Week of Events
Longboard Union Memorial Day Surf Contest
Longboard Union Memorial Day Surf Contest Sat & Sun, May 28 - 29, 7am - 4pm The Annual Santa Cruz Longboard Union Memorial Day Surf Contest will be at Steamer Lane this weekend! Longboarders from across the state take over Steamer Lane each Memorial Day weekend, as nearly 200 contestants compete in the longest-running longboard […]
Enter the Ekhorn Slough Photo Contest
Enter the Ekhorn Slough Photo Contest Submit by uly 31 Submit your photographs today for the 2023 Ekhorn Slough Calendar contest. Each year our calendar is filled with stunning images that capture the beauty of Elkhorn Slough, and your photo could be the cover for the 2023 calendar! All photos must be submitted by July […]
Longboard Union Memorial Day Surf Contest
Longboard Union Memorial Day Surf Contest Sat & Sun, May 28 - 29, 7am - 4pm The Annual Santa Cruz Longboard Union Memorial Day Surf Contest will be at Steamer Lane this weekend! Longboarders from across the state take over Steamer Lane each Memorial Day weekend, as nearly 200 contestants compete in the longest-running longboard […]
How to Write a Comic
How to Write a Comic
How to Write a Comic Tuesday, May 24, 4:30pm Being able to draw is great, but how does one go about writing a comic? Join us for an interview with Dave Scheidt, co-creator of Agents of SLAM and Mayor Good Boy, and writer of Adventure Time, Avatar, and Trolls graphic novels where he will talk […]
“Grounded In Nature—The California Central Coast”
“Grounded In Nature—The California Central Coast”
"Grounded In Nature—The California Central Coast" Friday, May 27 ~ Friday, June 3 Things are happening! More progress on the exhibition installation "Grounded In Nature—The California Central Coast" opens on May 27th at Santa Cruz Art League We are pleased to present a solo exhibition of iconic Santa Cruz native Ed Penniman’s artworks. Save the […]
Felton Remembers Kickoff Fest
Felton Remembers Kickoff Fest
Felton Remembers Kickoff Fest with Two Film Premieres Friday, May 27, 6pm During the Pandemic, Mountain Community Theater could not gather for live performance. But MCT Directors Kathie Kratochvil and Hannah Eckstein came up with unique ways to serve our Valley’s entertainment needs AND observe COVID protocols: short films featuring our county’s talented performers. MCT […]
Opera: The Fairy Queen
Opera: The Fairy Queen
Opera: The Fairy Queen Friday, May 27, 7:30pm & Saturday, May 28, 7:30pm A semi-opera by Henry Purcell based on Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream Henry Purcell’s The Fairy Queen in a special outdoor production to celebrate the return of fully-staged, live opera at UCSC. The Fairy Queen, considered a semi-opera, was written as incidental […]
Visit the Sloughs
Visit the Sloughs
Visit the Sloughs Watsonville Wetlands Watch is dedicated to the protection, restoration, and fostering of appreciation of the wetlands of the Pajaro Valley, especially involving members of the Watsonville community and the students of the Pajaro Valley Unified School District. Watsonville Wetlands Watch envisions a wetland ecosystem that thrives within Watsonville and the greater Pajaro […]
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 […]
Parents Night Out
Parents Night Out
Parents Night Out 2nd and 4th Saturdays, 5:30 - 8:30pm Our February Parents Night Out dates have plenty of availability for sign ups! This 3-hour long event includes gymnastics activities, coach supervision, arts & crafts, and pizza for dinner. Call us at 831-464-2847 or stop by the gym to make your reservation! Time: 5:30 - […]
Mariachi Women Warriors
Mariachi Women Warriors
Mariachi Women Warriors Saturday, May 28, 7pm An incredible concert of Mexican, American, traditional & contemporary music featuring Grammy winners MariachiDivas & the phenom trio ELLAS. Mariachi Divas de Cindy Shea-This all-female mariachi of talented and accomplished musicians has received 2 Grammy awards and earned 11 Grammy nominations. They have also recorded 17 albums. In […]
Opera: The Fairy Queen
Opera: The Fairy Queen
Opera: The Fairy Queen Friday, May 27, 7:30pm & Saturday, May 28, 7:30pm A semi-opera by Henry Purcell based on Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream Henry Purcell’s The Fairy Queen in a special outdoor production to celebrate the return of fully-staged, live opera at UCSC. The Fairy Queen, considered a semi-opera, was written as incidental […]
Santa Cruz Sandhills Tour
Santa Cruz Sandhills Tour
Santa Cruz Sandhills Tour Sunday, May 29, 10am Join us for an approximately 2 mile guided walk through Santa Cruz’s most sensitive ecosystem: The Sandhills. Learn all about the creation and origin, as well as the uniquely adapted plants and animals found in this area. Come experience a landscape that you would not expect to […]
Pancake Breakfast
Pancake Breakfast
Pancake Breakfast Sunday, May 29, dawn - noon Corralitos Padres, Founded in 1959, this nonprofit group comes together to raise money for various youth organizations throughout the area. Corralitos Communty Center 61st annual Corralitos Padres lumberjack Breakfast $22 adults $15 5-12 under 5 free
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
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 […]
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, […]
Historias de Cultura: Oaxaca en Santa Cruz
Historias de Cultura: Oaxaca en Santa Cruz
Historias de Cultura: Oaxaca en Santa Cruz Sunday,May 29, 2 - 2:45pm City Arts Recovery Design (CARD) pilot program project kicks off this Sunday at the Santa Cruz Wharf Stage! The longtime community non-profit, Senderos, plans to use CARD funding to develop and present a diverse event called Historias de Cultura: Oaxaca en Santa Cruz. […]