Events

Valley Churches United Holiday Gift Shop 2024 Monday-Saturday, 11am - 4m, November & December The Annual Holiday Gift Shop at Valley Churches United in Ben Lomond is open. Amazingly talented volunteers have created an exquisite display, making this year’s gift shop an exceptional holiday shopping experience. New toys, vintage items, Christmas decorations, puzzles, household items, […]

Valley Churches United Holiday Gift Shop 2024 Monday-Saturday, 11am - 4m, November & December The Annual Holiday Gift Shop at Valley Churches United in Ben Lomond is open. Amazingly talented volunteers have created an exquisite display, making this year’s gift shop an exceptional holiday shopping experience. New toys, vintage items, Christmas decorations, puzzles, household items, […]

Valley Churches United Holiday Gift Shop 2024 Monday-Saturday, 11am - 4m, November & December The Annual Holiday Gift Shop at Valley Churches United in Ben Lomond is open. Amazingly talented volunteers have created an exquisite display, making this year’s gift shop an exceptional holiday shopping experience. New toys, vintage items, Christmas decorations, puzzles, household items, […]

Barn Dance at Roaring Camp Wednesday, November 20, 6:30pm Come to Roaring Camp's New Event! Holiday Barn Dance, November 20 at 6:30pm. Join us for our first Holiday Line Dance Party in the gorgeous Bret Harte Hall at Roaring Camp! Instructors from Surf City Line Dance will lead you in a variety of line dances. […]

Valley Churches United Holiday Gift Shop 2024 Monday-Saturday, 11am - 4m, November & December The Annual Holiday Gift Shop at Valley Churches United in Ben Lomond is open. Amazingly talented volunteers have created an exquisite display, making this year’s gift shop an exceptional holiday shopping experience. New toys, vintage items, Christmas decorations, puzzles, household items, […]

Santa Cruz Symphony Holiday Concert Dec 14 at 7:30pm & Dec 15 at 1:00pm Our inaugural Holiday Pops Concert will showcase favorites from Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker, Leroy Anderson's A Christmas Festival, and many more. Both concerts at Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium Music by Tchaikovsky, Anderson, Rimsky-Korsakov, Bartholomew-Poyser, Williams, and more! NEW! Family Pack […]

Valley Churches United Holiday Gift Shop 2024 Monday-Saturday, 11am - 4m, November & December The Annual Holiday Gift Shop at Valley Churches United in Ben Lomond is open. Amazingly talented volunteers have created an exquisite display, making this year’s gift shop an exceptional holiday shopping experience. New toys, vintage items, Christmas decorations, puzzles, household items, […]

Santa Cruz Dance Theater Presents its First Production of The Nutcracker Saturday, December 21, 1 & 4:30pm; Sunday, December 22, 1 & 4:30pm Santa Cruz Dance Theater Presents its First Production of The Nutcracker Featuring Renowned Dancer Lucien Postlewaite The newly established Santa Cruz Dance Theater is set to bring holiday magic to the Santa […]

Turkey Trot 2024 Saturday, November 23, Kids 1K 7:45am;  5K 9am;  10K 8:45am Registration ends November 21, 2024 at 11:59pm Flat, fast out and back courses that begin & end at the back entrance of Natural Bridges State Park. A run with spectacular ocean views! Join our 10k, 5k, and kids 1k Turkey Trot. Signature […]

Holiday Gift & Wreath Sale at the UCSC Arboretum and Botanic Garden Saturday, November 23, 10am-4pm Come to the UCSC Arboretum Gift and Wreath sale! Featuring handmade holiday gifts and decorations unlike anything you’ve seen! Arboretum artists have been busy for months creating stunning succulent and dried flower wreaths and works of art for this […]

Valley Churches United Holiday Gift Shop 2024 Monday-Saturday, 11am - 4m, November & December The Annual Holiday Gift Shop at Valley Churches United in Ben Lomond is open. Amazingly talented volunteers have created an exquisite display, making this year’s gift shop an exceptional holiday shopping experience. New toys, vintage items, Christmas decorations, puzzles, household items, […]

Into the Woods Family Opera Saturday, November 23, 1 pm & 3pm (2 free performances) UCSC Opera presents an open rehearsal type of presentation with back-to-back matinee performances and fun for the whole family. UCSC voice students perform in Stephen Sondheim's mash-up of overlapping fairytale. Luke Shepherd will perform as the Narrator from the piano. […]

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 […]

China Cats Grateful Thanksgiving Dance Party at Vets Hall Saturday, November 23, 7:30 -10:30pm Join China Cats Grateful Thanksgiving Dance Party at the Vets Hall on Saturday, November 23. A season to celebrate gratitude! Join family, friends, and neighbors at the Santa Cruz Veterans Hall for an intimate and highly danceable concert from the China […]

Potluck style luncheon for Thanksgiving Sunday, November 24, 12-4pm Join us for a Thanksgiving potluck. Bring your favorite dish to share. If you have questions, email rosegg2004@yahoo.com

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 […]

Nancy and Violin Sunday, November 24, 2pm Our Symphony audiences were blown away by Artist in Residence and Concertmaster Nancy Zhou's stunning violin performance in our recent Adaptations concerts. Now you can thrill to her spellbinding artistry once again at 2 PM on Sunday, November 24 at Cabrillo College's Samper Hall, an intimate space with […]