Week of Events
Santa Cruz Shakespeare Summer 2022
Santa Cruz Shakespeare Summer 2022 July 10th - August 28th, 2022 Santa Cruz Shakespeare returns to our full capacity in The Grove, with our full-sized acting company, and three top-notch productions for our exciting 2022 season. Don't miss it from July 10th through August 28th, 2022! Join us and see what it's all about! The […]
Mother’s Day Run and Walk for Hopeful Family Futures
Mother’s Day Run and Walk for Hopeful Family Futures Sunday, May 8 Outrun Family Homelessness Sunday, May 8th, 2022 • Pinto Lake County Park, Watsonville Race Start Times 1K Kids’ Fun Run @ 7:45 AM 5K Run & Walk @ 8:00 AM Overall and Age Group Awards presented after each race! Donate Register, sponsor, donate […]
Ramayana Returns
Ramayana Returns
Ramayana Returns Thursday - Sunday, June 9 - 12, times 2pm or 7pm Join Hanuman, the monkeys, Prince Rama and Prince Lakshmana, as they journey to Lanka in their quest to rescue Princess Sita in the 43rd Mount Madonna School (MMS) Ramayana!, a musical theater production adapted for modern audiences and replete with lively action, […]
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 from around the world. We are open daily, 9am to 5pm.
May the 4th be with You at Felton
May the 4th be with You at Felton
May the 4th be with You at Felton Wednesday, May 4, 10:30am - 5:30pm Join us for May the 4th at Felton Branch Library! Watch Star Wars movies in our Community room all day, starting with Episode IV: A New Hope at 10:30 in our Community Room, build your own lego creation, make Star Wars-related […]
Glass Critters
Glass Critters
Glass Critters Wednesdays - Saturdays 1 - 4pm until May 14 Glass spiders and snails on show, in all their awesome colors! The exhibition "Moze & Jaime Sanchez—Creative Encounters" is open until May 14th, stop by Santa Cruz Art League during our open hours (Wednesday-Saturday from 1-4pm) to see this inspiring multimedia exhibition!
Glass Critters
Glass Critters
Glass Critters Wednesdays - Saturdays 1 - 4pm until May 14 Glass spiders and snails on show, in all their awesome colors! The exhibition "Moze & Jaime Sanchez—Creative Encounters" is open until May 14th, stop by Santa Cruz Art League during our open hours (Wednesday-Saturday from 1-4pm) to see this inspiring multimedia exhibition!
Glass Critters
Glass Critters
Glass Critters Wednesdays - Saturdays 1 - 4pm until May 14 Glass spiders and snails on show, in all their awesome colors! The exhibition "Moze & Jaime Sanchez—Creative Encounters" is open until May 14th, stop by Santa Cruz Art League during our open hours (Wednesday-Saturday from 1-4pm) to see this inspiring multimedia exhibition!
Stress Less with Jovenes Sanos
Stress Less with Jovenes Sanos
Stress Less with Jovenes Sanos Fridays 4 - 5pm, March 25, April 8 & 22, and Saturday, April 23, 2 - 5pm Learn ways to self care and stress less, see you there! Don’t forget to join us at the Watsonville Youth Center! If you have any questions, please email pvelazquez@unitedwaysc.org!
