Imagine and Create Your Own Animated Movie

Felton Branch Library- New 6121 Gushee St., Felton, CA

Imagine and Create Your Own Animated Movie Saturday, October 8, 1 - 3pm Create and bring your stories to life! Work as part of a team and make friends who share your interests as you explore digital animation software. This FREE 6-week course will walk you through story ideas, storyboarding, animation software, and creating your […]

Free

Very Mythical Halloween Imaginarium

The Puppetry Institute 1855 41st Ave, C-03-04, Capitola, CA

Very Mythical Halloween Imaginarium Saturday 1 - 4pm, October 29 Join us for a Very Mythical Halloween Imaginarium event Saturday, October 29th! Enjoy free puppetry crafts, games, live performances and more. IMAGINARIUM returns for our favorite holiday! We'll have a free Puppetry craft table, The Dragon Academy will be running a Halloween themed One Shot […]

Recurring Event A Wrinkle in Time

A Wrinkle in Time

Karen Wilson Theatre 320 Main St, Salinas, CA

A Wrinkle in Time Fridays, October 21 &  28, 7pm Saturdays, October 22 & 29, 2pm & 7pm One of literature’s most enduring young heroines, Meg Murry, is back — braces, stubbornness and all. Once again, she’s joining forces with Mrs. Whatsit, Charles Wallace, Calvin O’Keefe and more to battle the forces of evil so […]

$5
Recurring Event Peter Pan

Peter Pan

Monte Vista Christan School 1 School Way, Watsonville, CA

Peter Pan 7pm, Thursday, October 27, Friday, October 28, Saturday, October 29 2pm, Saturday, October 29 J.M. Barrie's classic tells the story of Wendy, John and Michael Darling's adventures in Neverland with the inimitable Peter Pan, "the boy who did not grow up."  In Neverland the Darlings are introduced to the Lost Boys. Peter's jealous […]

$18

Watsonville Downtown Candy Crawl

Watsonville Plaza 358 Main St, Watsonville, CA

Watsonville Downtown Candy Crawl Saturday, October 29, 2 - 6pm Trick or treat in downtown Watsonville! Many downtown businesses will be participating. Check in at the City Plaza to begin! Event is FREE! Pre-registration is required and begins 9/29.

Free

Lompico Halloween Party

Lompico Park 10734 Lompico Rd, Felton, CA

Lompico Halloween Party Saturday, October 29, 2 - 7pm Lompico Halloween Party Benefiting the Park. Come out for some good ol' neighborhood family fun! BBQ, Raffle, Cake Walk, Costume Contest for Kids, Couples, & Families (with prizes!), Corn Hole Tournament, Bounce House, and Face Painting! ALL event proceeds go towards benefiting and improving the park. […]

Thrill the World Santa Cruz

Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz CA

Thrill the World Santa Cruz Saturday 10/29, 3pm London Nelson Center (followed by zombie crawl to Pacific Ave.) Saturday 10/29, 4pm O'Neill's Surf Shop on Pacific Ave. Saturday, 10/29, 5:30pm Santa Cruz Wharf Monday 10/31, 5pm Abbott Square Monday 10/31, 8pm Kianti's Pizza & Pasta on Pacific Ave. Monday 10/31, Flash mobs along Pacific ending […]

Free

Fall-o-ween Fest

Zayane Hollow Ranch 8240 E. Zayante Rd, Felton, CA

Fall-o-ween Fest Saturday, October 29, 3 - 7pm Zayante Hollow Ranch Join us for fall fun! Proceeds benefiting our rescue animals! Bounce House Face Painting Games & Crafts Hay Rides Horse Rides Food Vendors Costumed Staff Spooky decor Proceeds benefiting our rescue animals!

The Tannery Halloween Bash

The Tannery 1060 River St #110, Santa Cruz, CA

The Tannery Halloween Bash Saturday, October 29, 4-7pm Next up is our annual Halloween Bash! TWDCC is thrilled to bring you an afternoon of spooky scary, and not so spooky scary, festivities, perfomances, and of course a dance party. We will be joined by @dancentersantacruz @motionpacificdance @eddiepascetti for the performance @father_taj for the dj set […]

Free

Museum of the Macabre 2023

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

Museum of the Macabre Sunday, October 28,  6-9pm Museum of the Macabre 2023 Museum of the Macabre 2023 Come in costume and imbibe cauldron-concocted cocktails while exploring the chasms of the world beneath our feet. The seventh annual Museum of the Macabre will be bigger than ever with freakish festivities and special exhibits outdoors and […]

Scotts Valley Haunted House and Thriller Dancers

Scotts Valley Haunted House 555 Glenwood Dr., Scotts Valley, CA

Scotts Valley Haunted House and Thriller Dancers Saturday & Sunday, October 22-23 & Friday-Sunday, October 28-30 Tours for Ages 10 and Up: Welcome to our scary outdoor Haunted House walking tour, even if it's raining... because Zombies are NOT afraid of wate. Are you?  Scotts Valley Haunted House is not recommended for children under 10 […]

$10

The Lost Boys Free Movie on the Beach

Beach Boardwalk Cocoanut Grove 400 Beach Street, Santa Cruz, CA

The Lost Boys Free Movie on the Beach Saturday, October 29, 6:30pm Enjoy a screening of The Lost Boys movie on the beach in front of the arcades! Santa Cruz and the Boardwalk are forever linked to this cult classic and there's nothing like watching it right where it was filmed with the smell of corn dogs and […]

Free

Witches Ball 2022

Brookdale Lodge 11570 Hwy 9, Brookdale, CA

Witches Ball 2022 Saturday, October 29, 7pm - 1am It’s time for the Witches Ball!!! Don your most fabulous frock for the best party of the year! Come join us at the Brookdale Lodge, the most haunted place in California .... if you dare! Vendors and multiple bars to tickle your fancy. Spellbinding witch hat […]

Recurring Event A Wrinkle in Time

A Wrinkle in Time

Karen Wilson Theatre 320 Main St, Salinas, CA

A Wrinkle in Time Fridays, October 21 &  28, 7pm Saturdays, October 22 & 29, 2pm & 7pm One of literature’s most enduring young heroines, Meg Murry, is back — braces, stubbornness and all. Once again, she’s joining forces with Mrs. Whatsit, Charles Wallace, Calvin O’Keefe and more to battle the forces of evil so […]

$5

Grateful Dead Halloween Ball

Vets Hall 846 Front St, Santa Cruz

Grateful Dead Halloween Ball Saturday, October 29, 8pm Get spooky with the China Cats’ legendary Grateful Dead Halloween Ball at the Santa Cruz Veterans Memorial Building in downtown Santa Cruz on Saturday, October 29, 2022 starting at 8:00 pm (doors 7:30). Tickets: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/5572690 One of the most affordable and off-the-hook awesome Halloween options in the […]

$20