FEATURED EVENTS
New Parents’ Support Group at Felton Library
Felton Branch Library- New 6121 Gushee St., FeltonLocal Maps and Where to Find Them with guest speaker Lisa Robinson
Downtown Library 224 Church St, Santa CruzMake and Explore at the Libraries
Scotts Valley Branch Library 251 Kings Village Road, Scotts ValleySanta Cruz SPCA Preteen PAWS Program Tier 1
Santa Cruz SPCA 2601 Chanticleer Ave Santa Cruz 2601 chanticleer ave, Santa CruzWeek of Events
Youth K-12 Ride Bus Free
Youth K-12 Ride Bus Free All Summer Summer break is here, and our Youth Cruz Free program is your ticket to adventure! Youth in grades K-12 can ride for FREE […]
Common Ground Festival of Place-inspired, Outdoor Artworks
Common Ground Festival of Place-inspired, Outdoor Artworks Sept 13–22, 2024 CommonGround is a biennial festival of place-inspired, outdoor artworks hosted in locations throughout Santa Cruz County, in downtown plazas, on […]
Common Ground Festival of Place-inspired, Outdoor Artworks
Common Ground Festival of Place-inspired, Outdoor Artworks Sept 13–22, 2024 CommonGround is a biennial festival of place-inspired, outdoor artworks hosted in locations throughout Santa Cruz County, in downtown plazas, on […]
Common Ground Festival of Place-inspired, Outdoor Artworks
Common Ground Festival of Place-inspired, Outdoor Artworks Sept 13–22, 2024 CommonGround is a biennial festival of place-inspired, outdoor artworks hosted in locations throughout Santa Cruz County, in downtown plazas, on […]
Common Ground Festival of Place-inspired, Outdoor Artworks
Common Ground Festival of Place-inspired, Outdoor Artworks Sept 13–22, 2024 CommonGround is a biennial festival of place-inspired, outdoor artworks hosted in locations throughout Santa Cruz County, in downtown plazas, on […]
Common Ground Festival of Place-inspired, Outdoor Artworks
Common Ground Festival of Place-inspired, Outdoor Artworks Sept 13–22, 2024 CommonGround is a biennial festival of place-inspired, outdoor artworks hosted in locations throughout Santa Cruz County, in downtown plazas, on […]
Common Ground Festival of Place-inspired, Outdoor Artworks
Common Ground Festival of Place-inspired, Outdoor Artworks Sept 13–22, 2024 CommonGround is a biennial festival of place-inspired, outdoor artworks hosted in locations throughout Santa Cruz County, in downtown plazas, on […]
Common Ground Festival of Place-inspired, Outdoor Artworks
Common Ground Festival of Place-inspired, Outdoor Artworks Sept 13–22, 2024 CommonGround is a biennial festival of place-inspired, outdoor artworks hosted in locations throughout Santa Cruz County, in downtown plazas, on […]
Enter Contests at Santa Cruz County Fair
Enter Contests at Santa Cruz County Fair
Enter Contests at Santa Cruz County Fair Entry deadlines: August 22 Don’t be shy! Make this the year you finally enter the Santa Cruz County Fair! The 2024 Exhibitor’s Entry […]
Sutter Maternity Postpartum Wellness Group
Sutter Maternity Postpartum Wellness Group
Sutter Maternity Postpartum Wellness Group Sutter Maternity Postpartum Wellness Group Mondays 10:00-11:30am Call 831-477-2229 for log-in Santa Cruz County Moms only Pregnancy and childbirth usher in new responsibilities and profound […]
Monthly Baby Stuff Swap hosted by FIT4MOM Santa Cruz
Monthly Baby Stuff Swap hosted by FIT4MOM Santa Cruz
