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Check out the Classic, Vintage and Retro Thunderbirds on display then stick around to enjoy fabulous shopping and/or grab a bite at one of the…
Santa Cruz Scene: What's happening in Santa Cruz County
From the waves to the redwoods, it's all happening here.
Santa Cruz Scene (santacruzscene.com) is a free daily calendar of in-person events across Santa Cruz County, California.
See what's on this weekend →In-person only, on purpose. Everything here is something you can actually show up to. No screens, no streams.
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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…
Education
📍 Westside
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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
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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
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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 10Saturday's full of pumpkins and good causes. Head to Cabrillo Horticulture Dept Fall Plant Sale & Pumpkin Patch in Aptos for squash and starts before the lot fills up, or catch Central Coast Good Fire Fair 2026 at Henry Cowell Redwoods for a look at fire ecology done right. Over in Felton, The Land Speaks Community Folk Opera turns the morning into something stranger and more musical. If you'd rather browse, Swift Street Flea Mini Market on the Westside is doing its usual steady trade in odds and ends.
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Santa Cruz Wharf: T-Birds on the Wharf
📍 Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf
Family
8:00 AM
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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
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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
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10:00 AM
FREE
Pumpkin Patch & Winter Veggies
📍 Love Apple Farms
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Oct
10
Zen Meditation. Open to all. Free of charge.
Oct
10
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…
Oct
10
Classic cars and coffee every Saturday morning, in East Lake Village Shopping Center. It doesn't get much better. Come walk around the expansive parking lot…
Oct
10
Cabrillo Horticulture Dept Fall Plant Sale & Pumpkin Patch
📍 Aptos Farmers Market at Cabrillo College
🕒 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM · FREE
Cabrillo Horticulture Fall Plant Sale and Pumpkin Patch 📅 Saturday October 10th 2026 ⏰ 9 AM - 1 PM 🌻 Native Plants 💧 Water-Wise Perennials…
Oct
10
Join Thrill the World Santa Cruz for free community dance classes and spooky Halloween performances! Learn Michael Jackson’s iconic “Thriller” choreography, no dance experience required…
Oct
10
Portable Edible Gardens: Grow Food in Small Spaces
📍 Watsonville
🕒 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · See listing
Curious about growing your own food but short on space, or not sure where to start? The Watsonville Public Library invites you to join the…
Oct
10
Learn the how, where and why fire is used to manage the natural landscape at the Central Coast Good Fire Fair on Saturday, Oct. 10…
Oct
10
Join us each Saturday morning for a relaxing time crafting with your neighbors.
Oct
10
In partnership with the Volunteer Center Literacy Program
Oct
10
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…
Oct
10
Gently used books, DVDs, CDs, audiobooks, puzzles and games will be sold. Proceeds support the programs and activities at the Scotts Valley Branch Library.
Oct
10
Roaring Camp: Thomas and Percy’s Halloween Party
📍 Roaring Camp Railroads
🕒 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM · $24.85
Dress up for Halloween with favorites Thomas and Percy, for a 20-minute train ride, entertainment, and fun-filled activities for the entire family. ACTIVITIES Photos with…
Family
📍 San Lorenzo Valley
Oct
10
The Land Speaks Community Folk Opera
📍 Felton CA, directions given at registration
🕒 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM · $23.18
A 4-act journey to heal our colonialist history through story, community singing and grief practices
Oct
10
https://www.watsonville.gov/calendar.aspx?EID=7725
Oct
10
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
10
Join us each Saturday morning for a relaxing time crafting with your neighbors.
Oct
10
Meet your farmers and tour multiple local & family-owned farms on Saturday & Sunday, October 10th, 11th at Open Farm Tours! Learn what is involved…
Food & Drink
Oct
10
This workshop invites participants to spend some offline time reflecting on labor in the AI era by drawing and producing a postcard as a piece…
Oct
10
Learn to extract vibrant colors from cochineal, marigold, and indigo to create a range of hues for dyeing natural fiber yarns used throughout the workshop…
Oct
10
Join us for a mini market on October 10th with local makers, vintage, art, treasures, tunes, and more!! 345 Swift Street, 10am-4pm. No place you'd…
Oct
10
Writing Circle: Open to the writer in each of us, this group allows for creative exploration in a supportive space right where you are. Each…
Oct
10
Meet local farmers and explore working farms while learning how food is grown. South County farms welcome visitors Saturday, followed by North County farms Sunday…
Family
Food & Drink
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…
Oct
10
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Santa Cruz Maker Studios at the Seymour Center
📍 Seymour Marine Discovery Center
🕒 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM · See listing
Check out Santa Cruz Maker Studios at the Seymour Center. Hands-on Activities include: • Build and test a seawall • Make a wooden sea creature…
Oct
10
A joint meeting between the League of Women Voters and AAUW to discuss the initiatives on the November ballot.
