Halloween Mask Making Festival

Londen Nelson Community Center 301 Center Street, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

Halloween Mask Making Festival Saturday, October 19, 12 - 4pm Join us for this FREE annual event at the London Nelson Community Center. This event has been a Halloween tradition for families for over 25 years! Bring the family for a creative day of: mask making Halloween carnival games frightening photo booth Thriller performances in […]

Free

Harvest Tour on the Rail & Trail

Westside Rail and Trail Bay Street and California Street, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

Harvest Tour on the Rail & Trail Saturday, October 19 from 1 - 5pm Join us on a Harvest Tour on the Rail Trail.  Start at Bay and California to pick up your activity card and join us for a scavenger hunt. Walk, roll or ride to over 20 different stops and activities along the […]

Free

Great Expectations Parenting Group for Parents and Caregivers of Neurodivergent Children

Scotts Valley Library 251 Kings Village Road, Scotts Valley, CA, United States

Great Expectations Parenting Group for Parents/Caregivers of Neurodivergent Children 3rd Saturdays, 1:30-2:30pm, April 30 - (May 17?) Here at the Scotts Valley library, we're hosting a parenting group for caregivers raising neurodivergent individuals with behavior challenges and delays from toddlers to teens. We will meet on the third Saturday of every month from 1:30-2:30pm. We'll Explore: Autism and Neurodiversity […]

Free

Free Peanuts Specials Great Pumpkin

Apple TV

Free Peanuts Specials October 19 and October 20; November 23 and November 24; “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” December 14 and 15. Apple TV+ streams beloved Peanuts holiday specials for free, including “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown,” “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving” and “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown,” Saturday, October 19 […]

Free

Stone Circle Plays Celtic at the Winery

Stone Circle Plays Celtic at the Winery Sunday. October 20, 3pm Stone Circle will be playing Celtic at the Winery this Sunday! Don't miss a lovely afternoon of great music, while supporting our music programs for kids and teens. Get your tickets while they last! Stone Circle with the wonderful fiddler Rebecca Richman (not pictured), […]

Live Oak Farmers Market

Live Oak Farmers Market 15th & Eastcliff Dr, Live Oak, CA, United States

Organic produce from local farms, tree ripened fruits, dried fruit and nuts, fresh bread, pastries, seafood, pasture-raised organic meats and more

Free

Rancho Siempre Verde Fall Festival and Pumpkin Patch

Rancho Siempre Verde 2250 Cabrillo Hwy (Highway 1), Pescadero, United States

Rancho Siempre Verde Fall Festival and Pumpkin Patch Saturdays & Sundays 9am-4:30pm, September 28 - November 16 Join Rancho Siempre Verde's family farm for our annual Fall Festival and Pumpkin Patch! We’re located on Highway 1 between Half Moon Bay and Santa Cruz, in Pescadero. Bring your family and friends and come for the most […]

Event Series Thomas & Percy’s Halloween Party

Thomas & Percy’s Halloween Party

Roaring Camp 5401 Graham Hill Road, Felton, CA, United States

Thomas & Percy’s Halloween Party Saturdays & Sundays 9am-5pm, October 12-13, 19-20, 26-27 Ready for a day of family fun? Thomas the Tank Engine and Percy are rolling into Felton, CA, bringing a world of adventure right to your doorstep! Don’t miss out on a train ride with Thomas the Tank Engine, interactive games and […]

$21 – $27

Splash into fall with NOODLE BALL! 

Simpkins Family Swim Center 979 17th Ave, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

Splash into fall with NOODLE BALL! Session 1: Sundays 10-11am, Sept. 8- Sept. 29 Session 2: Sundays 10-11am, Sept. 29 - Oct. 20 Kiddos! Join us to learn the game of water polo with Noodle Ball! This program provides a safe environment where we teach the basics and, most importantly, have fun playing the game! […]

$70 – $77

13 Days of Halloween on the Wharf

Santa Cruz Wharf 21 Municipal Wharf, Santa Cruz

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 […]

Free

Corralitos Farm & Garden Market

Corralitos Farm & Garden Market 127 Hames Road, Corralitos, CA, United States

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, […]

World Premiere of “Lucky Time”

Santa Cruz Actors Theatre 1001 Center St, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

World Premiere of "Lucky Time" Thursday, Friday and Saturday pm and Sunday matinees 2pm, October 17-27 We're excited to annouce that we'll be continuing both our long-standing commitment to new works and our year-old, new tradition of staging a show for the spooky season in October with the world premiere of "Lucky Time," a new […]

$32 – $35

In Person Art Time for People with Disabilities

Claraty Arts 1725 Seabright Avenue, Suite C, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

In Person Art Time for People with Disabilities Sundays 2 - 4pm Join our  in person art class for people with disabilities at Claraty Arts Center in Santa Cruz. Adaptive art projects and space to work outside or inside and to share time with your family and work on a creative art project. It's for […]

Free
Event Series Take Aways Art to Go

Take Aways Art to Go

Pajaro Valley Arts 37 Sudden St, Watsonville, CA, United States

Take Aways: Art to Go! Exhibit Dates: March 20 – May 5, Weds-Sun, 11am-4pm Opening Reception: Sunday, March 24, 2pm-4pm Step into our 11th annual Take Aways exhibit, showcasing over seventy of the county’s top artists! Browse artworks tailored to every budget, with donated pieces up for grabs in a thrilling raffle at the closing reception. […]

Free

Youth K-12 Ride Bus Free

Santa Cruz County Santa Cruz, CA, United States

Youth K-12 Ride Bus Free All Summer Summer break is here, and our Youth Cruz Free program is your ticket to adventure! Youth in grades K-12 can ride for FREE on Santa Cruz METRO buses. Whether you're exploring the beach, heading to summer camp, or just hanging out with friends, let us take you there […]

Free