Monthly Baby Stuff Swap Last Monday of the month Join us on the last Monday of each month to swap baby stuff with other mamas in our community! Bring what […]
Tales to Tails Garfield Park
Tales to Tails Garfield Park
Tales to Tails Garfield Park Mondays 3:30-4:30pm, September 16 through December 30 Tales to Tails is a literacy program designed to help children improve their reading skills by reading to […]
Grupo Triple P: Para familias con niños 2-12 años
Grupo Triple P: Para familias con niños 2-12 años
Grupo Triple P: Para familias con niños 2-12 años Cada lunes, del 22 de enero al 18 de marzo, 2024 • 4 – 6 pm (Excepto el 19 de febrero) […]
Postpartum Support Group
Postpartum Support Group
Postpartum Support International NEW SUPPORT GROUP! Postpartum Psychosis (PPP) is rare. It occurs in approximately 1 to 2 out of every 1,000 deliveries. After a PPP survivor's symptoms have […]
First Tuesdays FREE Stroller Strides + Playgroup with FIT4MOM Santa Cruz
First Tuesdays FREE Stroller Strides + Playgroup with FIT4MOM Santa Cruz
First Tuesdays FREE Stroller Strides + Playgroup Join us for a FREE Stroller Strides® workout + playgroup on the 1st Tuesday of every month at 9:30 AM at Seascape Park […]
Mama Tea and Talk
Mama Tea and Talk
Mama Tea and Talk 1st & 3rd Tuesdays 10 - 11:30am In collaboration with Creative Eden Lounge, I’m proud to present an in person mamas* support group. Everyone needs a […]
RC Fam Center Toddler Bilingual Sensory Play
RC Fam Center Toddler Bilingual Sensory Play
RC Fam Center Toddler Bilingual Sensory Play Tuesdays/Martes, 10am-11am FREE with membership, $15 non-members GRATIS con membresía, $15 sin membresía More info/Para más información: 831-288-3105 — with Yesi Rocha and […]
Arboretum Free Day
Arboretum Free Day
Arboretum Free Day First Tuesdays The first Tuesday of the month is free to non-members. The UC Santa Cruz Arboretum is a conservation garden of rare, endangered and extraordinary plants […]
New Parents’ Support Group at Felton Library
New Parents’ Support Group at Felton Library
New Parents' Support Group at Felton Library Tuesdays 12:30 - 2pm April 2 - July 16 Join our new parents support group for this weekly peer support group for new […]
Local Maps and Where to Find Them with guest speaker Lisa Robinson
Local Maps and Where to Find Them with guest speaker Lisa Robinson
GSSCC Lecture: Local Maps and Where to Find Them, guest speaker Lisa Robinson Tuesday, October 1, 1-2:30pm Maps are an essential component in the study of local history, but local […]
Make and Explore at the Libraries
Make and Explore at the Libraries
Make and Explore at the Libraries Scroll down for your library's dates & times. Every week we will have a new project idea for you to make or explore at […]
Santa Cruz SPCA Preteen PAWS Program Tier 1
Santa Cruz SPCA Preteen PAWS Program Tier 1
Santa Cruz SPCA Preteen PAWS Program Tier 1 (Promoting Animal Welfare with Students) Tuesday, September 10, 4-6pm Our popular PAWS Tier 1 program allows animal-loving students to learn about and […]
Weekly Fencing Classes for Youth and Adults
Weekly Fencing Classes for Youth and Adults
Weekly Fencing Classes for Youth and Adults Beginning Fencing Youth (9-13 years old): Tuesdays 6:30pm-8:00 Open Fencing: Tuesdays: 8:00-9:30pm Adult Fencing: Thursdays 6:30-8:00. Contact: robin@monarchfencing.com More information and an online waiver can […]
Toddler Time Ocean Storytime and Crafts!
Toddler Time Ocean Storytime and Crafts!
