Events

Wizarding Adventure October 25 - 27 & 30, 10am - 5pm Explore the science of potion making, Quidditch games, wizard crafts and more at the Children's Museum of Discovery! October 30 only! Explore the Forbidden Forest haunted house. It's cleared of monsters for the day and safe for little wizards. Costumes encouraged!  

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 ocean-themed crafts, listen to a story, and explore the Exploration Center!

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 Museum is for everyone, which is why we offer free admission every month on the first Friday. Join us.

Gourds Galore Saturday Morning Ceramics Saturdays, October 28 - November 11, 10 - 11am Ceramic Gourd and Pumpkin Sculptures: Create a beautiful, everlasting ceramic gourd or pumpkin in this ceramics class with Teacher Danielle. Ceramic Gourd and Pumpkin Sculptures: Create a beautiful, everlasting ceramic gourd or pumpkin in this ceramics class with Teacher Danielle. From […]

Santa Cruz Sea Glass & Ocean Arts Festival Saturday Nov 9 & Sunday Nov 10, 10am-4pm each day We're taking it up a notch for the 15th Annual Sea Glass Weekend! See the schedule of presentations and live music on the website: And 4 gift basket drawings each day! ~ The 16 Annual Festival celebrating […]

Celebrate The Western Flyer's Return to Monterey Bay Saturday, November 4, 11 am – 4 pm The Western Flyer is coming home at last! After being away for 75 years, the historic Western Flyer—the sardine fishing boat immortalized by John Steinbeck’s 1951 classic The Log from the Sea of Cortez—will return to her home port of Monterey […]

Gourds Galore Saturday Afternoon Ceramics Saturdays, October 28 - November 11, 3 - 4pm Ceramic Gourd and Pumpkin Sculptures: Create a beautiful, everlasting ceramic gourd or pumpkin in this ceramics class with Teacher Danielle. Ceramic Gourd and Pumpkin Sculptures: Create a beautiful, everlasting ceramic gourd or pumpkin in this ceramics class with Teacher Danielle. From […]

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 art projects and space to work outside or inside and to share time with your family and work on a creative art project. It's for […]