Oct
10
Learn the pros and cons of the 14 statewide propositions on the November ballot. From the Billionaire Tax Act to voting restrictions, at this free…
Oct
10
Join Saturday Shakespeare at Aptos Library for five lively sessions with guest experts, group readings, and discussions, ending with a shared play viewing. Attend in…
Oct
10
Step into a world of imagination with stories, rhymes, and songs for children ages 0?8, shared with families and caregivers in a warm, welcoming space.
Community
Family
Oct
10
The Zentangle Method is a fun way to create beautiful images by drawing structured patterns. Join Certified Zentangle Teacher Lisa Hoesing for an introductory workshop…
Oct
10
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…
Oct
10
Celebrate different ways of learning and experiencing the world with a special storytime focused on dyslexia awareness.
Oct
10
https://landofmedicinebuddha.org/retreat-guru/2029/parenting-with-compassion-wisdom-copy/
Oct
10
Write Queer, a creative writing group @TDC
📍 The Diversity Center
🕒 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM · See listing
Write Queer, a creative writing group Date: May 9, and the Second and Fourth Saturdays Time: 10:30 am - 12:00 Noon Cost: Free Location: The…
Oct
10
Seymour Center’s Seaside Storytime
📍 Seymour Marine Discovery Center
🕒 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM · See listing
Get ready to set sail on a storybook adventure! 📚 ✨ It’s the ultimate weekend treat to spark big imaginations, foster a love for nature…
Oct
10
Visit the Santa Cruz Public Libraries booth at The Japanese Cultural Fair, an event dedicated to the presentation and preservation of the cultural traditions of…
Community
Cultural Event
Oct
10
Explore the northern portion of Santa Cruz County through visiting the studios of artists in the area. Both days this weekend from 11 to 5…
Community
Art & Culture
Oct
10
Visit the Santa Cruz Public Libraries booth in the kids' corner at the Seacliff Street Fair!
Oct
10
• Martial Arts • Japanese Food • Arts and Crafts • Kids Activities • Ikebana and Bonsai • Live Music and Dance Free parking will…
Oct
10
Open Studios Art Tour - 5 Artists at One Location
📍 Martine's Art Studio
🕒 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM · See listing
Join Us for 2 Weekends of Art! 205: Martine Mahoudeau, Painting 206: David Sunoo, Jewelry, Metalsmithing 207: Lynn Jaye, Painting 208: Martina Goulart, Painting 209…
Oct
10
Step back in time at the Agricultural History Project with hands-on farm activities and demonstrations. Bring lunch and enjoy a family picnic on the farm.
Oct
10
Welcome to Santa Cruz County Open Studios Art Tour! Every year over the first three weekends in October, visitors can discover new artists, experience the…
Festivals
Free
Oct
10
Starting in April, on both Saturday and Sunday of the second weekend of each month, the City of Santa Cruz staff will lead tours of…
Oct
10
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…
Oct
10
Agricultural History Project
📍 Agricultural History Project Center and Museum
🕒 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM · FREE
Bring your friends, family and neighbors and come out to enjoy good old-fashioned activities such as spinning wool, cheese making, wooden cow milking and ice…
Oct
10
Explore artists’ working spaces throughout North County, from Santa Cruz neighborhoods to mountain communities. Meet makers and discover a range of techniques and media.
Family
Art & Culture
Oct
10
Wilder Ranch State Park: Guided Coastal Nature Walk
📍 Wilder Ranch State Park
🕒 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM · FREE
On this 2.5-mile, 2-hour family-friendly walk, you will explore the plants, animals, and geology of the Santa Cruz County coastal bluffs. Bring water, a hat…
Oct
10
Visit the Santa Cruz Public Libraries booth in the kids' corner at the Seacliff Street Fair!