All Comers Events
All Comers Events
All Comers Events Fridays, May 6 and 13, 4-6pm Fun opportunity for all kids in the community, 14ish and younger, from our friends at Santa Cruz Track Club's Youth Track and Field Program: All Comers Events are back!! It’s been THREE years since we had these incredibly fun evenings and we are happy to announce […]
Snapshot Day
Snapshot Day
Snapshot Day Saturday, May 7, 8am - 12pm Snapshot Day is the oldest and largest single-day annual water quality monitoring event in California. On the first Saturday in May each year hundreds of volunteers join the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, Coastal Watershed Council and San Mateo Resource Conservation District to take a “snapshot” of […]
Nature Club: Exploring the Tide Pools at Natural Bridges
Nature Club: Exploring the Tide Pools at Natural Bridges
Nature Club: Exploring the Tide Pools at Natural Bridges Saturday, May 7, 10am - 12:30pm The tide pools at Natural Bridges are some of the best in Santa Cruz and they are teeming with living creatures during this month’s Nature Club for 6th-8th graders. Explore tide pools and nearby coastal prairie habitat and learn about […]
Birding for Beginners
Birding for Beginners
Birding for Beginners Saturday May 7, 8 am Join our staff for a tranquil morning filled with resident and summer-migratory birds. Learn about the birds in our park, receive a Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park birding brochure, and begin your hobby as an enthusiastic birder! Meet in the main parking lot of Henry Cowell Redwoods […]
Opening Day Celebration Free Strawberry Shortcake
Opening Day Celebration Free Strawberry Shortcake
Opening Day Celebration Free Strawberry Shortcake Saturday, May 7, 9am - 1pm The Scotts Valley Farmers' Market will throw its doors open for the 2022 season at a new location on MAY 7th! We are setting up at the BGC Joe & Linda Aliberti Clubhouse/SV Boys & Girls Club on SV Drive. Nestled up against […]
Pacific Grove Good Old Days
Pacific Grove Good Old Days
Pacific Grove Good Old Days Saturday & Sunday, May 7 - 8, 10am - 5pm The Pacific Grove Good Old Days is happening May 7-8, 2022! We are looking forward to an incredible event, filled with food vendors, multiple beer gardens, carnival rides, 40+ bands and shows, pancake breakfast, Rotary Club Parade, and so much […]
Beach Train
Beach Train
Beach Train Saturdays & Sundays depart 10am through September. Choose 1 hour or 5 hour layover Travel from trees to sea, through the Santa Cruz Mountains, arriving at the Boardwalk. Departing weekends through September. Departing from the Santa Cruz Mountains, travel through Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, down the scenic San Lorenzo River Gorge, across […]
Animal Browsing Hours
Animal Browsing Hours
Animal Browsing Hours Dogs: Wednesdays - Fridays 2-6pm; Saturdays & Sundays 11am- 3pm Cats: Wednesdays - Sundays 11am - 6pm Time's are a changin'! We've officially expanded open hours! We're looking forward to showing off our new building and hope you love it as much as we, and the animals do. Thank you for your […]
Castro Adobe State Historic Park Guided Walk
Castro Adobe State Historic Park Guided Walk
Castro Adobe State Historic Park Guided Walk Get a sneak peek and give your feedback on the interpretive content planned for Castro Adobe State Historic Park during the monthly open house event this Saturday! The 90-minute in-person tours of the Rancho San Andrés Castro Adobe start at 10:30 a.m. Tours are led by state […]
Glass Critters
Glass Critters
Glass Critters Wednesdays - Saturdays 1 - 4pm until May 14 Glass spiders and snails on show, in all their awesome colors! The exhibition "Moze & Jaime Sanchez—Creative Encounters" is open until May 14th, stop by Santa Cruz Art League during our open hours (Wednesday-Saturday from 1-4pm) to see this inspiring multimedia exhibition!
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
Pacific Grove Good Old Days
Pacific Grove Good Old Days
Pacific Grove Good Old Days Saturday & Sunday, May 7 - 8, 10am - 5pm The Pacific Grove Good Old Days is happening May 7-8, 2022! We are looking forward to an incredible event, filled with food vendors, multiple beer gardens, carnival rides, 40+ bands and shows, pancake breakfast, Rotary Club Parade, and so much […]
Beach Train
Beach Train
Beach Train Saturdays & Sundays depart 10am through September. Choose 1 hour or 5 hour layover Travel from trees to sea, through the Santa Cruz Mountains, arriving at the Boardwalk. Departing weekends through September. Departing from the Santa Cruz Mountains, travel through Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, down the scenic San Lorenzo River Gorge, across […]
Sacred Soul: Cultivating Natural Rhythms
Sacred Soul: Cultivating Natural Rhythms
Sacred Soul: Cultivating Natural Rhythms Exhibit Dates: Weds -Sun, 11am - 4pm, April 6 – May 22; Opening Reception: Sunday, April 10, 1:00 – 4pm Join us for a free, family-friendly, welcoming opening reception on April 10th for the entire community to experience Alma Sagrada: Cultivando Ritmos Naturales (Sacred Soul: Cultivating Natural Rhythms), an exhibit […]
Animal Browsing Hours
Animal Browsing Hours
Animal Browsing Hours Dogs: Wednesdays - Fridays 2-6pm; Saturdays & Sundays 11am- 3pm Cats: Wednesdays - Sundays 11am - 6pm Time's are a changin'! We've officially expanded open hours! We're looking forward to showing off our new building and hope you love it as much as we, and the animals do. Thank you for your […]
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 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, […]
Mother’s Day Paint and Sip
Mother’s Day Paint and Sip
Mother's Day Paint and Sip Sunday, May, 1 - 4pm Join us for a guided bilingual acrylic painting session in the garden led by Josefina Rocha and Ome the Artist on May 8th 1:00-4:00pm! A perfect way to celebrate all mothers and mother figures this Mother’s Day by creating a beautiful gift! All materials are […]