READ program with Ziggy the mini

A ranch in Watsonville

READ program with Ziggy the mini One hour Sessions, 1pm and 2pm, on Saturday and Sunday afternoons, beginning  November 30 and December 1 READ program (Reading Equine Art Duo) with Ziggy the mini was designed to strengthen reading skills in a fun, creative way. Students experience nature, art, and animals in a relaxed, calming environment. […]

Holiday Production: A Christmas Carol by Santa Cruz Shakespeare

Veterans Memorial Building 840 Front St., Santa Cruz, CA, United States

Holiday Production: A Christmas Carol by Santa Cruz Shakespeare November 23 through December 24 - Scroll down for dates|times. Santa Cruz Shakespeare (SCS) debuts a new holiday tradition for the whole family with its production of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, starring Mike Ryan as Ebeneezer Scrooge. Audiences can expect a theatrical and music-filled adaptation […]

$20 – $60
Event Series Family Karaoke

Family Karaoke

RC Fam Center 1205 Freedom Bl #B3, Watsonville, CA, United States

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, teens, and adults singing their fave Disney songs.  Dads are usually the shy ones leading chess, puzzles, scrabble, etc It's co-hosted with Shared Adventures to […]

Holiday Lights at the Fairgrounds

Santa Cruz County Fair Grounds 2601 E Lake Ave, Watsonville, CA, United States

Holiday Lights at the Fairground Friday, Saturday, Sundays, 5:30pm, November 29 - December 23 & 24 HOLIDAY LIGHTS, the magical nighttime Christmas Light Show returns every Friday, Saturday ad Sunday evening between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Because many of our guests have a Christmas Eve Tradition of coming to HOLIDAY LIGHTS on December 24th, we will […]

A Year with Frog and Toad

Scotts Valley Cultural and Performing Arts Center 251 B Kings Village Rd, Scotts Valley, CA, United States

A Year with Frog and Toad Friday & Saturday12/6 & 12/7 and 12/13 & 12/14; 7pm: Thursday 12/12 2pm: Sunday 12/8 & Saturday 12/14 Coming December 2024, Scotts Valley Performing Arts (SVPA), our community theatre company, invites you to spend A Year with Frog and Toad. You read the books to your children or to […]

$20 – $30

Miracle on 34th Street, The Play

Mountain Community Theater 9400 Mill St, Ben Lomand, CA, United States

Miracle on 34th Street, The Play Fridays and Saturdays,  7:30pm, and Sundays at 2pm, November 22 - December 15 Adapted by Mountain Community Theater from the novel by Valentine Davies. Based upon the Twentieth Century Fox motion picture Miracle on 34th Street. Mountain Community Theater welcomes in the holiday season with their very own, Miracle […]

$20 – $25

Music for the Feast of Christmas

Holy Cross Church 210 High St, Santa Cruz, CO, United States

Music for the Feast of Christmas Friday & Saturday, 8pm, Dec 6 & 7;   Sunday 4pm,  Dec 8 Start your Holiday Season with a Gala Concert! This is Cheryl Anderson's last Feast before retiring, so come and celebrate her and "The Feast" in Santa Cruz! The Great Cabrillo Symphonic Chorus, Orchestra, and the lovely […]

Free
Event Series Downtown Antique Faire

Downtown Antique Faire

Downtown Santa Cruz Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz

Downtown Antique Faire 2nd Sundays, 8am - 5pm The Santa Cruz Antique Faire is on the 2nd Sunday of every month from 8am-5pm. Vendors offer an eclectic blend of antiques and unique items, vintage clothing, collectibles and more! Visit the Antique Faire on Lincoln Street between Pacific and Cedar. Interested in vendor space? Call (831) […]

Santa Cruz Holiday Lights Train & New Year’s Train

Beach Boardwalk CA, United States

Santa Cruz Holiday Lights Train & New Year’s Train November 29-30 & December 7-8, 14-23, AND 26-31, 2024 Operated by Roaring Camp Railroads Will-Call/Ticketing at the Boardwalk’s Party Room, located to the left of the Main Entrance Vintage excursion cars, adorned with thousands of colorful lights, roll through Santa Cruz streets. Passengers lend their voices to holiday […]

$38 – $53

Magical Baker’s Monthly Popup

Verve Coffee 816 41st Ave, Capitola

Magical Baker's Monthly Popup Sunday, December 8, 9am Verve Coffee Roasters, 816 41st Ave, Santa Cruz, CA, 95062 More info here The Magical Baker's monthly pop up is in front of the Verve on 41st! Come by to try our delicious baked goods (that happen to be gluten free, though you probably wouldn’t guess it). […]

Live Oak Farmers Market

Live Oak Farmers Market 15th & Eastcliff Dr, Live Oak, CA, United States

Organic produce from local farms, tree ripened fruits, dried fruit and nuts, fresh bread, pastries, seafood, pasture-raised organic meats and more

Free
Event Series Museum Store Holiday Sale

Museum Store Holiday Sale

Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History 1305 East Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

Museum Store Holiday Sale >Saturday and Sunday, December 7 & 8 | 10am - 5pm Next weekend, join us for our Annual Museum Store Holiday Sale!  Enjoy storewide discounts, complimentary cider and cookies as you shop in-store, or explore digital deals online. Come find the perfect gifts for the nature lovers in your life! Learn […]

12 Days of Thriftmas with Grey Bears

Grey Bears 2710 Chanticleer Ave, SantaCruz, CA, United States

12 Days of Thriftmas with Grey Bears December 1-12 Get ready for 12 Days of Thriftmas at Grey Bears! From December 1st to 12th, Grey Bears will be offering special deals in different areas of our thrift store. Visit us Monday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and discover unique savings each day. Stay […]

Mother Daughter Holiday Tea

Aptos Ca. Private Estate, Aptos, United States

Mother Daughter Holiday Tea Sunday, December 8, 11am – 2pm Join us on Sunday, December 8th from 11 – 2pm for a special Mother Daughter Holiday Tea celebrating sisterhood together with the special women in our lives. We're breaking out the good china, tea urn, punch bowl & Holiday decorations for our seasonal celebration to […]

$40 – $80

Corralitos Farm & Garden Market

Corralitos Farm & Garden Market 127 Hames Road, Corralitos, CA, United States

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 we have the tastiest strawberries, blueberries, cherries, lemons, tomatoes, herbs, squash, potatoes, carrots, peas, beets, and avocados, as well as a variety of other fruits, […]