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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
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★ 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
★ 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
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 782 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
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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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Oct
7
7pm sign-ups · Weekly pinball competition for players of all skill levels.
Community
📍 Westside
Oct
7
Dave Shaw (Santa Cruz, USA): Planet Local Sharing Circle
📍 UC Santa Cruz
🕒 7:00 AM – 8:30 AM · See listing
Hosted by Local Futures In our next Planet Local Sharing Circle, we’ll be joined by Dave Shaw, founder of the Right Livelihood Center at UC…
Education
📍 UCSC
Oct
7
Stop by the Watsonville Family YMCA for a free health screening. You can learn more about your risk for conditions like diabetes or high blood…
Oct
7
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…
Oct
7
Dignity Mobile Wellness Clinic and Santa Cruz Public Libraries are partnering to offer services that support the health of patrons with weekly Wednesday visits to…
Oct
7
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
7
Grab a free cup of coffee* and chat with Provost Aims at Coffee with the Provost! Most Wednesdays through the Fall Quarter! 9:00-11:00am Meet us…
Oct
7
Start your Wednesday morning with movement, mindfulness, and authentic Himalayan yogic wisdom at Soul Care Studios. 🧘✨ Join Yogi Laxman Panthi for a weekly Vinyasa…
Oct
7
What Got You Here WILL Get You There - Approaching the Job Search Over 55
📍 Capitola Branch Library
🕒 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM · See listing
This 6-session series is an opportunity to evaluate your skills, talents and experiences through a new lens. Are you 55+ and want or need to…
Oct
7
A STEM and technology event with a hands-on, creative approach.
Oct
7
This 6-session series is an opportunity to evaluate your skills, talents and experiences through a new lens.
Oct
7
TOTALLY TOTEMS: HANDBUILDING (1/4)
📍 Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center
🕒 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM · See listing
Noelle Lightbourne
Oct
7
A free weekly dance jam for babies and their caregivers at The 418 Project in Santa Cruz, with movement, music, and play in a joyful…
Oct
7
A bilingual lap-sit storytime for babies and toddlers, with songs, rhymes, and books in English and Spanish.
Oct
7
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
7
A 12 week series on Wednesdays from 10:30AM-12PM that introduces foundational digital literacy concepts and teaches useful digital skills. Classes conducted in-person with an instructor…
Oct
7
Preschool Storytime @ the Garfield Park Branch Library
📍 Garfield Park Branch Library
🕒 10:30 AM · See listing
Join us at the Garfield Park Branch Library for Storytime!
Oct
7
Join Career Success to chat about what it means to get to know other people in a new setting, and how to develop your conversation…
Education
📍 UCSC
Oct
7
Produce Pop-Up is a twice-weekly organic farmstand open to all members of the UC Santa Cruz community. The program is dedicated to increasing access to…
Oct
7
Meow-wow! Learn about cats and kittens with special guests from the Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter.
Oct
7
Join Aquarium staff for some bilingual, ocean-learning fun through stories, songs, and movement followed by a craft. Special guests from the Monterey Bay Aquarium will…
Oct
7
Toddler & Preschool Storytime at Boulder Creek
📍 Boulder Creek Branch Library
🕒 11:00 AM · See listing
Come join us for stories, songs, and lots of fun for toddlers, preschoolers and their caregivers in our beautiful Boulder Creek Library Branch every Wednesday…
Oct
7
Join Aquarium staff for some bilingual, ocean-learning fun through stories, songs, and movement.
Oct
7
A bilingual storytime for toddlers with stories, songs, and rhymes in English and Spanish, promoting early literacy and language skills.
Oct
7
Carlos Motta: When Time Stands Still
📍 UCSC Institute of the Arts and Sciences
🕒 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM · See listing
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…
Oct
7
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
7
Moving in Harmony with Life - Self-care Exercises for Vitality and Balance
📍 Hummingbird Valley Retreat Center
🕒 12:00 PM – 12:45 PM · FREE
Instructors: Alexandra Johnson, MD, Kevin Johnson and Dena Ehrlich We spend much of our time being sedentary, lost in our minds. Yet each movement you…
Oct
7
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
7
Join us for free Pilates at the Library! All levels welcome. Bring your own mat and water. Enjoy a fun, energizing workout led by volunteer…
Oct
7
Are you stuck with a technology question? You can make a free appointment with a tech savvy library staff member!
Oct
7
Rae Rodriguez
Oct
7
Scotts Valley Branch Library's fun program allows tweens and teens to relax, hang out with friends and play games!
Oct
7
Creativity time for teens and tweens at the library!
