Capitola Plein Air Annual Art Festival 2024
2024-10-24 | Capitola Village, Capitola, CA, 95010, United States
Capitola Plein Air Annual Art Festival
Monday – Sunday, October 21 – 27

Join Capitola’s Plein Air, annual arrt ffestival, a juried art competition, exhibition, and sale. It is a FREE event, with hands-on art-making for all visitors, live music, and forty local and regional artists selling their works and competing for the top prize.
Dozens of professional artists will paint en plein air in varied mediums, outdoors, throughout Capitola, at locations including New Brighton Beach, Depot Hill, the Esplanade, and the Jewel Box.
The Exhibition and Art Sale is on Sunday, October 27th, from 11am—4pm, New Brighton Middle School. more than 100 framed paintings will be on display for the competition, exhibition and sale. The public is invited to vote for the People’s Choice Award!
The best in show will be purchased for $1,800, and displayed as part of the City of Capitola’s public art collection. A $1000 second place prize and other ribbons will be awarded.
This event is FREE to the public. All are welcome! (But come prepared to purchase and collect a piece of Capitola Art and Culture if you are inspired!)

2024 Event Schedule

Monday, October 21 – Artists arrive and check-in. Painting begins! Keep an eye out for easels set up throughout Capitola as artists begin to capture the beauty of our landscape.
Tues, Oct 22- Sat, Oct 25 – Artists will be painting throughout Capitola including New Brighton Beach, Depot Hill, the Esplanade, and the Jewel Box.
Friday, Oct 25 – 10:00AM—2:00PM, All artists are required to paint during this time. The public is invited to view those artists in action! We’ll have a booth set up in the Esplanade near Capitola Beach with a map that shows where all the artists plan to paint that day. Come say hello!
Exhibition – Sunday, Oct 27, 11am—4pm, Exhibition & Art Sale at New Brighton Middle School – More than 100 framed paintings will be on display for the competition, exhibition, and sale. The public is invited to vote for the People’s Choice Award.

Capitola Plein Air Annual Art Festival 2024
2024-10-24 | Capitola Village, Capitola, CA, 95010, United States
Capitola Plein Air Annual Art Festival
Monday – Sunday, October 21 – 27

Join Capitola’s Plein Air, annual arrt ffestival, a juried art competition, exhibition, and sale. It is a FREE event, with hands-on art-making for all visitors, live music, and forty local and regional artists selling their works and competing for the top prize.
Dozens of professional artists will paint en plein air in varied mediums, outdoors, throughout Capitola, at locations including New Brighton Beach, Depot Hill, the Esplanade, and the Jewel Box.
The Exhibition and Art Sale is on Sunday, October 27th, from 11:00pm—4:00pm, New Brighton Middle School. More than 100 framed paintings will be on display for the competition, exhibition and sale. The public is invited to vote for the People’s Choice Award!
The best in show will be purchased for $1,800, and displayed as part of the City of Capitola’s public art collection. A $1000 second place prize and other ribbons will be awarded.
This event is FREE to the public. All are welcome! (But come prepared to purchase and collect a piece of Capitola Art and Culture if you are inspired!)

13 Days of Halloween on the Wharf
2024-10-24 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Santa Cruz Wharf, 21 Municipal Wharf, Santa Cruz, 95060
13 Days of Halloween on the Wharf!
October 19 – 31, 11am

Join us for 13 days of Spooktacular fun on the Santa Cruz Wharf October 19 – 31! It all kicks off on Thursday, October 19th!
The Great Pumpkin BINGO Hunt

Bring your bingo card to the Wharf any day during the 13 Days of Halloween or pick one up at a Wharf Establishment.
Find the hidden pumpkins on the Wharf. Match their ghoulish image on your bingo card and stamp your card.
Make a BINOG and turn your card into one of our prize centers for a Halloween theme prize! (Prize Centers are Bonnie’s Gifts, Surf City Surf Shop. Noland’s and Made in Santa Cruz)

Click Here for PRINTABLE BINGO CARDS (10 to pick from!)Photo Booth on the Wharf Stage – Snap a festive photo with your family with the scenic Monterey Bay and Lighthouse as your backdrop.
Thrill the World Performance (Date TBD)

Thrill the World Santa Cruz will be back to perform Michael Jackson’s iconic Thriller Dance
Time 5:00PM – 5:30PM
Location: Wharf Stage/ Commons (Between Marini’s Candies and Makai Island Kitchen)
Calling all Zombies! Want to be a part of the show, click the link for more information on FREE Thriller Dance Classes!

Wharf Specials – Enjoy fabulous, unique specials from restaurants and gift shops perfectly catered to the Halloween theme. Offered all 13 Days except where noted. (Displayed below or click the link!)

Trick- or- Treating on Halloween Day (Thursday, Oct. 31st)

Trick-or-Treat your way down the Wharf from 3PM to 6PM!
Local Tuesday, 2 hours of FREE Parking with stamp validation!

Spooky Sensory Time
2024-10-24 11:00 - 12:00 | Watsonville Public Library, 275 Main St Suite 100, Watsonville, CA, 95076, United States
Spooky Sensory Time

Thursday, October 24, 11am – 12pm
Do you have a little one who loves to explore and get messy? Join us for spooky sensory time ~ There will be slime, touch-and-see tables, pumpkin decorating, and tasty treats for everyone.
This program is intended for children ages 1-5.

Spooktober Celebration Scotts Valley
2024-10-24 15:00 - 16:30 | Scotts Valley Library, 251 Kings Village Road, Scotts Valley, CA, 95066, United States
Spooktober Celebration Scotts Valley
Thursday, October 24, 3pm
Join us at the Scotts Valley library for our second annual Spooktober Celebration!
At this fang-tastic party, you can wear your costumes and enjoy music, stories, games, prizes and tasty snacks!
Come and have a terror-ific time!

Thanks to the Friends of the Scotts Valley Library for sponsoring this event.

Pokemon at Live Oak Annex
2024-10-24 15:00 - 17:00 | Live Oak Annex, 979 17th St, Santa Cruz, 95062
Pokemon at Live Oak Annex
Thursdays 3-5pm, January 23 – May 8

Informal drop-in. Join us at Live Oak Annex to play pokemon.
Ages 6-11
Bring your decks and get ready to see who is the Poke Master!
No trades allowed unless parents are present.
For more information please call 831-427-7713

Annual Day of the Dead Program Watsonville Library
2024-10-24 18:00 - 20:00 | Watsonville Public Library, 275 Main St Suite 100, Watsonville, CA, 95076, United States
Annual Day of the Dead Program
Thursday, October 24, 6pm – 8pm at the Main Library
Bring along your family and friends to our annual Day of the Dead program ~ decorate a cookie, play loteria and earn prizes, and make new memories.
All ages are welcome to attend.