Toddler Time Ocean Storytime and Crafts! Wednesdays 10 - 11am Come join us at the Sanctuary Exploration Center across from the Santa Cruz Wharf each Wednesday morning to do some […]
Story Time and Stay and Play
Story Time and Stay and Play
Story Time and Stay and Play Wednesdays, 11am-12pm, September 10 - December Join us for Story Time featuring songs, rhymes, and stories designed to help preschoolers develop early literacy skills. […]
Downtown Farmers Market 2022
Downtown Farmers Market 2022
A great selection of local artisan foodstuffs, delicious baked goods, and currently many unique, high quality options for grab-and-go lunch and dinner.
Take Aways Art to Go
Take Aways Art to Go
Take Aways: Art to Go! Exhibit Dates: March 20 – May 5, Weds-Sun, 11am-4pm Opening Reception: Sunday, March 24, 2pm-4pm Step into our 11th annual Take Aways exhibit, showcasing over seventy […]
Santa Cruz SPCA Junior PAWS Program Tier 2 September 11-25
Santa Cruz SPCA Junior PAWS Program Tier 2 September 11-25
Santa Cruz SPCA Junior PAWS Program Tier 2 (Promoting Animal Welfare with Students) Wednesdays 4-6pm, September 11, 18, 25 The PAWS Tier 2 Program at the Santa Cruz SPCA engages […]
Dads Support Group
Dads Support Group
Dads Support Group Wednesdays 7 - 8pm Join us in this group of fathers where you will find a community to share the challenges and joys of being a father. […]
Artist Joel Michael Smith Exhibit
Artist Joel Michael Smith Exhibit
Artist Joel Michael Smith Exhibit Exhibit Daily through August 29 Closing Reception, August 24, 3:30-5pm To honor and recognize local talent, the Friends of the Aptos Library are hosting a […]
Garfield Park Library Avid Readers Book Club
Garfield Park Library Avid Readers Book Club
Garfield Park Library Avid Readers Book Club 1st Thursdays 10:30am - 12pm through The Garfield Park Library Avid Readers Book Club meets on the first Thursday of the month from 10:30a to […]
Pokemon at Live Oak Annex
Pokemon at Live Oak Annex
Pokemon at Live Oak Annex Thursdays 3-5pm, September 12, 2024 - January 23, 2025 Informal drop-in. Join us at Live Oak Annex to play pokemon. Ages 6-11 Bring your decks […]
Santa Cruz Shakespeare’s the Glass Menagerie
Santa Cruz Shakespeare’s the Glass Menagerie
Santa Cruz Shakespeare's the Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams September 11- September 28, with Opening Night on September 13 Santa Cruz Shakespeare, a nationally recognized professional theater company in Santa […]
Baby Time and Stay and Play Capitola
Baby Time and Stay and Play Capitola
Baby Time and Stay and Play Capitola Friday, September 6, 11am-12pm Baby Story Time features songs, rhymes, stories, and lap play designed to help babies develop early literacy skills. This […]
New Support Group Stillbirth & Infant Loss Support
New Support Group Stillbirth & Infant Loss Support
New Support Group Stillbirth & Infant Loss Support Join us on the 1st and 3rd Friday, 11am - 12:30pm, beginning June 17 This support group is for parents who have […]
Bring Your Own Book (BYOB)
Bring Your Own Book (BYOB)
Bring Your Own Book (BYOB) 3rd Fridays, 11am - 12:30pm, March 15 - December 20 Join us at the Aptos Branch Library for an engaging and dynamic book group experience: […]
Free Day Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History
Free Day Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History
Free Day Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History First Fridays of the Month, 11am - 4pm Hey! Free day! Pop-on by for a dose of nature connectedness. Access to the […]
Scrabble at La Selva Beach
Scrabble at La Selva Beach
Scrabble La Selva Beach August 2 - November 15, Fridays, 1 - 2pm Did you know that PACZKI is a round filled doughnut (23 points)? Come test your vocabulary in […]
B40 Game Zone for Tweens and Teens
B40 Game Zone for Tweens and Teens
B40 Game Zone for Tweens and Teens Fridays 3-4:30pm, September 20 - November 22 Join Branciforte Library's program of video gaming and traditional board games for young tweens and teens. […]
Friday Pet Food Pantry
Friday Pet Food Pantry
Friday Pet Food Pantry Fridays 2-5pm Just a friendly reminder that our Pet Food Pantry is still happening every Friday from 3-5pm! Donate anytime!