Oct
7
SAN LORENZO VALLEY ELEMENTARY (2/6)
📍 Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center
🕒 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM · See listing
Sarah Orre
Oct
7
Connect with other people who are interested in shared housing and find your perfect housemate!
Oct
7
Are you stuck with a technology question? You can make a free appointment with a tech savvy library staff member!
Oct
7
Crafternoons are back! ✂️ Get craft with family. Drop in to the Main Library between 2-5pm every Monday and Wednesday to make a craft together…
Oct
7
You’re invited to join Global Engagement for the grand opening of its new International Lounge! The International Lounge is a space dedicated to supporting our…
Oct
7
Every week we will have a new project idea for you to build or explore.
Oct
7
R.E.A.D. is one-on-one reading comprehension instruction for grades 1-12. By appointment only. Please, no drop-ins! To make an appointment, call 831-427-7713
Oct
7
Do you love ping pong? Drop-in to the Felton Library Community Room anytime between 3-5 every 1st Wednesday to have some fun. Adult players of…
Oct
7
R.E.A.D.: Reach Every Amazing Detail @ Boulder Creek
📍 Boulder Creek Branch Library
🕒 3:00 PM · See listing
R.E.A.D. is one-on-one reading comprehension instruction for grades 1-12. By appointment only. Please, no drop-ins! To make an appointment, call 831-427-7713.
Oct
7
R.E.A.D.: Reach Every Amazing Detail @ Branciforte
📍 Branciforte Branch Library
🕒 3:00 PM · See listing
R.E.A.D. is one-on-one reading comprehension instruction for grades 1-12. R.E.A.D. ofrece instrucción individual de comprensión lectora para los grados 1 a 12.
Oct
7
Fall Semester Maker Classes (August 11, December 20, 2026) Join us for a semester of hands-on creativity at SC Maker Studios! Students explore 3D printing…
Oct
7
Welcome to the Fall Open House at the Cardiff House
📍 Cardiff House
🕒 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM · See listing
The Cardiff House invites our students to its Open House on Wednesday, October 7th, 2026! The Cardiff House is proud to house the American Indian…
Oct
7
R.E.A.D.: Reach Every Amazing Detail @ La Selva Beach
📍 La Selva Beach Branch Library
🕒 3:00 PM · See listing
R.E.A.D. is one-on-one reading comprehension instruction for grades 1-12. By appointment only. Please, no drop-ins! To make an appointment, call 831-427-7713
Oct
7
Join the American Indian Resource Center (AIRC) and People of Color Sustainability Collective (PoCSC) for our Fall Open House at the Cardiff House ! We’re…
Oct
7
Tales to Tails is a literacy program designed to help children improve their reading skills by reading to a certified therapy dog. 1st & 3rd…
Oct
7
Learn how to craft, build, and survive in the world of Minecraft.edu. Ages 8 to 18
Oct
7
Practice reading to a certified therapy dog! Registration is required.
Oct
7
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
7
Every Wed from 4 to 8 pm at our Downtown Santa Cruz Tasting Room + Wine Bar Join us for a night of wigging out…
Oct
7
Lego Fun for Kids
Oct
7
BioCharger & Vibrational Sound Table Healing Happy Hour
📍 Soulcare Studios
🕒 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM · $25
Take a midweek pause and recharge your energy ✨ Join us for BioCharger & Vibrational Sound Table Healing Happy Hour, a unique experience designed to…
Wellness
📍 Aptos & Seacliff
Oct
7
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…
Oct
7
Entre Nosotras: Open to Spanish-speaking women with cancer at all stages, from diagnosis through treatment and the healing process. Groups are led in Spanish and…
Oct
7
The Institute of the Arts and Sciences (IAS) is pleased to announce its Fall/Winter season of exhibitions. On view are exhibitions highlighting two artists whose…
Oct
7
A regular tango class in Downtown Santa Cruz, offering a way to learn Latin dance in a social, cultural setting.
Oct
7
Gay Beach Volleyball (Outside Community Series)
📍 Court 16, Santa Cruz Main Beach Volleyball
🕒 5:30 PM – 10:00 PM · FREE
Santa Cruz Gay Beach Volleyball Date : Wednesdays, last session October 28 Time : 5:30 - 10:00 pm Location : Main Beach Court 16 (across…
Oct
7
Do you want to learn a new soul-satisfying skill? Come to Sand Rock Farm and learn to make sourdough! Classes are two and a half…
Food & Drink
📍 Aptos & Seacliff
Oct
7
A weekly beginning hip hop house dance class. Participants will learn foundational movements, rhythms, and combinations in a structured, studio setting.