Oct
10
Seacliff Village: Street Fair
📍 On Broadway between Center Ave and Santa Cruz Ave
🕒 11:30 AM – 4:00 PM · FREE
Enjoy the best of Seacliff! Get ready for an afternoon of fun at the 6th Annual Seacliff Village Street Fair! • The adorable Doggie Parade…
Oct
10
Henry Cowell Redwoods SP: Redwood Grove Guided Walk
📍 Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park
🕒 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM · FREE
Experience an old-growth redwood forest filled with ancient trees over 200 ft. tall, and connect one on one with park staff. On this 1-mile stroll…
Oct
10
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
10
This workshop invites participants into collective improvisation, drawing on Kumi Maxson's work as a performing artist and teacher to explore improvisation's role in political and…
Oct
10
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 artist’s…
Oct
10
Adults need playtime, too! Come play some new or old favorite tabletop games. Bring your own or play some of the library's games. No prior…
Oct
10
Downtown Santa Cruz: Yoga In The Streets
📍 Pacific Avenue at Cooper Street
🕒 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM · FREE
This celebration will transform Pacific Avenue, which will be closed at Cooper Street, creating a vibrant hub for healing and connection. Attendees will experience: •…
Oct
10
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…
Oct
10
Oct
10
★ Featured
2nd Annual Yoga For All Day in Downtown Santa Cruz
📍 Downtown Santa Cruz
🕒 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM · FREE
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…
Oct
10
Discover what life was like a century ago on this innovative dairy ranch. This hour-long tour includes the 1896 water-powered machine shop, horse barn, uniquely…
Oct
10
Wellness
📍 Downtown Santa Cruz
Oct
10
Write a poem in a creative and supportive environment.
Oct
10
Wellness
📍 Soquel
Oct
10
We are hosting a Fall Market at Woodhouse Brewery on October 10th. I have a flyer I can send you
Oct
10
The Sovereign Sanctuary: Ancient Healing & Modern Science
📍 Kula Connections
🕒 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM · $28.52
New Moon in Libra: with an immersive landscape of sound, Peggy will guide you into a healing state of powerful intentions for the season.
Wellness
📍 Capitola
Oct
10
🎉 Join the Party at the 5th Annual Beach Hill Bash! 🎉 Mark your calendars for Saturday, October 10th from 1:00-4:00 PM and come celebrate…
Oct
10
Come learn about the tiny aquatic life in the slough and use microscopes!
Oct
10
Santa Cruz Bake & Gather is a friendly baking potluck where everyone is welcome. It is the intent of this event that at least one…
Oct
10
Artist Talks: Jean Carla Rodea, Dorothy R. Santos, and Abram Stern
📍 Indexical
🕒 1:30 PM · See listing
Join us for a series of daytime talks with SPAM artists Jean Carla Rodea, Dorothy R. Santos, and Abram Stern. Program Jean Carla Rodea -…
Education
📍 Downtown Santa Cruz
Oct
10
Playing with Verse: A poetry Workshop with Mason Leopold
📍 Felton Branch Library
🕒 2:00 PM · See listing
Join us for a teen poetry workshop and free pizza!
Oct
10
The SLV Theatre Department is proud to present The Outsiders, a dramatic coming-of-age novel originally written by S.E. Hilton and adapted to stageplay by Christopher…
Oct
10
Join local musicians and songwriters in a friendly weekly circle. Come to play and sing songs, or just listen. All acoustic instruments welcome.
Music
📍 Watsonville
Oct
10
Get ready for a frightfully fun afternoon of creativity and sweet treats at the Branciforte Branch!
Oct
10
Learn about volunteer opportunities and how teens like you can create change in your library! Followed by a chill activity and free snacks (and get…
Oct
10
Enjoy music, dancing and a social afternoon by the bay. All levels and a variety of swing styles are welcome.
Oct
10
Downtown Library Youth Chess Club. Open to players ages 6 to 18. Instructor is Chess Master Gjon Feinstein.
