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Sat, Oct 17, 2026 · 6:30 PM
13th Annual Santa Cruz Comedy Festival
📍 Woodhouse Blending & Brewing · Downtown Santa Cruz · $17.85
13th Annual Santa Cruz Comedy Festival Presented by DNA October 12-17 At Woodhouse: Saturday, October 17th • 6:30 PM 21 Comics • 3 Headliners •…
Music
Family
📍 Downtown Santa Cruz
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Coming up
Mon, Oct 12, 2026 · Corralitos Cultural Center
Tai Chi with Manny
Improve your energy, balance, strength and coordination.
Music
📍 Watsonville
Coming up
Mon, Oct 12, 2026 · Felton Music Hall
20 Years of Nekrogoblikon - Felton, CA - VIP TICKETLESS UPGRADE
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
Coming up
Mon, Oct 12, 2026 · The Ugly Mug
Open Mic w/ SteveV, every Monday
It's Monday Open Mic at the Ugly Mug! Sign ups at 5p Beer, Espresso Drinks and Desserts available
Music
📍 Soquel
Coming up
Mon, Oct 12, 2026 · Abbott Square Market
Abbott Square: Comedy Night
Come hang out in the secret garden and have some laughs, EVERY MONDAY NIGHT. Featuring comedians from all over the area and beyond.
Comedy
📍 Downtown Santa Cruz
☀️ Happening today
Monday, October 1250 events on today. No plans required, just go. See the full day →
9:00 AM
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Beach Cleanup @ Capitola Beach
📍 Capitola Beach next to jetty on East side
Outdoors
9:00 AM
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Capitola Beach Cleanup with Save Our Shores
📍 City of Capitola
Community
9:00 AM
See listing
Beach Cleanup @ Capitola Beach
📍 Esplanade Park
Community
10:00 AM
$105
Halloween Ceramics Camp
📍 Art Factory Studios
Art & Culture
10:00 AM
See listing
FUN & FUNCTIONAL HANDBUILDING (2/4)
📍 Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center
Community
10:30 AM
See listing
Infant/Toddler Storytime at Capitola
📍 Capitola Branch Library
Community
10:30 AM
See listing
Club de Escucha de Santa Cruz
📍 Capitola Branch Library
Community
10:30 AM
$26.45
Roaring Camp Railroads: Redwood Forest Steam Train
📍 Roaring Camp Railroads
Cultural Event
10:30 AM
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Mahjong Club @ Branciforte
📍 Branciforte Branch Library
Community
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Showing 60 of 583 upcoming events · from 2026-10-12 · to 2026-10-19
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
Oct
12
Motion Pacific: Adult Intermediate Contemporary Jazz
📍 London Nelson Community Center
🕒 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM · See listing
This is Motion Pacific's intermediate level contemporary jazz dance class.
Oct
12
October Slugs and Steins with Professor Matt O’Hara
📍 UC Santa Cruz
🕒 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM · See listing
The Flying Death: Poison, Plunder, and the Quest for a Miracle Medicine in the Amazon In the 1930s and 40s, amateur explorers and hardened plant…
Oct
12
6:30pm · Learn to Play Reef & Ruins at 6:30pm! Fast and crunchy roll-and-write exploring underwater shipwrecks and asymmetric reefs. Taught on the spot, no…
Oct
12
The Antidote to Fear: Breema Bodywork & Self-care Exercises
📍 Hummingbird Valley Retreat Center
🕒 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM · $20
Instructors: Alexandra Johnson, MD, Kevin Johnson and Dena Ehrlich What’s the remedy for fear and confusion? Body-mind connection. When we have it, we discover an…
Oct
12
Open Mic Night Sign-ups at 7:00 PM Starts at 8:00 PM, every Monday Join us to hear local musicians and build community!
Oct
12
Come hang out in the secret garden and have some laughs, EVERY MONDAY NIGHT. Featuring comedians from all over the area and beyond.
Oct
12
Vocalist, composer, actor, and playwright Somi Kakoma is the Midwestern daughter of immigrants from Uganda and Rwanda. Hailed by The New York Times as “a…
Oct
12
8 - 10pm · Test your knowledge and join us for Trivia Night! Play by yourself or up to 6 people per team. Stay for…
Community
📍 Westside
Oct
12
Contact Improv dance session at The 418 Project in Santa Cruz, offered weekly on Mondays.
Oct
12
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
13
Voted the Best Elementary, Middle and Private School in Santa Cruz, Gateway’s campus is robust with purpose and play. From the creative haven of Kindy…
Oct
13
Soft Pastel Painting runs in six week intervals taught by instructor Sarah Orre. A short demo will be taught the first class meeting with reference…
Oct
13
Infant/Toddler Playgroup - In Person at Costal Kinetic
📍 Coastal Kinetic Physical Therapy 2121 41st Ave
🕒 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM · See listing
Monthly therapeutic playgroup for infants and toddlers with diverse developmental, physical, or medical needs. Facilitated by Sarah Myatt-Paul, Doctor of Physical Therapy • Tube Feeding…
Oct
13
Health Screening at Watsonville Public Library
📍 Community Health Trust of Pajaro Valley
🕒 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · See listing
Free Health Screening at the Watsonville Public Library! Stop by anytime, no appointment needed for: • A1C & blood pressure checks • Quick diabetes risk…
Oct
13
Are you stuck with a technology question? You can make a free appointment with a tech savvy library staff member!
Oct
13
American Red Cross Blood Drives
📍 Community Health Trust of Pajaro Valley
🕒 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM · See listing
CHT is pleased to partner with the American Red Cross by providing a location for monthly blood drives in our Kathleen King Community Room. According…
Oct
13
Are you stuck with a technology question? You can make a free appointment with a tech savvy library staff member!
Oct
13
Join us Tuesdays at Aptos Library to learn, play, and compete in Backgammon! All skill levels welcome - enjoy strategy, fun, and friendly competition in…
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…
Oct
13
Are you stuck with a technology question? You can make a free appointment with a tech savvy library staff member!
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