Community Fall Festival at Gateway School
Community Fall Festival at Gateway School
Fall Festival at Gateway School Friday, October 4, 4-6 pm Join us at the community Fall Festival at Gateway School on Friday, October 4th from 4-6 pm. Enjoy rides and […]
First Friday After Hours Out of this World!
First Friday After Hours Out of this World!
SC Museum of Natural History- First Friday After Hours | Out of this World! Friday, October 4, 5-8pm Countdown to blast off as the Museum rockets towards the opening of […]
Santa Cruz Shakespeare’s the Glass Menagerie
Santa Cruz Shakespeare’s the Glass Menagerie
Santa Cruz Shakespeare's the Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams September 11- September 28, with Opening Night on September 13 Santa Cruz Shakespeare, a nationally recognized professional theater company in Santa […]
Aptos Farmers Market at Cabrillo College
Aptos Farmers Market at Cabrillo College
Ninety vendors, of which most are certified organic or use sustainable farming methods, offer pastured grass fed meats and poultry, sustainable fish, oysters, handcrafted cheeses....
Westside Farmers Market
Westside Farmers Market
The market showcases a great selection of 100% certified organic produce, artisan foods, wine, body products, tinctures, sustainable seafood, pasture raised meats, flowers and eggs along with cook-to-order cuisine, live local music and full espresso bar
Rancho Siempre Verde Fall Festival and Pumpkin Patch
Rancho Siempre Verde Fall Festival and Pumpkin Patch
Rancho Siempre Verde Fall Festival and Pumpkin Patch Saturdays & Sundays 9am-4:30pm, September 28 - November 16 Join Rancho Siempre Verde's family farm for our annual Fall Festival and Pumpkin […]
Home Depot Kids Workshops
Home Depot Kids Workshops
Home Depot Kids Workshops 1st Saturdays of the month, 9am - 12pm Join us the first Saturday of each month between 9 am – 12 pm for free in-person Kids […]
Central Coast Good Fire Fair
Central Coast Good Fire Fair
Central Coast Good Fire Fair Saturday, October 5, 10am-3pm Save the date October 5! The Central Coast Good Fire Fair at Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park in Felton, is happening […]
Free Thriller Dance Classes
Free Thriller Dance Classes
Thriller Dance Classes are back! Saturdays 10am - 12 pm, September 21 - October 12 London Nelson Community Center CALLING ALL ZOMBIES!!! Free, drop in classes taught by volunteer instructors […]
Familypower: Starting Strong for ages 3-7 with their adults
Familypower: Starting Strong for ages 3-7 with their adults
Familypower: Starting Strong for ages 3-7 with their adults Saturday, October 5, 10-11am Through puppets and fun, interactive stories, learn how to introduce People Safety Skills and to continue to […]
Daughters & Sons of the Beach Ukele Jam
Daughters & Sons of the Beach Ukele Jam
Daughters and Sons of the Beach Ukele Jam Saturdays, 10am - 12pm Strum Along every Saturday 10am -12pm, on the beach behind the Crow's Nest Upcoming Uke Song List Strum […]
Sewing for Kids
Sewing for Kids
Sewing for Kids First Saturdays 10:30am-12pm, October 5 - February 1, 2025 Join Sewing for Kids Downtown! Come make something special with us. A different hand sewing project is offered […]
Creating Compassionate Cultures Program for Children
Creating Compassionate Cultures Program for Children
Creating Compassionate Cultures Program for Children (CCC) Program for Children Saturdays 10:30am-1pm, September 14-October 5 Every autumn Tara Redwood School offers a course for parents to learn about the Creating […]
Parenting with Compassion and Wisdom With Pam Cayton
Parenting with Compassion and Wisdom With Pam Cayton