Oct
10
3:00-5:00pm High energy covers of favorites from all genres and eras
Oct
10
It's About Time - Great Moments in Timekeeping History
📍 Aptos Branch Library
🕒 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM · See listing
Explore the fascinating history of clocks and watches, from railroad time zones to Captain Cook's voyages. See historic Aptos timepieces and bring your own clock…
Oct
10
Blue Zones Beans - Mouthwatering Nutritional Powerhouses
📍 Aptos Farmers Market at Cabrillo College
🕒 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM · $143
Join Elizabeth for a hands-on cooking experience to discover how versatile beans are as you prepare and taste a variety of mouthwatering bean-based dishes inspired…
Oct
10
Madson Wines 10 Year Anniversary Party
📍 328 Ingalls Street, #unit g, Santa Cruz, CA
🕒 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM · FREE
Madson is celebrating our ten-year anniversary, and we'd love to celebrate with all of you who have made Madson Wines what it is today!
Oct
10
Cub Scouts, Scouts BSA, Venturers, and Scout family and friends are invited to experience these exciting overnight events! Includes: • Camping Under the Stars on…
Oct
10
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…
Oct
10
Do you love pumpkins? Learn to make a completely unique, shimmering and festive glass pumpkin, perfect for fall decorating. Choose your color, then you'll be…
Oct
10
Felton Night Market at the covered bridge
📍 Felton Covered Bridge County Park
🕒 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM · See listing
We are the Temptations Bazaar, a merchant collective who curates and shares the healing arts of the area. We are now launching a new project…
Markets
📍 San Lorenzo Valley
Oct
10
On October 10th, we cordially invite you to join Community Alliance with Family Farmers at Pajaro Pastures, an ecological ranch in the beautiful Pajaro Valley…
Oct
10
🌑 New Moon Sound Bath & Guided Meditation 80-Minute Experience | Spa Santangelo, Felton, CA + Online Join Melissa at each New Moon for a…
Oct
10
Rachel Spung & The Soul Service is a four-piece, female-fronted soul, pop, and RnB cover band featuring musicians from Monterey and San Jose.
Music
📍 Westside
Oct
10
A Queer Line Dance Party & Variety Show
Oct
10
Saturday October 10th at SubRosa bounce off the walls with a silly grin on your face with… * Casino Youth - east bay emo/pop punk…
Oct
10
Head to the Quarry Amphitheater to see the pioneers of Sludge Metal, Acid Bath! This historic reunion balances crushing guitar with haunting vocals. This gothic…
Oct
10
A live theater production of a murder mystery, offering an evening of intrigue and drama.
Art & Culture
📍 Downtown Santa Cruz
Oct
10
Saturday, 7:00 PM - Performing with "WOODMILL"
Music
📍 San Lorenzo Valley
Oct
10
7 - 9pm · The Unrighteous Brothers bring their own distinct style to American roots music, blending rock ’n’ roll, soul, folk, and blues into…
Music
📍 Westside
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…
Oct
10
Indian Classical Music: Nishat Khan, sitar, and Nitin Mitta, tabla
📍 Music Center Recital Hall
🕒 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM · FREE
Sitar maestro Nishat Khan returns to UC Santa Cruz with tabla maestro Nitin Mitta in an Indian classical music concert. Regarded as one of the…
Oct
10
Bongo Sidibe is a Traditional Drummer and Vocalist from Conakry Guinea, in West Africa. Bongo Sidibe uses his Traditional background as an Artist to create…
Oct
10
A live music performance by WoodMill at Brookdale Lodge in a Friday night setting.
Music
📍 San Lorenzo Valley
Oct
10
Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde
📍 Santa Cruz Veteran's Hall
🕒 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM · $32.5
In the spring of 1895, Oscar Wilde was the most celebrated playwright in London, An Ideal Husband and The Importance of Being Earnest were both…
Oct
10
7:30pm - 9:30pm · Hard rock and grunge band from Martinez, bringing a heavy mix of familiar covers and original music. Their sound pulls from…
Music
📍 Westside
Oct
10
Damien Jurardo at Felton Music Hall on Saturday, October 10th 2026 Tickets: https://tixr.com/e/191035
Oct
10
Purchase tickets here Show 8pm // 21+ ***This is a standing room general admissions show. There will be a limited number of chairs located in…
Oct
10
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…
Oct
10
Cruz Patrol plays 90s-to-current rock, pop, and dance party music in a casual setting.