Art & Culture
📍 Downtown Santa Cruz
Oct
7
Santa Cruz Works New Tech returns on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, at 6 pm at River Row in downtown Santa Cruz, with four companies tackling…
Community
📍 Downtown Santa Cruz
Oct
7
Capitola City Council Candidate Forum Join Capitola Cares and the Capitola-Soquel Chamber of Commerce for a community forum featuring candidates for Capitola City Council. Capitola…
Oct
7
Writers of Color Santa Cruz County
📍 Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History
🕒 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM · See listing
An evening of poetry and community showcasing emerging and established writers of color in Santa Cruz County. This is a free event.
Oct
7
Under the Mantle of an Idocile Dream: Film Screening and Conversation with Denise Carrascosa and Gina Dent
📍 UCSC Institute of the Arts and Sciences
🕒 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM · See listing
The Institute of the Arts and Sciences invites you to a screening of the video-performance Under the Mantle of an Idocile Dream (Bruna Castro, Brasil…
Oct
7
MUD SLINGING: BEGINNING WHEEL THROWING (1/4)
📍 Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center
🕒 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM · See listing
Chris Finnie
Oct
7
Trivia every Wednesday! Hosted at Front and Cooper inside of Abbott Square Market Go test your knowledge, win some prizes and have some hand crafted…
Oct
7
Motion Pacific's Melissa Contemp. Jazz class series at The 418 Project in Santa Cruz, CA, running weekly through November.
Oct
7
Santa Cruz is known near and far for its surfing legacy, but there is another water sport that finds a niche on our coast, with…
Oct
7
Join us every Tuesday night at Britannia Arms Capitola for FREE Pub Trivia! Two games. Two chances to win. Prizes handed out twice! 🧠 Game…
Oct
7
Live Standup Comedy at Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing
📍 Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing
🕒 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM · See listing
We're here to kick your depression's A$$ every other Wednesday at Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing - 7pm but come early to catch live jazz! It's…
Oct
7
Bailar Salsa Casino: Moves from Havana and Santiago
📍 German Cultural Center
🕒 7:00 PM · See listing
Bailar Salsa Casino: Moves from Havana and Santiago” After our Son Cubano series, we’re bringing back our regular Cuban Salsa Casino partner dancing! Wednesdays 7pm…
Art & Culture
📍 Downtown Santa Cruz
Oct
7
A monthly acoustic performance at a cliffside venue, featuring a singing and instrumental duo. An intimate evening of music with an ocean view, held on…
Oct
7
7 - 9pm · Weekly bluegrass jam with local musicians.
Oct
7
In this interactive session, Prof. David Lee from Computational Media will facilitate a hands-on session on using AI to explore research papers. Bring your laptops!…
Oct
7
Reiki Sound Bath with Dallas McKenzie & Jessica McCord
📍 Soulcare Studios
🕒 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM · FREE
Give yourself a midweek opportunity to rest, reset, and reconnect at SoulCare Studios. ✨ Join Dallas McKenzie and Jessica McCord for a weekly Reiki Sound…
Oct
7
Bring your friends for a night of fun and frights! With a cocktail in your hand, enjoy this scary movie filmed in Watsonville and the…
Oct
7
A welcoming weekly tap class for adults who want to build rhythm, technique, musicality, and confidence in a supportive, low-pressure environment. Designed for basic beginners…
Music
📍 Downtown Santa Cruz
Oct
7
Creed Bratton brings his music and stories to the stage in a live performance.
Music
📍 San Lorenzo Valley
Oct
7
Portland, Oregon’s Y La Bamba is led by singer, songwriter, guitarist and front woman Luz Elena Mendoza. Formed in 2008, Y La Bamba is a…
Oct
8
Join us for the Women in Business Summit: The Future of Work: Women Leading, What’s Next. Our annual event brings professional women throughout Santa Cruz…
Oct
8
BEGINNING/INTERMEDIATE SEWING (4/6)
📍 Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center
🕒 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM · See listing
Katy Kenyon-Abel
Oct
8
Bay Tree Building Furniture Sit Test Open House
📍 McHenry Library
🕒 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM · See listing
Help shape the future of the Bay Tree Building! Students and staff are invited to stop by a furniture “sit test” open house and share…
Oct
8
Rabid Reader Book Discussion Group @ La Selva Beach
📍 La Selva Beach Branch Library
🕒 10:30 AM · See listing
Join our book club every second Thursday to explore great reads and share engaging conversations with fellow book lovers.
Oct
8
Have you ever wondered what really happens to your protocol after you hit submit? Join us for an informal, in-person conversation with IRB members to…
Education
📍 UCSC
Oct
8
For ages 0-5
Oct
8
A bilingual storytime for toddlers, with stories, songs, and activities in two languages to support early literacy.
Oct
8
Wings provides free birth certificates and notary services for people experiencing homelessness.
Oct
8
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…
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