Parenting with Compassion and Wisdom With Pam Cayton Saturdays, 10:30am-12:30pm, September 14 - October 5 Every autumn Tara Redwood School offers a course for parents to learn about the Creating […]
Life on the Ranch Day
Teen Poetry Workshop with Santa Cruz County Poet Laureate Farnaz Fatemi
Teen Poetry Workshop with Santa Cruz County Poet Laureate Farnaz Fatemi
Teen Poetry Workshop with Santa Cruz County Poet Laureate Farnaz Fatemi Saturday, October 5, 11am-12pm and explore avenues for writing poems, developing drafts of new work from prompts and other […]
Scientific Illustration and Observation in Pastel
Scientific Illustration and Observation in Pastel
Scientific Illustration & Observation in Pastel Saturday, October 5, 12pm – 3pm Love nature, science, and art but don’t know where to start? Here is your opportunity to master a […]
Family Karaoke
Family Karaoke
Family Karaoke 1st Saturdays, 5:30 - 7:30 If anyone is feeling up to it (and healthy!), once a month RC Fam hosts family karaoke and games night. It's basically kids, […]
Santa Cruz Shakespeare’s the Glass Menagerie
Santa Cruz Shakespeare’s the Glass Menagerie
Santa Cruz Shakespeare's the Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams September 11- September 28, with Opening Night on September 13 Santa Cruz Shakespeare, a nationally recognized professional theater company in Santa […]
Swan Lake Ballet October 5
Swan Lake Ballet October 5
Swan Lake Ballet Saturday, October 5, 7-9:30pm Exciting news! Don't miss this spectacular event! Swan Lake is coming to Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium this fall on October 5! See the […]
Advisory Council of Teens (ACT) Aptos
Advisory Council of Teens (ACT) Aptos
Advisory Council of Teens (ACT) Aptos 1st Sunday of the month, 11am - 1:00pm Advisory Council of Teens (ACT) is the SCPL young adult advisory group. ACT is open to […]
Rancho Siempre Verde Fall Festival and Pumpkin Patch
Rancho Siempre Verde Fall Festival and Pumpkin Patch
Rancho Siempre Verde Fall Festival and Pumpkin Patch Saturdays & Sundays 9am-4:30pm, September 28 - November 16 Join Rancho Siempre Verde's family farm for our annual Fall Festival and Pumpkin […]
Live Oak Farmers Market
Live Oak Farmers Market
Organic produce from local farms, tree ripened fruits, dried fruit and nuts, fresh bread, pastries, seafood, pasture-raised organic meats and more
Monthly Wharf Walks
Monthly Wharf Walks
Monthly Wharf Walks Monterey, CA. February 22, 2021. Monterey's Fisherman's Wharf Association continues the monthly Wharf Walks with noted Monterey Bay Fisheries Historian and author, Tim Thomas. On Sunday, March […]
Splash into fall with NOODLE BALL!
Splash into fall with NOODLE BALL!
Splash into fall with NOODLE BALL! Session 1: Sundays 10-11am, Sept. 8- Sept. 29 Session 2: Sundays 10-11am, Sept. 29 - Oct. 20 Kiddos! Join us to learn the game […]
Corralitos Farm & Garden Market
Corralitos Farm & Garden Market
The Farm & Garden Market is a small, friendly, open air market made up of local farmers and gardeners who grow within about a five mile radius of Corralitos. Seasonally […]
In Person Art Time for People with Disabilities
In Person Art Time for People with Disabilities
In Person Art Time for People with Disabilities Sundays 2 - 4pm Join our in person art class for people with disabilities at Claraty Arts Center in Santa Cruz. Adaptive […]
Take Aways Art to Go
Take Aways Art to Go
Take Aways: Art to Go! Exhibit Dates: March 20 – May 5, Weds-Sun, 11am-4pm Opening Reception: Sunday, March 24, 2pm-4pm Step into our 11th annual Take Aways exhibit, showcasing over seventy […]