Oct
10
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…
Oct
10
SPAM New Media Festival Night 2: Sunken Cages + Rohan Chander & Scott Li + Ava Koohbor
📍 Indexical
🕒 9:00 PM · See listing
SPAM New Media Festival continues with performances by electronic percussionist Sunken Cages, collaborative duo Rohan Chander & Scott Li, and artist / instrument builder Ava…
Oct
10
Moe's Alley Presents: Coffee Zombie Collective w/ special guests
📍 Moe's Alley
🕒 9:00 PM · See listing
It's the triumphant return of the outrageously amazing sounds of Coffee Zombie Collective! Dance to your favorite hits that have been completely reimagined and blended…
Oct
10
DOMi & JD BECK bring their WHO ASKED? tour for a night of live music.
Oct
10
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
Experience the Bio-Vibe Table at SoulCare Studios, a gentle, non-invasive wellness experience using sound frequencies and soothing vibrations to encourage relaxation, release tension, and support…
Wellness
📍 Aptos & Seacliff
Oct
11
The Santa Cruz Antique Faire is on the 2nd Sunday of every month from 9am-5pm, weather permitting. Vendors offer an eclectic blend of antiques and…
Oct
11
Join us for Sunday drop-in Meditations 9-10 am weekly. In person only, in the Gompa at Land of Medicine Buddha with Venerable Yangchen! Venerable Yangchen's…
Oct
11
Meet your farmers and tour multiple local & family-owned farms on Saturday & Sunday, October 10th, 11th at Open Farm Tours! Learn what is involved…
Food & Drink
Oct
11
Youth Robot Series - Santa Cruz Maker Studios
📍 Santa Cruz Maker Studios
🕒 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · $245
Youth Robot Series at Santa Cruz Maker Studios Join us for our 3-week Robot Series designed for youth (ages 7-12) who love building, problem-solving, and…
Oct
11
Weaving / Colors: Traditional Zapotec Weaving and Natural Dyeing
📍 Redtail Ranch
🕒 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM · $150
Dive into the world of weaving and natural color. Learn to work a loom and to draw rich, living color from plants, two ancient, intertwined…
Oct
11
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…
Oct
11
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…
Oct
11
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
11
Roaring Camp: Thomas and Percy’s Halloween Party
📍 Roaring Camp Railroads
🕒 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM · $24.85
Dress up for Halloween with favorites Thomas and Percy, for a 20-minute train ride, entertainment, and fun-filled activities for the entire family. ACTIVITIES Photos with…
Family
📍 San Lorenzo Valley
Oct
11
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…
Oct
11
Wing Chun martial arts classes with instructor Marcus at The 418 Project in Santa Cruz, meeting multiple times per week.
Oct
11
Description: Tianguis Realmente Gratuito. Todo es gratis. Really Really Free Market - every second Sunday - 11am - 2pm. No money. No trades. Everything is…
Oct
11
A small but mighty amazing community market. In beautiful Corralitos, which is located in south Santa Cruz county. The country feel is real with local…
Oct
11
Natural Bridges State Beach: Welcome Back Monarchs Day!
📍 Natural Bridges State Beach
🕒 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM · FREE
Enjoy welcoming the monarch butterflies back to the park, where they will spend the winter. Monarch butterflies are notorious for never reading or sharing itineraries…
Oct
11
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…
Oct
11
Workshop: Is Co-authorship a Luxury in a Time of Fascism: Making films on nothing to navigate the
📍 Indexical
🕒 11:00 AM · See listing
What is the difference between using the arts in organizing and political art? This workshop muses on dilemmas of working with exploited, politically activated communities…
Oct
11
Come to the Second Sunday AVALON VISIONS PSYCHIC and HEALING ARTS FAIR where an array of intuitive professionals is available for your consultation, as well…
Oct
11
SPAM New Media Festival began in 2022 as a grassroots experimental arts platform, bringing together practitioners working on the fringes and frontiers of digital arts…
Oct
11
Día De Esperanza Organic Agriculture Festival
📍 Esperanza Community Farms
🕒 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM · FREE
Join us for Día de Esperanza 2026, a one-day Organic Agriculture Festival celebrating local food, sustainable agriculture, culture, and community at Esperanza Community Farms in…
Oct
11
Welcome to Santa Cruz County Open Studios Art Tour! Every year over the first three weekends in October, visitors can discover new artists, experience the…
Festivals
Free
Oct
11
Local chapter of a global secular (non-religious) movement of people who meet to celebrate life together in congregations and communities around the world. Meets 2nd…
Oct
11
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…
Oct
11
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 artist’s…
Oct
11
Henry Cowell Redwoods SP: Redwood Grove Guided Walk
📍 Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park
🕒 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM · FREE
Experience an old-growth redwood forest filled with ancient trees over 200 ft. tall, and connect one on one with park staff. On this 1-mile stroll…
Oct
11
Water Education Class at True Source Waters SUNDAY OCTOBER 11TH @ 12 PM
📍 Santa Cruz
🕒 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM · FREE
Join us for an afternoon of Water Education!
