB: ask us anything!
📍 McHenry Library
Education
10:30 AM
See listing
Astrophotography With Keith Kirk
📍 Scotts Valley Branch Library
Community
10:30 AM
$26.45
Roaring Camp Railroads: Redwood Forest Steam Train
📍 Roaring Camp Railroads
Cultural Event
10:30 AM
See listing
Rabid Reader Book Discussion Group @ La Selva Beach
📍 La Selva Beach Branch Library
Community

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5 upcoming events · Sports · from 2026-10-08 · to 2026-10-15

Oct
10

Second Saturday: Adelante Watsonville

📍 Watsonville City Plaza
🕒 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM · FREE

Join Ecology Action's EVs for Everyone team for a fun community event in collaboration with Pajaro Valley Arts Second Saturday (October 10th, 12pm-4pm)! Many fun…

Sports Community En español 📍 Watsonville
Oct
14

Paradigm Sport Fall Softball Offense Clinic

📍 Jade Street Park
🕒 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM · $250

This is a clinic for Softball Athletes 12+, designed specific to athletes by athletes. Throughout three 4-week sessions, athletes will focus on every aspect of…

Sports Family 📍 Capitola

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