Outdoors
Free
Oct
11
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
11
Browse handmade jewelry, soap, clothing and other locally made goods while enjoying free live music at Abbott Square.
Oct
11
Teen Robot Series at Santa Cruz Maker Studios Join us for our 3-week Robot Series designed for teens (ages 11-17) who love building, problem-solving, and…
Oct
11
Join us for a series of daytime talks with SPAM artists Rohan Chander and Ava Koohbor. Program Ava Koohbor - Four Modes of Sonic Behavior…
Oct
11
Discover what life was like a century ago on this innovative dairy ranch. This hour-long tour includes the 1896 water-powered machine shop, horse barn, uniquely…
Oct
11
Through music, arts, food, storytelling, and intentional relationship-building, Bienvenida cultivates comunidad while honoring El Centro’s mission of affirming Chicanx and Latine communities. Open to all…
Oct
11
Moes Alley presents AC Myles & Band: Stratocaster Masters! Sunday, October 11, 2026Doors: 1pm / Show: 2pm$15 in advance / $20 day of the show21+*…
Oct
11
Min Jin Lee – American Hagwon
📍 Rio Theatre for the Performing Arts
🕒 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM · See listing
Bookshop Santa Cruz and The Humanities Institute welcome Min Jin Lee, the National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestselling author of Pachinko, who…
Oct
11
Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde
📍 Santa Cruz Veteran's Hall
🕒 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM · $32.5
In the spring of 1895, Oscar Wilde was the most celebrated playwright in London, An Ideal Husband and The Importance of Being Earnest were both…
Oct
11
Community Music School of Santa Cruz hosts their annual fundraiser at Steel Bonnet’s shady dog-friendly beer garden in Scotts Valley on Sunday, October 11th, from…
Oct
11
The Medicine Buddha Puja is performed every day at Land of Medicine Buddha, normally by Venerable Samten. On Sundays, this is open to the public…
Oct
11
Mountain Community Theater is proud to present Rumors, written by Neil Simon. Directed by MarNae Taylor, this production takes place at Ben Lomond’s historic Park…
Art & Culture
📍 San Lorenzo Valley
Oct
11
Sunday, Oct. 11th, 2:00 PM, SMALL THEATER October Family Matinee, 40th Anniversary!! LABYRINTH (1986, Columbia/Swank, 101 min.) “Through dangers untold, and hardships unnumbered, I have…
Oct
11
Local non-profit American Sign Language Services Community hosting a bingo fundraiser at the Aptos Grange on Sunday's 3PM - 8PM , Monday's 5PM to 10PM.
Community
📍 Aptos & Seacliff
Oct
11
Kailua Moon At The Pono Hawaiian Grill, Santa Cruz
📍 Pono Hawaiian Grill Downtown Santa Cruz
🕒 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM · $28.52
Kailua Moon, the next generation of Slack Key guitar artistry with beautiful classic Island Style vocals and a fresh contemporary feel.
Oct
11
3:00-5:00pm The Owls are Bob O'Neill-songwriter & founding member of Snail-on vocals & guitar, Craig Owens-bass player and vocalist extraordinaire and Harpin Jonny- virtuoso harmonica…
Oct
11
Let's celebrate the season and raise money for a great cause! • Fall Minis • Pony Rides • Pumpkin Art • Candy Apples $10 Per…
Family
Community
Oct
11
Salsa By The Sea is a free, weekly outdoor salsa dancing event held near the wharf on Beach Street, at the Ideal Bar patio. The…
Oct
11
Jahtiva Mia Jativa, known as “Jahtiva” takes her semi-eponymous name from a clever play on words that translates to "God's Flower." With a soulful yet…
Music
📍 Westside
Oct
11
What does it cost to think together? Listening, explaining, and trusting take as long as they ever did, but the rest of the world is…
Oct
11
Read to the Rescues ✨with Pregnant Mare Rescue 🐴💛Give your little one a magical experience… reading aloud alongside a gentle rescue horse. This peaceful moment…
Oct
11
Steph Kent will be sharing their newest work, the Santa Cruz Almanac, 2026
Oct
11
Sing your heart out! We will start at 5pm....ends when the cops show up or when I throw in the towel....No way you can be…
Oct
11
On October 11th, we cordially invite you to join Community Alliance with Family Farmers at Pajaro Pastures, an ecological ranch in the beautiful Pajaro Valley…
Oct
11
Veterans, families, friends and community members are invited to an evening of remembrance, hope and support honoring prisoners of war and those missing in action…
Oct
11
Silent meditation.
Oct
11
6-8PM · Bird in the Hand is a trio of women who play an eclectic mix of tunes from Americana and traditional to current songs…
Music
📍 Westside
Oct
11
Sam Reider, jazz accordionist? Probably with a bass or hammered dulcimer.
Oct
11
Snazzy Productions & Ugly Mug Soquel welcome Schoolcraft and Murray with Jimmy Dillon Saturdayy October 11th, 2025 7:00 PM - The Ugly Mug - Soquel…
Music
📍 Soquel
Oct
11
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm · We are a high energy alternative rock band with a dark edge! We fuse powerful riffs, memorable melodies, and…
Music
📍 Westside
Oct
11
★ Featured
Free Live Jazz Downtown At Mariposa Coffee Bar
📍 Mariposa Coffee Bar
🕒 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM · FREE
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…
Oct
11
Presented by: Ruby Hernandez, Adron Beene, Susan von Thun or Erin Carlson-Jones with Joyce Leonard. Each Sunday, one of the musicians performs a sound bath…
Wellness
📍 Capitola
Oct
11
Throughout their storied forty-three-year history, the Yellowjackets have recorded twenty-six albums, received sixteen GRAMMY nominations (winning two), performed countless sold-out tours, and enjoyed worldwide critical…
Music
📍 Downtown Santa Cruz
Oct
11
Music
📍 Capitola
Oct
11
Celebrate 8 years of MeloMelo with a $45 All You Can Bula and kava and MeloMelo themed trivia, with host Theo. Fabulous kava prizes for…
Music
📍 Downtown Santa Cruz
Oct
11
The 32nd annual Monte Foundation Fireworks Extravaganza is back! Finish off your beach town weekend with a grand finale over the restored Capitola Wharf. This…
Oct
11
Enjoy Discretion on a boat! For schedule of beer cruises & tickets, visit the links below. We'll see you out on the ocean… Chardonnay Sailing…
Oct
12
Meet Up Location: Please meet us in the Esplanade Park at 120 Monterey Ave. Facilities & Accessibility: There are restrooms and drinking fountains available on…
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 Location…
Oct
12
Post Fireworks Event https://www.cityofcapitola.gov/calendar.aspx?EID=763
Oct
12
FUN & FUNCTIONAL HANDBUILDING (2/4)
📍 Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center
🕒 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM · See listing
Liz Muir
Oct
12
🎃 Halloween Ceramics Camp! 👻School’s out, so let’s make some spooky art! Spend the day at Art Factory Studios creating Halloween-themed ceramics. Kids will sculpt…
Oct
12
Come for the songs, stay for the play!
Oct
12
Join us Mondays 10:30am-12pm at Aptos Library for social Bridge! All skill levels welcome. Enjoy fun, friendship, and mental stimulation.
Oct
12
Early Start Playgroup & Parent Support - In Person
📍 Del Mar Elementary School
🕒 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM · See listing
Special Connections - Early Start Playgroup AND Parent Support FOR CHILDREN 0-3 RECIEVING EARLY START SERVICES 2nd & 4th Monday, Monthly Hosted by SPIN and…
Oct
12
Play Mahjong with fellow enthusiasts! Beginners welcome with weekly Hong Kong Style lessons. Other styles offered too. Tiles provided or bring your own.
Oct
12
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…
Oct
12
This Spanish conversation group meets every other Monday. Contact Patrick for materials before each session at [email protected].
Oct
12
Join us for Storytime for ages 0-5 featuring songs, rhymes, lap bounces, and stories. After Storytime, stay for Stay & Play!
Oct
12
Remembering, Reimagining and Honoring: Indigenous Peoples & Futures
📍 Cardiff House
🕒 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM · FREE
Join us on Oct. 12 from 11:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. at the Cardiff House as we gather in recognition of Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Together, we…
Oct
12
In this practice group, you'll get an introduction to many different approaches to meditation and receive guidance on which practices might be best suited for…
Oct
12
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
12
Loops at the Library - Knit/Crochet @ Garfield Park Branch
📍 Garfield Park Branch Library
🕒 12:00 PM · See listing
Join us every 2nd Monday at the Garfield Park Branch for a yarn party.
Oct
12
Join us every Monday at the Felton Branch for a knitting party. All you need to do is bring some yarn and knitting needles. All…
Oct
12
Join a supportive writing group to share work, give feedback, and grow your craft. All genres and experience levels welcome. Meets 2nd & 4th Mondays…
Oct
12
Are you stuck with a technology question? You can make a free appointment with a tech savvy library staff member!
Oct
12
Environmental Studies Seminar Series | Caring for cultural keystones: Indigenous-led stewardship, public values, and tree genomics in a hotter, drier world
📍 Interdisciplinary Sciences Building
🕒 1:25 PM – 2:30 PM · See listing
In person and via Zoom (Meeting ID: 978 5545 8946, Passcode: 454736). If you are unable to stream the talk live and need to access…
Oct
12
Improve your energy, balance, strength and coordination.
Oct
12
Watsonville community members are invited to Somos Watsonville, where our team will contribute a guided and interactive activity alongside existing programming. Los miembros de la…
Oct
12
An afternoon craft session at the library, offering a relaxed space to work on creative projects.
Oct
12
Local non-profit American Sign Language Services Community hosting a bingo fundraiser at the Aptos Grange on Sunday's 3PM - 8PM , Monday's 5PM to 10PM.
Community
📍 Aptos & Seacliff
Oct
12
20 Years of Nekrogoblikon - Felton, CA - VIP TICKETLESS UPGRADE
📍 Felton Music Hall
🕒 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM · $87.21
Some bands start off with a concept; others develop it along the way. Santa Barbara’s Nekrogoblikon is of the later ilk and the better for…
Music
📍 San Lorenzo Valley
Oct
12
Practice reading to a certified therapy dog! Registration is required.
Oct
12
Liz Muir
Oct
12
A poetry workshop anyone who would like to establish a writing practice in a safe and encouraging environment.
Oct
12
PAWS Afterschool Club (Ages 7-10) Looking for something fun to do after school? Love animals? Join PAWS and discover what it takes to care for…
Oct
12
Monday Civil Rights Weekly Protest
📍 Corner of Ocean and Water St.
🕒 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM · See listing
Join us each week as we speak out to support voting rights!
Community
📍 Downtown Santa Cruz
Oct
12
It's Monday Open Mic at the Ugly Mug! Sign ups at 5p Beer, Espresso Drinks and Desserts available
Oct
12
-Natalie
Community
📍 Downtown Santa Cruz
Oct
12
Motion Pacific: Adult Beginning Jazz Fusion
📍 London Nelson Community Center
🕒 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM · See listing
This is Motion Pacific's Beginning Jazz Fusion class for adult dancers.
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…
Oct
12
SPIN IT UP: INTERMEDIATE POTTER'S WHEEL (5/5)
📍 Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center
🕒 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM · See listing
Chris Finnie
Oct
12
Queer & Trans Yoga Hosted by Sapphire Yoga Collective @ TDC
📍 The Diversity Center
🕒 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM · FREE
Queer & Trans Yoga by Sapphire Yoga Collective Weekly Yoga Class @ TDC Mondays from 6:00 PM -7:15 PM This is a trauma-sensitive, all-levels, all-bodies/abilities…
Oct
12
6 - 8pm · Hosted Board Game Night, open & hosted games, library of 30+ games, raffle, merch, and a Learn to Play demo at…
Community
📍 Westside
Oct
12
Come join us! Mondays @ 6pm Yoga 7pm Meditation and Sound Healing ❤️🩹 $10 a class, no one will be turned away 🫶
Oct
12
A weekly Afro-Brazilian dance class focusing on rhythm and movement.
Oct
12
Sarah Orre
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